Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about how to use weather in your games. Will these gnomes’ all-weather gear be enough to keep them out of the stew? Download: Gnomecast #77 – Weather! Gnomes Ang, Chris, Phil, Rob, and Senda will be in attendance at the online gaming...
Read More Join Ang for the latest installment of “Meet a New Gnome” as the latest gnome, Di, joins the stew! Learn about Di’s gaming origins, current projects, and plans for future Gnome Stew articles. Well this brand new gnome be spared the stew? Download: Gnomecast #76 – Meet a New...
Read More Join Ang as she continues the “Get to Know an Old Gnome” series with one of the original gnomes, Phil Vecchione. Learn Phil’s gaming and blogging origins, his current projects, and his plans for the future. Will this founding gnome keep from finding himself in the stew this week?...
Read More Join Ang, Chuck, and Senda for a discussion about introducing players to new games. Can these gnomes introduce themselves to the new game of escaping getting tossed in the stew this week? Download: Gnomecast #74 – Introducing Players to New Games This episode was inspired by...
Read More Join Ang, Jen, and Matt for a discussion about how to handle players that are less invested in the game. Are these gnomes serious enough to avoid getting tossed in the stew this week? Download: Gnomecast #73 – Navigating the Casual Check out Commandroids: A World...
Read More Join Ang, John, and Chris for a discussion about getting comfortable running games without any prep and relying on improvisation. Will these gnomes be able to improvise their way out of getting tossed in the stew this week? Download: Gnomecast #72 – GMing from NOTHING Resources...
Read More Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about how to keep gaming when it feels like life has other ideas. Will these gnomes be able to make time to escape the stew this week? Download: Gnomecast #71 – Life’s Time Crunch vs. Gaming Follow J.T. at @jtevans on Twitter and check...
Read More Join Ang for the first installment of our new series where we give the “Meet a New Gnome” treatment to some of our old gnomes. We start things off with Co-head Gnome John Arcadian. Catch John’s various origin stories and plans for the future of Gnome Stew. Will both these head...
Read More Join Ang, Jen, Phil, and Senda as they celebrate episode 69 (nice) of the Gnomecast with a discussion of romance in games. Will their dedication to character relationships be enough to keep these gnomes out of the stew this week? Download: Gnomecast #69 – Romance in Games Games mentioned:...
Read More This week’s episode is a convention panel recorded at Breakout 2019 in Toronto, Ontario. Senda moderates for panelists Ang, Camdon, and the self-described gnome-adjacent Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios for a discussion about running good con games. Will this good advice be enough to keep...
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