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GROGNARDIA – Thu, 09 January, 05:00 AM
By now, it's pretty widely recognized that Dungeons & Dragons and, by extension, all roleplaying games ultimately descend from miniatures wargaming. After all, the subtitle of OD&D is "Rules for Fantastic Medieval Wargames Campaigns Playable with Paper and Pencil and Miniatures Figures." Yet, fairly... read more.
Roleplaying Tips – Thu, 09 January, 03:09 AM
Hujambo Johnn! My thoughts on puzzles ended up being 1,817 words. So I’m splitting the article up into two parts with Part II coming to you on Friday. I received these great comments from RPT GM Jay about puzzles: I recently read something (I don’t think it was you, but I don’t remember 100%) giving... read more.
Dungeon Fantastic – Thu, 09 January, 01:42 AM
I linked to an interesting article on ancient and medieval coins vs. fantasy gold coins over on ACOUP. Felltower uses devalued currency compared to standard DF. I use a silver standard, but gold coins appear in numbers. There are a few reasons for that: - Felltower is more Renaissance / Pre-Modern... read more.
Tales of the Lunar Lands – Thu, 09 January, 01:34 AM
The Saga of the Ortegids is intended as a dialed setting - that is, there are several main streams of inspiration behind it that influence its tone, look, and feel. A DM interested in fine-tuning the details and creating a mood that seems right to them can turn these "dials" up or down, exaggerating... read more.
Daily Adventure Prompts – Wed, 08 January, 09:31 PM
psychhound:thydungeongal:thydungeongal:Anyway ultimately justifications based on “well that’s how it is in the setting” about stuff in any media will ring hollow if the criticism is approaching it not from the point of view of interrogating it through in-setting logic but from the point of view of a... read more.
Scroll for Initiative – Wed, 08 January, 09:18 PM
We had a fun session last weekend (a brief sojourn to Tomb of Annihilation via a fairy ring), and one of my players made a comment that stuck with me: ‘Sometimes, you just want a dungeon and a dragon.’ It made me think about tropes: the conventions of a genre that you see over and over again. And wh... read more.
ars ludi – Wed, 08 January, 07:57 PM
Some writers track word count to see how much work they’re getting done. I spend as much, if not more, time erasing things I’ve already written. And then *maybe* rewriting them. Maybe.... read more.
Dungeons & Dragons Fanatics – Wed, 08 January, 06:21 PM
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The Monster Manual has been a key part of Dungeons & Dragons going back to the earliest edition of the game. Chalked full of stat blocks, background info and art, these books are foundational to running successful adventures and have helped sh... read more.
Daily Adventure Prompts – Wed, 08 January, 06:18 PM
Ally: Deridis, Architect of the next GoldenageHere you are friend!... read more.
The Kind GM – Wed, 08 January, 05:15 PM
This is me showing off the cool stuff I got this year. I don’t go to Gencon, or other conventions to be honest, due to geographical limitations. Living in Greece makes all the good conventions a bit too far away for my budget. So I miss all the good stuff one can buy there, and […]... read more.
Azukail Games – Wed, 08 January, 04:06 PM
For one week the twenty-three current Gold best sellers on DriveThruRPG have been bundled together with 50% off. They are as follows: 100 Characters You Might Meet In A Star Port 100 Corpses to Find in a Dungeon 100 Creepy Things and Events to Encounter Outdoors II 100 Creepy Things and Events to En... read more.
Fail Forward – Wed, 08 January, 03:30 PM
This post is in conversation with two spectacular blog posts discussing boss monsters, number crunching and making truly memorable encounters. (One of them is even up for a Bloggie and you should definitely go vote for it >.> )The gist of "A 16 HP Dragon" is: A boss doesn't need a lot of health to b... read more.
Kobold Press – Wed, 08 January, 02:00 PM
Try these new figurines of wondrous power for your Tales of the Valiant or 5E game! As a refresher, here are the standard rules for figures of wondrous power, as seen in the Tales of the Valiant Player’s Guide: A figurine of wondrous power is a statuette of a beast small enough to fit in a pocket. ... read more.
EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews – Wed, 08 January, 01:30 PM
Traveller, Delta Green, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea, Salvage Union, and Best Left Buried all have print products out this week.... read more.
From the Sorcerer's Skull – Wed, 08 January, 12:00 PM
My mission to read DC Comics' output from January 1980 (cover date) to Crisis enters its fifth year. This week, I'm looking at the comics that were at newsstands on the week of January 5, 1984. Atari Force #4: Conway and Andru/García-López continue pulling their team together (this is positively mod... read more.
Gnome Stew – Wed, 08 January, 11:00 AM
In any adventure, the party of player characters (PCs) will inevitably encounter other intelligent creatures and people. These are the non-player characters (NPCs) of the world that are largely controlled, run, an enacted by the game master. There are moments (and some systems greatly support these... read more.
Playful Void – Wed, 08 January, 10:12 AM
In 2025 I’m reviewing zungeon zines. They’re stream of consciousness and unedited critiques, just like Bathtub Reviews, but they’ll be a little briefer. The goal here is a little different: I want to spotlight what a craft-based, just-do-it approach to module writing can do. A Mirror Dungeon was the... read more.
MurkMail – Wed, 08 January, 10:01 AM
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Seed of Worlds – Wed, 08 January, 08:41 AM
We ran a DM clinic at one of our Saturday Daytime sessions. We have been kicking around the idea of more experienced DMs within the society coaching newer ones. There have been more of a ride along mechanic, where someone would sit behind the screen with the DM and see basically the sausage get made... read more.
Dice Goblin – Wed, 08 January, 08:26 AM
Sometimes, it can be fun to have a player character ‘know a guy’ – an NPC the PC has a history with, but the DM/Referee/Warden and player are making up on the spot. Their demeanor, history and intention could be determined by a simply d6 (low=negative, high=positive) or reaction roll, but I propose ... read more.
The Alexandrian – Wed, 08 January, 03:16 AM
Go to Part 1 DINOPLEX CATACLYSM It’s Jurassic Park, but on a space station! This is a cool idea for an adventure, but this scenario is, unfortunately, sabotaged by lackluster execution. For example, there’s a player handout designed as a kid’s activity game where they’re supposed to find all twelv... read more.
Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal – Wed, 08 January, 03:12 AM
Gollaon and Voddickmoved through the people, mostly women and girls, as they went about the endless task of spinning fibers into thread which could be woven into cloth. “I was never very good at that,” said Gollaon. Voddick flexed his hands. “Not I. I am not made for such gentle tasks.” “Which may... read more.