The Awesome People Hanging Out Together blog, as the name implies, features pictures of awesome people hanging out together. The blog basically just posts pics with absolutely no context, so you’ve got to guess at what brought them together. Why not make the reason something that you can use in a game? Unless otherwise noted,…
Since I did a table for this week’s RPG Challenge on Reddit, I’m going to cheat a little and just repost it here. The exact text of the challenge, if you’re interested: Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Since we just released Aces & Apes, this week’s tables will be props, sets, and characters for games about war. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
The “Prop, Set, Character” idea is for GMs who are having trouble coming up with their next adventure. Just roll one of each and build a story around what you get. The three story elements can be connected or can be completely unrelated. You can also use these tables during the game if you need…
Books and movies often use time spent traveling to help establish the characters and relationships between them, but it’s sometimes hard to model this in a game, especially if your players aren’t used to un-prompted role-playing. Sometimes, giving them something that looks a little more like a traditional RPG “encounter” can help. Roll on…
This is the second article from a previous incarnation of the Death Cookie about using Tarot Cards in games. For more background, and the first article, click here. Also, please forgive how blatantly I was ripping off Ravenloft for the setting. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Earlier today I ran across a post on reddit about using Tarot cards in RPGs. That reminded me that I’d written a DC article about that many years ago. When I went looking for it, I found two, so I’m going to post both of them. I’m not exactly sure when they were written, but…
These events can be used purely for background/flavor, as set-up for a larger plot, or–especially if your characters are from the “homeless drifter” school of adventuring–as on-the-fly scenarios when the PCs enter a new town. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Sometimes a game will get into a rut, with characters doing basically the same thing week in and week out. Plot gimmicks can be used to break up the monotony and sometimes even help the game shift gears. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
This week’s another set of characters to randomly create characters for a genre game, this time the Wild West. Just roll your Job, Gimmick, Weakness, and a few Skills, add some numbers, decide between John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, and start shooting bad guys. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
