Halfway to NYNG 2013: Have You Run Any New Games This Year?
This past January, we launched the first annual New Year, New Game...
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Try one of THESE Settings:
Here are links to four rather odd maps:...
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My Love/Hate relationship with Homebrews
I once watched a documentary on the early days...
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Hot Button: Tragic Twists of Fate
Back in May I shared how my gaming hobby was...
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Hot Button: Politics
From time to time I revisit my Witchcraft...
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In Defense of Published Adventures
DNAPhil has covered the disadvantages and...
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Hot Button: Silent Killers–Interesting Challenges or Unfair Tricks?
Show the party a horde of giants and ogres on...
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Errata This!
Mistakes are an inevitability of life and those...
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I Don’t Like Published Adventures
There. The title says it. I admit it. I...
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Priming With Great Power
With Great Power is an RPG by Michael S. Miller...
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Please Vote for Gnome Stew in the 2012 Site of the Year Awards — Today Only
Gnome Stew is up for consideration in the 2012...
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Hot Button: How Much Feedback Is Too Much?
Ok, I’ve been contemplating this one for a...
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Things I Learned while “Inking” 14 GameScience Dice with a Crayon
In preparation for the release of the upcoming...
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Hot Button: Equipping Characters
Back in ye olden times when dice were marked...
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Hot Button: Are Characters Cool Just Because Players Say They Are?
I’ve come across this phenomenon a few times as...
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