From Con to Con: 2009 edition
Last year I wrote a series of articles on my...
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Category: GMing Advice
Challenge and Complexity Does Not Equal Drama And Action
As gamers we tend to think of high mechanical difficulties as...
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Double Down: Gambling in RPGs
There is a very easy way to return from a casino...
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Anatomy of 20 Questions
Hi. I am away at GenCon, but I wanted to leave...
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Cool Is Not Necessarily Fun
I’ve got this really super-cool idea for a...
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Getting Back on Course
I recently started a modern fantasy campaign set...
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What Do Your Players Really Want From Your Game?
A few days ago, after running a session, a...
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Gaming on the Cheap
Gaming can be one of the least expensive hobbies...
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Challenge Em — Get Your Players To Feel The Challenge In Your Game
Scarecrow dropped this little nugget into the...
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A Chilling Touch: Level Drain
In many ways, level drain is one of the most...
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Story Pacing The Carter Way
When I was a younger GM, I ran a Teenage Mutant...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: A faire bit of inspiration
What’s the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of...
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Breaking the Rules
Rule-Breaker Cards My previous article on...
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Bite-Sized GMing Tips: Issue 1
Welcome to the first digest of Gnome...
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When NPCs Speak….Amongst Themselves
It’s bound to happen at some point. The...
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