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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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Jan 7, 2011 by 3

Gming Concept Garage Sale, 2011

Somehow it seems surreal that we’re on the third of these yearly articles. Like the last two years, here are some campaigns from the minds of the gnomes that we want to share with anyone who can use them. As usual, if you’ve got a backburnered campaign of your own, share it in the comments! If none of this year’s offerings catch your eye, try the past ...
Oct 25, 2010 by 26

Outbreak: Undead RPG Review – An Awesome Game with a Few Flaws

After seeing a preview of Outbreak: Undead (warning: has sound) online, and then again at GenCon, I knew I wanted to review this game for the Stew. I love zombies, horror, survival horror, and all the intersections thereof, and Outbreak: Undead (OU) is a zombie survival horror RPG -- right up my alley. It's also an "avatar game," an RPG in which you play a character based on yourself ...
Jan 19, 2010 by 5

Free Stuff: Biohazard, an Amethyst Adventure

Dais Ex Machina (DEM) Games has just released a free adventure using their Amethyst rules, called Biohazard.  It is being released in Combat Advantage #15 from Emerald Press, which should be available for download today. Some Disclaimers—First, I was a playtester for this adventure, running this for some friends at GenCon this year. For the record, it was a lot of fun to run. Second, I was provided a ...
Mar 4, 2009 by 13

You Think you Know a Genre…

You think you know a little something about a genre, then you uncover a fact that turns everything on it's ear. Here's a little sample: In 1968, John A. Russo and George A. Romero pioneered a new genre in film with Night of the Living Dead, generally accepted to be the progenitor of the Zombie Survival Horror genre. In addition, this was the first instance of the word zombie being used to describe the shambling risen corpses we ...

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