Category: General

Gnomecast #170 – Session 0 Redux

Posted by Poddy Gnomington | Aug 16, 2023 | Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice, Gnomecast, Tools for GMs

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Metagaming? Well, Actually…

Posted by Senda Linaugh | Aug 11, 2023 | General, Player Advice

Metagaming usually gets a bad rap. When people...

FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and Gaming

Posted by Angela Murray | Aug 4, 2023 | Gaming Conventions, General

Today is the second day of GenCon. I’m not sure...

40 Year Retrospective

Posted by J.T. Evans | Jul 17, 2023 | General

Let me set up my tale with some details: The...

Apocalypse Keys Review

Posted by Jared Rascher | Jul 10, 2023 | General

Long-time readers of my reviews (and bless all...

Spice Up Encounters with Flavor Rolls

Posted by Kane Driscol | Jul 7, 2023 | General

By rolling on some specially-designed D4 tables, I can inject a few fresh twists into a scene whenever I need to spice things up and captivate my players again.

Roll20 Updates First Impression

Posted by Jared Rascher | Jun 26, 2023 | General, Reviews

Like most people, there is a sharp contrast...

3 Ways to Find Your New Favorite RPG

Posted by Andrew Christman | Jun 23, 2023 | General

So, let’s say you are in the market for a new...

A Question of Character Voices

Posted by Angela Murray | Jun 16, 2023 | General

For an upcoming game, I’ve been working on a...

You Want To Become a DM/GM? – Tips & Tricks

Posted by Tomas Gimenez Rioja | Jun 2, 2023 | General

Note: I am going to use the terms GMing and...

Interview With A Pro GM

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | May 29, 2023 | General

Last year for my birthday, my wife bought the...

Hard City Review

Posted by Jared Rascher | May 22, 2023 | General

The first time I heard about Osprey Publishing,...

100,000 Words!

Posted by J.T. Evans | May 15, 2023 | General

In June of 2009, I launched the Ravenous RPG...

The Loneliness Epidemic and RPGs

Posted by Angela Murray | May 5, 2023 | General

Somewhere around 2010, I read an article talking...

On Dice And Distributions

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Apr 7, 2023 | Small Bites

Matt discusses why dice are not only not fair, but don’t even roll their own unique distribution fairly.

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