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Dreamation 2017 Con Report – GM All the Games edition

For four days this past weekend, gamers of all stripes descended once again upon Morristown, NJ for Dreamation, one of several annual conventions organized by Double Exposure. Most of Fandible made the trek into the New Jersey wilds, and a fabulous time was had by all. This is Angela’s Dreamation 2017 Con Report – GM ALL THE GAMES edition

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Con Report: AcadeCon 2016: Leveling Up

Over the weekend, Billy, Dan, Jesus, and I made a road trip to Ohio to attend AcadeCon, the gaming convention organized by the RPG Academy podcast. While the days leading up to the con were some of the toughest days I’ve had with lots of wondering “what do I do next?” going to the con was…

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Bubblegumshoe: Veronica Base, Casefile #001 2 of 2

As the mystery grows deeper, and Settler’s Day approaches, the teen sleuths discover just how much they’re willing to sacrifice to help a friend. Cooties are nothing when friendship is on the line.

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Like – Love – Hate: Why Bubblegumshoe Creates the Best NPCs

I picked up Bubblegumshoe on a whim earlier this summer. I’d played only a scant handful of Gumshoe games, and while I have a well documented love for coming of age YA fiction, the “teen detective” genre hadn’t left a strong impression on me. But I love Evil Hat’s work in general, and I was intrigued by a game that very explicitly discourages violence as a problem solving method, so into my DriveThruRPG cart it went.

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3 More Perfect Summer RPGs

It’s been two years since I first published the list of the 5 Best Summer Role Playing Games, and A LOT of new games have come out since then! So as New York waits out another interminable heat wave (hello heat dome – now does that sound like a wizard’s spell or what?), here are…

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