Gnomecast 221 – Fixating on Trifles

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September 24th, 2025 | Gnomecast | Printer Friendly

Join Ang, Chris and JT as they chat about what to do when your players get fixated on trifling matters that you didn’t intend to matter in the game. Do you make it matter or do you redirect them, and how do you do either of them?!?

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