Category Archives: resources
Collected GM Advice: Adventure Design
Rather than reinvent the wheel, I thought it would be better to just collect all the great ideas and suggestions that people have been posting on the interwebs. Here are some of the best links for Adventure Design for Dungeon … Continue reading →
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Stars Without Number Review and Resources
Background: Stars Without Number reads and plays like a combination of Original D&D and Traveler. It’s a hard sci fi in the vein of classic writers like Heinlein and Asamov, and more modern writers like Karl Schroeder and Scalzi. It’s … Continue reading →
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Best Random Tables for Gaming
Sometimes, I really like using random tables. When I get that hankering to see how many limbs my hireling is missing, this is where I come. Random Tables I’ve Found Non-specific Hirelings: Random features for hirelings. Symptoms: 30 random symptoms. … Continue reading →
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Using Google+ and Twiddla to Game Online
We have just started using Google+ and Twiddla.com to role-play online, and it has been working great. I got the idea from Constantcon. Searching online, I haven’t really found any good resources for using these two websites while gaming, so … Continue reading →
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Ways to Play D&D and other RPGs Online
After some gaming at Gencon some of my far flung friends and I decided we wanted to continue to play some D&D (in this case 4e) online. I, as the DM, have been looking for ways to play online. Here … Continue reading →
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Neverwinter Campaign Guide Review and Resources
Background Neverwinter is the big push for Wizards this year. With a video game, a facebook game, multiple books and an encounters season, Wizards is really pushing this setting this year. A big component of this push for RPG players is the … Continue reading →
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Running a “West Marches” Game Links and Resources
“West Marches” game has been the rage for a while. It’s a specific kind of sandbox game, where the players change each week and each adventure. Developed originally by Ben Robbins, the indie game designer of Microscope, it has grown … Continue reading →
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Best Links on Creating Medieval Cities and Towns
Creating interesting and realistic medieval cities can be surprisingly difficult. Here are some links and suggestions for making great cities for a D&D/Fantasy Game. I tried to include links to free resources. If anyone has any other good links, please … Continue reading →
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D&D Encounters: The Lost Crown of Neverwinter Review and Resources
Background In 2010, Wizards began winding down support for Living Forgotten Realms and introduced a new program, called D&D Encounters. This was to support stores, as the program could only be played in stores. Each week on Wednesday, you could … Continue reading →
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Apocalypse World Review and Resources
I just read through the Apocalypse World Master of Ceremonies Playbook by Vincent Baker because I had noticed a lot of people on Story Games talking about it, particularly adapting it to other genres. When people are so enamored with a … Continue reading →
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