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The character portrait – be it for a PC or NPC – is a time-honored tradition. If you lack any artistic skills technology has fortunately been able to offer an alternative, but these options have historically been expensive and difficult to use. How about a photorealistic option that’s totally free? Read on! Models Not Required While 3D modeling packages have routinely been out of the reach of most of us either due to price or complexity. They require you to hunt down skeletal models, textures,…

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I am arranging a small convention that will be open to the public in the small town where I live. More details will be coming about that in future articles, but the purpose of the convention is to introduce new people to RPGs. For this reason I am building the convention around the theme of using open source systems and materials, because a free sample never hurts when you are trying to gain new customers. Free RPGs are a wonderful way for GMs to expand…

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If you’ve been carefully combing over our website every hour or so like a loyal gnome, and for shame if you haven’t, you noticed that yesterday we had a new download available. Gnome Stew is proud to present our Print and Fold Gnome Miniatures! We received an e-mail late September from one of our servicemen. One of the things we discussed with him was good sources for inexpensive minis. Never ones to ignore people who have demonstrated excellent taste in GMing advice websites, we immediately…

Gaming can be one of the least expensive hobbies you have.  A movie is close to $10 these days. For the cost of two movies for yourself and five friends, you could buy one of the most expensive RPGs out there (the D&D 4E core books) at full retail price, and have far more than a few hours of alleged entertainment. A new videogame is $40-50. Unlike the CRPGs of the late 90s, most of today’s games can be completed in 20 hours or so,…