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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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Dec 8, 2010 by 2

An interview with Gnome Patrick Benson

I’m sure many of our readers would like to know more about particular individual gnomes, and if the topic of your creepy internet man-crush happens to be Patrick Benson, you’re in luck because today, we’re presenting an interview with this rising star in the RPG industry. Patrick and I made a pre-Thanksgiving weight loss bet with the stakes that the loser had to interview the winner. Patrick lost 3.07% ...
Jan 21, 2009 by 16

Troy’s Crock Pot: Oh darn! The NPC just rolled a 1

The gnome NPC just rolled a 1. Tracking down the source of the rumors led to a paranoid gnome minstrel named Barty  who just couldn't stop telling tales about the true (and imagined) indiscretions of the daughters of the finest families in town. Barty was causing other problems, too, which is why the PCs felt that had to intervene. Of course the problem was a particularly sticky one: How do ...

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