The Importance of Why
I remember long ago when I was in school we were told that when writing it’s important to answer the
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Musings of a Gamer Mind
Die Rolls and Social Scenes
I know quite a few people who get quite upset over this topic but ultimately I think that dice rolls
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Building a Better D&D (Part 1)
It comes as no surprise that gamers are creative types and quite a few people channel that creativity into tinkering
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Better Shopping Sessions
I totally get that some people like buying things in their games. They like perusing lists of items and they
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Building a Better D&D (Part 2)
Today we continue our look at things from other games (or other editions of D&D) that I’d add to build
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Great Things About 13th Age
As I was looking at things in 4E to port into 5E I was reminded that there is kind of
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What’s Your (Back) Story?
Just to be clear, I have no special love nor hatred of backstories. They definitely serve a purpose but there’s
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Highs and Lows of Decades of Gaming
In what seems like ages ago, in the Before Times, my friend Mark and I discussed some “highs and lows”
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Making Inspiration Better
Over the years I have played and/or ran a great number of games that use some form of out of
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Tips for Running a Convention Game
Locally, September is when the two primary gaming conventions in the area happen. It’s a great time to get together
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