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17 April

Guidance — GMing 101: Why Not EVERY Encounter Needs to be a Bloodbath

Written by Alex Augunas
As you might know, I started GMing my first Adventure Path a few months ago. Currently, I’m running Strange Aeons, which has been very new and exciting for me. Prior to this, I’ve only played in the first three...
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14 April

Wandering Monsters — Dragon Lair

Written by Luis Loza
Today, we travel into one of the deepest and most dangerous caverns an adventurer can ever find herself: the dragon lair! This week’s map is very simple. It’s a big place to have an enormous, tough fight, worthy of...
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13 April

Behind the Screens – TPK or Be TPKed

Written by Ryan Costello
Some thoughts on Total Party Kills from guest blogger Ryan Costello now that he’s been on both sides of the board for a (near) TPK. As I mentioned in yesterday’s Keyword Design, our last Hell’s Rebel session was savage....
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12 April

Keyword Design – “Resilience”

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 “resilience” as suggested by Aaron. Of all the synonyms for toughness,...
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10 April

Know Direction 154 – Interview with James Jacobs

Written by Jefferson Thacker
Paizo recently announced a Book of the Damned hardcover for the Pathfinder RPG line, and we have questions. Luckily, Paizo’s Creative Director James Jacobs will join us to provide some answers!
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10 April

Pathfinder Poetry

Written by James Ballod
  Express your unpopular opinions about Pathfinder’s balance, mechanics, or community in a haiku. from Pathfinder_RPG A friend of mine turned me on to this older Reddit thread filled with Haikus about Pathfinder. I like the thread, but it’s mostly...
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10 April

Iconic Design — The Protection WoWadin

Written by Alex Augunas
I’ve been a World of Warcraft player since 2007, and since the Burning Crusade came out in 2008, my main character has been a Protection Paladin. (I was a mage before that, but stomping across the shattered world of...
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07 April

Monstrous Physique — Ganon

Written by Luis Loza
I’ve been playing the latest Zelda game, Breath of the Wild non-stop since it’s release. (Over 90 hours logged so far!) With all that Zelda in my life, it’s only right that I present some Zelda related content here....
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06 April

Inspire Confidence – Managing the Books

Written by Monica Marlowe
With available Paizo and 3PP (third party publisher) Pathfinder published materials numbering in the tens of thousands, it can be a challenge to find and use the material that is appropriate to your table without overwhelming the GM and...
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05 April

Dear DovahQueen – Arcane Physiology

Written by Loren Sieg
Wherein is discussed the intricacies of physiology in matters arcane: namely the intersectional effects of polymorph, lycanthropy, and trauma on the tangible condition.
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