At PAX East 2012 they added a new small theatre called the Tabletop Theatre. It was different from the other panel rooms in that it was set up with actual tables, allowing people to run workshops. In addition to workshops, it had some Tabletop Gaming panels which often took in smaller crowds than the Video Game panels…
The history of financing independent films is certainly an interesting one. To finance his first feature, El Mariachi, Robert Rodrigez signed up for a series of medical experiments, some of which he still bears the scars from. Kevin Smith financed Clerks by signing up for a slew of credit cards, all maxed out during the production of the film. Presumably, they were later paid off in full…
Creative Commons and the Open Game License were supposed to herald a new, open, era of gaming in which we see games being released to a broader audience for enjoyment and consumption but also for creation of content. However, one often overlooked fact is that many of these licenses wrongly provide a sense of protection that is not available within certain works, and also cause [Read the article]
Sharon Carter is one heck of a woman. There’s no super soldier serum here, no cosmic rays, no mutation and no high tech suit. Everything she can do comes from her own human abilities. She’s one of SHIELD’s top agents, trained in combat, espionage and computers. She’s proved herself worthy of being the Director of SHIELD and even an Avenger, but she always falls back [Read the article]
The Myth. It was many years ago that the Farmer Simkins got the fright of his life. His once prize sow was fat with a litter, after two barren years. He had been sharpening the ax to take the meat from her since she was past her best, but when she started showing signs of being in the motherly way, she was spared, at least [Read the article]
Every Monday morning, we post a mini dungeon map for you to steal. Sometimes, we even include short comments or ideas to help you incorporate it in your game. Use the maps for one-offs, as the location of the final quest item, or cobble a bunch of them together into a larger dungeon. Just be sure to make it awesome! (Click the image for a hi [Read the article]
Every Monday morning, we post a mini dungeon map for you to steal. Sometimes, we even include short comments or ideas to help you incorporate it in your game. Use the maps for one-offs, as the location of the final quest item, or cobble a bunch of them together into a larger dungeon. Just be sure to make it awesome! (Click the image for a hi [Read the article]
Some of my characters exist in particular worlds, others are designed to be dropped in anywhere a GM might need them. The Brothers are an idea I’ve had for when I next run a Deadlands game, so they will be written to fit into that world. Please feel free to change anything that doesn’t make sense if you want to use them in a different [Read the article]
Every Monday morning, we post a mini dungeon map for you to steal. Sometimes, we even include short comments or ideas to help you incorporate it in your game. Use the maps for one-offs, as the location of the final quest item, or cobble a bunch of them together into a larger dungeon. Just be sure to make it awesome! (Click the image for a hi [Read the article]
Every Monday morning, we post a mini dungeon map for you to steal. Sometimes, we even include short comments or ideas to help you incorporate it in your game. Use the maps for one-offs, as the location of the final quest item, or cobble a bunch of them together into a larger dungeon. Just be sure to make it awesome! (Click the image for a hi [Read the article]