Troy’s Crock Pot: Evil’s in it for the long haul, why not the PCs?
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Troy's happiest when up to his elbows in plaster molds and craft paint, creating terrain and detailing minis for his home game. A career journalist and Werecabbages freelancer, he also claims mastery of his kettle grill, from which he serves up pizza to his wife and three grown children.
Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Dec 7, 2020 | General
Keeping players engaged in a dungeon exploration...
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Troy’s Crock Pot: Great Hall Conundrum Big...
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Gamers, such as I, who are devoted to Dungeons and Dragons and...
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Ever replay a published adventure? If so, how...
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I confess: I’ve often thought that in both...
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Gamemasters looking to pull themselves out of...
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I wanted to share my experience running...
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When a GM is plotting a campaign, one of the...
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So, both as a designer and as a player I prefer...
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I was recently invited to a friend’s house to...
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The big, bad villain. Â You know, your Black...
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Our summer world-building exercise keeps zeroing...
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A continuation of last month’s article, where we...
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Part of a GM’s job is to provide NPCs and to...
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