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... on of the greatest campaigns I have ever experienced (muc less GMed) and do a "30 years later" game, this time using QAGS. The game never got off the ground, but the players did get this lovely booklet ...
This is the "2nd Edition" of Reaper Madness. After I got some sleep following the 24-hour edition, I went back and re-edited, spruced up the layout and added a couple of things I didn't have time for the ...
... simple but, quite frankly, I'm not willing to spend any more time on it.   ...
4. Monster of the Week: The Ghoul
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Also Known As: Sometimes spelled “ghul,” the Arabic word for “demon.” Description: Ghouls who are well-fed on human flesh are indistinguishable from normal humans. The longer a ghoul goes without feeding, ...
5. Putting Together A Gaming Group
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... systems. Also, large groups mean that each player gets a smaller slice of "screen time" (scenes where his or her character is in the spotlight), which translates to less intensive role-playing and character ...
6. QAGS Corner: Number Crunching
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It's not a big secret that Leighton and I didn't do a lot of statistical analysis when we wrote QAGS. After all, the system was originally meant for use in pick-up games when we didn't have time to ...
7. Vocabulary Lesson
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A long time ago, people didn't have language. That meant that whenever a saber-toothed tiger or other flesh-eating thing was headed toward the village, the caveman who knew it was coming had to try to ...
8. Somewhere A Metalhead is Playing D&D and Weeping
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... May, the metal/fantasy community lost two of its all-time greats: Ronnie James Dio and Frank Frazetta. Comic book artist Tony Moore (Battle Pope, The Walking Dead, Fear Agent) said it best in his Twitter ...
9. Archetype of the Week: The Boy Scout
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...  ethics, and idealistic beliefs can at times border on hokey. In other words, your classic Lawful Good Paladin from D&D. Read More at The Death Cookie  ...
10. A Six-Pack of Stagger Lee
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This article originally appeared in an old incarnation of The Death Cookie. Since Stag's hat is one of the items described in American Artifacts, this seemed like a good time to reprint it. If you're ...
11. An Introduction to TableTop Role-Playing
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... role-playing disucssions as time goes on. Role-playing games (RPGs) have been around since the 1970s, and at this point most people are familiar with them even if they don't know precisely how they're ...
12. The Rules: Robin Hood
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... Robin Hood but doesn't actually seem to be about Robin Hood. Don't get me wrong: I appreciate the fact that characters like Robin Hood change over time, but certain core aspects of the character need ...
... don't sell booze on election day, you'll probably have some extra time on your hands anyway. Read More At Goat Head Gumbo  ...
14. Downdown After Dinner Promises Entertainment Without Troublemakers, Satan
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Summer’s almost here, and that means it’s time for another summer of Paducah’s weekly Downtime After Dinner events. Since there has been some recent controversy surrounding the festival, I tracked down ...
15. The Rules: Sword & Sorcery
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... Mouser books for quite some time. Not surprisingly, the subject of Sword & Sorcery fantasy came up at Hexcon South, the staff retreat and flood preparedness workshop held just outside of Nashville ...
16. The Funniest Shit You've Never Seen: God Edition
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... Word of God (and who are apparently unaware of the sheer number of times the book has been edited and translated). The site is sort of a religious version of The Onion, with headlines like “Tampons: Satan’s ...
17. Archetype of the Week: The Mentor
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... to acting as an adviser and sometimes teacher, the mentor often acts as the conscience and voice of reason for the group. It is traditional for the mentor to die (or at least retire) once he has ...
18. Schroeder-Khan (A Poem)
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... musician, or vet The council will not hear the people’s shit. Before you speak, your address you’ll release, And your license plate saves time for police. Because on patrol it’s for you they’ll ...
19. Convention Report: Egypt Wars
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... Meanwhile, I headed to scenic Carbondale, Illinois for Egypt Wars. I arrived around noon Saturday, just in time to register and catch the end of the pony-themed Pathfinder game that one of the Quilt ...
20. Movie Review: Hot Tub Time Machine
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Hot Tub Time Machine follows the Snakes on a Plane tradition of telling you right in the title whether or not you're going to enjoy the movie. If you think the title is dumb, you probably won't care ...
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