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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 1,109 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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Jul 31, 2009 by 27

You Pick It—I Review It: GenCon Edition

GenCon is just under 2 weeks away, and I am in full swing making my final shopping list, when I noticed that I had forgotten about all of you guys who are not going to be able to attend. So for all of you that cannot attend, I wanted to do something for you. One of the great parts to GenCon is the convention floor. It is row ...
Mar 13, 2009 by 22

Player’s Handbook 2 Preview: A Veteran GM’s Take on GMing and the PHB 2

A couple of weeks ago, Wizards of the Coast offered Gnome Stew -- and several other RPG blogs -- the chance to write an article about the Player's Handbook 2 in exchange for a pre-release copy of the book. Specifically, an article about the book from a GMing perspective. We jumped at that chance. I've been poring over the PHB 2 since early March -- reading, taking notes, and ...

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