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Generating Local Color - The Quirky Tradition
There’s nothing that gives a place more color than the quirky traditions it’s amassed over the years. Many of these serve no apparent purpose, or are a matter of superstition, but some are useful behaviors t[...]<Featured>
Stupid Wandering Monster Tricks
Here are a few things I try to keep in mind when designing a new wandering monster chart.Pick Dice WiselyI don't want to hunt for special dice every time I need to dice up a wandering monster., so I pick what I'm sure to[...]60 Minutes on D&D
Back in 1985, the CBS news program 60 Minutes ran a story on the then-current controversy over Dungeons & Dragons. It featured interviews with Gary Gygax and D[...]Chatty Studios Presents: Project Kobold Love
In which Chatty jumps off a cliff of his choosing… One of the numerous lessons I learned from my first Gen Con Experience was that I had the skills and guts to carve myself a name in the RPG industry, I just had t[...]</Featured>
I Used To Believe
I Used To Believe is a wonderful site where people share silly things they used to believe as a child. The vast menagerie of monsters that children create (most of which apparently live in the toilet) is simply amazing t[...]Ars Magica Players & Info about Troupe Style Playing
Yesterday I posted about an alternate style of running your Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition role playing game (ok.. take THAT search engines!). Or any RPG for that matter. Unfortunately... nobody bit. Maybe it was the[...]RPG Bloggers Unite!
I just wanted to give a quick thank you to the folks at the RPG Bloggers Network. Since joining, not only have I seen an increase in traffic, but as I've statede before, I've found some excellent discussion on some blog[...]When Good Encounter Planning Goes Bad
August 27, 2008 from The Art of the Near TPK
Filed under: DM Advice, GM Advice, RPG Hub, behind the screen
The other day I came across this post and a paragraph in the middle of it caught my eye.When planning encounters, DMs need to make sure that everyone has something to do. If the Big Bad Demon has super-high spell resista[...]
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