World Anvil’s World Building Summer Camp event ends next week. Since I didn’t start it until a couple weeks into July, I knew I wouldn’t have time to write entries for all the prompts, but I thought maybe I would be able to do 10 (which would get me a badge for my WA profile)….
I always get in the weeds with combat rules, but I’m trying to use the “tables aren’t scary if they’re well organized and accessible” lesson from DCC to simplify it: Just look at the menu/table and decide what you want to do. The “free bonus effect” thing is because I want to encourage players to…
Since I’m running out of steam on the Monster of the Week thing, how about some dumb tables? Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Favorite Fantasy RPG “Fantasy” is a pretty broad category, so I’m going to assume the typical gaming definition of “Sword & Sorcery and/or Elves and Shit.” In that case, the best fantasy game I’ve ever played is the Sword & Sorcery game that the Hex staff plays once every year or two when we can…
Supporting characters are a lot more interesting when there’s something weird about them. While you don’t want to give every single GMC the characters meet a quirky trait (unless you’re playing a David Lynch-style game), important or recurring characters will be more memorable if they’ve got an unusual trait. The list below is for…
Grax the Whisperer is a rumormonger who can be found at The Lusty Minotaur. View at World Anvil Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
I haven’t created a new random thing generator since Christmas, so this week instead of a blog, you get a web script: The Random Conspiracy Generator! Just click the link and you’ll get 10 nutty conspiracies ranging from the almost believable to the completely batfuck. Don’t like them? Click the button at the bottom of…
This was originally double the length, but I decided to make the section about types of hooks a separate article since it’s more expanding/further explanation than core rule. I’m hoping to finish the rest of it today. Let me know if this makes sense, particularly the part about negative hooks. View at World Anvil …
The next two are both short answers, so I’m going to double up: REVERB GAMERS 2012, #4: Are you a “closet gamer?” Have you ever hidden the fact that you’re a gamer from your co-workers, friends, family, or significant other? Why or why not? How did they react if they found out? (Courtesy of Atlas…
