Category: Treasure Tables

Making Magic in Fantasy RPGs

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 5, 2006 | Genre Advice, Guest Posts

This guest post by tsuyoshikentsu is the first...

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How Big is that Treasure Hoard?

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 4, 2006 | Online Resources

In fantasy games, when the PCs slay the fell...

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Un-Fun PCs: When Retconning is Good

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 3, 2006 | PCs

Retconning is often a last resort, but...

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One Sentence Character Cores

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 2, 2006 | NPCs

In The one sentence character concept maker,...

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The Hub: Home Sweet Base

Posted by Martin-TT | Sep 1, 2006 | PCs, Players, Worldbuilding

Regardless of genre or system, it can be a lot...

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GMing with Pictures

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 31, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques, Guest Posts

This is a guest post by John Arcadian, of...

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Guest Posts: Genre Advice for GMs

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 30, 2006 | Cons and Events

I’d like to put out a call for guest posts...

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How to End a Campaign: On Indefinite Hold

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 29, 2006 | Campaigns, Common Problems

This is the fourth post in our charmingly random...

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Using the Stuff in Boardgames

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 28, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques

Alysia and I have a huge shelf full of...

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Evoking Emotions at the Gaming Table

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 27, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques

Most good games evoke emotions, but some...

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Metal Miniatures: Still Used in RPGs?

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 26, 2006 | Products for GMs

Offhand, I can think of the following...

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How to End a Campaign: A Sudden Stop

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 25, 2006 | Campaigns, Common Problems

This is the third post in our sporadic How to...

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Gliffy: Exportable Maps for Modern Games

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 24, 2006 | Online Resources

Gliffy is a free online service that allows you...

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Two to Tango: GMing a Solo Campaign

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 23, 2006 | Approaches and Techniques, Campaigns

Running a solo campaign — one GM, one...

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GMing: Art, Craft or Science?

Posted by Martin-TT | Aug 22, 2006 | Nature of GMing

I’ve most often seen GMing described as an...

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