One Page Dungeon: A King With No Crown

Not Faffing Around I have defeated procrastination and placed his dreary head onto a trident! That’s right! I’ve had one hell of a time editing my words down into 3 columns of 9pt font, and refused to partake[...]
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fabian strategies

This month's RPG Blog Carnival courtesy of Exchange of Realities is about avoiding combat.  Having already held forth on adventures without violence by exploration and politics, let's talk about... Click the title [...]
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Mighty Fortresses

Yet another “Who’s in that castle” bit… Short one this time, which is far less than you deserve since my last post was about a month ago. That said, this series isn’t done, just delayed. If [...]
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New Magic Item – Portable Bath

“Squire, bring fourth my bath,” called Sir Liormore. “Where will you get water?”  asked Sir Tyenvel, looking around the empty plain. “Just wait and see,” grinned Sir Liormore. Portabl[...]
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Roleplaying in the Secret History of…

The mystical secret history genre (think Tim Powers) is ripe for roleplaying. Unknown Armies sits squarely in this space, and many modern-setting games are compatible. They work because people largely share a sense of hi[...]
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Apple Security Questions: aka Choose This Adventure!!

I was so incensed this morning with Apple's ridiculous Apple ID security questions and the lack of sensible choices it provoked me to ranting.When offering choices for security questions they have to:1.  PROVOKE CON[...]
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Ancient Scroll’s Secret Room: No Remorse

Hi there folks. I am in a killing mood, so we’re back to talking about “killing” in RPGs… Often players will decide to take the role (class, profession, etc) of a killer (assassin, night blade, et[...]
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The Dice Are Trying to Kill Me! Dealing with Character Death

It happens to the very best of us. From first level Bard to 18th level wizard, sometimes that monster just rolls a crit and you’re doomed. It’s not fair: you get a DM who just gets off on killing PCs, there i[...]
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Friday Knight News – Gaming Edition: 27-APR-2012

Another week has zipped by… Where does the time go? No gaming this weekend unfortunately, but I gamed last weekend so I really can’t complain much. Every two or three weeks seems to be a good schedule. Not so[...]
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Question for you all

I was digging through the depths of my hard drive tonight and I found the remains of one of my oldest documents."The Urban Survival Guide" was going to be a guide book for living in and running adventures in cities.I nev[...]
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Otherplaces – Zand, Gold Stream of (A to Z Challenge, Z)

Yes, it is true, it is out there.  I have seen it.  It is a river of liquid gold, but not burning hot, not like molten gold should be.  More like water for tea hot, you can burn yourself but you can avoid it if you ar[...]
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Outland Collective Site … Great Art

Dude. New art collaboration site. OUTLAND COLLECTIVE. Check it out. Front page has many images that can inspire your horror, cyberpunk and sci-fi games.[...]
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Who Got Poker In My RPG?

At my workplace there’s a poker group. At my previous job there was a group. Players in my Riddleport campaign play in such groups. Games are even broadcast during prime time TV. When did this game become so popula[...]
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RELEASE: Expedition Beta

Well, it sure has been a long time coming, hasn’t it? Here it is. Not much to say – it’s the fantasy game I’ve been making. It’s the fantasy game I’d like to play. I was once a huge 4e fan[...]
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Otherplaces – Yotenschlachtfeld, Blasted Plain of (A to Z Challenge, Y)

When the giants heard that the gods had been slain and felt the world shatter, their rulers called their armies and began to prepare for war.  But the Empress was already prepared and the massed flights of the dragon de[...]
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Dystopia and Giant Robots: A Ghost

I'm gonna start divvying up the posts into "dreamworld" and "real world" segments, now, because that's a simple way to manage them. There isn't a whole lot of intercrossing between th[...]
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Magical Biotech and Monster Making, Part I – Ingredients

There was an earlier request for this, and – now that I finally have a little time for writing and putting things up again – it’s time to start this particular article-series… d20… covers a lot [...]
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V is for Victoria RPG

Continuing my exploration of Victorian era RPGS I can't help but mention the the game that uses the eponymous Queen herself. Today, V is Victoria.Victoria is the premier game from Daniel Hodges and Ha[...]
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The Gassy Gnoll: Rekindling the Improvisational Spirit (Seeking Input)

The Gassy Gnoll has had an on-again, off-again relationship with gaming over the last 12 years. Yes, that’s probably a bit too much like a confession, but I have a point I’ll get to after a bit of historyR[...]
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Otherplaces – Xarixes, Stone Army of (A to Z Challenge, X)

The hilltop had been fortified, the walls were lined with guardians, it was only as we crept closer did we realize that they were statues, carved and armed as though they were soldiers dating from a distant age.  Inside[...]
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Supplement Review: Enemies of NeoExodus: The Folding Circle from LPJ Design

Ever since gamers went online and began publishing their own materials, it’s been truly astounding to see the diversity and creativity of some of those ideas. And when the PDF marketplace went crazy, the floodgates[...]
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Otherplaces – Wollanfuft, Bottomless Well of (A to Z Challenge, W)

Wells should have a source or at least a bottom, the well at the center of the village of Wollandfuft has neither.  The water is so clear that you can almost see all the way down and, yet, it seems to go down forever. B[...]
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The Imperial History Of Earth-Regency, Part 11: The Post-Modernist Dark Age – 1998-2015

Pieces Of Creation is an occasional recurring column at Campaign Mastery in which Mike offers game reference and other materials that he has created for his own campaigns. All images used to illustrate this article are p[...]
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A Trek to the Stars but no Star Trek

A while ago I have mused about the issues you have with SF campaigns in general and campaigns focusing on space exploration in particular. I have thrown some ideas around and watched several SF movies and episodes from v[...]
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Otherplaces – Vys, Silver Tower of (A to Z Challenge, V)

The rulers who founded the kingdom of Vys sought a land ruled by justice and virtue.  The silver tower was an attempt to ensure that goal.  It is said that the wall of tower are only pure when the ruler is, as a ruler [...]
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DDN Blog: Backgrounds and Themes

Backgrounds in 4th Edition were introduced in the Scales of War adventure path, as an option that gave characters a dash of flavor material as well as a small bonus (usually +2 to a skill or something similar...usua[...]
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Eclipse – Troublesome Relics

Here we have an a small package for personal relic creation designed for a character who’s own powers backlash against him, even when channeled through a focus, and thus cause him various disadvantages. This isn’t th[...]
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Realms of Twilight Character Sheets

This selection of char-sheets from Silver Crescent Publishing is 56 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1 page back cover and 54 pages of char-sheets, so lets check them out! [...]
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A Old School Wallpaper for your Desktop

I took all the monochrome module covers and made a background for my desktop. Put the icons in the four corner that are blank. Enjoy[...]
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The New Avatar

This has nothing to do with that Cameron movie of the same name. Instead, The Legend of Korra is Nickelodeon animated series is set in the world of the much cooler Avatar: The Last Airbender (the animated series, not the[...]
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Otherplaces – Ul’Ulasian, Dancing Sands of (A to Z Challenge, U)

Where the winds blow sweetly and the sand sigh in harmony, there you will see and hear the most wonderful things.  Dancers that skill and beauty defy the imaginations of mortals.  But do not join the dances, for if you[...]
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Otherplaces – Triyania, Hungry Garden of (A to Z Challenge, T)

Sometimes, you may have heard it said, that evil takes root in the soil.  Here in Triyania, such has come to pass.  The eighth Baron was dark and twisted, after the death of his wife, his shadow darkened and cursed his[...]
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Deviant Friday – Minnhagen Edition

Mats Minnhagen is something else. Since I started this series of spotlights on Deviant Art artists, I've been waiting for Minnhagen to come up so I could post his floating fish painting. Love it. Great inspiration from T[...]
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Friday Knight News – Gaming Edition: 20-APR-2012

Wow. Another week has zipped on by and Tax Day too! The scary part is that work is actually [gasp] fun! (Yes, we computer-programmer-type-people sometimes have a different grasp on “fun” than other folk. ) Ho[...]
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Otherplaces – Seralla, Cycling Storm of (A to Z Challenge, S)

If there is one thing that Seralla does not lack for, it is rain.  You can set your clock to the cycle of rainfall in Seralla, light rain from mid-morning on, torrential rain from four to six in the afternoon -with ligh[...]
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Exceeding the Extraordinary: The Meaning Of Feats

From time to time, I like to look behind the curtain – to see what makes the mechanics of the games that I play tick, and what the implications are. Sometimes this leads down unexpected byways, and at other times i[...]
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E – Ethereal encounters

Ethereal [ih-theer-ee-uhl]1. light, airy, or tenuous: an ethereal world created through the poetic imagination.2. extremely delicate or refined: ethereal beauty.3. heavenly or celestial: gone to his ethereal home.When en[...]
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New Magic Item – Personal Master at Arms

Always wanted to train with Master of the Twin Swords Alexandresso Maxitones?  Now you can!  With your own Personal Master at Arms!  Produced by the Mageical Syndicate of Twisting Towers under the direction and with t[...]
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Otherplaces – Rokalan, Sandship Port of (A to Z Challenge, R)

Rokalan, once a city decorated in beautiful colorful tiles, the Peacock Port is was called, now the sand and dust make the exterior of every building a uniform khaki.  The tiles have all been moved inside, but even ther[...]
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Kickstarter reward progress!

I've been working hard in the random dungeon mines, mining random dungeons! I've got a few bits and pieces to show you. First, here's a small version of the Random Dungeon poster file I sent to the printers: All the back[...]
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Icosa Inspirations

In an effort of full disclosure I want to list some of my sources of inspiration for environmental aspects this particular vision of Icosa. I've posted before about the inspiration of opposition & situation [...]
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The Savage AfterWorld As A 1984 Zine

The newest meme racing through the RPG blogging universe is to imagine what your blog would look like if it had originally been created as a paper 'zine back in the 1980s. Several blogs have posted their decidedly&n[...]
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Otherplaces – Qolis, Training Ground of (A to Z Challenge, Q)

“If you have come to learn the way of combat, there are few better places to learn,” said the old man, who carried himself straight despite a limp.  “While you are visiting you must stay to the areas m[...]
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Crafting at the Tabletop

A lot of computer roleplaying games and especially MMOs often feature crafting. In games like The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim or World of Warcraft players can craft a plethora of items from raw materials. Yesterday I was playi[...]
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Otherplaces – Pallyys, Flying Fortress of (A to Z Challenge, P)

The unbelievers cowered in fear as the sun was blotted from the sky.  The temple-soldiers and warrior-priestesses of the goddess of war had come to strike down those that defied the proper order of things in their godde[...]
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Cup runneth over – but not Full

Look at that great action scene from Herioc Comics in the pic above. Isn't it just bugnuts amazing? A blonde babe in black leathers, standing in a T-Rex's mouth, smacking a gorilla in a space suit with a great white, as [...]
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The Imperial History of Earth-Regency, Part 10: The Crumbling Of Icons – 1980-1997 continued

Pieces Of Creation is an occasional recurring column at Campaign Mastery in which Mike offers game reference and other materials that he has created for his own campaigns. All images used to illustrate this article are p[...]
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Infographic: Gamers Get the Girls!

Yes, that’s right folks… Gamers seem to be getting the girls! Sure, this is more slanted towards players of MMORPGs like World of Warcraft, but that doesn’t mean it holds true for tabletop roleplayers. [...]
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Otherplaces – Otallu, Necropolis-State of (A to Z Challenge, O)

Alternating with orchards and rows of grain are rows of grave stones and tombs, some plain, more ornate.  As you get closer to the city, the fields of graves begin to outnumber those of grain and orchards.  The city is[...]
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Make Them Choose How They Die

Cabin in the Woods is a really good film--though perhaps not so much as a horror film as a meditation on horror films and their audience. Anyway, go see it, and then we’ll talk. What I’m going to do instead of review[...]
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