Bestiary February: Kobold
This will probably be my last critter for the month, but I have added some previously-written critters to the Bestiary page since that’s allowed this time around. View at World Anvil Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Cinemechanix: Dice Spreadsheets Return!
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Monster of the Week: The Adlet
Also Known As: Erqigdlit, Wolfman Description: The adlet looks like the classic “wolfman” of movie fame. The creature stands between six and eight feet tall and has human-like hands ending in sharp claws. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
The Scrap Monkey
Just posted the Scrap Monkey, the first “character class” for Diner Punks, to the World Anvil site. I made a new render of Reggie for this one since I’ve now got a much larger selection of assets to choose from, but the basic character design is the same. I’ll probably eventually redo the render of…
20 Characters I Just Now Made Up
Sometime last year, I got involved in a reddit thread about women in gaming and ended up getting interviewed by Jamie from The Lonely d12. She posted the interview earlier this week, and I think I’m officially the first non-lady to be interviewed for their Ladies of Gaming series. Since I’m still easing back into…
Fratboy of the Week: The Jock
The jock is usually portrayed as a big, dumb, walking pile of testosterone. Although some jocks are capable of higher thought, these often disguise whatever mental abilities they have with over-the-top machismo and copious application of alcohol. The jock’s status on campus is directly related to his athletic ability, with star athletes receiving special…
The Orders of Elvismancy
Sample from Elvismancer: The Blue Hawaii Boating Club Officially, the Blue Hawaii Boating Club is a trade organization of everyday Elvis impersonators who work, according to their website, “in the nautical performance space.” This includes both performers who work on cruise ships, riverboats, and other entertainment vessels and those who incorporate skiing, surfing, and other…
A Hero Is Born
Legendary characters are mythic from birth, and some are mythic from conception. If you’re playing a game about mythic heroes, use this table to explain why they’re so mythic. In a lot of case, knowing a character’s birthright will help you come up with a Gimmick. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Campaign Design Walk-Through 4: Genre Trappings
According to Merriam-Webster, genre is “a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content.” Genre trappings are mostly the things in the “content” part of that definition: people, places, and things that help define the genre. While these trappings help us recognize which genre a story belongs to,…