In most stories and movies, the heroes rarely go through the pockets of their fallen foes unless they’ve got good reason to do so–for example, if they need a weapon or ammo or they need the enemy’s key card to make their escape. Thanks to D&D, however, characters in RPGs regularly heroically search through the…
As anyone who remembers the old “Medical Bag” feature in Fortean Times knows, people suffer from a lot of strange and bizarre medical conditions. These can be used to crank up the quirkiness of an adventure GMC, or (for particularly brave players) even a PC. Except for conditions with obvious effects, I’ve provided very…
A lot of games deal with strange phenomena, but even games that take place in a completely rational world can benefit from the occasional reference to strangeness. Weird happenings (and the inevitable stories about them) can provide local flavor, give an eccentric GMC something to rant about, or can serve as a cover for…
Editor’s Note: This article was originally written back in the earliest days of the Death Cookie (1999-ish), when the D&D alignment system’s potential for unintentionally coming across as racist allegory had been less thoroughly examined. The AD&D game (as well as a few others–especially those of the fantasy genre) has some very frightening subtext. The…
Since I’m running out of steam on the Monster of the Week thing, how about some dumb tables? Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #31: How would your life be different if you’d never gotten into gaming? (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit them at www.atlas-games.com) I’d spend the time I currently spend gaming doing other things, some of the people in my monkeysphere would be different, and I almost certainly wouldn’t work for a game company….
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #28: Do you have any house rules when you game? What are they, and why do you use them? If not, why not? (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit them at www.atlas-games.com) Not sure if it counts as a house rule, but when Leighton Connor mentioned how he usually handles combat during a…
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #27: If you were an Ent, what kind of Ent would you be? Or, what other NPC creature would you be? Why? (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit them at www.atlas-games.com) I haven’t played D&D since the mid-90s, but back then I only remember one kind of Ent. This must be some kind…
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #26: Who or what was the most memorable NPC you’ve ever encountered? Why? (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit them at www.atlas-games.com) Yankee Doodle Fuck You. Leighton claims that the character (along with The Lady With No Hat) came to him in a dream. I like the character so much, that (with L8on’s…
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #25: If you game enough, you’re bound to run into someone being an ass. What’s the most asinine thing someone’s done in a game with you? How did you react? Did that experience change the way you game? (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit them at www.atlas-games.com) I run a lot of games…
