Sorry about missing a couple of weeks–other commitments, plague, pestilence, that kind of things. I’ll try not to let it happen again (much). I’m going to ease back into things with a couple of easy tables of random magical items that you can base your next story around. Conveniently enough, Hex produces two American Artifacts…
It’s an awkward situation and nobody likes to admit it, but sometimes when you’re making characters for a new game, you can’t help but thinking to yourself “this calls for Nic Cage.” The question then becomes “Which Nic Cage?” After all, Cage–like the universe itself–is infinite and ever-expanding. While we can’t help you determine whether…
A lot of GMCs have a handful of standard types they use whenever an unplanned minor character appears in the game. If your fallback GMCs are getting old, roll on the following tables to come up with something a little different. The first table describes the GMC’s personality, the second describes what general category…
Use this table when you need to figure out where the climactic final battle takes place, what the villain’s secret lair is hidden under, or where a GMC spent his recent vacation. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
In less than a week, the Hex crew will be converging on Indianapolis for GenCon, the biggest gaming convention of them all. The first time I went to GenCon, I dreaded it–I was afraid it would be a perfect storm of all the things that annoyed me about Origins and Dragon*Con. These days, it’s my…
Since Tom Waits has a new album on the way, here’s a random table of characters from his songs. No matter how you work them into your game, they’re bound to add a little weirdness. Correction: As it turns out, Tom’s teasers weren’t for a new album announcement. They were for the video of…
With Special Guest Table Co-Creators Brandon, James, Lindsay, and Richard. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Initiative is one of those mechanics that is useful but often causes as many problems as it solves. Aside from the mechanical overhead (extra die rolls and math, keeping up with the count, etc.), it’s often hard to make natural, cinematically appropriate actions (and especially reactions) fit into the context of the system without introducing…
Just roll on the tables to come up with the characters and plot of your own buddy cop one-shot. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Even though most RPGs are based on other forms of fiction that are filled with crazy stunts and action-packed combat scenes, it can be hard to get players to try the reckless, million-to-one odds stuff. Unlike movie characters who can glibly say “never tell me the odds,” RPG players have the odds right in front…
