Category Archives: Advice

Why RPG Adventures That Emulate a Movie Are a Bad Idea

By Patrick Benson | Published: January 11, 2011

You have just seen an amazing flick and now you want to run or play in an RPG event that captures that same feeling of intensity and dramatic tension as the film had.  You want to recreate that wonderful plot and bring to life that incredible climactic event at your gaming table.  You want your [...]

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Personal Peeve as a Player

By Patrick Benson | Published: January 10, 2011

If my character is about to have a success of some sort in the game world and the GM decides to cut that moment short by having something beyond the players’ control interrupt the scene it ticks me off. That is not good GMing, and it is not good story telling either.  What it is [...]

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Reality Is Fantastic

By Patrick Benson | Published: January 9, 2011

I often hear GMs say “I cannot find a source of inspiration for my next game.”  My advice is look no further than NetFlix and start learning about the many wonders of the real world. Walking with Monsters, The Universe, and Nova: Hubble’s Amazing Rescue are all wonderful programs available for instant viewing in NetFlix’s [...]

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Risk Controversy & Pursue Thought Provoking

By Patrick Benson | Published: October 12, 2010

Today I posted an article to Gnome Stew that a friend described as controversial.  I did foresee the article as ruffling a few feathers, but I did not see it as being insulting.  What I was hoping that the article would be is thought provoking.  Did I hit that mark?  I feel that I did. [...]

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My First Video Gnoment For Gnome Stew!

By Patrick Benson | Published: October 7, 2010

I did this video on props for Gnome Stew and I wanted to share it here as well.  If you are a Game Master you should subscribe to Gnome Stew.  It is an awesome sight for GMs!

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Interview with Fred Hicks: Fudge, Fate, & Game Design

By Patrick Benson | Published: August 30, 2009

Back in July I interviewed Fred Hicks of Evil Hat Productions. Amongst the Fudge community Fred is best known as being one of the two lead designers behind the very popular FATE system (the other designer is Rob Donoghue). FATE is a derivative of Fudge that is the engine behind Spirit of the Century and the soon to be released the Dresden Files RPG. Evil Hat Productions has also

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Gear in Fudge

By Patrick Benson | Published: June 16, 2009

One of the problems that I have had with my Fudge games is with gear. You know – loot, equipment, items, and good old swag!

Now treasure and cash is easy. If the player characters find a million dollars I just throw million dollar problems at them. Money is funny like that. What I am talking about are items that will skew the mechanics of the game. I

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Five Tips For Running Fudge Games

By Patrick Benson | Published: June 10, 2009

Gamemasters new to Fudge can be overwhelmed at first by just how open the system is to any type of play style. Some of this is in part to how so many role playing games have a very objective approach to character creation, combat, and social interactions within the context of the game. Fudge on the other hand can be much more subjective and that makes it difficult for a

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