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26 February

Iconic Design: Don’t Mess with a Fashionesta

Written by Alex Augunas
Hey everyone! I’m Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and I’m back with another Iconic Design! Special thanks to KDN Captain Ryan Costello for filling in for me last week—my Grandfather suddenly passed away the week before last, and I...
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23 February

Monstrous Physique — Kasama the Invincible

Written by Luis Loza
Hello! This week’s monster is something unique. Not only am I stating a massive creature in the form of a CR 30 kaiju, but I’m also laying the foundation for a series of articles in the coming weeks. I...
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22 February

Burst of Insight: Still Borrowing Rules

Written by Andrew Marlowe
Burst of Insight
I’ve been prepping to run Giantslayer for a while now, and those of you who have read it played it or listened to the Glass Cannon know how the campaign begins. For everyone else, I’m going to keep this...
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21 February

Keyword Design – “Intelligence”

Written by Ryan Costello
In Keyword Design, I use a single word as inspiration for a mundane item, a magic item, a feat, a spell, and a class option. Today’s word is “Intelligence” as suggested by… well, no one. In the last Keyword...
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20 February

Inspire Confidence – The 2018 Winter Olympics

Written by Monica Marlowe
Sometimes life gets away from us, Andrew and I are swapping days this week. You’re regularly scheduled Burst of Insight will appear on Thursday. I make no pretense that my blog here is anything other than the things I...
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19 February

Iconic Design – Cackles and Quips

Written by Ryan Costello
Ryan here, taking over for Alex to expand upon my latest PFS character, as mentioned in the banter segment of Know Direction episode 172. My understanding of Hollywood changed when I heard The Joker described as a dream character...
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16 February

Monstrous Physique — Big Daddy

Written by Luis Loza
Every once in a while, a game will have a character or enemy that is instantly iconic. One of these, I would say, is the Big Daddy from Bioshock. It’s a big, imposing, and terrifying looking enemy that just...
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15 February

Know Direction 172 – Interview with Paizo’s Crystal Frasier

Written by Jefferson Thacker
Crystal Frasier, the developer of the latest Adventure Path, War for the Crown, and author of the next Pathfinder comic miniseries, Spiral Of Bones, joins us to talk about the many projects she’s handling and answer all your questions!
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15 February

Behind The Screens: Inspired By… Lego Elves

Written by Ryan Costello
Inspired By is a new Behind the Screens subseries in which Ryan talks about something everyday he cames across -be it a book, song, toy, etc- that inspired him as a GM. In today’s installment, he talks about the...
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14 February

Dear DovahQueen – Giving Them a Reason

Written by Loren Sieg
We’ve all been there. You carefully crafted a robust story involving war, intrigue, adventure, and cool battles. Then your players decide to do something completely different and miss it all. Let’s explore some ways we can help them  choose...
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