Gnew Year Resolutions, Part 3
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Category: GMing Advice
Troy’s Crock Pot: Twelve Pages I Can’t Live Without
Of late I have extolled the virtues of earlier...
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Side Treks: The Art of Consequences, Podcasts, Minicon, and Kickstarting
Bits and Bobs Today’s a bit of...
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Obsessing Over Details, or “It Is All In Your Head”
Sometimes we fail to see the forest for the...
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One Character, Many Sheets
Inspiration often comes when you least expect...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: D&D for Breakfast
What sort of monster goes best with pastries,...
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Illusions of Depth: Factions Example
Last week I shared a technique that’s been...
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Illusions of Depth: Factions and Teams
Places are cool, but it’s people who make...
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In a Timely Fashion
Today’s guest article was written by John...
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Fair or Foul? Rewriting Characters
A few years ago I decided that I wanted to run a...
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Things You Can Learn From Pixar’s 22 Story Rules – Part 2
Recently, Emma Coats — a storyboard artist at...
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Things You Can Learn From Pixar’s 22 Story Basics – Part 1
Recently, Emma Coats – a storyboard artist...
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Bucket Lists For Players and Characters
A while back I was asked by someone what was on...
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Controlling How Much Detail is Needed for the Game
Details. I have such a love/hate relationship...
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Game Currency: There’s More Than Money At Stake
In many ways GM’s have it easier in...
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