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Prop, Set, Character: Action Movies

Steve Johnson13 years ago3 years ago01 mins

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…

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Monster of the Week: The Chud’beth

Steve Johnson15 years ago3 years ago01 mins

  Also Known As: None Known Description: The chud’beth is a humanoid creature six to nine feet tall with short legs and long, stocky arms. Instead of hands, it has four twelve-inch claws a the end of each arm similar in appearance to a mole’s. The creature’s head is reminiscent of an armadillo, only with…

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Repo

Steve Johnson2 years ago2 years ago01 mins

Here’s the last Diner Punks character archetype, the Repo. With this article, I hit my 10,000 word goal for WorldEmber. READ AT WORLD ANVIL     Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email

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Fish Are Terrifying: An Interview With Suicide’s Run Artist Jeffrey Johnson

Carter Newton11 years ago3 years ago09 mins

Conducted by Carter Newton Jeffrey Johnson is a talented artist who has done a great deal of work for Hex Games. He may be best known for illustrating the cover of the ENnie Award-winning RPG Hobomancer and the Hobomancer Companion. Recently Jeffrey illustrated my novel Suicide Run: A Tale of the Hobomancers. I had some…

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Mage Law

Steve Johnson3 years ago3 years ago01 mins

Mage Law page now public and edited. Likes encouraged! View on World Anvil Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email

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WWPHITM Wednesday: Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon: The Movie

Steve Johnson13 years ago3 years ago01 mins

As you’ve probably already heard, Warner Brothers has just picked up the rights to do a new Dungeons & Dragons movie. It’s being produced by the guy who directed the terrible Jeremy Irons D&D movie and the screenplay’s by the guy who’s penned such thoroughly…uh,…filmed and released?…movies as Wrath of the Titans and Red Riding…

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Seven Questions About Sharktoberfest

Dale Ryan12 years ago3 years ago02 mins

An Interview with Sharktoberfest Writer Steve Johnson, Conducted by Dale Ryan Just in time for October, Hex Games has released Sharktoberfest, written by Steve Johnson and illustrated by James and Lindsay Hornsby. I’d never really given much thought to shark movies before, but reading the book I was struck by how much time Steve has…

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Why Even Use Rules?

Steve Johnson10 years ago2 years ago01 mins

Whenever someone suggests that sometimes it’s ok to ignore the rules, someone else inevitably asks why you should even bother to use rules if you’re not going to slavishly follow them at all times, apparently to make sure that the discussion is safe from crows. A super-secret project that I’m currently working on required me…

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We’re All In This Together: An Interview with Carter Newton, Part 1

Leighton Connor 11 years ago2 years ago014 mins

Conducted by Leighton Connor Carter Newton is not only a co-creator of the award-winning RPG Hobomancer but also the author of Suicide’s Run: A Tale of the Hobomancers. Suicide’s Run is the first novel Hex Games has published, and it is on sale now. I was Carter’s editor on Suicide’s Run, but, more importantly, I’m…

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Thunderjar

Steve Johnson3 years ago3 years ago01 mins

The thunderjar came up in the chimerist write-up, so I went ahead and filled in the stub. This one is eligible for the Item special category, but since you’re only allowed to submit 1 thing per category and I’ve still got some (potentially more interesting) item stubs to write, I’m not going to submit it…

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