Issue #309 of the Role-playing Tips E-zine is now online – Myth Crafting is now online contains: CONTENTS: –> A Brief Word From Johnn –> This Week’s Tips: 1. Keep It Simple 2. Two Approaches To Developing A Plot 3. Establish A Conflict 4. Gods Are NPCs Too 5. Apply Your Traits To The Basic…
Let me ask a question, when you create your NPCs for your role-playing game which do you grab first, the Game Master book. the Player book or a pad of paper? The correct answer here is the pad of paper. I can hear the outcry now about the need for stats, equipement and spell lists…
Issue #308 of the Role-playing Tips E-zine is now online – Baby Steps In Campaign Setting Design is now online contains: CONTENTS: –> A Brief Word From Johnn –> This Week’s Tips: 1. Set Your Minimums 2. The Baby Steps Technique 3. Making A Second Pass 4. Keeping Secrets 5. Briefing Your Players 6. New…
Regardless of the role-playing system you play, no matter the genre or time there are always those that live by hiring themselves out to do the “dirty work” of others. Sometimes it is service in the military, a elite unit, or just a job where their skills are the ones needed. This encounter could present…
The role-playing community is one of the best that I know of when it comes to sharing information but unfortunately that openness can create problems for websites. Over the last week I’ve been experiencing an increase in the amount of comment spam on this blog and to combat this I’ve turned back on the requirement…
This week’s role-playing encounter idea is ‘The Preacher.’ You’ve probably played in a game where there is a character class that draws power from a diety such as the Cleric in D&D and while they have their place the preacher is the mundane version of those classes. The preacher is an individual who works to…
