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Loose Prep, Detailed Play

When I run my D&D 4e game I use a random encounter generator. I look at the stats for the various monsters, and I then put those monsters into the game. This might result in a zombie, some lizard people, a classic magical beast, and a handful of human minions being the encounter. If the PCs decide to travel into the woods that evening these monsters are suddenly ...

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As many of you know, Google has released in a limited beta its new communication platform, Wave. This will not be a review of the Wave software; that you can find all over the net:  TechCrunch, Wikipedia, LifeHacker. What this article will be is a look at how Wave can be incorporated into your game. Without getting all technical, Wave is a communication platform that can best be described, ...

Evernote: The GM’s Best Friend for Note-Taking

Evernote has changed my life. No, seriously -- I’m not exaggerating. Capturing Ideas I have a spotty memory for some things, particularly random thoughts and ideas that pop into my head -- they tend to disappear quickly if I don’t write them down as soon as possible. And I get a lot of ideas. My mental back burners are running 24-7 -- and I hate losing ideas. I learned a long time ago ...

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