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Award-Winning GMing Advice

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 1,110 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.

"I check Gnome Stew every day." -- Monte Cook
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"If you aren’t reading Gnome Stew, you’re missing out." -- Wolfgang Baur

Dec 2, 2011 by 0

We’re on Atomic Array and Google+

Two quick items of news to share: Gnomes on Atomic Array DNAphil and I were just on the excellent Atomic Array podcast discussing the Stew's latest book, Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game. The hosts, Ed Healy and Rone Barton, put on a professional -- and killer -- podcast, and Phil and I managed not to embarrass ourselves. One of my favorite parts was when they put Phil and ...
Jun 6, 2011 by 0

Eureka! It’s Atomic Array!

Hello. I wanted to let everyone know that myself,  John Arcadian, and Matt Neagley were interviewed on the ENnie award winning podcast, Atomic Array (Episode 56), and the episode is now available directly from their site or on iTunes. Ed and Rone were great hosts and we had a great time chatting with them. So download the episode, break out your headphones, and give us a listen. What? You ...
Jan 12, 2010 by 9

Troy’s Crock Pot: In Praise of Random Encounters

In the December edition of Atomic Array, game designer James Maliszewski of Rogue Games explained why he included random encounters in his latest adventure, “The Cursed Chateau,” which is billed as an old-school  funhouse-styled scenario along the lines of the classic module “Castle Amber.” Interestingly, he said he did it for the GM’s enjoyment. Maliszewski said he loves to include random encounters because it allows the course of a ...

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