Taking Away the Numbers
It was high school lunch time, and as usual I showed up to the library's back room ready to game. We were starting new characters (AD&D 2nd Edition as we played at the time), so I figured most of the session would be[...]Read on >>
Flogging a Dead Orc–When to End A Boring Combat Encounter
The dead minions lie piled high in pools of blood. A battered PC party stands before the wounded demon lord, weapons ready. Sensing defeat, the demon lord moves to his profane circle of power and begins healing. The [...]Read on >>
On DM Notes, Character Death and Ad-Libbing
I've been listening to the Fear the Boot podcasts a lot lately, starting from the very beginning (because I always get into stuff late). They're entertaining and a lot of fun, but I find that I disagree with just about e[...]Read on >>
[4E] Magic Halloween Candy
Halloween is finally here, and so I give you 19 new types of consumables for 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons - Halloweeny Candy! You can mix these candies with any of your usual, non-magical candies and make bags of c[...]Read on >>
Conflict Resolution and Gaming
October 30, 2008 from RPGCentric
Filed under: DM Advice, GM Advice, Player Advice, RPG, RPG Hub, advice
For those who have gamed for any period of time, you are bound to run into a situation where you disagree with others at the table. This will be whether you’re a player and disagree with another player’s [...] Filed under: DM Advice, GM Advice, Player Advice, RPG, RPG Hub, advice
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You gotta suck ‘em in and keep ‘em hooked
October 29, 2008 from RPGCentric
Filed under: DM Advice, Fluff/Inspiration, GM Advice, Game Mastery, Inspiration, RPG, RPG Hub, advice
Everyone loves a good movie. Tastes differ, of course, but no one can argue about the effectiveness of a memorable opening sequence. It immediately sets the tone of the movie and makes the audience want more. Let me [...] Filed under: DM Advice, Fluff/Inspiration, GM Advice, Game Mastery, Inspiration, RPG, RPG Hub, advice
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Choose a name that means something
A recent post over at DnD Corner about name generator for RPGs linked to an excellent websource called The Bard's Tales. While this is fairly well-known resource for RPGs, I would also point out another site: Behind the [...]Read on >>
Constantingly spiraling to new heights…
The weather is starting to turn cold here in Central Illinois, and on a slightly brisk walk out to my car I mused for a moment about how great it would be if I didn't care about what the weather was doing. We happen to [...]Read on >>
Dealing with dramatic stress…
As a side-effect from our relocation proceedings, I have been One Stressed Out Dude. Last night as I sat on my couch waiting in vain for some of Fox's Animation Domination to be funny, I was thinking about stressful sit[...]Read on >>
My DMing Weaknesses
I was inspired to do this post after reading this thread here. It was a discussion of DMs who were talking and acknowledging whether they are a 'bad' DM or 'poor' at DMing. So after some perplexed self-reflection, here [...]Read on >>
I’m giving away the big secret!! (Steal this idea.)
During a recent discussion with my lovely co-host Vanir, we got on the topic of the exceeding amount of "regular life as relating to roleplaying" posts that we've done over our time in our tiny little corner of the Inter[...]Read on >>
Meeting a new cast of characters…
This week was my first week at my new job in Colorado, however we are not entirely moved out there yet. Most of this week was steeped in the pleasantries of meeting new teammates, managers, and hangers-on and it offered[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Campaign Items
Campaign ItemsI find this is a very good article that shows you ways on how to incorporate Artifacts and the newly introduced Vehicles in the Adventurer's Vault into your campaign.What I really liked about this article i[...]Read on >>
Tracking Ongoing Effects on the Cheap
I was going to do a post about this a while back but didn't get to it. Then recently Yax at dungeonmastering.com posted about the magnetic disc things from Alea Tools and I thought this would be a good time to suggest an[...]Read on >>
WotC Follows up on Death
As a follow up to my previous post, "My Players Just Won't Die!!!", I was surprised to read that Rob Heinsoo and James Wyatt had the same thing on the brain so to speak. Today, over on the D&D Insider website, they r[...]Read on >>
My Players Just Won’t Die!!!
My current campaign is set in 3E Forgotten Realms using the 4E ruleset. So far, the campaign has been going extremely well: everyone is having fun and there have been some nice surprises along the way as well. Due to the[...]Read on >>
The Looter DM
(A post dedicated to The Looter)He is the kind of DM, that for the life of himself, can never come up with something orignal because he is not creative enough to save his own life. He is also probably one of the most laz[...]Read on >>
Storytelling Arcs: Radio…
On Monday, I began discussing storytelling arcs as seen in other media. Today, I'd like to take a look at everyone's favorite yesteryear storytelling device, the radio. For many years, our grandparents generation would[...]Read on >>
Storytelling Arcs: Television…
I've been giving a lot of thought lately to the crafting of story arcs and how this is best achieved in a roleplaying environment. Before long I started considering the story telling mechanisms employed by other mediums.[...]Read on >>
Behind the Screen: Memento Mori…
Memento Mori is a Latin phrase that means "Remember that you must die." It has been used since ancient times to remind people of their own mortality, and I recently ran across this discussed by the always beautful Cory [...]Read on >>
Hero Forge Tools for 4th Edition in Beta Testing (FREE)
I "rediscovered" HeroForge this weekend - and I'm happy to report they seem to be making nice headway towards a new HeroForge 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Character Generator. Currently, it is in beta testing, and [...]Read on >>
How Much Do You Love Your Homebrews?
This is my first time participating in a blog carnival and I have decided to unleash my thoughts on this. So this is (hopefully) one of my many entries to the 2nd RPG Blog Carnival; Hombrew. As a DM, I love to homebrew, [...]Read on >>
Tips on running a successful Play-by-Post (PbP)
September 18, 2008 from RPGCentric
Filed under: DM Advice, Featured!, GM Advice, RPG, RPG Hub, advice
Play-by-posts are great for DMs and players who don’t have the time, or the ability, to run a face-to-face game. I have run two very successful PbPs in my life, one for Savage Tide and my current Eberron game[...] Filed under: DM Advice, Featured!, GM Advice, RPG, RPG Hub, advice
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Core Lists: ADVENTURES
Another list, Core Lists: ADVENTURES, makes its way into my little data project. As usual, you can expect this list to be updated as new 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventures are published by WotC and (hopefully)[...]Read on >>
Simple Homebrews: Mix and Match
This is my first time participating in a blog carnival and I have decided to unleash my thoughts on this. So this is (hopefully) one of my many entries to the 2nd RPG Blog Carnival; Hombrew. Homebrews are very rewarding [...]Read on >>
Core Lists: TEMPLATES
I've released the first version of Core Lists: Templates, which will be updated to include all the templates for 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons as they are released. Currently, the list includes 28 templates from the[...]Read on >>
Defining SANDBOX Gaming: What’s it to you?
OK, there's been much buzz about so-called "sandbox campaigns" in the RPG blogosphere recently. There have been some posts directly focused on the topic, and many others that bring it up while talking about something els[...]Read on >>
QuickSilver
I'm going to take a break from porting spidery monsters to 4e for a day. Ravyn at Exchange of Realities just posted about fleshing out familiars. It reminded me of the most memorable familiar that ever turned up in one o[...]Read on >>
The Curse of the Macro Puzzle…
Let's face it, boys and girls... puzzles can sometimes be frustrating. In our recent Ravenloft campaign, we have been marooned on a strange island upon which we appear to be trapped. Our group made several attempts at [...]Read on >>
Upcoming - Help me prioritize
OK, so real-life has bogged me down from being able to post my benchmark daily posts. My apologies to anyone who actually reads this blog. After looking over my notes in my moleskin - I can see that I actually have sever[...]Read on >>
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