The 10th entry into our encounter ideas topic is the press gang. For those unfamiliar with the term, a press gang was a group of men that would abduct men to serve in the military and in some cases could be bribed to “enlist” specific individuals. So how can you use this for an encounter?…
Sorry for the late notice on this one but the latest issue (#301) of the Role-playing Tips E-zine – 120 Benign Wilderness Encounters is now online and the issue contains: CONTENTS: –> A Brief Word From Johnn –> Readers’ Request: Diceless Gaming –> This Week’s Tips: 1. 120 Benign Wilderness Encounters –> Readers’ Tips Of…
My apologies for not getting out a role-playing encounter idea last week so this week we’ll have two! Here’s the first for this week and #9 overall – The Tinker. A tinker is actually a traveling man who is typcially looking for work – odd jobs fixing things mainly. The term is what those that…
I meant to post something about this earlier in the week but came down with a bad cold so held off until now. This past weekend saw my regular role-playing group return to the gaming table after a short break and I got a chance to sit on the player’s side of the screen for…
The Ronin by definition is a masterless samurai and every role-playing game/setting has some varience on the theme. – The gun for hire in the old west (think The Magnificent Seven) – The ship’s captain looking to hire out his ship (think Han Solo in Star Wars) – The vigilante of the modern day (think…
The latest issue (#300) of the Role-playing Tips E-zine – Q&A With Johnn Four is now online and the issue contains: CONTENTS: –> A Brief Word From Johnn –> This Week’s Tips: 1. What started Roleplaying Tips? 2. What motivates you to keep going? Is it self sustaining? 3. What’s the current readership? 4. How…
