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D&D at High Levels
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Perception Roll: Streaming Games
Rambling about how the world of RPGs done gone changed, and how it's absolutely awesome.
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Dwarf Fortress
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Solo Games
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Disentangling Plot from Setting
A problem wandering around in search of a solution. Possibly coming into a room with a coat over its arm, looking both ways and doing an empty hands…
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What Do You Want To Play?
How to ask your players what kind of campaign they want, and maybe get meaningful answers.
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Throwing Irregular Shapes
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