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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

Jan 7, 2010 by 11

Want to Play a Light RPG with Your Kids?

Newbie DM, author of the killer blog of the same name, Newbie DM, emailed me about his latest project: an ultra-light mini-RPG geared towards 4- and 5-year-olds. You can read about his system and download the free three-page PDF on his blog. The PDF includes character sheets. The system itself is essentially mechanics for combat that turn it into a fun counting exercise for kids -- you grab some minis, ...
Dec 25, 2009 by 6

Not Just a Token Gift…

Seasons greetings and happy holidays to all this fine Christmas Day! To show our appreciation to you, our dear readers, we Gnomes are giving you a gift for being such dedicated devourers of the stew! Here is our gift to you. Enjoy! What did I get? What did I get? Your gift is a zip file with the files needed for you to create your own tokens (or pogs) to use ...
May 20, 2009 by 6

And the Battlegraph Winner Is… (Plus a Cool Tool for First-Time GMs)

Our first anniversary contest ended last night, and rather than dawdle like lazy little gnomes, we decided to get the lead out and announce the winner the next day -- today, in fact. The only catch is that because of the way Gnome Stew is set up, we need a certain amount of pointless, filibuster-style text at the start of this article, or you'll be able to read the ...

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