Chatty’s Halloween Post: The 2012 Zombie Apocalypse
This one is for The Maze, Scott, and HermitDave, and is a 100% RPG post inspired by my Influenza article. I give you the Zombie Apocalypse RPG Trope Post! Zombies are people, too… Okay, dead people, with poor verb[...]Read on >>
Return To Moria: Some Maps
These are two quick maps I pulled together for my Moria campaign using Open Office Draw to lay them out. Note to my players: Don't be peeking! They show the main upper halls, the lower deeps, the two gates into the Mine[...]Read on >>
Why the TPK is Your Best Friend
TPK. "Total Party Kill." An acronym usually preceded during gameplay by WTF, OMG, and GTFO. The TPK is generally seen as a failure, either on the part of the GM for making an "unbeatable" encounter, on the part of the pl[...]Read on >>
Forgotten Realms Issue 14 – Liches in Love
As is appropriate for Horror Month, this comic begins with a bejeweled skull (a demilich?) playing matchmaker for a lich. The demilich expounds upon the virtues of various women in the Forgotten Realms, especially those[...]Read on >>
Ogre Profiles: Hooper
As the new and significantly improved (read: not overfilled eye rape) website is being created, we're going to slowly start highlighting some of the new profiles that will mark the Member's gallery.Each Ogre was given th[...]Read on >>
Unearthed: In The Dungeons of the Slave Lords
October 31, 2009 from Theo Dudek, Ultimate Game Master
Filed under: 1E, RPG Hub, Review, dungeons & dragons
This old adventure is the fourth in a series of “Slave Lords” adventures, originally intended for tournament play. I haven’t read the others, but this one is really interesting (and potentially annoying[...] Filed under: 1E, RPG Hub, Review, dungeons & dragons
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A bit of Halloween surrealism…
In going through my old emails, I came across this gem from Amazon.com: Dear Amazon.com Customer, As someone who has purchased or rated “Rashomon – Criterion Collection”, you might like to know that [...]Read on >>
Dresden Files RPG Target Release Date Announced
They’re aiming to release the book at Origins 2010. You can read the full details here. [...]Read on >>
Another Shippensburg D&D Camp Story
Many thanks go out to Ben Robbins who got in to touch with another Shippensburg alumni and sent me this account to include on my blog. Nathan hadn’t read Ben’s account (at least at the time he wrote this) w[...]Read on >>
To Fudge or Not to Fudge, That is the Question
I brought up a topic on Twitter recently that spawned a number of replies and let to an interesting discussion. I asked if DM’s mostly rolled out in the open, or behind the screen. A good number of DM’s s[...]Read on >>
iTunes “Other Games” top 10!
Just logged in to iTunes and noticed that we’ve cracked the top 10 on the “other games” podcast category! The volatility of the list is such that we’ll probably be #86 in the next hour or so, but [...]Read on >>
Dragons In Eden I
October 31, 2009 from The Spirits of Eden
Filed under: Campaigns, D&D 4e, Fluff/Inspiration, RPG, RPG Hub
Of all the creatures upon Adel’s surface, few can match the size and majesty of dragons. Though the smallest dragon is the size of a man, the largest can be the size of an island. These massive reptilian spirits ex[...] Filed under: Campaigns, D&D 4e, Fluff/Inspiration, RPG, RPG Hub
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Happy Halloween! Beware of demon candy!
I realize that I send out this same message almost every year, but it's that most awesome of holidays once again, and I know from experience that most (if not all) gamers celebrate Halloween. Halloween and RPGs have so [...]Read on >>
No Evil Religions?
I'd thought I'd comment on Mr. Conley's post today. One, because I think he is wrong and two he's been a good friend for more years than I can remember and sometimes arguing with him can be good fun. The argument is wh[...]Read on >>
Pathfinder for Fantasy Hero
Ok, there is no doubt I love me some point based systems which is why I tend to run Hero for just about anything. This past week, I ran my occasional Fantasy Hero game in which I have been using the new Pathfinder advent[...]Read on >>
More on Religion
The best source for roleplaying is GURP Religion. There is very little in the way of rules so it is usable for just about any RPG. While it may seem academic at first glance the authors explain how the various concept a[...]Read on >>
A Halloween Tribute to the Tomb of Horrors
That’s right it is Halloween. Today I run my intrepid group of 18th level players back into the Tomb of Horrors. When we last left them they were all ejected naked and unarmed nearly a month ago. After taking a sho[...]Read on >>
Endday Interlude: Angels and Demons
Where do campaign ideas come from? Sometimes their plots are ripped from the pages of books or are inspired by That Movie (that movie, all too often, being Star Wars). There’s a lot to be said for transplanting plo[...]Read on >>
NaNoWriMo as Campaign Preparation
(TL;DR Summary: I've decided to use this year's NaNoWriMo as a means to flesh out a campaign setting.) This is part of my RPG series of entries here at SOB. See the inaugural entry in the series for more details. As N[...]Read on >>
I know what I want to dress up as now…
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Adding Fear to Your Game
…Okay, obviously, my last plan didn’t quite work out. So, rather than tempt fate again, I’ll just say I’ll post when and as I’m able, and leave it at that. Moving on… Happy Hallowe[...]Read on >>
Halloween Creature Feature – Peripheral Terrors
I don't normally deal with specific creatures, but I thought I'd put up a system neutral creature for use in anybodies horror games. The Peripheral Terrors.Peripheral Terrors are a lanky, fast moving humanoid with a dull[...]Read on >>
Mapping Challenge – Day 1
One of my projects is to finish off a deluxe random dungeon generating system for any dungeon-delving based RPG like D&D, Tunnels and Trolls and so on. But one of the elements I’m using to distinguish it from s[...]Read on >>
Happy Halloween, Gamer-Style!
If you're in a Halloween sort of mood today (and why wouldn't you be), you'll definitely want to check out The Devil's Night, a free Storytelling System adventure from the good people at Flames Rising (who are also the p[...]Read on >>
RPG Bloggers Network melt down, or maybe not?
During the week that went by, I was incapacitated with flu. As it always is, that's when things really start to happen. I'm kind of used to that. Life plays those kind of tricks of irony upon you. This last one was more [...]Read on >>
dracula the un-dead
Nottingham, October 31st 2009. It is with heavy heart and light hand that I lay down this novel and attempt to compose my thoughts on this latest story of the great Un-dead, Dracula. Knowing... Click the title [...]Read on >>
Impractical Applications, Week 72 (Dreaming)
Dreamscapes. Such lovely things, when you want to try something new. This week, I got to apply them to my own game. It had been coming for a while, after all. The group’s old worst enemy had cropped up [...]Read on >>
Listener Survey 2
Take Happy Jack’s Listener Survey 2 right now! I cannot express how much your opinions about our show and its content mean to us. We are all stage performers at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire, so we’re used t[...]Read on >>
Early Thoughts on Wave and Gaming
NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow, so predictably, I've been thinking a lot about gaming lately. If all goes well, things are going to continue to be quiet around here through the end of the month. Last year I quit NaNo early, p[...]Read on >>
Wyrd Miniatures Releases Wyrd Chronicles #3 and They Are Hiring!
Wyrd Miniatures released “Wyrd Chronicles #3,” a free PDF magazine with some Malifaux backstory, painting and miniature assembly tips. It is all put together quite well and looks great. More importantly, it[...]Read on >>
Monster: Skurkhi
Skurkhi (Goblin Mummy)Armour Class: 4Hit Dice: 2+4*Move: 120' (40')Attacks: 2 clawsDamage: 1-4/1-4 + infectNo. Appearing: 1-2Save As: C3Morale: 12Treasure Type: BAlignment: ChaoticXP Value: 35Eerily supple shamblers, sku[...]Read on >>
Monster: Ki’da
Ki'daArmour Class: 6Hit Dice: 6+2**Move: 150' (50') / 180' (60')Attacks: 2 claws or 2 claws + 1 biteDamage: 1-6/1-6 or 1-8/1-8/1-10No. Appearing: 1-4Save As: F7Morale: 10Treasure Type: FAlignment: NeutralXP Value: 950Lea[...]Read on >>
4th Power Project: First Level Characters
Previous 4th Power Posts Well, I missed my first deadline by not posting feats last week. They ended up being more tricky than I thought. 4e and d20 feats all seem to be more combat-oriented, which ...[...]Read on >>
Terrain Features, Part II
Was in the middle of a post on Multiclassing/Hybrid mechanics and thought of some more terrain effects. Some of these terrain effects can get pretty complicated, and in general are things that on the fly I'd only normall[...]Read on >>
Knockspell #3
Knockspell magazine's latest issue is on the shelves and I'm happy to have the cover article this time. Peter Mullen has done a very evocative cover, and inside is packed full with solid gaming goodness. This also marks [...]Read on >>
New Monster – Dragon Descendant (Template)
The mixing of the blood and dragons and mortals is not uncommon on the Sea of Stars. Among some, the blood expresses itself: Dragon Descendant The blood of dragons is strong and even distant descendants of the mighty d[...]Read on >>
Prison Mail; The DMG Saga Continues
The effort to get a D&D 3.5 DMG into the hands of some prisoners at a medical facility continues. Some of you may recall that the box I sent the book in was rejected. I received a letter today from the prisoner sugge[...]Read on >>
Songs of Erui: Mappage
Made by Elminster (one of the contributors). In case my players are wondering what Erui looks like, there ya go. Just need to add in names and stuff, we're done![...]Read on >>
Horns of a Dilemma
I dropped my pack to the ground. No one was listening to me. What a dilemma. I could totally go on my own. Make it to Cauldron. Get Indira back. Easy. But I’d be leaving the Divas without a healer. What would Indir[...]Read on >>
Inspired to take on Undermountain…
So I am currently running a Pathfinder game. We just finished the first ‘official’ Pathfinder module ‘Crypt of the Everflame’ and now the sequel set to release this month won’t be out until[...]Read on >>
Friday Links for October 30, 2009
Hey all… Yes, I’m a bit late this week. Sorry about that. First ugly cold of autumn for me and work has been keeping me busy. That didn’t stop a whole mess of people coming up with some interesting arti[...]Read on >>
RPG Blog Categories
Clearly, I underestimated the problem of translating tags into categories! I'm looking at the tags used on the last 100 entries.[...]Read on >>
Overhauled the Site!
Not much going on today — I have been working on two new races (skull elves and gnaflings) for Neo-Pegana, but they aren’t ready to show yet. However, I did upgrade my Wordpress code and add a bunch of sideba[...]Read on >>
Kobolde of the Deep Mines
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Gold & Glory
Enough about rules (although, I'm sure I won't be able to resit more posts) time to get Gold & Glory campaign rolling! I'll be closing on my first house Nov 23rd. Finally will have a dedicated game room! Should be s[...]Read on >>
Twilight Isles – Houses of the Shadow Elves
October 30, 2009 from The Emergence Campaign Logs
Filed under: Background, RPG, RPG Hub, campaign log
The Shadow Elves are organized around a few basic principles:
Bloodlines and family names are passed on through the female line; children may be born with wild talents on occasion, but the vast majority of the tim[...] Filed under: Background, RPG, RPG Hub, campaign log
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Open Design 006: Kobold Quarterly 11
Open Design 006: Kobold Quarterly 11 Swine Flu edition Welcome to the Open Design Podcast, a discussion about game design and game mastery with hosts Wolfgang Baur, Ed Healy and Rone Barton. Regular Features: * ‘W[...]Read on >>
Piecemeal Alpha Version 0.35 now released
I am having hosting issues with http://zzarchov.bravehost.com so the file is only currently available at pen and paper games .This has the following Changelist:Added Dynamic Saving Throw rulesAdded rules for retirement a[...]Read on >>
Moral Panic II: Writing a Response: Draft I
UPDATE:Ok, thank you for contributing both to this post and the last.I've revised and sent off the final draft.I'll update with the published copy as soo as it is available.[...]Read on >>
Chaosium’s ‘Classic Fantasy’
I've long admired Chaosium's "Basic Roleplaying" system. During my most active role-playing years as a teen, such games as Call of Cthulhu, Hawkmoon, and Runequest (2nd edition) were among the games that were part of ou[...]Read on >>
