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Walt's been a game master ever since he accidentally picked up the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set in 1982. He became a freelance RPG writer in 2005 and is currently the Victoriana Line Developer for Cubicle 7. Walt lives in Springfield, PA with his wife Helena and their three children, Leianna, Stephen, and Zoe.
Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Oct 19, 2015 | GMing Advice
Recently I watched the season opener of Arrow...
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From the time I entered my first dungeon decades...
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This past weekend was the first episode of the...
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While reading “The Dreaming City”...
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Have you ever designed a long, intricate...
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This is the first of what I hope to be a regular...
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Hey all! 2015 was another fun year for me; in...
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Given that this was my last weekend before...
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While proofreading the final draft of Focal...
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Hey all! This year I actually attended the...
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Here’s my dirty little GMing secret...
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During my last session of D&D, metagaming...
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I recently found myself chatting about my RPG...
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Recently my wife posted an article on Facebook about how different...
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During my last session one of my players was...
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