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Happy D20 Adventures #8

Leighton Connor 15 years ago3 years ago01 mins

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Cinemechanix: Attribute Rules

Steve Johnson7 years ago3 years ago02 mins

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Campaign Design Walk-Through 2: The Ficton

Steve Johnson8 years ago3 years ago02 mins

Once you’ve got an idea of the basic premise of the game and who the characters are going to be, it’s time to start figuring out what kind of world we’re going to need to accommodate them. As those of you who have bought just about any Hex supplement ever know, we like to call…

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Dumb Tables: B.A.D.A.S.S.

Steve Johnson7 years ago3 years ago01 mins

In every con game, there’s at least one guy who wants to play the badass action hero who spouts one-liners and plays by his own rules. Sometimes there’s more than one. At some point, we were talking about this and decided we should run a game where everyone was the badass action hero who spouts…

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Cinemechanix: Role Reversal

Steve Johnson7 years ago2 years ago01 mins

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Monster of the Week: The Snallygaster

Steve Johnson15 years ago3 years ago01 mins

Also Known As: Schneller Geist (German for “quick spirit”), Schnellegeister Description: The snallygaster is a large flying reptile with feathered wings and seven octopus-like tentacles hanging from its neck just below the beak. The creature’s beak, which is full of razor-sharp teeth is often described as metallic in appearance, but is actually made of bone…

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Writing RPG Adventures For Publication

Steve Johnson10 years ago2 years ago014 mins

Over the years, Hex Games has published somewhere in the vicinity of fifty game books, and I’ve been involved in the editing process of most of them at some stage. As a result, I’ve noticed that there are certain mistakes that show up over and over again, especially from first-time writers. Some of these problems…

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D&D 5E Review Part 8: Personality & Background

Steve Johnson8 years ago2 years ago010 mins

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Fratboy of the Week: The Big Man On Campus

Steve Johnson16 years ago2 years ago01 mins

The big man on campus (BMOC) is a student who is known and liked (or at least envied) by just about everyone on campus, including members of the faculty and staff. The BMOC’s popularity may be due to his athletic skill, good looks, or his position in an important organization or clique. Some BMOC’s even…

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DC Classic: Why You’re All Wrong

Steve Johnson & Ryan Trimble11 years ago2 years ago02 mins

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