Ask The GM: Overpowered Player
Gene asks - I’m running a fifth edition D&D campaign that’s been going on for about two and a half years. We have five players but average three or four per session. One player,…
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Author: John Serpico
Ask The GM: New To Gaming, New To Nerd Stuff
Larry asks - I'm pretty familiar with D&D via the computer golden age of Black Isle Studios, but just recently started playing PnP this year. So far I've been having a blast and I'm…
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PAX West 2017 Review: Small Studio Video Game Roundup
The Penny Arcade Expo is, by design, a grind. Noise and sound and free things and kids and adults and cosplay and super-bad-for-you food. After two days, you feel it in your legs. After…
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PAX West 2017 Review: Battle Chef Brigade
One of the most unexpectedly enjoyable elements of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the cooking system. Link, during his journeys through Hyrule, can collect all manner of ingredients that he can…
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PAX West 2017 Review: Donut County
Annapurna Interactive is responsible for publishing what may well be one of the most visually beautiful and emotionally stirring video games of the last decade in What Remains of Edith Finch. They’re also the…
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Ask The GM: NPC Distrust
Greg asks - The game I’m running has gone off the rails. Two of my players are certain that an NPC that they are supposed to like and trust are going to betray them.…
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Ask The GM – Staying Organized
Katherine asks - So when I plan for a campaign I have an overall end goal for the party (that sometimes changes depending on the circumstances), but I tend to only plan in small…
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Ask the GM: Pay for Play
Joe L asks - I’ve been running games for a while and was thinking that I could probably charge people to run a campaign for them. How do you think running a paid campaign…
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Ask The GM: Ambiance Boosters
Dylan asks - I sometimes feel like I’m losing the players’ concentration. What can I do to make sure players stay interested in the game even when they’re not the center of attention? Dylan,…
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Ask The GM: Fully Improvised Adventure
Mike C. asks - How tough would it be to run a campaign (or even just a session) with no notes at all? Mike, I love this question because it comes from a place…
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