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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.

"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

Apr 1, 2011 by 39

D&D 5th Edition Preview: Really, Wizards? Really?!

I hate press releases -- really. Engine Publishing doesn't do press releases, period, and I rarely read the ones put out by other companies. But this draft press release, which was leaked to Gnome Stew by an anonymous party whose name definitely doesn't rhyme with Shmyan Shmancey, was too juicy to pass up: RENTON, Washington, April 15. Wizards of the Coast, the leader in hobby games, is pleased to ...
Apr 1, 2010 by 15

The University of Michigan Has News for D&D 4th Edition Players

I usually save links for Gnome Rodeos, but I'm so swamped with last-mile work on Eureka (Gnome Stew's upcoming book) that I haven't had time to do a rodeo lately -- so this one gets a quickie article of its own. The University of Michigan (my alma mater -- and believe me, the irony isn't escaping me) recently completed a study of niche hobbyists, including gamers. They looked for ...
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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