Category: Tools for GMs

Spotlight Review: EpicWords

Posted by Patrick Benson | May 13, 2009 | Reviews, Spotlight, Tools for GMs

Are you one of those gaming geeks who loves to...

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First Anniversary Contest: Win a Set of Battlegraph Dry Erase Tiles

Posted by Martin Ralya | May 12, 2009 | Gnome Gnews, Tools for GMs

To celebrate Gnome Stew’s one-year...

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Collaborative World Building: Dawn of Worlds

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | May 1, 2009 | Reviews, Tools for GMs

My new campaign is starting this weekend, and my group opted to make...

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Photo Review: D&D Heroes Miniatures and Official D&D Power Cards

Posted by Martin Ralya | Apr 30, 2009 | Specific RPGs, Tools for GMs

My group is currently playing a D&D 4th Edition campaign, and I...

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The Taxman Cometh

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Apr 15, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Does your campaign use taxes? Today’s a great...

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What Am I Doing Here?

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Apr 14, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

At the beginning of each prep session, before I...

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French Vanilla or Mint Mocha? Fleshing out your Character

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Apr 8, 2009 | Tools for GMs

Piggy-backing a bit on yesterday’s Johnny’s Five, one tool that I’ve...

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Cheat-Sheets: Good for Everyone!

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Apr 2, 2009 | Tools for GMs

I’m the “new bizarre game I found on the Internet”...

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The Successor to Tact-Tiles: Battlegraph Dry Erase Boards, aka Battle Boards (the Stew Interviews their Creator)

Posted by Martin Ralya | Mar 25, 2009 | Gaming Trends, Tools for GMs

Chances are good that as a GM, you’ve...

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NBOS Software’s Character Sheet Designer — Nice Tool, Great Price!

Posted by Patrick Benson | Mar 10, 2009 | Reviews, Tools for GMs

One of my favorite companies for RPG programs is NBOS Software. I am...

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Assigned Seating

Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider | Feb 25, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

This article isn’t part of the...

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Don’t Table your Table

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Feb 24, 2009 | Tools for GMs

This article is second in a three part series.Â You can read the...

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Add a Touch of Original Game Theory to Spice Up Your RPG!

Posted by Patrick Benson | Feb 17, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

Note: Often the term “Game Theory”...

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You Can Use Your Sandbox Too

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Feb 4, 2009 | GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

A few weeks ago I was in a bit of a pickle (how...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Growwwwl, hisssss, boooo! Monstropedia is the place for you

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Feb 4, 2009 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

A recent online search for folklore information...

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