The latest pair of issues of Role-playing Tips are now online – Card-Based Tools For RPGs – Part 1 & 2. They are issues #333 and #334 respectively. The two issues provide you with a number of useful tips, with examples, on how you can use a variety of card-based items to help GM your…
Have you ever sat back and actually thought about why you game? Do you game for the social environment? This factors into why I game as I enjoy the company of the group I game with and to be honest my kids even look forward to seeing the group show up on Sunday night. Of…
So often when you’re setting up a plotline or campaign as a GM we often lose sight of the fact that it is the players that need to get the most out of it, not the GM. I’m as guilty as the next when it comes to planning a plotline down to the last detail…
The Wizards of the Coast have released another installment of their new player series, this one focuses on race. The article is a quick read but does cover a number of important points about making that all important decision, “what race do I want to be?” It talks about taking into account the type of…
Mention the term crusader and visions of knights in shining armor and the battles over Jerusalem come to mind. In fact the movie Kingdom of Heavenshowed that very stereo-type. Of course if that’s what you’re going for then by all means use it but as I’ve often stated in this series – you don’t have…
Check it out! My blog is now on Effie’s Great Wyrm site under the GM Guides and Toolkit, House Rules and Advice section. You’ll want to check out the full listing in that section of the Great Wyrm site as there are lots of great sites that are part of the same group. Sites such…
