“All DMs need memorable, fearsome monsters to populate their dungeons and challenge their PCs, and the Midgard Bestiary is designed and tested to provide you with the very best.” Last year I had the opportunity to work on an incredible project. Rich Green and myself, with the guidance of Wolfgang Baur, went through five years of Kobold Quarterly/Open Design publications to pull together a list of the [Read the article]
Silver Samurai is probably best known by fans for his appearances on the old X-Men cartoon show. This sometimes villain, sometimes hero has had a much larger history in the comics however, ranging from crime lord, to Hydra bodyguard, to a premier member of the Japanese Super Group ‘Big Hero Six’. You’ll find statistics for him as a Minor Villain in the Marvel Heroic Basic [Read the article]
It may seem like an odd pairing, but this grouping is ripped from the pages of New Avengers. If you’re going to continue the events as they roughly happened after the Break Out! Mini Event, then you’ll soon find these two in Japan, helping to set the stage for Secret Invasion way down the line. Madame Hydra is a near ageless villain devoted to, you [Read the article]
Who’s got two regenerating thumbs and is your favorite crazy assassin? This guy! Deadpool’s abilities haven’t changed too much over the years, but the way that writers treat him has. I’ve tried to create a version here that rewards players for playing into Deadpool’s madness, while slowly building the doom pool as a result. Hopefully, people can play him as either a crazed loon or as lovable satire with the [Read the article]
Final Warning! Today is the last day to submit your site for Site of the Year! Now is the time to submit your site for the 2012 RPG Site of the Year contest. You have a blog, right? You want people to know about it, right? Well, then enter it into the contest (for free!) before it’s too late! There’s plenty of gaming blogs out there, [Read the article]
PAX East is this weekend in Boston, the 6th to 8th! I am so excited! As of this writing there are still Friday and Sunday passes available (surprisingly), so if you haven’t gotten your passes yet, there’s still a chance. Go get them! I’ll be there with the Gamer Assembly, volunteering for Wizards of the Coast and generally hanging out. Feel free to say hi. [Read the article]
I’ve been tinkering with the following for about two weeks now. I’ve seen lots of new Marvel Datafiles floating around the net since Marvel Heroic Roleplaying launched. Many appear in plain text, while others have created large, colorful image files for their characters. I’ve striven to create something in between. The below was created with Word, and we’ve included the .docx file so you can edit to make [Read the article]
My players and I are between D&D Campaigns. I’ve got the opening scenes laid out in my head, but I’m just not ready for that pivotal first session. Knowing what I had on hand, I gave my players three choices: I could run their characters in our side campaign through some purchased adventures (D&D 4e), we could try the quickstart rules for DragonAge (closer to [Read the article]
We’ve already delved into how the size of the city, and the city’s residents, can help establish its importance and make it all the more engaging for your players. Remember, a city that makes sense adds that touch of reality to your fantasy world that can help immerse your players in your world. What about where the city is? This is often my first step [Read the article]
There’s a brand new print magazine for fans of tabletop gaming! The Call to Assembly is the latest project from the Gamer Assembly, gathering material from their blog and abroad into a quality print magazine! You can get your own copy printed on demand from Lulu for 7.99 plus shipping. You can also get the PDF version at no charge at all from Drive Thru [Read the article]