Dungeon Tiles Index update
In celebration of the release of the latest Dungeon Tiles set, Harrowing Halls—which adds nice 3D elements to the Dungeon Tiles line—I have updated my Dungeon Tiles Index to include not only Harrowing Halls tiles, bu[...]Read on >>
100% Behind Everything You Just Said
It seems stupid of me to highlight a post on Grognarida, (cause seriously, who reads my blog and not that one?) But, I couldn't help my self this time. First, there are a lot of voices "on the other side" of how I'd like[...]Read on >>
Judges Nominations for the 1PDC
Ok, printed the last batch while I wrote this post, back to the reading table.[...]Read on >>
Federation-Apocalypse Session 106b – Down on the Pharm
Back in Kadia, Mr Gelman had dark circles under his eyes again. Sending Thralls to look after Ruth was weighing on his conscience – even if they were sending regular reports and were doing the odd rescue missi[...]Read on >>
Converting 1E to 4E characters: ToEE campaign
In prep for switching my ongoing Temple of Elemental Evil campaign from OSRIC/AD&D to 4th ed. D&D, I recreated each of the characters. My goal was to keep the characters as close as possible to their original rac[...]Read on >>
Gotta Love Second Hand Games
Stopped by Emerald Comics on campus today and picked up some $3 boxed sets and $2 modules. As much as I love buying new products, the bang for your buck when buying used is insane! Plunk down $22 and get four[...]Read on >>
PAX East Thursday Night Meetup
@ChattyDM asked a couple of us, @Neldar and me, to figure out some place cool to go on the Thursday night before PAX Eaast. @Asmor created a forum post about it in the enworld forums. If you are interested, please go t[...]Read on >>
The view from my chair: What have I been doing?
Role playing isn’t necessarily always about rolling dice. Sometimes it as simple as sitting down and going “What if….” Somebody asked me in an e-mail, why I haven’t been writing as much RP[...]Read on >>
To Fudge or not to Fudge?
… that is the question, to paraphrase the (original) Bard. I’ve read a few blogs and forums over the last month talking about the pros and cons of dice roll fudging. Let me state for the record that I’m against pla[...]Read on >>
Complete Characters #7: Brandy, Earthbound Sea Nymph
UPDATE: I have made some formatting changes to Brandy's character sheet. I think this is the format that I'll stick with from now on, at least when I have art to go along with the character. Feel free to chime in.Few thi[...]Read on >>
In Case You Were Unaware, Quantique is Flippin Fantastic
QUANTIQUE[...]Read on >>
Geomorph Mapping Project #46
One of the things that is hard to do when drawing these is avoiding too much symmetry. The other item, it appears, is remembering to mark where corridors go under other dungeon features. Wow. Seems I forgot to draw in th[...]Read on >>
How often to update NAA D6?
I am literally writing more NAA D6 every day. I chop up rules, keep multiple “editions” of the game on hand, add new content, tweak old stuff, etc, practically every day. The problem is that I feel if I updat[...]Read on >>
Is online play relevant to the hobby?
I am in the precarious position that I am criticized for “coming up with imaginary enemies” who only allegedly criticize me, because they don’t really exist. But I am also criticized for other things, b[...]Read on >>
Fight On! #8 Winter 2010
88 pages of Fight On! Issue #8 Winter 2010 print and PDF. Dig that spacey Otus cover. Me likes it.With art and articles by Erol Otus, Kevin Mayle, Mark Allen, Lee Barber, Peter Jensen, Steve Robertson, Samuel Kisko, Patr[...]Read on >>
The L Team
Now let state up front that I am not a fan of The A-Team. By the time it made it to these shores, I was too old for it, and what episodes I saw played up to its reputation for cartoon violence and formulaic storylines. I[...]Read on >>
Gaming with Kids: Moving from 1E to 4E for ToEE
As I mentioned in the final comments of my last Temple of Elemental Evil AP post, I’ve made the decision to switch the game from using the OSRIC version of the AD&D rules to 4th edition. This is not a decision [...]Read on >>
Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Return to Alderaan
March 19, 2010 from The Emergence Campaign Logs
Filed under: Background, RPG, RPG Hub, Star Wars, campaign log
Well, it looks like if I survive the next few days, I may very well be heading back to Alderaan after being gone for eight months. It feels like another lifetime ago. Thinking about the others back home does make me[...] Filed under: Background, RPG, RPG Hub, Star Wars, campaign log
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Reasons why it’s a bad idea to bring your girlfriend to your next session
I suspect that many role players (both players and GMs), through trial and error, eventually define their ideal group size and GM/player ratio. For myself, I prefer a 1:4 GM/player ratio. I don’t know when or preci[...]Read on >>
Have you ever tolerated a thieving party member?
Thieving from the party that is. Well, not directly from anybody (yet), but, well, here’s the tale.One of my fairly new players is running a magic-user/thief named Lily. A few games ago when the character was started, [...]Read on >>
The Keep on the Chaos Scar
Mike Mearls obviously has a thing for old-school D&D, which anyone who’s read his blog knows. When I first saw the initial description and adventures in the Chaos Scar and the map that accompanied them, I thoug[...]Read on >>
Gaming in the Universe of: G. I. Joe
Recently I asked for some help from fellow RPG Bloggers writing these articles. The response was larger than I anticipated. Quite a few folks volunteered to write some GitUo articles. Michael Morrison of the Rhet[...]Read on >>
Continuum 2010 Promotional Video
Here is the promotional video for Continuum 2010 that takes place on Friday 2nd to Monday 5th July 2010 at John Foster Hall, University of Leicester Halls of Residence, Leicester, UK.Please remember that the 'Early-Bird'[...]Read on >>
Complete Characters #6: "Action" Jack Allen, Pulp Supersoldier
A couple of worthy influences for this characterI wish I knew how to write in the voice of a 1930s newsreel, because that's how I would like to present this character. Sadly, I can't and won't. That's probably best for e[...]Read on >>
Judging the One Page Dungeon Contest
Thanks to everyone who submitted an One Page Dungeon Contest entry. I've really enjoyed reading them. Although some weren't my style, I can't recall one I'd consider "bad". Some made me laugh, others inspire[...]Read on >>
Meet my bums.
I wanted to see if I could fit some starting Mutant Future PCs on index cards. Click on the pics for a bigger view.I hate buying equipment for starting characters so I rolled on these charts instead.[...]Read on >>
Lazy Friday Video Post: “Making the Most of Mythic Structure”
This time I want to share a video from the Neoncon 2009 GamesU with you. In this 51-minutes video Matthew Grau from WildFire LLC talks about the monomyth (aka the hero’s journey) and how it can be used in creating stor[...]Read on >>
The Secret of my Success…
Like a mailroom clerk with dreams of greatness, of getting that corner office with a view, I too picked up a gaming book long ago and embarked on this journey we call role playing games! Back in 1986 I began playing and [...]Read on >>
Is It The Beards?
Standing on average between 4’8” to 5’6”, Half-Dwarves retain the muscular stature of their Dwarven heritage. The barrel-like frame of the Half-Dwarf means their weight usually exceeds both of their parent’s av[...]Read on >>
Wayward Children of the Abyss (Part 3 of 5)
“This is not what we had planned to create,” sighed the Archdaemon of Wasting. “This is not what I wanted.” “Can you call it a failure?” Her consort and servitor asked in return with a wry expression of pride[...]Read on >>
Badass of the Week
Is a bad ass blog, check it out![...]Read on >>
Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 4
Here we have one of the player’s perspectives on the fourth Star Wars session. We’ve already had the basic notes, but it’s always nice to see the players making a contribution – and the differences in pr[...]Read on >>
Steve Jackson Games State Of The Union
Steve Jackson,the company that publishes GURPS and Muchkin (if that’s news to you the rest of this is going to be helleboring), has just released their “Report to the Stakeholders: 2010” that gives an o[...]Read on >>
D&D With Porn Stars Goes Video (ok, not that surprising considering)
The newest hotness in the blogosphere is the “D&D With Porn Stars” blog – it’s not a gimmick, it’s really a group of D&D players who are also (mostly) porn stars. The blog is actua[...]Read on >>
Federation-Apocalypse Session 106a – Tombs, Pyramids, and Liches, Oh My.
The quasi-Egyptian or -Mayan realm posed no immediate dangers – which meant that it was time to go through and try a magical gate. As reported, stepping through the gateway led to a stone chamber, built of mon[...]Read on >>
Fight On! featuring Erol friggin’ Otus!!!
Available in print and PDF.One of my contributions to this issue is an interview with Mr. Otus. It was my first time interviewing anyone for anything, so it may be a little rough. Mr. Otus was a cool cat but [...]Read on >>
Crafting Your Adventure
How about that for a title? It's pretty audacious, acting like I'm about to deliver some sort of authoritative how-to guide. The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that a better title would be, "Crafting MY Ad[...]Read on >>
Let’s Get Ready To Rumble!
Surrounded on all sides by monstrous aliens, cruel demigods, and ancient lich-kings?Pull out your +4 Plasma Blaster and Fight On! Issue 8, dedicated to cover artist Erol Otus, is ready to rock your game with new races, c[...]Read on >>
Dwarves as trap-finders
There's some interesting stuff in the comments to yesterday's post about the everyman dungeon skills Find Traps, Listen at Door and Find Secret Door. Some folks took notice of the fact that my little chart gav[...]Read on >>
Session Preparation
An article to go along with my contribution to Fight On! #8, page 26[...]Read on >>
Complete Characters #5: Roger Borleng, Constable of Bromholm
It's Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament, and I've filled up my bracket with enough new Complete Characters to fill March with Madness. First up to the line is an NPC fit for your fantasy or medieval setting. Take your best sho[...]Read on >>
an awkward rpg question from formspring.me
Since I signed on with formspring.me (the “ask me anything” social meme) I’ve gotten a lot of questions about roleplaying games. Today I got one that’s, well, weird and awkward. It obliterates tha[...]Read on >>
Shadowrun Problems; Great PR Though
News broke on Tuesday that Catalyst Game Labs, publisher of Shadowrun, Eclipse Phase, Cthulhutech, and Battletech, is in severe trouble to the tune of $850,000 being embezzled from their corporate coffers. You can read[...]Read on >>
It’s Super Giant Monster Time…
The twisted genius of Jeff Burk, the man behind the insanity of Shatnerquake, has now brought us his own particular take on the classic 'choose-your-own-adventure' books of our youth - Super Giant Monster Time!Jeff expla[...]Read on >>
Geomorph Mapping Project #45 (Geomorph of the Slavelords)
This particular geomorph was inspired by a section of the map in the first Slavelords module from TSR (Dungeon Module A1). In particular it is the stairs in the lower right corner with the passage underneath to the room [...]Read on >>
D&D Encounters, First Glance
Last night was a night of many firsts. Beyond the obvious first night of D&D Encounters, it was the first time I played with strangers (or even outside my normal group), the first time I played in an RPGA event and [...]Read on >>
Paizo’s new adventure path Kingmaker looks pretty damn cool
I’m considering picking up at least the first adventure in the series, despite the fact that I hate 3.5/PF, simply to see the rules for exploring a region. Here’s a bit of the description of the adventure p[...]Read on >>
Alea iacta est
March 18, 2010 from Level 1 GM
Filed under: Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition, RPG, RPG Hub, Star Wars
For such a group of people known for following one system or another and insist on a logical system of rules that make sense, gamers are a superstitious bunch. For all that we argue with the GM about how something wor[...] Filed under: Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition, RPG, RPG Hub, Star Wars
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Secret dice rolls
When I remember correctly I’ve always rolled behind the GM screen when I was running a game. My first GM did the same, as did most GMs I met in my life. Recently I had a talk on Skype with Philippe-Antoine Ménard and [...]Read on >>
The Last Map of the Cartomancer (Part 1 of 5)
“The Last Map of the Cartomancer” presents a series of magical maps introduced through the escapades of Lan Su’Vavock and Kai Geyser, two sages on the trail of interconnected clues left behind by an ancient cartogr[...]Read on >>
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