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    Encounter Idea No. 4 – The Street Peddler

    ByScot Newbury January 27, 2006May 18, 2012

    Our fourth role-playing encounter takes place on Anystreet in Anywhere (you’ve got to like the generic value there). As the group is walking they encounter a street peddler, you could use the stereo-type – where they open their overcoat and ask “Do you want to but a watch?” Or maybe you could try something a…

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    Now Online – Roleplaying Tips Weekly E-Zine Issue #295

    ByScot Newbury January 22, 2006May 18, 2012

    The latest issue (#295) of Roleplaying Tips Weekly – 5 Tips For Crafting Party Names – is now online and the issue contains: CONTENTS: –> A Brief Word From Johnn –> This Week’s Tips: 1. To Name Or Not 2. Lead The Naming Process 3. Assigning The Name Yourself 4. Make The Name Important 5….

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    Mark your figures with discs

    ByScot Newbury January 22, 2006May 18, 2012

    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…

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    Encounter Idea No. 3 – The Runaway

    ByScot Newbury January 19, 2006May 18, 2012

    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…

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    Get Your Anagram Name Online

    ByScot Newbury January 12, 2006May 18, 2012

    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…

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    Heroforge 4.0.4 Released

    ByScot Newbury January 10, 2006December 12, 2022

    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…

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