Category: Gnome Rodeo
| May 30, 2009 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
Today’s surprise weekend article is brought to you by the word “open.” DMing Tools: Get a Free Copy of Open Game Table For May 31 and June 1 only, if you sign up for (or upgrade to) a premium account on the DMing Tools website offered by Dungeon Mastering, you get a free copy of Open Game Table: The Anthology of Roleplaying Game Blogs, Volume 1 (which retails for $22.95). Open Game Table Open Game Table is the first prominent collection of RPG blog content…
| March 16, 2009 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
Usually when I post contest results, I just post the results — but this time around, there are two nifty GMing resources I’d also like to tell you about. Well, three, actually, because in case you missed it we took part in a big first this past Friday: Wizards of the Coast gave pre-release copies of the Player’s Handbook 2 to 12 RPG sites — one of them being Gnome Stew — so that we could write articles about the book before launch day. To…
| March 6, 2009 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
Seven days until our article on the PHB 2 drops — can you tell I’m excited about it? Want to read about something specific? I’ll be writing about the book from a GMing perspective, and topic suggestions are most welcome. Gnome Rodeos are our regular link roundups. Provided everyone doesn’t simultaneously stop talking about GMing for a week, you should see one most Fridays. GMing Regulars → Dungeon Mastering: Yax is hosting Epic Vacations — two weeks of D&D 4e, with a campaign that will…
| March 4, 2009 | Posted by Troy E. Taylor |
Consider, if you will, Peter Muse of Meredith, N.H. As related in a Feb. 25 story from The Associated Press, this ice fishing enthusiast — who already has a $2,500 bobhouse with fireplace, bathroom and four-burner stove — decided to set up a hot tub on the ice. Thirty-year-old Krisy Short, who was enjoying the tub in her red, white and blue bikini, gave her verdict: “What’s more American than having a hot tub at an ice fishing derby?” Indeed. While folks like me might…
| January 30, 2009 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
In the past few days, five people have sent us email asking the gnomes to check out something nifty of theirs. Since my time to do link roundups (which I miss!) has been limited lately, I thought I’d peek at them here instead of in private, and share them with you. GOLD GOLD is like King of Kong, but with professional D&D (sorry, “Goblins & Gold”) players — and YouTube this ain’t. They have writers, actual cinematography, and production values that belie the self-produced nature…
| January 15, 2009 | Posted by Troy E. Taylor |
A new year calls for a new campaign. And a new campaign means devising a new villain. It’s the perfect time for a GM to shine. Is there a better test than coming up with an NPC who stands in complete opposition to what your players stand for? For inspiration I checked out my collection of Dragon back issues. The last issue published under Paizo, No. 359 from September 2007, includes a list of the 20 greatest villains from D&D lore. Categorizing the best of…
| December 4, 2008 | Posted by Scott Martin |
You know how a bicycle that sits out in the rain can get all funky and red, maybe a little stiff to pedal, but it will still get you where you need to go? Some of these links have been sitting out in the rain for a while… but they still go great places. Hop on and let’s explore. Holiday Gaming Phil’s post on the Holiday Gaming Hiatus is great advice that struck both me (the DM for a D&D group) and my GM (running…
