People have options when it comes to how they want to be entertained. If you’re anything like me, one of your first choices is your favorite RPG. The question is, how can we get more people to share that choice with us? As there are more players, there is more energy, talent and money that is invested in the community. When that happens, we get [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]
So how does a society hold together, if everybody is beating up everybody else? How do races known for thuggery keep any kind of order, do any kind of trade? This article addresses the way I handle such communities in my own RPG campaigns. It doesn’t have to be orcs – it could be any fairly brutal population. But I use this in particular for [Read the article]
This character was made for the Sundered Skies setting, a world torn apart into islands set adrift in the sky. Horatio was a lowly goblin, drifting in what was left of a wrecked lifeboat. He couldn’t remember what had happened, and couldn’t speak most languages anyway. The lifeboat was orcish though. All he can ever recall starts from this moment forward. Weeks went by out [Read the article]
I’ll be honest. That is me much of the time. Do I like being that way? No, but it’s hard to change because, well, I am always right. How many times have you tried to influence how your players play their characters? “You need to get into character more.” “Give him a background.” “Give him goals.” “Give him morals.” “Give him quirks.” “Make him different [Read the article]
I’m very happy to announce that The Id DM is the 2012 RPG Site of the Year! Out of 34 contestants, readers voted online to come up with five finalists. After that, the judges had an entire week to go over those finalists to determine their favorite. Points were tallied (twice!), and the winner was determined. While everyone certainly had a strong showing, it was [Read the article]
This is just a quick update on where we are for the 2012 RPG Site of the Year award. We’ve had 34 contestants submit their sites for the contest, prizes donated from eight of our nine sponsors, and one cool SOTY Shield designed by our very own Adam Bragg (Spiralbound). We’ve announced our five finalists: Gnome Stew, Dungeon’s Master, G*M*S Magazine, The Id DM, and [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]
The RPG Site of the Year contest and award was thought up and implemented with three goals in mind: To provide a fun event that readers and bloggers can take part in, To bring to light some interesting blogs that readers may not have seen before, And to award that one gaming blog for a job very well done. Well, I think we’ve accomplished the [Read the article]
Voting has wrapped up for the 2012 RPG Site of the Year contest. We’ve had an outstanding showing of voters, and several fun campaigns by contestants. It’s been so much fun thus far, and I wanted to thank everyone for participating. We’ll announce the five finalists on Monday, April 23rd, and then our judges will evaluate each of those five sites over the course of [Read the article]