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Why Are Most Gamers in the U.S. White and Male?

Posted by Martin Ralya | Feb 28, 2011 | Crock Pot

I’ve been gaming since 1987, and in that...

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GMing bootcamp

Posted by Scott Martin | Feb 25, 2011 | Gaming Trends, GMing Advice

If you’ve been longing to hone your GMing...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Template terrain

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 19, 2011 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

What’s the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of...

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D&D Is Like a Crazy Ex I Keep Going Back To

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jan 18, 2011 | Crock Pot

Last year, my group had two simultaneous...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Playing a dragon

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 12, 2011 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

What’s the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of...

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Hot Button: Rerolling Failures

Posted by John Arcadian | Jan 11, 2011 | Hot Buttons

Have you ever had this happen at a game? “I roll...

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Midgard: A New Open Design Campaign Setting from Wolfgang Baur, Jeff Grubb, and Brandon Hodge

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jan 10, 2011 | Crock Pot

A couple of days ago, Shelly Baur, the other...

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Building the Endurance

Posted by Don Mappin | Jan 1, 2011 | Crock Pot

As part of our holiday-themed entry during the...

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Twas The Gnome Before Christmas

Posted by John Arcadian | Dec 24, 2010 | Crock Pot

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all...

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An interview with Gnome Patrick Benson

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Dec 8, 2010 | Spotlight

I’m sure many of our readers would like to know...

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Hot Button: Dice Pools

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Dec 6, 2010 | Hot Buttons

Some of my current freelancing projects involve...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Learning from others

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Dec 2, 2010 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice, Intro to Game Mastering

One of the best ways to learn is by watching...

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What’s Up With DEM Games

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Dec 1, 2010 | Specific RPGs

Earlier this year, I updated you about the work...

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Hot Button: Language, The Common Denominator?

Posted by John Arcadian | Nov 29, 2010 | Hot Buttons

One issue that comes up at the start of every...

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Black Friday, Part III

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Nov 26, 2010 | Gnome Rodeo

It’s Black Friday! No, not that kind of Friday....

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