Tag: RPG
Even More Floor Plans
One of my most popular posts on my blog has been my short list of floor plans. Having a map of an area is one of the easiest ways to not only plan your rpg adventure, but also to make sure that all of your players are visualizing the same…
Daikaijuu Sentai Uchuujin Shinkou (Alien Invasion Attack of the Giant Monsters)
Here is the second installment of our on going It Came From the Late, Late, Late Show our GM provided us with a longer game, I believe it took us 3 sessions to finish the storyline and that included staying up a bit later on the last night. This adventure…
The Ghost Returns for High Adventure on the Coast of Crusade
A few months ago our Call of Cthulhu DM ran a one night game of It Came from the Late, Late, Late Show. I had never played the game before, though I had read through the rules a while ago. For a long time now I have had a love…
Gamestorm 14
Last weekend was another exciting gaming convention, sure wish I could go to more of them. As it is nearly bedtime for me this will be short and sweet. For those that don’t know, Gamestorm is a gaming convention held each year in the Portland/Vancouver area of the PNW. The…
Modern day wands
What is a wand? According to my recently purchased copy of The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols by Adele Nozedar, a wand is a symbol of power. Adele writes “The wand is an essential tool for anyone who aspires to a position of authority and power: witches and…
Plots from the Past
There are so many places to gain inspiration for the plots that a DM throws their character group into. For me I find much of my inspiration comes from the books have read as well as the movies I have watched, that combined with my own vivid and active imagination….
Floor Plans for Modern RPGs
All in the setting One of the things that really helps with the atmosphere of any RPG is having the setting down right. In the fantasy based games I run that is fairly easy to accomplish as they are not required to stick to any hard laws of anything, including…
Ultimate Character Sheet Site
One of the things about role-playing is that it tends to be something you do for years and years. It also seems to be that most gamers move through a myriad of gaming systems depending on the tastes of their gaming group over the years. Of course this means an…
Remote Gaming
The Problem: So, you have a friend that wants to game but can’t make it to the table, what should you do? Perhaps they live somewhere else, or maybe they are on vacation, or perhaps they are in a care center after having a tracheotomy? Well, no worries so long…
How to lure out a Dragon
So when an adventuring party is faced with the challenge of stealing a dragon’s horde out from under a dragon what is the best approach. I suppose this particular problem has been covered before and will likely be covered again, though I doubt too many other groups will find the…