My Christmas Contest for Gnome Stew
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…
Your Team First, Your Ambitions Second
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…
More Gamers Should Play Sports
Today I heard a gamer talk about how he loves his hobby and that at least it does not make him stupid like “all of those dumb jocks!” I stunned him when I said that his claim was ridiculous. That…
Chris Crawford’s Game Design & Creativity Lecture
If you want to do creative work, any type of creative work, watch this video: Wax on! Wax off! Write code!!! Yes, it is dated from way back in 1989 before humanity had discovered the Pluto was not a…
RPGs Can Survive Learning Some New Tricks
A friend responded to my articles on artwork in RPGs being sexist and the sexism that I felt was apparent in my review of an RPG aimed at children with the following: While I agree with you that sexism is…
Questions to Design a Scene With
Here are some questions from my current project which is a GM’s campaign planner workbook. I decided to share these with everyone after receiving some positive feedback from a friend who has been helping me design and complete this project….
Bigger is Better
I bit the bullet and went and bought an LCD television to use as my computer monitor this weekend. I ended up getting a 42″ television and I was worried that I had made the wrong decision. I definitely did…
Donate to Wikipedia
Ryan Macklin wrote an article titled Donate to the Ultimate Gaming Resource in which he appeals to gamers to support Wikipedia. His point is pretty solid – we pay $25 to $40 for gaming materials, but he (and I am certain…
Black Friday Super Deals? Probably Not
Fair warning. This has nothing to do with gaming. I want to switch my home office dual 19” LCD monitors to a 32” or larger LCD television. I have read that a single screen with significant screen real estate is…
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