Gnomecast #3 – Resurrecting Your Campaign
Welcome to the Gnomecast where we talk with...
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Category: GMing Advice
Background Assistance for Players
As a creative fiction writer, I’ve never...
Read MoreMake your NPCs Flawed
I was recently tossing out notes for a game and I wrote the...
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Gnomecast #1 – Approaches to Continuity
Hello Gnomes and fans of gnomes. This is episode...
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Transactional NPC Details
The last thing a game master wants is for parts...
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Diseases in RPGs
Diseases are universally feared by everyone....
Read MoreThe BBC Method Of Story Arcing Part 2
In my first article I hit the high points of how the BBC tells...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Adversaries that play to PC Strengths
Like the good host of a banquet party, whose...
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How You Prep Is How You Run
I was making my breakfast the other...
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Introducing a New Game System
I suffer from “ooh… shiny!”...
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THE BACK-UP GAME: FIELD REPORT 1
In a previous article, we looked at reasons for...
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One PC Games
Most groups getting around a table consist of...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Take it outside, kiddos
Ahhh, the great outdoors. It’s a great place to...
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Passing Notes In Class
While the players around the table are generally...
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The Online Edition: Ensemble Play
Online gaming makes it easier than ever to join...
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