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Dec 29, 2023 • 
Drew Shiel
Your Questions Answered
Thematic December Emails Are Thematic
Dec 11, 2023 • 
Drew Shiel

April 2023

Heliomar, Again
Or, let me tell you about my OTHER campaign!
Apr 5, 2023 • 
Drew Shiel
A Beginner's Guide to Running Games
Look, just run homebrew. Modules are difficult. I think I may have worn that drum out.
Apr 3, 2023 • 
Drew Shiel

March 2023

Utterbaum
Or, let me tell you about my campaign!
Mar 14, 2023 • 
Drew Shiel
D&D at High Levels
Crunchy thoughts about high-level play in 5e
Mar 4, 2023 • 
Drew Shiel
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Let Me Tell You About My Character
Meet Radovic
Mar 1, 2023 • 
Drew Shiel

February 2023

Perception Roll: Streaming Games
Rambling about how the world of RPGs done gone changed, and how it's absolutely awesome.
Feb 26, 2023 • 
Drew Shiel
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January 2023

Dwarf Fortress
In which I wax rhapsodic about a game that doesn't even have an end, let alone my having finished it.
Jan 27, 2023 • 
Drew Shiel
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December 2022

Solo Games
In which I wax rhapsodic about a game I haven't finished yet.
Dec 19, 2022 • 
Drew Shiel
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…
Dec 5, 2022 • 
Drew Shiel

October 2022

What Do You Want To Play?
How to ask your players what kind of campaign they want, and maybe get meaningful answers.
Oct 27, 2022 • 
Drew Shiel
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