If I could save time in a bottle, I’d drink it up like Mountain Dew, just so I could stay up late every day and continue playing games here with you…

**I’m soooo sorry Jim Croce!

This week marks the first week since college that I might have gamed . . . → Read More: The Gassy Gnoll: If I Could Save Time in a Bottle… (CONTEST!)]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2012/02/the-gassy-gnoll-if-i-could-save-time-in-a-bottle-contest/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NevermetPress/~3/QxfxRibahQY/points-on-a-map-the-oasis-of-del-foor-overview http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NevermetPress/~3/QxfxRibahQY/points-on-a-map-the-oasis-of-del-foor-overview#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:49 +0000 Nevermet Press http://nevermetpress.com/?p=8381 Welcome to Points on a Map! This series aims to offer small, system independent locations that can be dropped into a particular campaign easily and provide a jumping-off-point for side-treks and...

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Let’s take a simple example. A new group of PCs gets hired to kill some rats or bugs in a cellar somewhere. Usually the NPC hiring them fails to . . . → Read More: The Gassy Gnoll: The Circle of Trust (or The Power of Odd Jobs and Beginnings)]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/12/the-gassy-gnoll-the-circle-of-trust-or-the-power-of-odd-jobs-and-beginnings/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DungeonMastering/~3/vq7WeC5u9fs/the-1-thing-you-should-never-ask-your-players http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DungeonMastering/~3/vq7WeC5u9fs/the-1-thing-you-should-never-ask-your-players#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:04:38 +0000 Dungeon Mastering http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=4703 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/the-1-thing-you-should-never-ask-your-players/feed 0 http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/2011/12/sea-princes-17-grog-and-guns.html http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/2011/12/sea-princes-17-grog-and-guns.html#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:54:00 +0000 Greyhawkery http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=70b214f188b089fd7f5b7660a3a6944c http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/feeds/1399649380815766457/comments/default 0 http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/2011/12/sea-princes-16-salvaging.html http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/2011/12/sea-princes-16-salvaging.html#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:46:00 +0000 Greyhawkery http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=8cc8eace6bd673b707accb56577da361 http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/feeds/3681691379220717914/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/xAucUv-nDmo/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/xAucUv-nDmo/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:00:27 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1819 I don’t know about you… But as the holidays get closer to closer and my gift shopping doesn’t get done, my blood pressure starts to rise. So imagine my surprise when I started hearing about “Krampus” – a demonic creature who apparently accompanies good old St. Nick during the Christmas season in Alpine countries. . . . → Read More: News from Around the Net: 09-DEC-2011]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/12/news-from-around-the-net-09-dec-2011/feed/ 0 http://roleplay-geek.blogspot.com/2011/12/kicking-off-campaigns-by-keeping.html http://roleplay-geek.blogspot.com/2011/12/kicking-off-campaigns-by-keeping.html#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000 Roleplay Geek http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=8408a288b0b7a007bfcaf46fa36b981e http://www.rpgbloggers.com/2011/12/kicking-off-campaigns-by-keeping-players-in-the-dark/feed/ 0 http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/2011/12/sea-princes-crew-profiles-2.html http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/2011/12/sea-princes-crew-profiles-2.html#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:42:00 +0000 Greyhawkery http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=d6bcdb5c2e4a5273c441ec344cd7b1eb http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/feeds/2570886615265575448/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GmsMagazine/~3/fQJtwCV-Ix4/the-road-to-revolution-tides-of-blood http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GmsMagazine/~3/fQJtwCV-Ix4/the-road-to-revolution-tides-of-blood#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:10:14 +0000 G*M*S Magazine http://www.gmsmagazine.com/role_playing_game/the-road-to-revolution-tides-of-blood http://www.gmsmagazine.com/role_playing_game/the-road-to-revolution-tides-of-blood/feed 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DungeonMastering/~3/hXHI7CQGV_c/death-and-not-dying-the-immortal-pc http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DungeonMastering/~3/hXHI7CQGV_c/death-and-not-dying-the-immortal-pc#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:14:13 +0000 Dungeon Mastering http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=4611 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/death-and-not-dying-the-immortal-pc/feed 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/cZI-QwkKBsI/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/cZI-QwkKBsI/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:00:05 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1742 Have you noticed that fairy tales are taking over again? This fall has seen two new shows – ABC’s Once Upon a Time and NBC’s Grimm. Plus there’s Mirror Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman hitting theaters in 2012. The influences of the Brothers Grimm seems to have hit a fevered pitch again, . . . → Read More: Adventure Review: Grimm Tales (Fortune’s Fool) by Jay Stratton and Pantheon Press]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/11/adventure-review-grimm-tales-fortunes-fool-by-jay-stratton-and-pantheon-press/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/vjIM9U_sGS0/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/vjIM9U_sGS0/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:00:32 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1731 Slowly, a group of characters moves through the darkness of a dungeon. Blackness surrounds the PCs, someone stumbles, and the mage whispers “Let there be light.” Two seconds later a bright blue light bursts from his magic wand…

Have you seen this before in your own games? I know it very well. And every . . . → Read More: Ancient Scroll’s Secret Room: On Magic (or How Easy Solutions Can Spoil Your Game)]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/11/ancient-scrolls-secret-room-on-magic-or-how-easy-solutions-can-spoil-your-game/feed/ 0 http://theactionpoint.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/worldbuilding_top_ten/ http://theactionpoint.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/worldbuilding_top_ten/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:25:13 +0000 The Action Point http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=59c45807d377af38f7f97e403abc1419 http://www.rpgbloggers.com/2011/11/applying-theory-worldbuilding-top-ten-list-for-your-gameworldcampaign/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/XoowxXtg2s8/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/XoowxXtg2s8/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:00:20 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1713 Ahhhh. I love that new project smell, don’t you?

When I saw that Open Design was doing a Kickstarter project for their new Midgard project – Journeys to the West: Fantastic Voyages in the Western Ocean – I got a little giddy. I’ve been a fan of all the Midgard-themed books so far and . . . → Read More: Interview: Christina Stiles, Lead Designer on Open Design’s Journeys to the West for Midgard]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/11/interview-christina-stiles-lead-designer-on-open-designs-journeys-to-the-west-for-midgard/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/Mrckt-kRlMc/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/Mrckt-kRlMc/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:00:11 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1707 Finally had an opportunity to see Hanna this past weekend, which has a very interesting modern fairy tale (Grimm-style) approach to a revenge fantasy. Though Cate Blanchett did fine as the first fiddle “bad guy,” it was Tom Hollander‘s Isaacs that really caught my attention. In much the same way that Saoirse Ronan‘s Hanna . . . → Read More: The Gassy Gnoll: Thankful for Gleeful Villains (RPG Blog Carnival: Tricks & Traps)]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/11/the-gassy-gnoll-thankful-for-gleeful-villains-rpg-blog-carnival-tricks-traps/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/PjszR4B5iC8/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/PjszR4B5iC8/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:00:33 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1677 How many times have you, as a player or GM, had characters face the long arm of the law? Usually this isn’t a happy meeting, since most characters have (at one time or another) broken the law at some point. Yes, you might say “My group’s conscience is clear like a Paladin’s heart,” but . . . → Read More: Ancient Scroll’s Secret Room: You Are Under Arrest!]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/11/ancient-scrolls-secret-room-you-are-under-arrest/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/N-_q1r9cMa8/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/N-_q1r9cMa8/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:00:55 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1620 Today I will provoke you with an issue that goes completely below the line of sight of most Game Masters and players. What’s that issue? Slavery.

Slavery is common for most fantasy RPG systems. In fact, many fantasy worlds are some variation on medieval or ancient times, when slavery was more or less accepted. Slavery . . . → Read More: Ancient Scroll’s Secret Room: Slavery as a Moral Trap]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/11/ancient-scrolls-secret-room-slavery-as-a-moral-trap/feed/ 0 http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/2011/11/sea-princes-campaign-timeline.html http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/2011/11/sea-princes-campaign-timeline.html#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:06:00 +0000 Greyhawkery http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=783b61bc7145cba9a2c7b61e422c6343 http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/feeds/3260404349231088839/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/VRWQntxGxtk/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/VRWQntxGxtk/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:00:34 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1590 Assassin’s Amulet is too big a book to review in one post, so I’ve split it up. (If you’re looking for the first part, it’s here.) In this installment, we’ll look at some of the high points of the content. There’s so much content that I’m just going to focus on a few choice . . . → Read More: Book Review: Assassin’s Amulet by Michael K. Tumey, Mike Bourke, and Johnn Four from Roleplaying Tips, Part 2]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/11/book-review-assassin%e2%80%99s-amulet-by-michael-k-tumey-mike-bourke-and-johnn-four-from-roleplaying-tips-part-2/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/ylQQQbu7h2A/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/ylQQQbu7h2A/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:00:20 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1572 Before I get into the first part of of this review (tune in for part 2 tomorrow!), I have to get a few things out of the way… First a bit of a disclosure, I’ve known Johnn Four since joining the Gamer Lifestyle program a few years ago, so it was an immediate “yes” . . . → Read More: Book Review: Assassin’s Amulet by Michael K. Tumey, Mike Bourke, and Johnn Four from Roleplaying Tips, Part 1]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/11/book-review-assassins-amulet-by-michael-k-tumey-mike-bourke-and-johnn-four-from-roleplaying-tips-part-1/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/xGiDDqXnVW0/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/xGiDDqXnVW0/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:00:42 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1563 I’m going to start my Friday post off with a question… What is gaming to you? And yes, I’m hoping you’ll leave me some feedback in the form of comments on this one… Is it the gathering of friends around a table to experience an adventure in a world of imagination? Is it the . . . → Read More: News from Around the Net: 04-NOV-2011]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/11/news-from-around-the-net-04-nov-2011/feed/ 0