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- [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 […]
- [Dice Monkey] Vampires vs. Liches Pt 5: Experiment Prep! B/X Liches are B/S May 23, 2013Here is where I see these experiments beginning to fall apart. Companion & Master Set levels present a massive scaling problem. Note that both of these Liches are underpowered by B/X standards and I haven't given them their full accoutrement of temporary magic items and scrolls. Leeroy, the Little Lich Lvl 18 Magic User (undead) AC = 0 HP 32 (9d4 […]
- [Do You Have A Flag?] WIP: Necromunda 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. It laso 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 Nurgle […]
- [d20 Dark Ages] I won! The Teratic Tome, by Rafael Chandler May 23, 2013Once upon a time I had a character in Middle Earth Role Playing who not only got beaten to death by an angry mob, but ended up getting half of the group killed, too. All of this happened because he wanted to try out his "public speaking" skill to convince the mob that the agent of Sauron was the real enemy, not the PCs.While the incident wasn' […]
- [Not The Singularity] 20th Anniversary of Werewolf: The Apocalypse May 23, 2013After 20 years and still going strong, Werewolf the Apocalypse and other World of Darkness titles, were the meat and potatoes of my mid to late nineties gaming. Getting the chance to play half man/half beasts made this the game to play. You fought vampires, the worm, and other lycanthropes in an ever ending battle with your own rage and humanity. This epic s […]
- [Keep Rollin' Sixes] GARDAIN GLIMMERSTONE, CLERIC OF DUMATHOIN May 23, 2013Session Zero. Character creation.
- [Geek's Dream Girl] The Asylum May 23, 2013Mental institutions are an icon in Western fiction, and they’ve seeped into our consciousness as gamers. But are we adequately prepared to use them well in games? Institutions as a game element are a combination of individual components: architecture, history, conditions, and context/use. Kirkbride Buildings It’s likely the photos of abandoned asylums you’ve […]
