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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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Oct 21, 2011 by 9

Three Questions To Start A Campaign

I just recently kicked off a new campaign, running Triple Ace Games’ All For One. I had the fortune of having two months to plan this campaign before I ran my first session, while I was closing out my most recent Corporation game. While I was getting ready for this campaign, I had some discussions with my players about our views of how the campaign would run, the types of ...
May 28, 2010 by 2

The Great Next Campaign Debate

Recently my game group celebrated the one year anniversary of my Corporation game. After some discussion we decided that we would take a break from Corporation and try out a "new" game. For me, as a GM, this is a very exciting moment, because a new game means that exciting time of learning a new system, coming up with details for the setting, and writing that first story ...
Jan 15, 2009 by 15

Troy’s Crock Pot: New Villains for New Campaigns

A new year calls for a new campaign. And a new campaign means devising a new villain. It’s the perfect time for a GM to shine. Is there a better test than coming up with an NPC who stands in complete opposition to what your players stand for? For inspiration I checked out my collection of Dragon back issues. The last issue published under Paizo, No. 359 from September 2007, ...

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