Erik Schmidt

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I've been playing tabletop RPGs since the early '80s. While I cut my teeth GMing AD&D, Gamma World, Aftermath!, RuneQuest, and Shadowrun, these days I play and GM a wide variety of games, including Eclipse Phase, Dungeon World, Call of Cthulhu, and various flavors of Fate.

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18	What is “RPG Theory?”
18	How to convey the tone of Shadowrun
17	Why can't clerics use sharp weapons?
17	How can I convey the nonsensicality of a dream world?
15	What do I do with a dissonant player?

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21	When GMing in a high-tech game world how do you handle potentially disruptive tech?

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