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Johnny’s Five – Five Tactics For Mind Controlled PCs

Posted by John Arcadian | Apr 15, 2013 | Johnny's Five

My last article was about the trope of mind...

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Hot Button – Mind Controlled PCs?

Posted by John Arcadian | Apr 2, 2013 | Hot Buttons

I’ve recently finished a long move out of my...

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The Constant GM?

Posted by Don Mappin | Mar 27, 2013 | Gaming Trends

I’ve a fondness of a quote by Carlos Fuentes, “Writing is a struggle...

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Johnny’s Five – Five Ways To Help With High Intrigue Based Games

Posted by John Arcadian | Mar 19, 2013 | Johnny's Five

My room-mate and I often take a night or two a...

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Hot Button: Limit The Party?

Posted by John Arcadian | Mar 13, 2013 | Hot Buttons

Every so often I get the urge to run a game...

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Hot Button: Secrets

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Feb 25, 2013 | Hot Buttons

Do you allow players to keep secrets from each...

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Curveballs and Odd Traits

Posted by Scott Martin | Feb 21, 2013 | Small Bites, Tools for GMs

Sometimes your villain needs something a little...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: The Very First RPG Superstar

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Feb 19, 2013 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice, Specific RPGs

My first visit to Gen Con in 2005 was memorable...

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The Winners of the 2013 NYNG Challenge

Posted by Martin Ralya | Feb 6, 2013 | Crock Pot

There were 20 entries in the second annual New...

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2013 New Year, New Game Blog Carnival Roundup

Posted by Martin Ralya | Feb 6, 2013 | Crock Pot

The second annual NYNG challenge has ended,...

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The Second Annual New Year, New Game Contest: A Challenge to GMs

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jan 14, 2013 | Crock Pot

Welcome to the second annual New Year, New Game...

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Our Second Annual New Year, New Game Blog Carnival

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jan 14, 2013 | Crock Pot

As part of our second annual New Year, New Game...

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Merry Christmas from Gnome Stew

Posted by Martin Ralya | Dec 25, 2012 | Crock Pot

From all of the gnomes to all of you, merry...

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Breaking Canon For A Better Experience

Posted by John Arcadian | Dec 19, 2012 | Gaming Trends

I am going to disclaim 2 things before...

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Deities: Unapproachable or Not?

Posted by Patrick Benson | Dec 18, 2012 | Hot Buttons

Many fantasy games include pantheons of deities....

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