DMing Tools’ Open Game Table Promotion, and the Open Design Podcast
Today’s surprise weekend article is...
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Month: May 2009
Troy’s Crock Pot: Mayhem squared-circle style
Strangely enough, the GM’s role is...
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You’re Deep as a Puddle: Making More Lively PCs and NPCs
When was the last time your players actually...
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RPG Blogs and Websites: Enter the 2009 ENnies
From 2009 GenCon EN World RPG Awards (“the...
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The Quest-Giver
Just about every game has a variant on the...
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Mouse Guard RPG Review: Want to Play a Mouse with a Sword?
I first heard about the Mouse Guard RPG at...
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Methods of Collaborative Game Mastering
This is part of a Gnome Stew double header....
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My First Attempt At Collaborative Game Mastering
This is part of a Gnome Stew double header....
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You Are Not The Director
We gamers commonly use a movie or theater...
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Battle Boards Assemble!: A Review of Battlegraph Dry Erase Tiles
Last week, Longtooth Studios started shipping...
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And the Battlegraph Winner Is… (Plus a Cool Tool for First-Time GMs)
Our first anniversary contest ended last night,...
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D&D Burgoo (3.5): What a charming suggestion
Gnome Stew reader Noumenon requested the...
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You Meet In A Tavern’s “Root for the Underdog!” Contest
Not to take away from today’s excellent...
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Too Defined A Setting Can Prevent Player Creativity
My current play group, wherein I’m playing...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Adding to the bookshelf
What’s the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of...
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