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Join Ang, Jared, and Tomas for a discussion about their experiences and opinions of different settings for Dungeons & Dragons through the years. Can these gnomes live in enough different […]

Jared is joined by very special guest James Introcaso, Lead Designer of MCDM Productions, to discuss “Flee, Mortals!”, the MDCM monster book for 5e. They talk design process and decisions, […]

Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about those magical gaming moments that keep you coming back for more, and how as a GM you can help those moments […]

Join Ang, Jared, and Phil for a discussion about running games in settings with established canonical storylines in other media. Is it canon that these gnomes will end up in […]

Join Ang, John, and Tomas for a discussion about how to expand the selection of new games that you and your group can enjoy. Can these gnomes try enough new […]

Join Ang, Chuck, and Jared for a discussion about balancing gaming with the rest of life and recognizing when you might want to step back for a while. Can these […]

Join Ang, Matt, J.T., and Senda for Valentine’s Day readings of excerpts from stories in 26.5 Shades of Scarlet, Gnome Stew‘s collection of gnome-based romance stories. Will these gnomes be gnomantic enough to escape the stew? Links for this episode: 26.5 Shades of Scarlet is available for pay-what-you-want at DriveThruRPG, with all proceeds donated to Planned Parenthood. Ebon Fantasy Essence from Ebon Gryphon Games Panda’s Talking Games Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Misdirected Mark!

Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about how GMs can make good use of story tropes for the benefit of the game as well as how to avoid common trope pitfalls. Can these gnomes handle enough tropes to avoid…well, you probably already know. This episode’s links: Gnomecast #60 – “Don’t Fridge the NPC” Phil’s Gnome Stew article “Making Tropes for Your Games” Jared’s blog What Do I Know? The Talons and Talismans anthology featuring one of J.T.’s stories Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Bonus Experience!

Join Ang, John, and Senda for a discussion about tips and tricks for keeping your NPCs varied and interesting. Can these gnomes come up with enough interesting NPCs to avoid the stew? Check out Short Order Heroes from Calico Games. Check out Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game from Engine Publishing. Follow John…wait, no. Don’t follow John. Follow Senda at @IdellaMithlynnd on Twitter and @IdellaMithlynnd on TikTok, and check out her other podcast Panda’s Talking Games. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Panda’s Talking Games!

Join Ang for the latest installment of “Meet a New Gnome” as the latest gnome, Andrew (of the blog Tangible Day), joins the stew! Learn about Andrew’s gaming origin story, his own blog, and his Gnome Stew articles. Will this new gnome be spared the stew? Check out Andrew’s blog Tangible Day, and see more of his work on the Tangible Day Facebook page, at @tangible_day on Instagram, and at @tangibleday on Twitter. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Mastering Dungeons!

Jared is joined by return guest Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios for a conversation about the development of Haunted West and some of Chris’s design philosophies. Follow Chris at @Darker_Hue on Twitter and check out more of his work at Darker Hue Studios. Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter, check out his blog What Do I Know?, and catch his audio blog podcast at anchor.fm/whatdoiknowjraudioblog. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out They’re A Super Geek, streaming every other Thursday at 9 PM U.S. Eastern on the Misdirected Mark Twitch channel, or catch the They’re A Super Geek podcast on podcatchers everywhere!

Jared is joined by return guest Celeste Conowitch of 2CGaming for a conversation about Celeste’s new supplement Rewards and Rarities. Check out Rewards and Rarities on Kickstarter through December 5th, 2021. Follow Celeste at @cconowitch on Twitter and check out her website at celesteconowitch.com. Check out more of her work at 2CGaming and the Venture Maidens podcast, and follow @venturemaidens on Twitter. Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter, check out his blog What Do I Know?, and catch his audio blog podcast at anchor.fm/whatdoiknowjraudioblog. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out the Misdirected Mark show, streaming every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern on the Misdirected Mark Twitch channel, or catch the Misdirected Mark podcast on podcatchers everywhere!

Join Ang, Jared, and Matt as they swap gamer horror stories in “Tales from the Stewpot,” this seasonally spooky episode of Gnomecast! Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter, check out his blog What Do I Know?, and catch his audio blog podcast at anchor.fm/whatdoiknowjraudioblog. You can’t find Matt on the Internet, except of course for at Gnome Stew! Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out They’re A Super Geek, streaming every other Thursday at 9 PM U.S. Eastern on the Misdirected Mark Twitch channel, or catch the They’re A Super Geek podcast on podcatchers everywhere!

Join Ang, Chuck, and J.T. for a discussion about how to make good use of side quests and other departures from the main plots of your campaigns. Check out J.T.’s Gnome Stew article “Side Quests For The Fun Of It.” Follow J.T. at @jtevans on Twitter and check out his website at jtevans.net. Follow Chuck by using a time machine to visit MySpace. Follow Ang by using a time machine to visit LiveJournal or at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Bonus Experience!

Join Ang and Senda for a discussion about how to handle different kinds of relationships at your table, whether between players or characters. Follow Senda at @IdellaMithlynnd on Twitter, catch her on The Misdirected Mark Forums, and check out her other podcast Panda’s Talking Games. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Panda’s Talking Games!

Join Ang, Jared, and Phil for a discussion about burning out as a GM, the ways it can happen, and what you can do about it. Phil’s article “Losing Interest” Ang’s article “GMing Fatigue” Phil’s article “The Rebound Game” Gnomecast #44 – Resisting the Shiny Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter, check out his other blog What Do I Know?, and check out his text-to-speech podcast What Do I Know? Follow Phil at @DNAphil on Twitter and check out his other work at Encoded Designs and Panda’s Talking Games. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out the Misdirected Mark podcast!

Join Ang, Chuck, and Tomas for a discussion about memorable in-game locations: where to find them, how to use them, and some of their own favorites. Do not follow Chuck on the Internet, apparently. Follow Tomas at @TGimenezrGM on Twitter and check out his work at Tribality. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out The Lounge!

Jared is joined by special guest Meagan Maricle of Kobold Press to discuss Meagan’s work in RPGs and various Kobold Press projects, including Tome of Heroes for 5E on Kickstarter now! Follow Meagan at @GMMoonwolf on Twitter. Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter, check out his other blog What Do I Know?, and check out his text-to-speech podcast What Do I Know? Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Bone, Stone, & Obsidian!

Jared is joined by special guest Celeste Conowitch for a discussion about Venture Maidens, Penwitch Studio, the creation and affects of third-party work for Dungeons & Dragons, and more! Check out Venture Maidens for both the 5E setting guide and the upcoming podcast series Campaign 2. Watch for upcoming projects from Kobold Press. Check out Kingdoms and Warfare from MCDM Productions. Check out Penwitch Studios for more information about Podjam 2021. Follow Celeste at @cconowitch on Twitter and check out more of her work at celesteconowitch.com. Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter, check out his other blog What Do I Know?, and check out his text-to-speech podcast What Do I Know? Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Mastering Dungeons!

Join Ang, Phil, and special guest John Carney for a discussion about what to expect as you return to the in-person gaming tables. Are these gnomes going to be careful enough to keep out of the stew? Check out Phil’s Gnome Stew article “A Checklist For Returning To Face To Face Gaming.” Follow John at @JohnCarney (not the politician) on Twitter. Follow Phil at @DNAphil on Twitter, and check out his other podcasts Misdirected Mark and Panda’s Talking Games. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Bone, Stone, & Obsidian!