Join a whole stewpotful of gnomes for the 100th episode of Gnomecast! In this episode, each gnome ladles out a piece of GMing advice they’d give to their younger selves just starting out as GMs. Can this blatant breach of time travel protocol keep any of these gnomes out of the stew?...
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Join Senda and special guests Sharang Biswas and Lucian Kahn for a discussion about their recently released anthology of sexuality-themed games, Honey and Hot Wax. The wax may be hot, but is it as hot as being thrown in the stew? Content warning: While not graphic or particularly focused on sex,...
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Join Jared and special guest Keith Baker of Twogether Studios for a discussion about Keith’s recent release Exploring Eberron. The guest is (probably) safe, but can the interviewer gnome avoid being thrown in the stew? Download: Gnomecast #98 – Coterminous with Keith Baker...
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Join Ang and special guest Laura Hamel for a discussion about running, working for, and attending online conventions. Do these gnomes share enough virtual tabletop savvy to avoid being thrown in the stew? Download: Gnomecast #97 – Online Conventions with Laura Hamel Check out Laura’s...
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Join Ang, Chuck, and Di for a discussion about different rules and techniques for managing character failure at the table. Do these gnomes know enough about managing failure to avoid being thrown in the stew? Download: Gnomecast #96 – GMing Failure Links: Hamlet’s Hit Points Di’s...
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Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about things they’ve learned about themselves and their gaming over the last few months of living in a very different world. Have these gnomes learned enough to avoid the stew? Download: Gnomecast #95 – What I’ve Learned Recently...
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Join Jared and special guest Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios for a talk about Haunted West, the upcoming second edition of Harlem Unbound, and designing games with marginalized characters in mind. Download: Gnomecast #94 – Chris Spivey Interview Follow Chris at @Darker_Hue on Twitter and...
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Join Ang, Jared, and John for a discussion about the D&D setting Eberron. Are these gnomes familiar enough with Sharn (City of Towers) to avoid the stew? Download: Gnomecast #93 – A Visit to Eberron Follow Jared at @KnightErrant_JR on Twitter, check out his blog What Do I Know?, and...
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Join Ang, Chuck, and J.T. for a discussion about making and using terrain in RPGs. These gnomes may be escaping the theater of the mind, but can they also escape the stew? Download: Gnomecast #92 – Terrain! Jared’s Gnome Stew article “Tactical Tokens Review” Variety’s...
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Join Ang, Di, and John for a discussion about player agency in RPGs. Do these gnomes have enough agency to keep themselves out of the stew? Download: Gnomecast #91 – Player Agency Lone Wolf from Cubicle 7 Follow Di at @DiceQGM on Twitter and check out her Carrd profile. Follow John at...
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