http://www.rpgbloggers.com The best in tabletop RPG blogs Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:25:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en rpgbloggershttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/IEdKKaSyqBM/ A couple of things have landed on my desk today that made me smile.First up is this Bizarro cartoon. I&#8217;ve been a fan of Dan Piraro&#8217;s work for many, many years and he is at his best when he is being strange but this cartoon struck me as exactly the sort of ruse D&#38;D players [...]<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/IEdKKaSyqBM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/6d6Fireball/~3/owtAwfphLzM/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/7o6wXslN-iI/ When I started this blog last year I never anticipated I would reach the 300 post milestone in just 11 months. But with the help of my guest bloggers Jenny, Ravyn, Shinobicow and Viriatha there are now 301 posts here at Stargazer&#8217;s World. In order to celebrate the occassion, I want to have a...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/7o6wXslN-iI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StargazersWorld/~3/F2o0DpLwTww/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/qU-HqOl53D0/ This month&#8217;s review is Colonial Gothic, a RPG by Richard Iorio II, Monica Valentinelli, Matt McElroy, &#38; James Maliszewski. It is published by Rogue Games and comes in both physical and pdf versions. I am reviewing the pdf version.  A revised edition has recently been released, but I only...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/qU-HqOl53D0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GamingBrouhahaRpg/~3/uiauioTNVoQ/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/-upSycAGSz4/high-character-turn-over-rate.html One thing about 'old school roleplaying' (I'm playing Labyrinth Lord) is that there is definitely, in my campaign at least, a high turn over rate of low level characters. Last night, for example, we lost two characters and would have lost a third if it...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/-upSycAGSz4" height="1" width="1"/>http://therecursionking.blogspot.com/2009/07/high-character-turn-over-rate.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/A-w9XtLPgJc/egypt-gazetteer.html Yes, yes; I know I have one-and-a-half projects in the pipe already. (And to be honest, I wonder if I haven't overreached myself there ...) But the idea has settled in my head that writing a little gazetteer for, say, Labyrinth Lord set in Bronze Age Egypt could be damned fun. It's certainly a...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/A-w9XtLPgJc" height="1" width="1"/>http://hamsterhoard.blogspot.com/2009/07/egypt-gazetteer.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/C4oKLSb6OfU/monstrous-compendiums.html a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ysKGc3uAWOc/SlGlvb50pdI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/rYvbtmiJfQs/s1600-h/mc1.jpg"img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; hei...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/C4oKLSb6OfU" height="1" width="1"/>http://advancedgaming-theory.blogspot.com/2009/07/monstrous-compendiums.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/fzmn_dxXbtc/ Last week I discussed the possible uses of putting a group of characters in a zone between members of an organization/subculture/what-have-you and nonmembers—the ares and the are-nots, as it were. Noumenon suggested I post some examples of such organization divisions and how to use them, so here...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/fzmn_dxXbtc" height="1" width="1"/>http://exchangeofrealities.today.com/2009/07/06/ares-and-are-nots/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/IIE1xkip2lw/ Reaction to &#34;one foor in the grave&#34; piece at http://bit.ly/Zntcc # @ChuckWendig I&#39;m a regular reader, Jet Pack-wise. What&#39;s the hashtag you&#39;ve been using? # Between scanning jet-pack.net and hitherby.com I&#39;ve developed some thninkingnabout what to do with a longtime project....<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/IIE1xkip2lw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mobunited.com/mobunitedmedia/2009/07/05/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-07-05/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/KO-GN6mR540/ Over the past year or so I’ve pondered questions about DnD 4e and whether it is the game for me or not. In general, I’ve always tried to be middle of the road when it comes to my approach on gaming. I like roleplaying, combat, exploring, and socializing all equally. Sometimes I [...]<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/KO-GN6mR540" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.roleplayingpro.com/2009/07/05/dnd-4e-is-it-for-me/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/fZUrKiBYYrQ/ The Skincloakers are a race of shape-changers, with the original form being a sleek and tall gaunt figure, with featureless, smooth and jet-black skin, and their face lacking any obvious facial elements. They could change their height and bulk, but there&#8217;s one thing they could not do, which...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/fZUrKiBYYrQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gamestopica.net/2009/07/skincloakers/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/yzdzdWTYGe8/ There&#8217;s been a bunch of rumours around RPG.net and the like recently that a third edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay might be happening. This was fuelled by comments on the official Fantasy Flight Games message boards and the like and by the fact that FFG have released bugger all WFRP...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/yzdzdWTYGe8" height="1" width="1"/>http://mostlygeek.sucanty.com/2009/07/wfrp-3e-really-oh-dear/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/sA1kDSEqe6k/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m7d5-RPG-roundup-this-week-in-Arizona-gaming Theres a new RPG podcast, RPG Circus, co-hosted by Phoenixs own Bonemaster. Two episodes have been released so far, covering topics as diverse as Damp;Ds Midwest roots to new vocabulary for gaming movements, from Palladium to Savage Worlds.At Bon...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/sA1kDSEqe6k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m7d5-RPG-roundup-this-week-in-Arizona-gaming?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/QsZMYqBxw9c/ We&#8217;ve been playing Pulp Hero. Our group is trying to recover a US pilot who crashed on an unknown island in the Atlantic (near Bermuda). We found that the island is a secret forward base for the Nazis (yes, in 1935). Seems that they have discovered a rift in the ocean right below the island....<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/QsZMYqBxw9c" height="1" width="1"/>http://thereport.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/back-to-gaming/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/JGSqTiHWKWA/ When Living Greyhawk ended, we always had the plan to make one final Gazetteer for our region, the Principality of Naerie. We wanted to update our setting to the post-LG era, to show how plot arcs ended and new ones began, and where our beloved characters retired after the last Adventure Record was...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/JGSqTiHWKWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://nitessine.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/greyhawk-still-alive-the-principality-of-naerie-gazetteer-599-cy/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/koFGTOrRgk4/monster-living-statue-black-iron.html Living Statue, Black IronArmour Class: 0Hit Dice: 6+5*Move: 150' (50') (see below)Attacks: 2Damage: 1-10/1-10No. Appearing: 1Save As: F6Morale: 11Treasure Type: NilAlignment: LawfulXP Value: 680A living statue of black iron is a construct utterly without mercy. It exists, though a thinking...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/koFGTOrRgk4" height="1" width="1"/>http://hamsterhoard.blogspot.com/2009/07/monster-living-statue-black-iron.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/w5eg2CLYjms/cthuloid-miscellanea.html Like many gamers, I can count iCall of Cthulhu/i among my all-time favorite RPGs. The game's been much on mind lately; I think I would definitely like to run a grand CoC campaign before the year's out.divbr //divdivThinking of CoC reminded me of a coup...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/w5eg2CLYjms" height="1" width="1"/>http://shirosrpg.blogspot.com/2009/07/cthuloid-miscellanea.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/qPT8hpmSA0U/ Vulcan Stev&#8217;s Database will be undergoing a brief and hopefully short hiatus. Someone in the VS household covered over both the modem and router with paperwork and then forgot to turn them off.  The subsequent overheating has caused an unpredictability in internet service as the modem and...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/qPT8hpmSA0U" height="1" width="1"/>http://vulcanstev.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/an-unplanned-hiatus/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/jlk5D2_Tmuw/ With the end of the Hunter campaign&#8217;s first season (a campaign handled most impressively by Sheimaruen, and one that I&#8217;m hoping to play once again when the second season rolls around,) I&#8217;m up to bat with the continuation of the Mage: the Awakening campaign starting this...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/jlk5D2_Tmuw" height="1" width="1"/>http://philgamer.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/counting-down-to-mage-the-awakening-2/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/-FhGY9wLAMM/piecemeal-update.html Piecemeal has been updated to the next alpha, the font changes should be (at least 99%) done. The thief and bard skills were the last major bits ported over in font size, and got a nicer UI. If you like the layout more I'll use it more often. Also, a few more easter eggs.div...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/-FhGY9wLAMM" height="1" width="1"/>http://zzarchov.blogspot.com/2009/07/piecemeal-update.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/g-86ghiWvwc/ At my last Dark Heresy session, I was faced with one of the most discomforting scenes I&#8217;ve ever had to roleplay. Myself and two other Acolytes were charged with infiltrating a death cult in a one shot campaign while our regular GM was on holiday. The climax of this involved three members of...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/g-86ghiWvwc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gamesofstate.net/2009/07/a-moral-quandary-too-far/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/kTdtSSM9is0/really-cool-greyhawk-link.html a href="http://ghmaps.net/maps.html"Here/adiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1016645013375966173-2986736501888363398?l=lordofthegreendragons.blogspot.com'//div<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/kTdtSSM9is0" height="1" width="1"/>http://lordofthegreendragons.blogspot.com/2009/07/really-cool-greyhawk-link.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/dcoIIl7aQpM/savage-menagerie-firewhale.html divToday's creature was inspired by the animated show "Thundarr the Barbarian," episode 3: "Mindok the Mind Menace" where it appears.br /br /divbr /No. Enc.: 0 (1d4) a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_a4jxDnqKPqg/SlEOqKOg2II/AAAAAAAAAB8/otLyIpamWWg/s1600-h/firewhale.JPG"img...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/dcoIIl7aQpM" height="1" width="1"/>http://savageafterworld.blogspot.com/2009/07/savage-menagerie-firewhale.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/lrYkdguaSSA/episode-2-of-rpg-circus-now-available.html I'm pleased to announce you can now a href="http://www.rpgcircus.com/2009/07/05/season-1-episode-2-and-the-savage-beasts/"download and listen to Episode 2 of RPG Circus/a. In this episode, we discuss span style="font-style: italic;"Savage Worlds/span, ask if Damp;D is a product of the Midwest, and...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/lrYkdguaSSA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.rpgblog2.com/2009/07/episode-2-of-rpg-circus-now-available.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/cL1_1LWigQk/merchants-domain-2.html Time for really quick recap of the session: Gathering what was left of the goblin attack, our heroes trudged onwards on their journey towards House Vymmars’s non-profitable silver mine in their search for the hidden span style="font-style:italic;"Mem...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/cL1_1LWigQk" height="1" width="1"/>http://bag-o-dice.blogspot.com/2009/07/merchants-domain-2.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/zEH_U-pHDg4/ Others are better fit to do this post, but don&#8217;t have access to other commentators, except for a rather brainy girl I met one day who is constantly learning about new subjects. She is the love of my life and I want to introduce you all to her. Her name is Wikipe-tan. Anyway, with...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/zEH_U-pHDg4" height="1" width="1"/>http://spiritsofeden.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/hey-theres-a-4e-blackmoor/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/RoGqNcAU-z0/best-book-ends-ever.html I was at Borders Books minding my own business, drinking a way too expensive drink as I browsed books I had no intention of reading when I came upon these beauties.I liked them so much I bought two pairs and I'm thinking about buying a third. If you like them check out a Borders near you. Avoid the...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/RoGqNcAU-z0" height="1" width="1"/>http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com/2009/07/best-book-ends-ever.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/qTheAkRuToo/ pTo help contribute to this month's a href=http://rpgcarnival.blogspot.com/RPG Blog Carnival/a (hosted in July by a href=http://6d6fireball.com/rpg/dd/6d6fireball/a), I thought I'd resurrect an old rant I made on ENWorld about, simply, how awesome Dungeons and Dragons really is./p pI suspect I'm...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/qTheAkRuToo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.gelatinouscubed.com/?q=node/15 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/moK3ADX3Pd8/enter-colony-on-july-21.html This post is less about RPGing and more about inspiration for your post-apocalyptic game. Just saw an interesting promo for a show about to air on The Discovery Channel. Take the reality TV show "Survivor," but have it take place in the ruins of a destroyed earth. You'd have a...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/moK3ADX3Pd8" height="1" width="1"/>http://savageafterworld.blogspot.com/2009/07/enter-colony-on-july-21.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/_nMkrskQL4w/blog-updates-memberships-and-new-banner.html Following my hiatus from blogging, I'm happy to say that I've been easily to get back in the swing of things. Unfortunately, due to my blog being unresponsive for several months, my membership from the a href="http://www.rpgbloggers.com/"RPG Bloggers N...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/_nMkrskQL4w" height="1" width="1"/>http://beneaththescreen.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-updates-memberships-and-new-banner.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/ulbODaAdYac/ Summer is here. My gaming group and I are all busy doing summery, outdoorsy things. I've thought about the next gaming season and things I want to try out. Maybe you'll find some of the ideas interesting too!<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/ulbODaAdYac" height="1" width="1"/>http://rpgmonks.com/?p=498 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/FWqihwjnrDo/let-loose-dogs-of-god.html a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lumpley.com/images/dogsmall.jpg"img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 259px;" src="http://www.lumpley.com/images/...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/FWqihwjnrDo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rpgbehindthescreens.blogspot.com/2009/07/let-loose-dogs-of-god.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/CAGmV2o5hTc/101-days-of-encounters-1-when.html div align="justify"Written by Justin Mason/divdiv align="justify" /divdiv align="justify"emThis entry starts off our Game Master-targeted series “101 Days of Encounters”. Each day, for the next 100 days, I will be posting a different encounter that could be used as a storyline filler or as a plot...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/CAGmV2o5hTc" height="1" width="1"/>http://mythicdesignblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/101-days-of-encounters-1-when.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/G-rr7H0MOyk/ Welcome to Season 1 Episode 2 of RPG Circus This episode We get &#8220;Savage&#8221; talking about Savage Worlds We discuss is DnD a product of the Midwest? We argue, Are we making published adventures incorrectly? Show Links Pinnacle Entertainment Group Are We Making Adventures Wrong? Is DnD a...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/G-rr7H0MOyk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RpgCircus/~3/69QKTTym1x4/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/18h0M8MsBC0/ Having been sucked away from public life by my mid-summer teaching assignments, I finally return to find that my entry in the One Page Dungeon contest has landed an honorable mention. As I mentioned a few posts back, I wasn’t sure the adventure would &#8220;translate&#8221; without stats. ...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/18h0M8MsBC0" height="1" width="1"/>http://805pm.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/honored-to-be-mentioned/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/1Mb9e3R1anc/questings-readings-5709.html Here comes July and we're only a month away from GenCon. But before that, Origins has just wrapped up and we have a few good coverage on the events and seminars coming from Critical Hits.A new month also means a new blog carnival for the RPG Bloggers Network, this time hosted by 6d6fireball. While...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/1Mb9e3R1anc" height="1" width="1"/>http://questinggm.blogspot.com/2009/07/questings-readings-5709.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/fRnYJgeCtic/traps-old-school-new-school-too-cool.html I've been reading some of the fine blogs on the RPG bloggers network and reading some of the views on traps. Old school traps were much more creative to find and disarm..but you were only ever as good at finding traps as you as a player were, worse actually since you can't see things until told...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/fRnYJgeCtic" height="1" width="1"/>http://zzarchov.blogspot.com/2009/07/traps-old-school-new-school-too-cool.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/Ukf0cpGN6Yo/ This month is Military Month on a Character for Every Game. Since the beginning of the RPG industry, the military was home to a lot of gamers for whatever reason. In turn this meant that a lot of the early RPGs that moved out of the Dungeons &#38; Dragons mold were of a military bent. [...]<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/Ukf0cpGN6Yo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/5-military-games-i-cut-my-teeth-on/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/8Td7jGTZSTU/ Once-upon-a-time, the 10&#8242; pole was the adventure&#8217;s American Express card - you never left home without it. But nowadays you never see one. The option has gone completely in 4e, which makes sense as I can&#8217;t remember anyone ever using one since 1st Ed AD&#38;D.Why? What has changed...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/8Td7jGTZSTU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/6d6Fireball/~3/vvxmjQKWC7E/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/9BviTKx5JMc/palladium-week-postponed.html I want to make sure Palladium Week at RPG Blog 2 is something really special, filled with plenty of exclusives and solid content.br /br /In order to ensure that happens, I need to give some of my interviewers and contributors a bit more time, so I’m going to go ahead and postpone the start of...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/9BviTKx5JMc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.rpgblog2.com/2009/07/palladium-week-postponed.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/qkhFXHFJf5c/paizo-summer-sale-2009.html Keeping with what seems to be my Paizo theme for the last few posts, I want to make sure everyone knows about Paizo's Summer Sale 2009.br /The Paizo store has over 2,000 products that are on sale for 20-90% off of retail price. I only nosed around for ...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/qkhFXHFJf5c" height="1" width="1"/>http://thegeekgazette.blogspot.com/2009/07/paizo-summer-sale-2009.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/6tfOXEUJ2as/40942.html Here is a longer cutlas with a good bucket guard and a killer curve to the blade.br /br /br /a target=_blank href=http://s122.photobucket.com/albums/o270/DarranSims/?action=viewamp;current=DarranSims-scimitar-15.jpgimg border=0 alt=Scimitar-15...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/6tfOXEUJ2as" height="1" width="1"/>http://darransims.livejournal.com/40942.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/tlL4WPum1Zg/newold-monster-rock-reptile.html bRock Reptilebr /br /CLIMATE/TERRAIN:/b Subterranean/Mountainsbr /bFREQUENCY:/b Rarebr /bORGANIZATION:/b Solitarybr /bACTIVITY CYCLE:/b Daybr /bDIET:/b Carnivorebr /bINTELLIGENCE:/b Animal (1)br /bTREASURE:/b J, K, L, M (25%), or Q, S x¼, T x½ (25%) ...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/tlL4WPum1Zg" height="1" width="1"/>http://advancedgaming-theory.blogspot.com/2009/07/newold-monster-rock-reptile.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/FskY2NKSFmI/ Death. So final. So irritating. And yet so inevitable, and so good at making protagonists complacent. Have you ever seen the look on a protagonist&#8217;s face when you pop up a bit after they could swear they sent you into the claws of the Powers themselves? It&#8217;s a wonderful thing. [...]<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/FskY2NKSFmI" height="1" width="1"/>http://exchangeofrealities.today.com/2009/07/05/the-generic-villain-on-not-dying-yet/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/dViJyW809gg/genre-bashing-is-cool.html And I submit a href="http://twitpic.com/857kj"this/a as my proof.br /br /a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T3COvm-9K_w/SlBAT5vk7bI/AAAAAAAAATU/lZPuEKsj2HU/s1600-h/cowboyraptor.jpg"img ...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/dViJyW809gg" height="1" width="1"/>http://trollandflame.blogspot.com/2009/07/genre-bashing-is-cool.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/Xyd4kwbDwbM/ Having recently returned from Origins and heading off next month to Gen Con, I&#8217;m reminded of the 3-2-1 gaming convention advice: &#8220;Every day, get at least 3 hours of sleep, 2 meals, and 1 shower.&#8221; Now the folks at Geeky Clean are providing some added incentive in the form of...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/Xyd4kwbDwbM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.purplepawn.com/2009/07/the-scent-of-a-gamer/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/bAGaJlqSz0E/dnd-sunday-morning-quiz-4th-edition-basics The A.I. thinks you suck. Prove it wrong!<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/bAGaJlqSz0E" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DungeonMastering/~3/TPN6hgjOEw8/dnd-sunday-morning-quiz-4th-edition-basics http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/6wI0E-2rBOg/ Dungeons are often maligned as an old fashioned way to do a D&#38;D adventure. Monte loves dungeons, and thinks they are a great way to tell an adventure. In 3e DMG, dungeons are cool because if you step back from them and look at them in the abstract, they're just adventure flowcharts.<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/6wI0E-2rBOg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.critical-hits.com/2009/07/05/origins-2009-monte-cook-designing-a-better-dungeon/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/qIwUf3GS4Bk/holidays-in-d-part-two.html Happy Fireworks Day to everyone! In honor of the holiday, and as a follow up to some a href="http://beneaththescreen.blogspot.com/2009/07/holidays-in-d-part-one.html"holiday flavor/a, I present the second part of my ode to holidays in your Dungeons and...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/qIwUf3GS4Bk" height="1" width="1"/>http://beneaththescreen.blogspot.com/2009/07/holidays-in-d-part-two.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/ElWBotEQu5o/why-thats-greholdusa.html I only got one comment on a href="http://neartpk.blogspot.com/2009/05/weekly-what-heck_16.html"last week's "Weekly What the Heck"/a, but it inspired me so I'm going to run with it. The result is the greholdusa, the offspring of... well, probably best n...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/ElWBotEQu5o" height="1" width="1"/>http://neartpk.blogspot.com/2009/07/why-thats-greholdusa.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/SVjNGrrbL0I/on-worldbuilding-relays-or-five-steps.html a href="http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=438198"This RPGnet thread is splendid./a The idea by Matthias Wasser on RPGnet is a "Worldbuilding Relay" game with the following rules:br /br /ulliThe first person in line rolls on a bunch of tables to gen...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/SVjNGrrbL0I" height="1" width="1"/>http://savevspointystick.blogspot.com/2009/07/on-worldbuilding-relays-or-five-steps.html