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Thank You Gamers!

Posted by Patrick Benson | Nov 25, 2010 | Crock Pot

Thanksgiving is here once again in the United...

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Hot Button: Random Characters

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Nov 24, 2010 | Hot Buttons

When I was tapped to write for Dragon Age last...

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Spotlight Review: The Hidden Kingdom

Posted by Patrick Benson | Nov 22, 2010 | Reviews, Spotlight

If you are like me you are always looking for...

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Review: A Penny for My Thoughts

Posted by Scott Martin | Nov 17, 2010 | Specific RPGs, Spotlight

I finally played A Penny for My Thoughts for the...

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You May See The Stars, But Do You Recognize The Supporting Cast Members?

Posted by Patrick Benson | Nov 15, 2010 | Gaming Conventions, GMing Advice

This year at Con on the Cob the gnomes Phil...

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Hot Button: To Meta Or Not To Meta?

Posted by John Arcadian | Nov 12, 2010 | Hot Buttons

If you happen to do a search on the tag meta...

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Johnny’s Five – Five Reasons To Overact Your NPCs

Posted by John Arcadian | Nov 2, 2010 | Johnny's Five

Right before all of the Halloween craziness of this year occurred,...

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Special Halloween Edition: Turn That Dial To 11!

Posted by Patrick Benson | Oct 31, 2010 | GMing Advice, Specific RPGs, Tools for GMs

Today is Halloween here in the United States,...

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Last Chance to Vote for Eureka in the Golden Geek Awards!

Posted by Martin Ralya | Oct 28, 2010 | Gnome Rodeo

The Stew’s first book, Eureka, is...

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DriveThruRPG’s “Doctors Without Borders Flood Relief” Bundle: A Great Deal, But An Even Better Cause

Posted by Patrick Benson | Oct 20, 2010 | Crock Pot

Monday of this week OneBookShelf sites...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Bigger means broader

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Oct 19, 2010 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

The group of players gathered for my Steffenhold...

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Gnome Stew Invades Con On The Cob!!! and a Little Advice For Surviving Convention Games

Posted by John Arcadian | Oct 11, 2010 | Gaming Conventions

Last year I did a review of a local convention...

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Hot Button: Magic — Mechanical or McGuffin?

Posted by John Arcadian | Oct 6, 2010 | Hot Buttons

Every gaming system handles magic a little...

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Dresden Files: Werewolves and Harpies, oh my!

Posted by Scott Martin | Oct 5, 2010 | Specific RPGs

At GenCon I was one of the lucky few who managed...

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Hot Button: Absentee Deaths

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Sep 20, 2010 | Hot Buttons

While I rarely do this anymore I’ve found...

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