The Frothy Friar

In Search of...An Editor!

2018-03-12T16:45:00.000-07:00

I'm looking for an editor for my RPG. Does anyone have any recommendations or advice on finding one?

Sewer System

2016-06-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

Encounter Inspiration #16 - Beware the Back Alleys

2016-06-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

Be cautious at night traveler, for the darkness brings a life of its own.

Murderers and thieves prowl the inky black alleys of Ravendale seeking victims...seeking blood.

Many a wanderer has taken to the streets in the Low Quarter only to wind up a corpse by dawn.

Ice Caverns

2016-06-07T08:52:00.004-07:00

Encounter Inspirations #15 - Haunted Sites

2016-06-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

Encounter Inspiration #14 - Tavern Time

2016-05-26T09:06:00.004-07:00

Town of Windmere

2016-05-24T07:12:00.003-07:00

Map #6

2016-05-10T07:34:00.002-07:00

Still no names...Gotta work on that

Map #5

2016-05-06T06:09:00.004-07:00

Map #4

2016-05-04T06:07:00.002-07:00

Encounter Inspiration #13 - Dungeon Entrance Edition

2016-04-28T06:00:00.000-07:00

A River Runs Through It

2016-04-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

Village of Swidenshire

2016-04-25T06:00:00.000-07:00

Map #3

2016-04-22T06:00:00.000-07:00

I really need to name these things...

Encounter Inspirations #12

2016-04-21T06:00:00.000-07:00

The Void Dragon

2016-04-20T06:37:00.000-07:00

Rant: I've Lost It

2016-04-18T10:35:00.003-07:00

I've been writing a new RPG system, Empire Role Playing, for so long now, I think I'm losing my ability to be creative!

I know that sounds kind of contradictory, writing a role playing game and not being creative, but trust me, it's possible. The game has a bit of crunch to the rules and I've spent so much time writing and editing rules from a logical stand point, I feel like I'm forgetting how to just let loose and be creative. I used to GM for a game group constantly and one of the facets of my game that I was most proud of was improvisation. I could come up with a night's adventure on the spot in under 15 minutes and no one would really know that I was making it all up on the spot based on what they were doing. But now, I have a hard time thinking of an adventure hook, let alone being confident enough to lead a group for 6 hours and keep them entertained.

I always read that most people are either Left Brain (logical) or Right Brain (creative). Now I'm starting to believe you can train yourself to be one or the other even if you don't mean to. I've spent years calculating rules, finding how they interact with one another, balancing the numbers to make them work and totally left off doing things that are just for fun and imaginative.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE writing the game. I think it's really turning out well, even though a competent writer would have had this thing done years ago, but every time I even think about writing an adventure or a story, I feel compelled to 'get back to work' on the rules. At this point I'm hurrying to finish just so I can get back to doing fun stuff, but I know that's going to lead to mistakes and even worse writing than my first draft.

And on top of that, I'm finding that I like drawing too, as you can tell by my past few posts, but I need a lot of practice for that too.

So to sum up...

1. I have too many interests and not enough time

2. Patience is a virtue (along with Honesty, Compassion, Valor, Justice, Sacrifice, Honor, Spirituality and Humility)

3. I need to get off my ass and get the work done so I can get to the fun stuff! Damn, my parents were right all these years...

Random Maps

2016-04-18T06:18:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd change it up a little...

2016-04-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

Village of Banor

2016-04-14T07:24:00.004-07:00

Drawing: Stonebridge

2016-04-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

Drawing: Dusky Hollow

2016-03-31T07:09:00.003-07:00

Drawing: Burwick

2016-03-23T06:33:00.003-07:00

YouTube Channel to Check Out

2016-03-22T12:29:00.002-07:00

So I stumbled on a great YouTube channel called Drunkens & Dragons a couple of weeks ago. I don't know much about him other than he goes by Hankerin' and he's awesome.

He's got some great insight into DMing and does outstanding game-related craft projects. I've watched most of his videos and I have to say, I've learned a few things. He has an off-beat sense of humor, but I think that's kind of required if you're gonna pretend to be a wizard or a barbarian for long periods of time.

Now go watch his vids and learn to play D&D like a big ol' bad ass!

Drawing: Village of Caerton

2016-03-22T08:38:00.002-07:00