Role-playing Tips issue #353 is available – How To Leave Your Players Hanging – 4 Cliffhanger Tips In this issue Johnn gives us four (plus a bonus one) different methods of building in cliffhangers to our games – all worth a look and as always he gives some solid examples to guide you. I also…
Many of us have spreadsheets, text files, documents and so on for our role-playing endeavors regardless of whether we’re a GM or a player. I thought it would be nice to have a backup plan in case my laptop wasn’t available during a session so I thought I would print out my character’s sheet and…
The folks over at Wizards released their latest preview article and I have to say some of the items definitely look interesting. Among the upcoming offerings are City of Peril which is part of their Fantastic Locations series, and a couple of what they are calling super-adventures, Expedition to the Demonweb Pits and Eyes of…
I just received an email pointing me towards a posting on Jae Walkers’ blog, Game = Life – Supporting Our Troops In a Whole New Way. This is something outside of the realm of politics and policy, it’s a simple request from the troops in Iraq for some help to put on a gaming convention…
Almost every role-playing group has used miniatures, or minis, in one form or another. Sometimes they’re the lead figures most are familiar with, other times they’re plastic, or maybe even a piece of card stock paper with your character’s name on it, but in all cases they do the same thing – represent where you…
Over at Treasure Tables Martin Ralya asked the question, NPC Stats: Full, Partial or Loose? which I have to say is an excellent question. There are benefits and drawbacks to each and a lot depends on your style as a GM. For myself personally I find that most of my NPCs start at the “bottom”…
