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…
If one thing is certain when it comes to role-playing games is that you’re going to have encounters. Some good, some bad, some where the players come out on top and still others where the NPCs seem to have the upperhand. After reading the ongoing thread on the gmmastery mailing list I decided that an…
There are many role-playing websites on the Internet these days, some are quite good while others may be a bit lacking. What do I look for? A site that’s updated regularly, provides me with good solid information I can use as either a player or game master and is presented in a professional manner. The…
