Troy’s Crock Pot: Building Terrain with One Tile Mold, Part 3
In the first part of this series we cast the...
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Category: GMing Advice
How to End a Campaign Early
A couple years ago I wrote an article about how,...
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Clue Cards: Pacing A Mystery
Connecting the dots. Mysteries are always about...
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In Rebuttal of the Level-Tiered Starting Area
Most RPG settings feature the same level-tiered...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Building Terrain with One Tile Mold, Part 2
In the first part of this series we selected a...
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Your Dungeon’s Bromance with Graffiti
Think back to the scenery from the last public...
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Planning a Non-Linear Adventure Path
Today’s guest article comes from reader...
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Genres: Game Setting Vs. Game Session (or “What I Learned From Star Trek”)
I have been watching a lot of Star Trek lately...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Building Terrain with One Tile Mold, Part 1
An aspect of the hobby I find rewarding is the...
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Fair or Foul: If You Giveth, Can You Taketh Away?
If you’ve been GMing for any length of...
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Timelining NPCs To Make Them Organic
“Is professor Yell doing this now, or wait, when...
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Once More Unto the Breach
Having no intention of running a game in 2012, I...
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D&D Burgoo: A Touch of Nostalgia
Being stuck inside on a winter’s...
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Three of a Kind: Traitor NPCs
Ever play poker? You might be dealt three of a...
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A few months ago, I backed a Kickstarter for a product called...
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