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	<description>The personal blog of Patrick Benson, one of the authors behind the ENnie winning blog Gnome Stew (http://www.gnomestew.com). I love playing, running, designing, and writing about tabletop RPGs.</description>
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		<title>Unexpected Turn of Events</title>
		<link>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/05/12/unexpected-turn-of-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 23:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Benson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laid off]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new opportunities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unexpected situations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sinisterforces.com/?p=807</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So two days after my last post I was laid off from my job of 13 years. I was not only laid off, but I was laid off over the phone. On top of that my phone was cut in the middle of the call by the very people laying me off. Yeah, it went [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Weeks to New Campaign Means Time to Knuckle Down</title>
		<link>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/04/18/2-weeks-to-new-campaign-means-time-to-knuckle-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/04/18/2-weeks-to-new-campaign-means-time-to-knuckle-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Benson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[knuckle down]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prep work]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sinisterforces.com/?p=804</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This Friday my gaming group&#8217;s current GM wraps up his campaign before it goes on hold while I launch a new campaign for the next nine sessions. Time flies between the initial concept of a game and the actual launch of a new campaign and now I am in the danger zone of prep work. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Or &#8220;How to Fuck Up a Good Thing&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/04/02/star-trek-the-motion-picture-or-how-to-fuck-up-a-good-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/04/02/star-trek-the-motion-picture-or-how-to-fuck-up-a-good-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Benson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bad Film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Star Trek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Motion Picture]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sinisterforces.com/?p=798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a personal goal to watch every episode of the Star Trek franchise television series and movies. On the television front I have watched all of the original series of Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and I am about halfway through Star Trek: Voyager which I will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Buy RPGs?</title>
		<link>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/03/24/why-buy-rpgs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/03/24/why-buy-rpgs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Benson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[RPGs in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extraordinary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why buy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sinisterforces.com/?p=790</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I really do not see the point to buying a new RPG nowadays. There is a plethora of free games available to us now. Fudge, Open D6, OSRIC, and the list just goes on and on. Make no mistake &#8211; these games are good! Just as good as any game that you can buy in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trained to Look Outside, Needing to Look Within</title>
		<link>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/03/22/trained-to-look-outside-needing-to-look-within/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/03/22/trained-to-look-outside-needing-to-look-within/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Benson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outside]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sinisterforces.com/?p=785</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You are born, and hopefully cared for. Eventually you are taught. Most likely you are taught in a school. If you are taught in a school than you are taught to strive for good grades. You are trained to pursue a reward for the pursuit of knowledge. This is the unintended lesson that is going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updates &amp; Rants</title>
		<link>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/03/11/updates-rants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/03/11/updates-rants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Benson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been neglecting the blog because I&#8217;ve been knee deep in other stuff. Time for an update and couple of rants! The Bionic Ear My left ear has had problems ever since I was a kid. About 8 years ago I had a surgery to repair a minor birth defect in the formation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My New Game for the New Year! (&amp; Other Stuff)</title>
		<link>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/01/02/my-new-game-for-the-new-year-other-stuff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2012/01/02/my-new-game-for-the-new-year-other-stuff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Benson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campaign Planner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Star Trek]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sinisterforces.com/?p=771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So I launched my &#8220;Santa as a Villain&#8221; contest on Gnome Stew and Martin Ralya (the Gnome-in-Chief) contacted me to see if I wanted to use some of the Gnome Stew funds to pay for the prize. I declined, but we got to talking about contests and I tossed out this idea for a &#8220;New Year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Christmas Contest for Gnome Stew</title>
		<link>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2011/12/09/my-christmas-contest-for-gnome-stew/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2011/12/09/my-christmas-contest-for-gnome-stew/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Benson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gnome Stew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Claus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sinisterforces.com/?p=768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I announced a contest over at Gnome Stew asking GMs to create an RPG adventure using Santa Claus as the villain. Go there, write up your idea in 250 words or less as a comment, and you may win a $25 gift certificate to us at my favorite online store Drive Thru RPG. Good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Team First, Your Ambitions Second</title>
		<link>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2011/12/08/your-team-first-your-ambitions-second/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2011/12/08/your-team-first-your-ambitions-second/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Benson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good GMing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[band]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[individual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solo act]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sinisterforces.com/?p=765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent conflict with a friend reminded me of a vital lesson that I think all gamemasters should keep in mind. I will not go into details, but I and a friend had a significant disagreement on how a project should proceed. We were not going to resolve our differences and I stepped down from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Gamers Should Play Sports</title>
		<link>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2011/12/07/more-gamers-should-play-sports/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sinisterforces.com/2011/12/07/more-gamers-should-play-sports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Benson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality of life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sports]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sinisterforces.com/?p=759</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I heard a gamer talk about how he loves his hobby and that at least it does not make him stupid like &#8220;all of those dumb jocks!&#8221; I stunned him when I said that his claim was ridiculous. That stereotype just does not hold up under scrutiny. Neil deGrasse Tyson, arguably this generation&#8217;s Carl [...]]]></description>
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