The 7 RPGs You’ve GMed the Most, and the 7 RPGs You’ve Played the Most
Over on Google+ someone started the meme #7rpgs,...
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Rodeo in the rain
Gnome Rodeo! It’s time to don tall boots...
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Hot Button: What is Your Pet Peeve?
Admit it, we all have them. As Game Masters...
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Thinking About The Characters’ Costumes
With Halloween having just passed, many...
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Johnny’s Five–Five Reasons To Consider Adding Firearms Into Your Fantasy Setting
This is likely to be a very grognard unfriendly...
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How Do You Pitch a New Game to Your Players?
Over the past few years, it’s become clear...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Adventures in Fixed Points in Time and Space
One of the concepts that has taken root in the...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Say It Again, Sam
Bringing a particular mood to a gaming table is...
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Coming Soon: Aspyrias, the Deck Building RPG?
Who put their card game in my RPG? It may not be...
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Monopoly, the 007 of the Boardgame World
Here’s a cool tidbit of verified...
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Forget Your First RPG — What Was Your First Setting as a GM?
Looking back at the first game you played, or...
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Forget the Game
I struggle with today. I am sure that I am not...
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Enabling Player Fun – Giving Your Players Freebies
Kevin: Ok, I’ll use a spell to purify the...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Weapons Shops – Part 2 Modern and Sci-fi
Inspired by Troy’s Fantasy Wagon Train article,...
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Of Dice and Deer
Recently I had the pleasure of corresponding...
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