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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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Jan 12, 2012 by 8

Asteroids, Dinosaurs, 5e, and Your Gaming Group

The most widely accepted theory as to what killed the dinosaurs is that an asteroid (maybe a comet) slammed into the Earth about 65 million years ago. A big enough rock moving fast enough is all it took to obliterate the largest and fiercest creatures to have ever walked upon the surface of this planet. Well asteroid Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition has been spotted and it ...
Feb 17, 2011 by 24

Networking: Going Beyond the Gaming Group

Warning: This article is not really focused on GMing advice today. Instead it is about shaping the future of GMing and gaming. It is also a request for proposals and ideas. At the core of our hobby there is the gaming group. The games are not why we gather. We gather to play games with each other. This is what distinguishes tabletop RPGs, card games, and board ...
Oct 22, 2009 by 17

Hot Button: Failed Relationships

While reading Patrick's article and related comments yesterday something struck me as a good Hot Button topic: As a Game Master, what do you do when two of your players break up and both wish to remain in the game? If you've gamed for any respectable length of time, then you've probably had at least one romantic couple in your group. Sometimes they join as a couple. Sometimes one of them ...

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