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Solo Gaming in the Time of Covid
Want to play a game? It’s the third week since my mentor was declared dead. She’s been missing for five years, after she went out on a search to find her per cryptid – the Pronghorned Desert Rat...
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One Impossible Problem at a Time
I mean, make the leap. What’s the worst that could happen? A few months back, during a short Star Wars campaign, my character made the brilliant decision to put on an enviro suit, go outside the space...
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Music to My Ears
The pandemic made it harder to stay engaged with our games. Video calls introduce distance because of the screen divide and the infinitesimal delay in responses. I like to be all in on my characters...
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Playlists for Characters
Among my many life regrets is that I do not have my own theme music. But you know who does? Aliyah of the Dust, a mystical Nano who performs miracles. So does Xiao Mei, a sword warrior able to wield...
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Workplace Archetypes: Are You a Tank, Mage, or Healer?
Are you a tank, mage, or healer in your workplace? Depending on your answer, you may have just received a crystal ball into how you and your team operates. I am one member of a small team in my work...
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7 Tips to Being a Better TTRPG Player
Together we can all make the game better. When searching for words of wisdom for all things tabletop, there’s lots of resources for how to be a good Game Master – but few for being a good player. The...
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When No One Wants to GM
Someone’s got to step up and run, right?!? When a group of people first get into tabletop gaming together, there’s usually one fateful question: Who is going to be the Game Master? That question can be...
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Shiny Object Gamer: Role-Playing From A Neurodivergent Perspective
Is there a player in your group who always shows up late to the table, no matter how hard they try? Do you have a PC that struggles to keep up with the dice rolls during a fast combat round? Do you...
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B2 Tips To The Players – Revisited
B2: The Keep on the Borderlands, Part Two I’m not going to summarize the history and purpose of the venerable module know as “The Keep on the Borderlands” again. You can check out my previous article...
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http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GC_159_Playing_For_An_Audience_final.mp3 Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other...
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