“If that freight doesn’t get loaded on time, I am going to turn you into a cow catcher!” [Looking at his stop-watch] “They are very, very late. Someone is getting tied to the train tracks.” Drig’Drall’s Story Drig’Drall was once a Barbaric Monk of a wild tribe of Goliaths from a deserted wasteland of a country. His clan practiced a strange form of primal magic [Read the article]
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]
Kerocene, paladin, and the mayor of Old York, is a Half Mercury Dragon that is the grand daughter of Bahamut. She lovingly refers to our group of adventures as her idiots. Even going out of her way when they are off doing other things to call on new idiots. When she first appeared, she was held captive by the old ruler of Old York. She [Read the article]
Braxis owns and operates the Midewins and Friggols Magical Auction House and Artifact Emporium. He’s a thinker, and likes to go against the normal day-to-day operations of other stores. He decided instead of letting heroes come to him, he would bring the store to them. Braxis created a magical device called the Auction Assistant 1000 (500 GP to buy, or DM’s price). It is a [Read the article]
Captain Spirodos “Spivey” Swiftknife is currently the captain of the HMS Nightingale, a merchant marine vessel. Many rumors surround this man. And the truth may top them all! He was once a captain in the Imperial Navy and took part in the battles against the Sea Kingdoms. He was also tried for, convicted, and exonerated of piracy and other crimes on the high seas (including [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 is not the first article to be written on this subject, nor will it be the last. In my experience, there are two kinds of DM’s. One is concerned with “balance,” the other with “fun.” For the record, this is not me complaining that I was never allowed to try my crazy idea for a half-orc fighter/barbarian with a spiked chain, and massively exploit [Read the article]
Note: A few years ago, I went to a gaming convention somewhere in Connecticut with my dear friend Dave, and had the opportunity to play a few games I’d never played before, which is why conventions exist. If you go to a convention and only play inside your comfort zone, you are totally missing out. In the Shadowrun game, I played Samson, an enormous rock-headed [Read the article]