The Five Minute Bard: Resources to Create Sharp Concepts in No Time Flat
If your table is anything like mine, bards are...
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Garage Sale 2019,
It’s time for me to amble into my garage and...
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Leveling Yourself in 2019
One of the things I love about traditional RPGs...
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A Wintry Adventure For Your Holiday Game
In the past, I’ve written holiday articles...
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The Evil Mule Story
This story has been told before, way back on the...
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Whose Game Is It Anyway?
Where’s the line between the game the players...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Don’t forget the unicorns
So, both as a designer and as a player I prefer...
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Last week, I had the privilege of speaking to an honors seminar...
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Bringing The Streaming Fan To The Table
Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: If You’re Gonna Fail, Fail Spectacularly
I was recently invited to a friend’s house to...
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Craft Free Magic Items In 3, 3.5 And Pathfinder? Yes Please!
I was reading the Pathfinder item creation rules...
Read MoreAll the World’s a Stage
“and all the men and women merely players” – William...
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Make It Personal
What is it that separates the games that we tell...
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IQ In Dungeons And Dragons
So you may be expecting this to be another one...
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Adding a New Player to Your Stew
The night we started back in on our Tales from...
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