Marc Talbot (Alton)

Living in Elliot Lake, Canada has taught me many valuable lessons. The first is making sure my garbage cans have tight lids, because BEARS do love to come into my yard (especially on garbage day). Secondly, teaching happens to be the best profession in the world, and lastly, I can still be part of the gaming community without being physically present. I've been an RPGer for over 25 years, teacher for 6, blogger for 1, and married to a wonderful woman, I couldn’t ask for anything else in life – except for…Profile Page / Article Portfolio

Jun 122012
 
Where To Go? A Quick Reference Tavern Directory For Any Fantasy Setting (Part 2)

DM: “So you walk into the bar and see a table in the back of the room.  The room is somber and filled with smoke.  Sitting at the table is a Dragonborn, a Tiefling, and an Eladrin.” Player: “This must be the odd group of adventurers the Mayor was talking about!  By the way, what is the name of this bar…” DM: “Ummmm… (Looks at [Read the article]

Feb 232012
 
Radio Rivendell: Inspiration For Any Gaming Table

I don’t even know what drew me to the site.  I think that I was surfing the RPG Blog Alliance website for blogs to read, and this particular one caught my eye.  I visited the site and was instantly hooked.  Based out of Sweden, it’s a gorgeous site that is easy on the eyes and light on the ears.  I thought to myself “More people [Read the article]

Feb 152012
 
Sometimes Less is More: Preparation Tips

Everyone wants to be the best DM possible.  They want to give their players the experience of a lifetime, every time.  People create their own adventure, because modules – well can be a little dry and linear at times.  I am not bashing modules, modules can be quite interesting for basic playing.  Unfortunately, they tend not to provide the depth that serious role-players crave. When [Read the article]

Feb 062012
 
Where To Go? A Quick Reference Tavern Directory For Any Fantasy Setting (Part 1)

DM: “So you walk into the bar and see a table in the back of the room.  The room is sombre and filled with smoke.  Sitting at the table is a Dragonborn, a Tiefling, and an Eladrin.” Player: “This must be the odd group of adventurers the Mayor was talking about!  By the way, what is the name of this bar…” DM: “Ummmm… The d20 [Read the article]

Dec 212011
 
Steal this Monster: The Chaos Golem

Before the multiverse was split into the two factions of Toril and Abeir by Ao, The primordials and the gods were waging the Dawn War in the multiverse. The primordials were in a constant battle with the gods for total dominance of the cosmology. The primordials, beings of elemental energies collaborated often in the creation of being to help them in their war against the [Read the article]

May 102011
 
Minion Madness - Steal this Snake Trap

By Alton, from 20ft Radius. Traps have always intrigued me.  From Indiana Jones to Gilligan’s Island, and from SAW to Star Wars, traps have always been sources of conflict to entertain the audience.  What better way to create suspense than to place the characters from a book, movie, or even television into a situation, and to watch how they manage to get themselves out of it? [Read the article]