Issue #354 of Role-playing Tips Weekly is now available online – How To Work With Crummy Character Backgrounds 12 Options For Solving “X killed Y.” In this issue David R, a gues writer, shares with us a dozen ideas on how to overcome the “X killed Y” character background challenge. I think all of the…
Has this happened in your campaign? The PCs have just obtained a new level and as they head out for parts unknown they discover that their new encounters are all beefed up – almost as if they gained a level as well. I know I’m guilty of it, new opponents or the same ones as…
It looks like there’s going to be another role-playing game on the market as Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd. has reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Television and DC Comics to produce a game based on the television show Supernatural. From the news clip: The role playing game will offer an exciting game experience, as well…
It’s a question often asked, so I thought I would poll folks here, do you hide your die rolls or not when you GM? Personally, I think dice rolls should be hidden and that’s the way I play. There are a few reasons for this: Keeping results from the players – you don’t want them…
It was announced on Wizard’s website today that when the current licensing agreement with Paizo ends in September Dragon magazine as it exists today will be no more. “Today the internet is where people go to get this kind of information,” said Scott Rouse, Senior Brand Manager of Dungeons & Dragons®, Wizards of the Coast….
Does your RPG group use a computer during game night? More than one? My group on the whole is paper and pencil, I’m the only one that uses a computer (in my case a laptop) at every session. As a player I use it to track my character information typically in a spreadsheet (see this…
