So, you’ve finally got your awesome background for your character. In addition, you’ve decked him out with the best gear a 1st level character can get, and you’re totally ready to impress your gaming buds with your new badass character. Then, when the game starts, you’re sitting there waiting for your character to get introduced, and you’re nothing but a bundle of nerves. You can’t [Read the article]
This Contest has ended. See the results! Last month I put up a contest allowing for readers to win a free huge-sized minotaur. All you have to do is submit either a character background, adventure or encounter idea, NPC, monster, or enemy (see the Steal This… page for examples). Well, so far I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on the site, but few contest entries. [Read the article]
Quetsen Sisten, like most hunter Ferrenai, clings to the traditions of old. He makes his own clothing, his own weapons, and hunts for his his own meals. Even though he is a slave that has risen to the status of Head Trustee, he still prefers to be waited on by no one. Though he is a grateful, humble slave, he is still a hunter at heart. [Read the article]
Click here to read Part 1 Hello again! I’m here for the second installment of The Best Character Formulas. So far, I’ve talked about heroes with Personal Demons, and how while they might not seem to be the best choice as a hero, in the end, their stories might be the most rewarding. Moving On, I’ll be talking about my favorite type to play, Hindered [Read the article]
Think of any story, film, or novel. Quality-wise, those with the most success have something in common (special, memorable heroes). Well, I’m here to define those character formulas and relate them to your player characters. Ready? Formula 1: Personal Demons The character who carries personal demons is not the ideal hero (far from it). However, he has the potential to elicit the greatest emotional response [Read the article]
I feel that it is time to give a special thanks and shout-out to a few out there who have helped me with Stuffer Shack. In one form or another, Roleplaying Pro The Geek Life Project Critical-Hits Greywulf’s Lair and Plastic Polyhedra – have donated either time, posts, advice, encouragement, or graphics (thanks for letting me steal the header, Greywulf). You all Rock! I don’t [Read the article]
Wolf’s Run actually involves a Skills Challenge and a Combat Encounter. As the PCs are traveling across the land to another town, they start to notice wolves in and about the surrounding uninhabited hills. Any Nature-oriented character will easily be able to discern that the PCs have entered wolf territory, and that the wolves are just keeping an eye on them. They will later notice [Read the article]
To my dear brother Damod, It is with grave urgency that I write this letter to you. I hope you are well and remember me fondly, despite my detachment in recent times. As you know, my marriage to the ambitious Merkon was one of convenience and although he is not a man of poor looks, it was not love or admiration that brought us together, [Read the article]
The sea is full of wonders; any bard worth his salt knows that. Not that “Anchor,” as he is called, spends enough time on the shore to listen to any bards. As a hunched warforged covered in barnacles and rocky coral, any trip onto the mainland is driven only by the purest necessity. Once the war had reached it’s ultimate conclusion, warforged dispersed into the [Read the article]
As the heir to the Boanerges family fortune, James had it all – the mansions, the cars, the wealth – basically the playboy lifestyle. Though, when the Syndicate moved in, his life came crashing down. For reasons he still does not understand, they crushed his business interests through extortion, hostile take-overs, and direct attacks until all that remained was a small R&D tech firm on [Read the article]