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- [Dark•Heritage] m20 conclusions May 23, 2013Well, other than spell lists and monsters, my little m20 ruleset is complete, believe it or not. That's, of course, the beauty of m20--it's fully compatible with the SRD, yet almost outrageously simplified in comparison. The only thing left to do now is to playtest it a bit and see how it works.I'm a little bit hesitant to playtest with my r […]
- [Tenkar's Tavern] Trying to Decide on the "Summer Drop-in / Drop-Out Campaign" May 23, 2013I can see the signs already, and I suspect we'll have a hard time getting the full Saturday Night group together over the next few months with vacations and family visits and everything lese that the summer entails in regards to "real life".So, i want to put together a "drop-in / drop out" styled campaign for the gaming nites that th […]
- [Reality Refracted] What Do You Want More Of? May 23, 2013Quick, non-gaming related post today.First off, I apologize about the sporadic nature of the blog lately. I've had a lot going on, and it's made keeping focus on the blog a bit harder than normal. This should resolve itself, and I'm going to try to get things going smoothly again.That said, in order to write I need to know what to write. What […]
- [Ask the Dungeon Master] Designing Your Own Campaign Setting May 23, 2013Well, in between filming for the new One Die Short web show, I’ve finally found some time to answer a question. You can read a little more about the plan for the web show here, and keep an eye out for our kickstarter next week. Now back to business: today, we take a look at designing a campaign setting: Dear DM, I’ve finally gotten my 3.5 books and am conver […]
- [Do You Have A Flag?] Necromunda: Painting Scrofulous Scavvies May 23, 2013Necromunda has always been my favourite game, BFG a close second. Like many following the demise of GW Specialist Games myself and Scipio have decided to get a few games going. This demise happened to coincide with me re-reading a lot of old 2000AD/Judge Dredd comics, so I was already primed for some escapades in the Underhive.To tie in my my burgeoning Nur […]
- [Emergence Campaign] King Dorsian, ECL 30 Warrior-Mage May 23, 2013Today it's another special request; how to buy a rather straightforward, if very high level, d20 character; a 15th level Wizard / 14th level Fighter with a +1 ECL race and absurdly high attributes (which I think were set quite arbitrarily in the original build). Now this isn't really necessary – Eclipse IS fully back-compatible, so there actually i […]
- [The Iron Tavern] Random Table: NPC Traits May 23, 2013open clip art library I have been accused in the past of having some NPCs that were very "cardboard-like". Some had little personality, no unusual mannerisms, and just another voice among many. My group at one time even bought me a guide to playing NPCs. While working to improve that area of my game, it is still an area I struggle with. So today […]
- [Ultanya] Save vs. Stereotype May 23, 2013I loathe stereotypes of any kind. This holds especially true if they relate to anyone's hobby. RPGs have been battered and beaten over the years by all sorts of stereotypes. Titles such as geek, basement dweller, nerd, and other unsavory or unfair handles. I have always argued against this sort of behavior especially when it pertains to my favorite pas […]
- [Land of Nod] The Creeps (Part 2) [Monsters] May 23, 2013Today I have the second installment of the Creeps. Enjoy!GEMINETTESMedium Fey, Chaotic (LE), Average Intelligence; PairHD: 4AC: 13ATK: 1 strike (see below)MV: 30SV: F 14 R 11 W 11XP: 500 (CL 5)Geminettes always appear in pairs, with cold, calculating eyes and graceful forms. In combat, they attempt to maintain contact with either their white or black hands; […]
- [Campaign Mastery] Creating The World Of Tomorrow: Putting the SF into Sci-Fi Pt 2 May 23, 2013In part one, I looked at techniques for extrapolating from the world of today into a future world where technology has changed. These techniques have served me well in both fiction writing and developing sci-fi oriented game settings. In this second part, I will be examining some core technologies that everyone engaged in anything sci-fi needs to make unique […]
