Category: From the Editor’s Desk

Want to win $5 worth of roleplaying game stuff from DriveThruRPG? It’s easy! All you have to do is write a one-paragraph plot-seed.

Stuffer Shack will soon be publishing its first product, Truly Terrifying Vampires. It’s an awesome guide for creating the types of vampires that have inspired terror over the last few thousand years (not the charismatic and cerebral Dracula types of today). The book is nearing completion, and we’d like to include a few plot-seeds from our readers. For your participation, you may earn a $5 gift certificate from DriveThruRPG, as well as credit in the book (which will be around 25 pages).

Okay, there are a few caveats… Continue reading “Write a Plot-Seed, Earn $5 DriveThruRPG Credit!”

“Where do you go when you graduate from Hogwarts?”

That question was very much on our minds as we set out to create Scarthey, the University of the Arcane, which we introduced in our newest book Welcome to Scarthey. Continue reading “Where do you go when you graduate from Hogwarts?”

So… for some reason, Stuffer Shack has received a lot of orders over the past few months (way more than normal).  Apparently, gamers like what we put out…  Mini Counters to track your figures, Condition Markers to mark your figures, Horse Minis for your figures to ride, Exotic Mounts for your figures to ride in style, Number Tokens for quick bad guys, and then some Monster Minis for some real bad guys!  I think I’m forgetting a few things, but you get the idea…

Anyway, this post is really less of a “Hey check this stuff out!,” and more of a “Hey, I apologize.  I certainly appreciate the business (thank you), but if you place an order, it might take a week for me to get to it.”

I am starting to get caught up, but I’m not there yet.  The backlog of orders has been pretty big, and I’ve honestly felt really bad about it.

Thank you for reading, and game on!

Chris

Probably the best advice would be to just have fun, but I particularly like Dungeon World’s advice to “Play to find out what happens.”

Continue reading “#RPGaDAY 31 2016 – Best Game Advice Ever!”

Today’s entry is a bit late, and as it turns out I’m doing a combo entry covering two days.

If I could play anywhere in the world, I’d have to say I’d prefer gaming at home in the most awesome gaming room. I thought of all the cool places, like in a castle, a pyramid, a haunted house, etc. and they’re all awesome, but I have to say, I’d probably be so distracted that it wouldn’t really work. Also, the nice thing about being home is that you have all the amenities right there. In a pyramid, you can’t just go to the bathroom or grab a snack. Instead, I’d say home is best, but not just anyplace at home – in the most awesome gaming room ever.

Continue reading “#RPGaDAY 29 & 30 2016 – Best Place to Game!”

There is one book that I believe is at the foundation of all gamer’s pasts, or if it’s not, it should be. It’s a classic tale of a hero’s quest, but one told in an ancient, different world, but one that’s not so different that we can’t see ourselves in it. The group comes together soon in the beginning and go on to face many different threats, but overcome them together. At one point, they are divided up and forced to rely on their own wits. The lead character gains a powerful artifact that will help in his future adventures and ultimately they all go up against an insurmountable threat, only to succeed.  Their success though isn’t the end of the journey, but rather leads to a new battle, one which brings the forces of the world together to battle.

Continue reading “#RPGaDAY 28 2016 – Every Gamer Must Have Read This Book”

The time that comes to mind was after the great blizzard of 1996 in Victoria, British Columbia.

Now, although that’s in Canada you should understand that Victoria’s weather is actually the mildest of in the country. Typically the city gets maybe a day or two of snow, sometimes nothing more than a dusting here and there. On those days, mayhem ensues as people unused and unprepared to drive in snow hit the streets. We’re not used to snow in Victoria, let alone a lot of snow.

Continue reading “#RPGaDAY 27 2016 – Most Unusual Circumstance In Which I’ve Gamed”

This is a pretty easy one, since RPGs naturally fit in a constellation of various hobbies. Wargaming is the one that gave it birth and miniature painting goes hand-in-hand with it. Computer gaming was born out of tabletop RPGs, and as such, computer programming is another hobby that follows this path. Consuming media is necessary to develop new stories, so goes well with RPGs. Finally, I’d say that artistic creation like writing, drawing or creating other works of art that complement or are part of the RPGs definitely fit the bill.

Over the years I have seen a number of good characters, ones that have stood out among the hundreds. What made them stand out was that they were memorable, but what made them memorable? I’d say there are three key factors to making a great character: a strong personality, a strong focus and character development.

Continue reading “#RPGaDAY 25 2016 – What Makes a Good Character?”