Love and Hate of Epic Tier

Monte Cook’s latest Legends & Lore article hit with some thoughts on Epic Tier Play. It was short, had some polls, and seemed almost like he was just checking in with people or thinking out loud. Pretty common for one of those articles. The Internet loves to pick these articles apart then roll around in [Read more...]

 
"I push him over the ledge!"

How many times have you been sitting at the table of a role-playing game and thought, “Hey, this is actually pretty freaking cool. I haven’t had this much fun in quite a while”?  It happens from time to time, and hopefully more often than not. I remember the first time that happened with Dungeons & [Read more...]

 
Where To Find Advice

Hello Stuffer Shack, it’s been a while hasn’t it? No, I don’t have any excuses. Life got hectic, and I just kind of curled up in a ball and cried. Oh sure… you called, you wrote, you even invited me out to dinner last Tuesday night. But I didn’t show, did I? So now I’m [Read more...]

 
Vampires in your game, a fleshed out, detailed look...

The following content assumes that your game includes vampires, either as monsters, enemies, or player characters. The aim here is to help give them a more defined position and purpose for both players and GMs, but without including any mechanical stats. Enjoy!

 
The 10 Commandments of writing an RPG

Some pitfalls and roadblocks to avoid, and tips to heed, when writing your own RPG…

 
Charmed Hero

The following is a theme for Dungeons and Dragons, 4th edition. Presented as part of the ‘A Night in Lonesome October’ Blog Carnival. Some people are born great, some achieve greatness, and some are just surrounded by abyssal horrors! Fantasy is filled with examples of heroes who aren’t smarter, faster or stronger than everyone else, [Read more...]

Nov 022011
 

I came up with the concept for this game on my way to work one morning and I couldn’t get it out of my head all day, so I wrote it up on my lunch break. I’ve always been a big fan of rules-light systems because they’re easy to memorize and easy to tweak. I [Read more...]

 
Is Meetup for Gamers? I think it is, so get your game on!

Gaming has always been a passion of mine. I’d call it a hobby, but I think that doesn’t do it justice. Much of the draw of gaming isn’t just being on table; it’s having access to the community which surrounds every RPG out there. But that’s the hard part, getting connected with the community, and [Read more...]

 
Putting Different Ninja into your Role-Playing Game

By Anthony Laffan
- Yeah, that’s right. We’re talking about ninja today…

 
A Long Time Ago, in a Halfling Village

By Dixon Trimline
- Our personal destination is not always reached by way of accurate maps…

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