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Gnome Stew won the silver ENnie Award for Best Blog in 2011 and 2010 -- thank you for your support! Online since 2008, we've published 1,109 articles packed with GMing tips and advice, as well as two books for GMs. Our top 30 articles make a great starting point for new readers.

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Dec 1, 2010 by 2

What’s Up With DEM Games

Earlier this year, I updated you about the work that Dias Ex Machina games was doing with its Techno-Fantasy GSL game Amethyst:Foundations (here and here, oh and here), and it’s Modern-SciFi game NeuroSpasta. I had a chance to catch up with Chris Dias, and find out what is going on over at DEM, and to talk about GMing in general. So when we last ran an article about DEM ...
Jan 19, 2010 by 5

Free Stuff: Biohazard, an Amethyst Adventure

Dais Ex Machina (DEM) Games has just released a free adventure using their Amethyst rules, called Biohazard.  It is being released in Combat Advantage #15 from Emerald Press, which should be available for download today. Some Disclaimers—First, I was a playtester for this adventure, running this for some friends at GenCon this year. For the record, it was a lot of fun to run. Second, I was provided a ...
Jun 25, 2009 by 5

Free RPG Day Review: Hearts of Chaos

June 20th was Free RPG day, a day when the gaming industry in conjunction with various local gaming stores, gets together to celebrate RPGs by hosting various RPG sessions and giving away free stuff. Among the offerings this year, Dias Ex Machina (DEM), publishing through Goodman Games, offered up Hearts of Chaos an adventure set in DEM’s Amethyst campaign setting, which comes out this September. ...

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