Tuesday Table: Secret Societies
Since I’m running out of steam on the Monster of the Week thing, how about some dumb tables? Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
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Khezvaros Cartography Part 1
Note: This is part 1 of a continuing series (currently on part 6 for patrons). From here on out, I’ll be making an old post public each time I make a new one for patrons (so when Part 7 goes up, Part 2 will go public). If you don’t want to wait, become a patron! …
Tuesday Table: What Are You Doing Right Now?
A lot of times, I’ll start off a game by asking the players to describe what their characters are doing. While this always works out well with the Hex group (with the intro scenes often becoming the focus of the adventure), I’ve found that groups who are used to more typical mission-based role-playing don’t…
Rex Kinkaid
For today’s Worldember article, I posted a character from the Haunted Hollywood/Ampersand & Ampersand setting that I never got around to doing much with (but still have lots of ideas for). Meet Rex Kinkaid, ghost cop. Read at World Anvil Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
The City of Kish
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Cinemechanix Design Journal: Rearranging The Pieces
Last time around, I talked about a problem I was running into with a disconnect between intent and interpretation when it comes to rules. Basically, since we usually think of games as “systems” where all different rules concepts are interconnected, some players assume that anything not clearly marked “optional” is essential. The truth is that…
Monster of the Week: The Road Ghost
Also Known As: Specific road ghosts often have their own names, often based on the road they haunt (“The Route 44 Haint”), their (presumed) identity in life (“The Ghost of Old Jeb Roberts”), or some other well-known trait (“The Mississippi Trucker”). They are sometimes mistaken for Phantom Hitchhikers. Description: Road ghosts appear to be…
Reverb Gamers 2012, #16
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #16: Who was the most memorable foe you’ve ever come up against in a game? How did you beat him/her/it? Or did you? (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit them at www.atlas-games.com) I’ve played in a lot of games, so the question as asked is a tough one. With a little change to…
Tolva’s Veil
So I included some throwaway (and mostly completely made-up-on-the-spot) references to the City of 10,000 Daggers (mostly its history) in the Dumb Tables at the end of Tales from the Lusty Minotaur, some of which I do plan to write up details about at some point. Conveniently enough, World Anvil is doing writing prompts every…
The Swashbuckler
Anybody can swing a sword and beat up bad guys, but the swashbuckler does it with panache. While the term was originally used to describe swordsmen, its current usage has more to do with a hero’s style than his weapon of choice. In addition to being incredibly skilled (and knowing it), the swashbuckler is…