Spam Incidence on the RPGBN
Sometime this morning a member site was compromised, resulting in a great deal of spam being syndicated onto the RPGBN site. The member site, and the related spam articles, have been excised. If you are a member of the[...]Read on >>
Details On Selecting A RPGBN Advisory Panel Community Member
I will be cross-posting this information to the RPGBN Google Group but wanted to post this here as I know some people who follow this are not in the google group. I would like to get the RPGBN Advisory Panel in place by [...]Read on >>
RPG Bloggers Hand-off Announcement
Thank you all for bearing with us. After going through 6 proposals (7 if you count the Indian spam), we have made our decision over who will be taking over the RPG Bloggers Network. It is… Duane O’Brien of ht[...]Read on >>
Clarification and Revised Plan of Action for hand-off
Dear members, It’s growing rapidly evident that we will not flock under one proposal anytime soon. I also think that the hand off can’t be handled in a democratic way… not without a lot of chaos. We h[...]Read on >>
Please Read: RPG Bloggers Network Changes
Dear RPG Bloggers Members & Readers: Over the coming weeks the RPG Bloggers Network will be undergoing some major transitions. First and foremost the application and admission process has been closed for the time bei[...]Read on >>
RPG Bloggers Schedule for GenCon
We’re pleased once again to be a part of the media panel track at GenCon, now with more panels! Here’s our schedule, along with rooms: RPG Bloggers Network Thu 4 PM Westin – Caucus After 1 year of opera[...]Read on >>
Vote in the Ennies!
Two of the RPG Bloggers Network members were nominated for Best Website in the Ennie Awards: Critical Hits and Mad Brew Labs. Please support them, the network, and RPG blogs everywhere by voting for one of them in the E[...]Read on >>
Helping out a fellow RPG blogger
Our fellow blogger/podcaster Daniel Perez’s family is going through a hard time lately. Daniel’s mother has had to be hospitalized several times and this has put some serious financial strain on the family.[...]Read on >>
Top 20 Referring Sites in the RPG Bloggers Network
Greetings everyone! Danny here, one of the founding members behind the RPGBN, recently I've had a few requests for some sort of list of the "Top 20" blogs in the RPG Bloggers Network. Unfortunately we don't currently h[...]Read on >>
Enter the Ennies!
As I said before, if you’re RPG blogging, you should enter the Ennies. I don’t care if you don’t think you have a shot. I don’t care if you don’t like the Ennies. You should enter anyway! Ot[...]Read on >>
Important Announcement
We have decided that the time has come to the name of the site to better fit our operating procedures and concept. From today forward, we will no longer be the RPG Bloggers Network. Instead, we will be known as Error est[...]Read on >>
What is DD, Anyway?
Jeff Rients of Jeff#8217;s Gameblog, who ordinarily has interesting things to say, recently decided to instead rant about 4th edition in a couple of posts, starting with positing an unbridgeable gap between old-school an[...]Read on >>
Accessories: Terrain, Cardstock, Tutorials
Mad Brew is on the hunt for terrain and cardstock to build engaging locations to adventure in. Adding three dimensional dressing to the table can do a lot to enhance immersion during gameplay, but it is also time consum[...]Read on >>
Using a Campaign Theme
March 8, 2009 from Roleplayingpro
Filed under: Featured!, Game Mastering, RPG Hub, design, roleplaying
Ideas are the root of creation.
#8211;Ernest Dimnet
One of the things I’ve incorporated into my current Dungeons #38; Dragons game is the use of a campaign theme. A theme is the underlying motif played out acro[...] Filed under: Featured!, Game Mastering, RPG Hub, design, roleplaying
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I got your megadungeon right here…
Give my OD&D Random Dungeon Generator a spin and you can churn out your own megadungeon in no time. It's almost an exact replica of the original found in The Strategic Review issue 1. And looking closely at these t[...]Read on >>
Remembering Gary: July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008
This is the one-year anniversary of Gary Gygax’s passing. It doesn’t feel like it’s been a whole year, and while many fine memorials were written at the time I’d like to commemorate the occasion b[...]Read on >>
Ennie Award Submissions Open
For those who didn’t see my mailing list post about it, the Ennie Awards submissions are now open. I am encouraging EVERY blog on the network to submit for consideration. Why? I think it’s important that we s[...]Read on >>
Preserved for Future Generations
Ready to retire that character sheet or campaign map but don’t want to clutter the house or throw it out? Consider The Play Generated Map and Document Archive (PlaGMaDA). PlaGMaDA’s mission is to preserve, p[...]Read on >>
Capstone: Reduce Bookkeeping: Guest Post by Golgotha Kinslayer
Let's face it, most roleplaying games involve lots of bookkeeping. While much of this is dependent on the game system--with things such as hit points or experience--keeping track of equipment can be even more of a chore[...]Read on >>
Don’t Play Every Monster the Same Way
Game masters tend to be master tacticians skilled at precise maneuvering of their monsters, and then timing every attack, and every spell, so precisely as to exploit every weakness in the players party. Some players eat [...]Read on >>
New Feature, New Bugs, and a Request
Let’s start with the good news. Thanks to Swordgleam of Chaotic Shiny (not even a network member, just someone who offered to help), our sidebar member banners now randomly shuffle around. Thanks to caching, they w[...]Read on >>
Game Controls – Modifying Your Gaming Experience
January 17, 2009 from Roleplayingpro
Filed under: Featured!, Game Mastering, RPG, RPG Hub, Spycraft, roleplaying
One of the most interesting ideas that I’ve read recently was something I found in my Spycraft v2.0 book. In their Game Control section, they have a section about campaign and session qualities. I know the idea of game[...] Filed under: Featured!, Game Mastering, RPG, RPG Hub, Spycraft, roleplaying
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How to Avoid the DMPC Label With Powerful Characters
They told you it could not be done. That the PCs must be the complete focus of the story, that those more powerful than they who would otherwise be on their side should be distant and uninterested. They told you [...]Read on >>
Gamer Grab Bags
Or rather crates. Titan Games of Battle Creek, Michigan is clearing out old stock and offering a package deal of 50 cases of assorted games for $10 a case. They have about 5 or 6 lots available and each is said to conta[...]Read on >>
More, Other Site Issues
So, unrelated to the problems addressed earlier, we are having issues related to a recent server move. Some people are seeing a new updated site, and others are seeing a non-updating site. (In fact, one of my browsers se[...]Read on >>
Site Issues / Cleaning House
Howdy all, The RPG Bloggers Network has grown far beyond our wildest expectations and opened up a wide world of RPG blogging that we didn’t know exist. Unfortunately, with so many quality blogs applying and being a[...]Read on >>
Faceless Crimes: Skill Challenge adventures for Fantasy Noir
(do you see a theme developing here?) In which Jervis “Greywulf” Malloy sets up a scene-based Fantasy Noir style adventure, and shows how to use Skill Challenges to pull it all together to a Sufficiently Exc[...]Read on >>
DM Chronicles: Session 6: When Fun Trumps Story, Part 1
Heya all, I more or less expected to stop playing from late November until mid January. However, by a strange coincidence, we all (i.e. the 6 players and myself) managed to be free on December 19th! Joy! Warming up wi[...]Read on >>
Ego-Driven Roleplaying
We’re all familiar with twinks and munchkins, those folks who place emphasis on “game” over “roleplaying. They do things to get experience points and in-game swag even if it makes no logical sen[...]Read on >>
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