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Award-Winning GMing Advice

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.

"I check Gnome Stew every day." -- Monte Cook
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"If you aren’t reading Gnome Stew, you’re missing out." -- Wolfgang Baur

Dec 23, 2009 by 2

Last Minute GM Gift?

Forgot to get a gift for a GM in your life, or just don't know enough about the hobby to know what's good and what's crap? Alternately, are you looking for something that isn't necessarily about gaming, so you don't get them a gaming book EVERY gift giving holiday? Well, look no further. Life Magazine has put together several coffee table books full of inspiration for any GM while technically ...
Mar 23, 2009 by 1

TV Case Study: Life

This is the second TV case study.  Previously we reviewed Lost . This week we leave the Island and head to LA, to look at a Life.  We will look at a few elements that make this police drama stand out from its peers, and we will talk about how you can use those same elements in your own games. Synopsis Detective Charlie Crews has spent years in prison for ...

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