Visualize This!
The character portrait — be it for a PC or NPC — is a time-honored...
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1KBWC World Gen Example
Back when I wrote about using 100 Blank White...
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Making complex random encounters simple
Often times, the ideas we have in our head don’t...
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The False Tome of Holding
Longtime readers will know that I’m...
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World Design with 1000 Blank White Cards
1000 Blank White Cards is a fun game on it’s...
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Quick and Dirty Location Template
GMs must populate their settings with plenty of...
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RPGGeek: The Most Useful Tool You’re Not Using
This past week, I finished entering and rating...
Read MoreVideo Gnoments, Episode IV: The GM’s Kit
In this episode I talk about what I am including in my GM’s kit for...
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D&D Burgoo (3.5/Pathfinder): Whiteboard’s growing appeal
I admit it. I’ve resisted using a mounted...
Read MoreMasks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs PDF Now Available
If you’ve been waiting for the standalone PDF edition of our...
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Index Cards at the Table
This is part two of a two-part series on index...
Read MoreIndex Cards for Prep
This is part one of a two-part series on index cards. The second...
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Three of My Favorite Items for GMing
It has long been known that index cards are the...
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Spring Cleaning – Change The Genre!
My wife is a neat freak. Spring cleaning never...
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The Cigar-Box GMing Screen, Six Months Later
The Stew’s own Kurt “Telas”...
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