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Aug 27, 2008 by Martin Ralya7

The Rambling Gnomes: How to Start a Side Game in the Shadow of an Epic Campaign

We got an email from Gnome Stew reader Cody Jones of gameonpodcast.com with this stumper of a question -- one we hadn't heard before. Several of us responded, so we decided to start a new series called "The Rambling Gnomes" for Q&A posts where a bunch of us gnomes nibbled on the same question. Here's Cody's email: I have a question for you fine gnomes. I currently am blessed to play ...

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