Turn your Infinite Bag into a Minigame
We all know those infinite bags that appear in...
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Category: General
Virtual Gaming: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
I took In-Person Gaming Conventions for granted....
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The Power of Cliché: Why Being Original Isn’t as Important as Being Interesting
I’m currently running not one, but two...
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Playing Favorites
I originally discussed this topic in an older...
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How to Be(come) a Grateful Gamer
Ask yourself the following questions. When you...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Relax, Plot Resolution Rests with the Players
The most difficult assignment I’ve had in game...
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Are You Using Your Game Night Checklist?
A move to virtual has had me running many...
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Bride of Gamenstein: Three More Systems to Graft onto Your Game
There are a bunch of RPGs out there, and no one...
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Collaborative Storytelling
I’ve had the realization that I’ve...
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A Super Simple System for Contacts in D&D 5E (or nearly any other game)
The last week or so I’ve been building out...
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Actually, It’s Gamenstein’s Monster: Ideas to Stitch Together Into Your Own Monstrosity
Any given game that you pick up off a shelf (or...
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Resurrecting the Mini-Map in TTRPGs, especially online
During the pandemic and the stressful events of...
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My Secret to Compelling Lore – Random Encounter Lists To Hook Into Setting Tropes
Random encounter lists have been around forever...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: An Unexpected Journey
So, the D&D Dungeon Master’s Screen...
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Rolling with Default (or Passive) Initiative
As I’ve begun to move back to D&D online...
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