Hot Button: Psionics in Fantasy
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Your Shiny Wazoo at Con On The Cob & Johnny’s Five With Andy Hopp
 To those of you who do the convention...
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Herding Links Across The Web
I’ve been a wandering these plains,...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Wearing White After Labor Day
Labor Day in the United States marks the end of...
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What Do You Want From a RPG Convention?
Today I offer no advice, but instead I seek to...
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GM Spotlight: What Pathfinder Brings to the Table
This past GenCon, Paizo Publishing released the...
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Gencon’s VIG Program — The Way You Should Do Gencon — Plus Interview With VIG Director, Rachel Araucto
This year’s Gencon was my second year attending....
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Gnome Rodeo: Nifty Links, Plus: Want to Make Money in the RPG Industry?
Gnome Rodeos are the Stew’s periodic link...
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Gen Con Wrap-Up II – Everything Else
Lots of random and silly stuff in this one, only...
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation (GenCon 2009!)
Hello everyone. I think I might be the last of...
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6 Rules for GMing Great RPG Events at Conventions
This year I ran four RPG events at Gen Con. I’m...
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Gen Con Wrap-Up I – RPGs
Normally I don’t actually game much at Gen Con,...
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Hot Button: Pre-Gen Characters
I’ve been to three gaming conventions...
Read MoreJohnny’s Five – Five Reasons/Ways To Get Out of A Not fun Combat
I recently ran a game that had a far too long and not fun combat in...
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Spotlight Review Follow-Up: EpicWords
On May 13th, 2009 (I suggest that you read that...
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