Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about new editions of games, both from designer and consumer perspectives. Can these gnomes stay current enough to avoid being thrown in the stew? Download: Gnomecast #109 – Picking Up New Editions Check out Seth Skorkowsky’s YouTube channel. Follow J.T. at @jtevans on Twitter and check out […]

Any given game that you pick up off a shelf (or grab from itch.io) is an experience, geared toward creating a specific type of story: a fantasy skirmish simulator, a Jane-Austenesque adventure in manners, or living life as a cozy lesbian snake to name just a few. But sometimes you want to mix and match […]

As I approached my winter break this year, I got the urge to engage with starfighter content. Do you know you can’t find Space, Above and Beyond anywhere streaming? No Wing Commander either. Thankfully, I found Battlestar Galactica streaming on the Peacock streaming network from NBC. Speaking of Battlestar Galactica . . . what about […]

During the pandemic and the stressful events of 2020/2021 version 1.6, video games and tabletop gaming have become two of my biggest salvations. When I get done with my work day and move from my basement home office to the couch upstairs, I usually pull up whatever old JRPG or game I have unplayed in […]

Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about playing solo games and other ways to enjoy gaming on your own. Can each of these gnomes on their own avoid being thrown in the stew one by one? Download: Gnomecast #108 – Solo Gaming This Episode’s Links Jared’s Gnome Stew article series “Camdon Turned Me Into A […]

Random encounter lists have been around forever in a variety of games. Back in the earliest days of roleplaying, they were used to give different wilderness encounters as the party laboriously traveled over vast areas on foot. Encounter lists have refined and expanded as games have and are often used to provide a lot more […]

So, the D&D Dungeon Master’s Screen Wilderness Kit ended up in my holiday stocking.  While I’m not a product reviewer — other gnomes are more talented and dedicated to such tasks — I thought I might share a few thoughts on it. As a DM tool, it does several things really well. I know this […]

As most of you fine folks out there in Gnome Stew lands know, I’m a fiction author in addition to being an avid role player and part of Gnome Stew. In the realm of getting fiction sold before you can actually sell it to readers, there are agents and editors to work with to get […]

As I’ve begun to move back to D&D online games run through various VTTs, I’ve begun to refine some of my game mastering techniques to accommodate some of the new challenges. One of the techniques I’ve pulled out of my old, tattered, black and white mead notebook is the concept of a default initiative for […]

Join Ang, Chuck, and J.T. for a discussion about making use of rules from games other than the game you’re running. Can these gnomes cobble together enough games to avoid being thrown in the stew? Download: Gnomecast #107 – Grafting Rules Into Other Games Check out J.T.’s Dresden Files RPG Magic Use Summary. Follow Chuck […]