A few years ago, I was sitting at work in the jail as a new-hire. I was talking with a couple of guys about gaming and they brought up that the next edition of game XYZ was coming out. The game was taking an entirely new direction, offering all these new, cool options, mechanics, and support. “Radical! I can’t wait to try it out! Tell [Read the article]
Good day, my fellow chummers. It’s Monday, the start of the first full week of the year, and I’d like to address you of our agenda… The Shack is sailing along, smoothly, with a few hundred consistent hits a day. I think that’s pretty good for a blog that’s not yet one year old, and I’m happy with that (hopefully, in the future, we’ll get [Read the article]
It’s that time again! And what better way to start not only the month, but the year with a nod to one of the best gaming blogs out there? Gnome Stew! You know you’ve been there, and you’ve probably wondered what they put in their stew – other than gnomes. Well, it’s the vast number of GM-related gaming articles, of course! Also, I haven’t read [Read the article]
Alrighty gamers – the votes are in and points are tallied. This was an interesting contest, since all ten NPC entries received at least 1 vote from someone (it seems each NPC struck a good chord with the various judges). All entries are located on the Steal This NPC page, and thank you to everyone for participating! 1st Place: Laredd Brewer, the Tavern Owner – [Read the article]
Yep, you heard right! Contest #3 – Your Best NPC has closed. We’ll post the winners in one week. Drum roll…
THIS CONTEST HAS NOW CLOSED All right fellow gamers, we need just one more NPC to finish off the Your Best NPC contest. Even though we only need one more to end the contest, I’ll take all submissions after that one until the end of the day. Place your entry here! Your NPC can be for any game or genre. You must provide at least [Read the article]
I have a confession to make: I’ve been cheating on you. I know, I know, you thought we were monogamous, but I have to say – I have more than one blog. In fact, you aren’t even my first. AND, you’re not my latest. Let me explain… Over a year ago I decided to jump onto the Adsense bandwagon. For those of you who don’t know, [Read the article]
“Campaign Mastery helps tabletop RPG game masters knock their players’ socks off by showing GMs how to run exceptional campaigns. Through tips, how-to articles, and GMing tricks posted each week, we teach you how to build memorable campaigns from start to finish.” This statement from Campaign Mastery couldn’t be more true. Johnn Four and Mike Bourke are two veteran gamers who consistently put out articles, [Read the article]
About two years ago I downloaded the E-Z DUNGEONS: Borderland Keep, then proceeded to make one of the best ever 3d battle map terrain sets of my underpaid DMing career. Of course, after all was said and done, the castle crumbled to pieces due to a raging gargantuan Terrasque… (or, a sneaky 3 year-old who took the entire set under the dining room table for [Read the article]
THIS CONTEST HAS NOW CLOSED NPCs that stick in the minds of the players are simply one of the best story-telling tools you can have in your gaming tool box. Aside from statless non-wonders to be exploited and stepped on, NPCs can and do provide so many uses in any game. Since there are so many NPCs in the game world, I think it’s important [Read the article]