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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 1,110 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.

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Aug 30, 2008 by 1

Future Gnomenclature Updates

Gnomenclature is an evolving document. As time goes on, old definitions go out of style (remember the "Caller?"), new definitions emerge (take a Tardis back to the 1980s and ask someone what a "pdf" is), and some definitions change over time. As the GNOMEnclature STEWard (okay, that made me giggle and groan at the same time :)), I'll be periodically updating the glossary. If you're a glossary junkie like ...
Aug 29, 2008 by 41

Gnomenclature: A Diminutive RPG Glossary

Okay, that's not entirely true -- what good would a diminutive glossary for a subject as broad as roleplaying be, anyway? This puppy is anything but diminutive -- in fact, we believe it's the largest RPG glossary on the web. It's insanely comprehensive. Just click a letter and scroll down until you find the term you want to look up, or use your browser's "Find" function. Entries are cross-linked, so ...

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