New Site Feature: Newest Comments Page

I've just added a new feature to the site that I think will be handy for regular readers: the Newest Comments page. This is something I look for myself on blogs I read regularly, so I figured I'd better implement it here. That page automatically displays excerpts of the 15 newest comments on Gnome Stew, including a link to individual comments and to the articles they're attached to. There are ...

Gnome Stew’s First Contest: Win Custom Sound Effects for Your Game

One thing we've been wanting to do since we first launched Gnome Stew is have a contest for our readers -- and here we are with our first contest! Last week I promised that the prizes would be surprising. We've never seen a contest like this one on any other gaming site, and we're thrilled to be able to offer something this unique to our readers. World oF Twilights Studio Gnome ...

GenCon Returnees, Here’s What You Missed on the Stew

Welcome back, ye tired, ye broke and ye awesomed-out! Here's what you missed on Gnome Stew while you were in Indy (thanks for suggesting this, Troy!): Monday ('cause let's be honest: Mentally, you started GenCon at least this early) D&D Burgoo (4.0): Remaking the Realms IV: Adventure Hooks Along the Rauvin, Troy's adventure seeds for the re-imagined Realms, and The Best Break from GMing: Playing, my simple recommendation for recharging your ...

Gnome Stew Turns 100

Yep: One hundred posts old. My custom dice tray review was our 100th article since we went live on May 12th, 2008. I expected us to have posted about half that many articles by now, so my first thank you goes to my fellow gnomes: John Arcadian, Patrick Benson, Walt Ciechanowski, DNAphil, Scott Martin, Adam Nave, Matthew J. Neagley, Kurt "Telas" Schneider and Troy E. Taylor (click on any ...

Now You Know What You’re Eating

We have a logo! It was created by my friend Darren Hardy, who is made of solid awesome. We hope you like it. Here's a closeup so you can see more of the details in the gnomes' faces (I love their little Xed out eyes). As an aside to WotC: See what happens when you take gnomes out of 4th Edition? See! They volunteered for stew duty -- you drove them ...

The Buzz About the Stew: Day One

We've been floored by the level of response Gnome Stew has gotten since we went live in the wee small hours of the morning on Monday, May 12th, and we have a host of folks to thank. Dungeon Mastering, Musings of the Chatty DM and Tactical Studies Rules got things started by writing about the Stew before we'd even launched. With our sneaky "You've found Gnome Stew" teaser site in ...

Welcome to Gnome Stew, the Game Mastering Blog

Today is launch day on Gnome Stew, and we couldn't be happier to have you here -- welcome to the Stew! Gnome Stew is a brand new blog written by GMs, for GMs. We think about GMing in every waking moment (okay, GMing and hot, hot gnome sex meals), so we figured we'd put our obsession to good use. Here on Gnome Stew, it's all game mastering, all the ...

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