Fantasy Kingdoms of Rats Living and Warring beneath Manhattan Tooth and Claw – Sword and Scabbard – Magic and Myth – These are not your average rats. What people said about the introductory PDF: “Just genius. I don’t think I could ever express just how amazing this is. I would give this a 20 out […]
Twilight Sector Campaign Setting and More Mike Cross from Terra/Sol Games was gracious enough to answer a few questions. We learn more about Twilight Sector and other upcoming projects. How were you introduced to role-playing games? Well I actually got started pretty close to the beginning of the hobby in 1978 and it was in
Roll on the Random Table Click the image to download the free PDF If your adventuring party reaches a town or city, this 1D100 random table of rumors and odd jobs provides exciting opportunities for adventure. Never get caught at a dead end. Give your players tons of avenues to explore. Download the free PDF
Simple 1D100 List for RPGs A friend in my gaming created a 1D100 list for items that may be found in a cottage. Download the free PDF here: Items in a Cottage 1D100 Click the image to download the free PDF Rodent droppings Mushrooms (1D6) Deer pelt Broken longbow Boiling soup Freshly picked flowers Carrots
Make Wild Magic Truly Wild Session Zero’s Ralph Levi Clark was kind enough to give us the rundown on their latest project: a card deck that greatly expands Wild Magic. How were you introduced to role-playing games? Back in middle school my cousin (who lived with me at the time) was telling me about this
A Simple Random 1D100 Table for RPGs A list of items you may find in a wizard’s chamber. It is meant to help Gamemasters add flavor text to their adventures. You can download the free PDF here: Items in a Wizard’s Chamber Click the image to download the FREE PDF of the list. 1. Canary
Role-Playing Game 1D100 Table Don’t pass this up, grab it now. DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF! If your RPG towns, villages, or regions need spicing up, here are 50 quick catastrophes. It is a simple 1D100 table. 1-2. Flood 3-4. Sandstorm 5-6. Curse 7-8. Tornado 9-10. Packs of Wolves 11-12. Earthquake 13-14. Roving Giants 15-16. Locusts
RPGs: Handling Player and Group Dynamics Questions about problem role-players always come up. This simple tongue-in-cheek guide may help you deal with common problems facing anyone who plays role-playing games. Common Problem Players If you are a player… Problem – “The game master/other player keeps pushing racism, rape, abuse, etc. That is a real life
Star Wars Blasters Random Roll Table BlasTech DH-17 A simple list of Star Wars blasters that were featured in the WEG Star Wars D6 role-playing game. I’m looking to add the stats. However, I just needed a quick table to introduce some variety for my players. 1D100 Random Blasters Table EA SBP-200 Merr-Sonn G8 Xerrol Nightstinger
My Friend Ran A Session Based on a Movie and I Loved It This Reddit post Do the GMs/GMs out there ever steal story elements from things you know your players don’t watch/read for homebrew campaigns? reminded me of a story. The Mid-90’s About 20 years ago, I was trying to create a post-apocalyptic RPG.
My Family was Murdered. Oh, and I Hate Society Most role-players and D&D players have a preferred background. One is used so often, it almost doesn’t need to be mentioned. Come on, you know it: the loner whose family was horribly murdered. Now, he wanders the earth, an empty shell of a man brooding… brooding…
For Your Next RPG Campaign, Get Out of Your Comfort Zone Actors can become stuck playing the same role over and over again. Role-players are no different. But role-players have an advantage. We cast ourselves in a role. Actors, unless they are a select few, do not have that luxury. Why do certain actors get typecast as
Improve RPG Sessions with In Medias Res The April sun awakens the sleepy hamlet of Dunshore. Inside the Lazy Sow Inn, an old man wipes the bar he’s cleaned more than a thousand times. In one corner, an achingly beautiful girl of 17 quietly sweeps the floor. In another corner, three adventurers break their fast.
Improvise Better with the Best Case/Worst Case Die Roll If you happen to be a standup comic or an actor, improvising is possibly quite easy for you. However, most game masters are not comics or actors. Learning how to improvise is incredibly helpful for GMs. Unfortunately, learning to improvise can be challenging, especially if you
When did you begin playing RPGs? I was fortunate enough to have one of “those” older cousins. In the very early 90’s (at the tail end of the satanic panic), my cousin gave me a bunch of his Advanced D&D 2nd edition books. I was a fan of early Nintendo RPGs and board games.
