HJRP2211 Encouraging New GMs, Horror, Settings, Canon

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HJRP2211 Encouraging New GMs, Horror, Settings, Canon

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Aug 12, 2018

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Your Hosts: Stu, Kimi, Joey, Tappy

In this Episode: Davio asks about encouraging new GMs. Terry in Idaho asks for some setting suggestions. MinipainterJen sends us a story about canon and RPGs. And Blake sends us a horror story from Y2K.

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Aug 12, 2018

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