The Gnome Stew suggestion pot has 2 questions about a tricky situation that comes up every so often. Parties and gaming groups that have grown too big. This is something I just finished dealing with in my current gaming group, so I thought I would tackle the issue. The first comment was from Zaraphina: Zaraphina I’m ...
Matt Cruikshank has a long, passionate article request in the Suggestion Pot. Hop over and read it in full if you like. One element I'll seize on is discussing open source/creative commons games.
John Kim maintains links to a vast number of free RPGs. Among them are a subset of open and licensed games, conveniently gathered together as open gaming examples. Eleven open games are highlighted at that link, ...
One of the great characteristics of our hobby is that there is so much variety amongst game systems. Some gamers play every system that they can get their hands on, while others stick to a core system that suits their particular styles. Yet no matter what system is your favorite you can always get fresh ideas by exposing yourself to a new system. Sometimes just learning about a ...
While Martin covered this topic before, no "hot button" column worth its salt wouldn't tackle this question: Do you thin it's appropriate to fudge dice rolls or consequences? For those of you not up on the clean-shaven Keebler forest gnome lingo (oh, come on...they're way too short to be elves! And if it's fudgy and delicious, it was obviously made by gnomes!), fudging is whenever the GM covertly breaks the ...
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