The question often comes up during a role-playing session, “how do I mark a figure on the battle-mat?” Here’s one solution, make discs out of dowels. For those not familiar, dowels are short wooden rods you find in craft stores or in the craft department of your local super-store (for example Walmart). They come in…
The third in the encounter series – sorry it’s a bit later in the week than normal. As the party is sitting at their favorite watering hole a teenager comes through the door, scans the room and heads for the party’s table. The teenager is running away from home and has singled out the party…
I mentioned in an earlier post about using anagrams for your role-playing naming needs (read the post) which can be a lot of fun but what if you need a name in a hurry? Grab a name book? Given that those names are modern and common they won’t really work for most role-playing systems (a…
Heroforge, the popular Excel-based character management tool, has been officially released in its newest version. Originally created by Chris Mathieu and supported by Shannon Greene, Heroforge has become one of the most popular and most downloaded free character management tools for everyone’s favorite third edition d20 fantasy role-playing game. This newest version was created by…
Here’s the second in my year long weekly series of encounter ideas for your role-playing enjoyment, this week we encounter the cat. While the party is sitting at the favorite watering hole, inn or simply walking down the street a cat wanders by. The cat might be a calico, a persian, a short or long…
They’re inexpensive, portable and hold up well – so why don’t more gamers and GMs use them? Almost every role-playing game lends itself to their use. Spellcasters can put spell information on them while those that use weapons can use them not only to list their weapons but also any special features and ammunition. They’re…
