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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 1,109 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.

"I check Gnome Stew every day." -- Monte Cook
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Jun 1, 2011 by 4

The Smart Villain part 2: Community

In part 1 of The Smart Villain, we gave two general approaches to how smart villains are handled in game. In parts3 and 4 we’ll discuss the smart villain’s lair, and in our final part, we’ll take a look at the smart villain’s gear.  This time we’re discussing, in depth, some community based strategies for your smart villain to employ. To the smart villain, community is of great ...
Apr 14, 2011 by 17

GM’s Challenge: Run a “Day of Fudge” Event and I Will Help You

Back in 2009 I proposed and launched the “Day of Fudge”, or DoF, with the support of some of the members over at the Fudge RPG Community Yahoo Group. Here is some background info from my personal blog (which is nowhere near as popular as this one due to the lack of pointy red felt hats): Every year the first Saturday of June is ...
Jun 23, 2008 by 5

Looking For GMs? Go To The Tavern Of Course!

Before there was a Gnome Stew, there was Treasure Tables. Martin, resident Head Gnome of the stew, started Treasure Tables as a blog dedicated to articles on advice for GMs. He posted every weekday for over two years and racked up an impressive 779 posts! He also started a forum at Treasure Tables where many of the gnomes met online and discussed our current games, sought help for problems ...

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