Johnny’s Five — Five Things That Puzzles In RPGs Should Do
I’ve been running my gaming group through a...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Movies/TV Shows That Might As Well Have Been Written As An RPG Campaign
While I was watching old movies and cleaning out...
Read MoreJohnny’s Five – Five Ways To Get Your Players Into Shared Narrative When It Isn’t The Focus Of The Game
It is no secret that I’m a fan of shared narrative in the games I...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Reasons To Give Your Group an In-Game Sponsor or Patron
I’ve always had a bit of an issue dealing...
Read MoreJohnny’s Five – Five Ways To Deal With A Too Large Party
The Gnome Stew suggestion pot has 2 questions about a tricky...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Game Ideas For Your Halloween Enjoyment
With Halloween being tomorrow, I figured I would...
Read MoreJohnny’s Five — Five Things About Your Game That Will Never Beat The Reality Test
No form of entertainment is entirely realistic. Movies, video games,...
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Your Shiny Wazoo at Con On The Cob & Johnny’s Five With Andy Hopp
 To those of you who do the convention...
Read MoreJohnny’s Five – Five Reasons/Ways To Get Out of A Not fun Combat
I recently ran a game that had a far too long and not fun combat in...
Read MoreJohnny’s Five — Five Ways To Keep Your Players On Track Without Railroading
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of non-linear plots and story...
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Johnny’s Five — Five Quick Mapping Options
So you’re running late to game. The only thing...
Read MoreJohnny’s Five — Five Ways To Get Your Players On The Other Side Of The Screen
Troy’s article on Dave Arneson and Scott’s article on rethinking...
Read MoreJohnny’s Five — Five Reasons To Sit On The Other Side Of The Screen Every Once In A While
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends We’re so...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Things You Can Do To Make Characters & NPCs Stand Out
Let’s face it, be they an NPC or a player’s...
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Johnny’s Five — Five Issues With Mental Powers
Yes, yes, I see that you’re thinking about...
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