http://www.rpgbloggers.com The best in tabletop RPG blogs Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:01:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en rpgbloggershttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/jNt2YjNHP-c/ Though you don&#8217;t have to use templates to play NAA D6, to capture that Eden flavor of a multitude of races good at different things, I recommend that prospective GMs enforce the selection of a racial template for one of Eden&#8217;s races. A character can have only one of the following...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/jNt2YjNHP-c" height="1" width="1"/>http://spiritsofeden.com/2010/03/10/races-of-eden-for-naa-d6/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/5XVxVXv9IdU/devils-in-teh-details-kobolds.html Picking up on the gauntlet that James Maliszewski threw down and Michael Curtis has already answered twice I offer my own Kesher-eqsue table for the lovable Kobold. d20 (Roll 3 times or pick 3) Many Kobolds… 1 Believe discretion is t...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/5XVxVXv9IdU" height="1" width="1"/>http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2010/03/devils-in-teh-details-kobolds.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/ZDbUF_FAqM0/magicians-hand.html This item is a short and stubby wand about nine inches long. Magician's Hand is made from a twisted length of petrified wood, the gnarled grain and knots of some ancient branch clearly evident. Polished gemstones, garnets and amethyst carved to resembl...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/ZDbUF_FAqM0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RpgDumpingGround/~3/P4n60I6RME0/magicians-hand.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/rDWn3pkT-Dc/ Angel was sick this past week and her character is integral for the next scene in Perdition&#8217;s prison, so we decided to do something you can&#8217;t do in real life: Do-Over! In gameplay last week, we were at the Ace in the Hole and we got ourselves captured by the authorities and sent to...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/rDWn3pkT-Dc" height="1" width="1"/>http://dungeon-divas.com/2010/03/10/meta-ace-in-the-hole-do-over/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/5e7QXTlVMdE/weapon-pcs-can-love-to-hate.html I love weird weapons, the stuff that NPCs use but players would find worthless. I find that it gives the game a good appeal to add stuff off of the cuff. One of my favorite odd weapons is the bola. Now these things have made a comeback in recent years,...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/5e7QXTlVMdE" height="1" width="1"/>http://advancedgaming-theory.blogspot.com/2010/03/weapon-pcs-can-love-to-hate.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/uhidS_OsV9g/ That song at the beginning of Borderlands, performed by Cage The Elephant, is definitely a fitting tune for this week. &#8220;Aint no rest for the wicked, money don&#8217;t grow on trees&#8230;I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed, there aint nothing in this world fo&#8217;...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/uhidS_OsV9g" height="1" width="1"/>http://chaosgrenade.crypticintent.com/?p=920 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/cd4FyDo4lp0/ I&#8217;m all about options, I love to have a multitude of choices, doing the research and then selecting the best fit for the vision of my character. These choices don&#8217;t just include the feats and powers I select for my PC, in fact the decisions start the moment I open up the Character...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/cd4FyDo4lp0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DungeonsMaster/~3/c1Aw16o7u6o/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/lGHkseGgOcU/gearing-up-for-pax-east “I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli Dice… check. Paper and pencils… check. Laptop… check. So yes, PAX East is almost upon us, coming up on March 26-28, and I’ve been already working through lists of “to-do” items, trying to get geared up and ready for the big...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/lGHkseGgOcU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/gearing-up-for-pax-east http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/SQlRaMoTgEc/ In many modern games, shotgun rules only cover slugs, making the shotgun just another version of a rifle but without any range. Cyberpunk 2020 lists buckshot but doesn&#8217;t portray it in a realistic manner. These are the rules we&#8217;ve developed in our game. Typical armor has 20 points of...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/SQlRaMoTgEc" height="1" width="1"/>http://worldofcorruption.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/buckshot-rules/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/rJgaIOlKFmU/51336.html Continuum 2010. John Foster Hall, Leicester University. UK. Friday 2nd - Monday 5th July 2010. http://www.continuum.uk.net Here are some of the games already planned for this year&#8217;s convention. If your game isn&#8217;t listed here then contact Mike at bingopajamas@gmail.com with your game...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/rJgaIOlKFmU" height="1" width="1"/>http://darransims.livejournal.com/51336.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/1t34oLPlIlU/death-bed.html aka Mortis MattressThis relative of the lurker and mimic looks like a four post bed of the comfy sort. The type one would use in conjunction with Cunard's Cozy Comforter of Restful Repose. It is, of course, a voracious monster bent on eating anyone wh...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/1t34oLPlIlU" height="1" width="1"/>http://trollandflame.blogspot.com/2010/03/death-bed.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/Xk7yhUIGP_A/writer-writes-always-part-one.html Thus Spake Billy Crystal, in the 1987 dark comedy Throw Momma From The Train. Perhaps it says something of my much-beleagured struggle as a writer that this film for me, more than any other work I've come across except perhaps Showtime's Californicati...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/Xk7yhUIGP_A" height="1" width="1"/>http://tankardsandbroadswords.blogspot.com/2010/03/writer-writes-always-part-one.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/ayAGBA6lckg/ One of the inspirations for Shayakand provides a very different cosmology. The source for this alien cosmology is not Vedic, Funan, or Asian at all. It comes from a Greek philosopher and astronomer named Anaxagoras. The changes appear subtle at first, but the effects can be quite dramatic. Before...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/ayAGBA6lckg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NevermetPress/~3/Tn__fU3BV1s/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/UYoNPF4IGWA/calculate-your-own-attributes-old.html I came across this funny article while I was leafing through Issue 8 of Dragon Magazine. I love how Brian calculates wisdom.So, You Want Realism in D&#38;D?by Brian BlumeWe at TSR have heard several people express a desire for a system which gives more realism and variety to the method for...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/UYoNPF4IGWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com/2010/03/calculate-your-own-attributes-old.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/SYKUJsSJMyE/for-those-of-you-playing-along-at-home.html The question’s been raised as to precisely which books I’ll be using for our upcoming Traveller campaign. The following are what’s being counted on as of now. Traveller Core Rulebook OR Pocket Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing): The material in both is really the same. It’s matter of if you want to...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/SYKUJsSJMyE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.rpgblog2.com/2010/03/for-those-of-you-playing-along-at-home.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/5Y1Hor987dk/ I almost overlooked yesterday’s post at Purple Pawn. But then I scrolled back and read the headline again: “It’s Alive: The Iron Kingdoms RPG Lives!&#34; I have to admit I had to rub my eyes and reread everything, because I thought I was dreaming. But as is turns out, Privateer Press will be...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/5Y1Hor987dk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StargazersWorld/~3/O_rFJSGivS4/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/Ttpyvn_Orr0/tower-bridge-is-fallin-down-fallin-down.html Last night's Top Secret S.I. session nearly ended in total disaster - with the possible destruction of a major London landmark. But I'm getting ahead of myself.Picking up from the end of the previous episode, which saw Nick's character, Oleg, falling i...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/Ttpyvn_Orr0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.heropress.net/2010/03/tower-bridge-is-fallin-down-fallin-down.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/1tnqVkg6k1w/wold-building-research-mind-dump.html I broke my own home brew rules. I've gone back to the basics and tried again. This time a little bit more detailed. As I've always got game in the brain here is some of my tinkerings.Transportation and Logistics TL. The size of a state is affected by i...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/1tnqVkg6k1w" height="1" width="1"/>http://gameinthebrain.blogspot.com/2010/03/wold-building-research-mind-dump.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/UaZ4kMF2yXA/ I am a bad photographer. The only reason I ever shoot anything is because I cannot find a better shot of the object in question somewhere on the web. Sadly, for my game reviews and especially the miniatures, the web does not have any images I can use. Instead, I lean on technology to make [...] The...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/UaZ4kMF2yXA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingdice.com/3559/photographing-miniatures-and-game-books-solutions-from-a-bad-photographer/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/GihP6akDFuA/ 42! The Geomorph of Life, The Universe, and&#8230; Everything! Well, maybe not everything, but it does have a spiffy sunken room with a raised dais containing a pair of statues! This is also the one-year anniversary of A Character For Every Game &#8211; on this day, last year, I posted the first...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/GihP6akDFuA" height="1" width="1"/>http://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/geomorph-mapping-challenge-42/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/PS4Zt0mfays/ I have a knack for acquiring expansions and supplements to games before getting the core elements themselves. It started back in the days of voraciously devouring TSR&#8217;s Dragonlance novels without ever realizing they were tied to a game at all, let alone a roleplaying game or what that...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/PS4Zt0mfays" height="1" width="1"/>http://heldaction.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/corebooks-and-supplements-the-cart-before-the-horse/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/sa7bZ9sUGNs/truth-about-pizza.html Well there is no truth. Rusty Battle Axe has the story here.The simple fact the map had a 30 to 20 year old pizza stain on it when I scanned it.This is how it looked to me.This is how it looked to them.Pizza the food that keeps on giving<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/sa7bZ9sUGNs" height="1" width="1"/>http://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/03/truth-about-pizza.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/NSoWPgUi80Q/ From humble beginnings at the age of eight, I have been building ‘adventure’ games for my family and friends non-stop. My first game system didn’t go down so well as I spent most of my time trying to convince my older brother and parents to spend their weekends sitting at the table to hear me rant...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/NSoWPgUi80Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/10/beginners-guide-to-homebrewing/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/FQ0WhPu5hfA/mice-in-mech-suits-update.html Thanks to everyone who has downloaded the 1st beta version of the Mice in Mech Suits rules. &#160;Over 40 of you have done so already! &#160;Download them now if you have not done so yet. &#160;If you have downloaded the rules and looked them over, please give me feedback even if it is telling me...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/FQ0WhPu5hfA" height="1" width="1"/>http://backscreenpass.blogspot.com/2010/03/mice-in-mech-suits-update.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/XLTzKP56yWg/book-of-white-cat.html [A compact volume of spells and cryptic notations on the construction of mageries, the Book of the White Cat is small enough in size to be cradled comfortably in the crook of an arm. The Book's pages are of creamy parchment edged in gold, its contents scribed in a sure and delicate hand in black...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/XLTzKP56yWg" height="1" width="1"/>http://hamsterhoard.blogspot.com/2010/03/book-of-white-cat.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/MzaKrDWbOw8/article4580.php “The door was thick—made of stone, I think—but I could still hear it. Damn my soul, I could still bloody hear it.” The priest sat in silence, casting a long frown over the ninth bowl of oatmeal the warrior had ignored this week. “When it first touched my ears, it sounded like a barrel of rancid...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/MzaKrDWbOw8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.koboldquarterly.com/k/article4580.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/vXo8KS594KI/ Thanks to everyone who entered the PH3 competition. Entries are now closed. All entries have been packaged up and are ready to be sent to Greg Bilsland. Now you&#8217;ll just have to wait.<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/vXo8KS594KI" height="1" width="1"/>http://buccaneersguild.com/magical-minds-contest-entries/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/iuJF7sXHbbM/ While the only way to really understand a character is to spend a while following her story and seeing how she reacts to things, one decent approximation is to look at a characteristic image—basically, a single snapshot-scene that incorporates the character, interacting with her environment or...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/iuJF7sXHbbM" height="1" width="1"/>http://exchangeofrealities.today.com/2010/03/10/characterization-exercise-a-characteristic-image/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/hnClswKnYks/threes-company-another-interview.html All right! In the interest of getting progress made, I'm posting yet another interview, this time with Lauren, playing a cleric-fighter for the Ravens. That's three characters down in the party.~~~I'm sure readers will catch on to this pattern soon enough, but it's a good opener: what's the scoop...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/hnClswKnYks" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePlayersSideOfTheScreen/~3/XRnGAZ1VS3U/threes-company-another-interview.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/C_l9TftV7CQ/ I&#8217;ve decided to toss my fear of public speaking aside and go ahead with the launch of the minicast. As of now, it is active, with an rss feed, and an upcoming link in the Itunes store. The first episode runs just under 6 minutes, and features Phil Menard, The Chatty DM as my guest. We [...]<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/C_l9TftV7CQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://newbiedm.com/2010/03/10/the-newbiedm-com-minicast/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/yx4EzzbpBU8/ The World of Darkness core rulebook is available free on DriveThruRPG. They&#8217;ve offered it for free before, but if you didn&#8217;t get your copy, you might as well head on over. It&#8217;s nice to have a searchable rulebook.<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/yx4EzzbpBU8" height="1" width="1"/>http://incrediblevehicle.com/2010/03/09/world-of-darkness-rpg-free/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/zh41cFLdpfw/five-weapons-youll-wish-you-knew-about.html If you don't look at your splatbooks you are wasting the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat. The Siangham just isn't cutting it for me, and soon it won't for you either. Harpoon - 1d10 (20/x2), 30' Range Increment (Storm p.107) - If a Harpoon deals damage, it becomes lodged in the target (Reflex...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/zh41cFLdpfw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.rocksfallblog.com/2010/03/five-weapons-youll-wish-you-knew-about.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/yPW0BRlro3E/ Mick, Rich and special guest Judd discuss a recent Primetime Adventures Pitch session over Skype that went off the rails and talk about ways to fix it in the future.<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/yPW0BRlro3E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.canonpuncture.com/2010/03/canon-puncture-88-pta-pitch-and-miss/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/Xrdh4KDHo7w/    The mustelids and mephitidae include the badgers, otters, weasels, skunks, ferrets, minks, sables, stoats, martens, ermines, and many more. For our purposes it also includes meerkats and mongooses, which are actually more closely related to cats &#8211; but which, thanks to convergent evolution,...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/Xrdh4KDHo7w" height="1" width="1"/>http://ruscumag.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/genegrafting-genetic-engineering-and-anthropomorphics-in-d20-part-iii/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/t_3zlTt9be8/ Something a bit strange here, but still combat-themed, playing on the difference between damage types in D20/Pathfinder to make a magic item that help keep someone alive, in a slightly painful way: Belt of Defiance (“Bruising Belt”) These sturdy belts are usually made from leather, often exotic...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/t_3zlTt9be8" height="1" width="1"/>http://seaofstarsrpg.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/tuesday-magic-item-belt-of-defiance/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/YL--VYoO4mk/article4618.php Though he&#8217;s too modest to brag about it himself, our Web Editor Scott Gable has launched a dual-edition set of Spirit Magic that I think is the most promising new company launch in ages. Now I might be slightly biased, but if you&#8217;ve seen Gable&#8217;s writeups in Kobold Quarterly, you...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/YL--VYoO4mk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.koboldquarterly.com/k/article4618.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/jsnjwnkgaBk/how-to-be-better-gm.html To jump on the bandwagon from a Questing GM, he is graciously hosting this month's RPG Blog Carnival Question, 'How to be a better GM.' There is a lot of thoughts I could add to this. I'll bring up 2 things I think are the key though. Communicate and ...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/jsnjwnkgaBk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GeekKen/~3/esxOkCACC1I/how-to-be-better-gm.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/NzJZSIDLBfI/ Well, it&#8217;s pretty simple. You buy new dice. A few weeks ago things went pretty bad during the Friday Pathfinder game. What are the chances that I would roll 1 twice in a row? And before you comment there were plenty of math mavens at the table to comment on the probabilities of my string of...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/NzJZSIDLBfI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grogtard.com/?p=458 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/F1cVB0HJSP0/destined-sample-character-drilla-rat.html Here's a sample starting character for Destined and my first draft at a very simple character sheet. Drilla is a bit of a hard character to pigeonhole. She has a bit of magic, but with her low Spellcasting (and noting ameliorating that), she isn't going to be very reliable in using it. She's...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/F1cVB0HJSP0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NeitherworldStories/~3/5esNv83j6m0/destined-sample-character-drilla-rat.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/VbJnTTI1w3Y/ Recently, I read newbiedm&#8217;s post about building an adventure which has advice on what to do and not do with regards to writing your own scenarios. I won&#8217;t recap over all of these suggestions here, as you should really read the original post. However, this got me thinking, writing...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/VbJnTTI1w3Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://dungeon.ballweb.org/2010/03/09/dont-neglect-story-telling/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/nmOVvLIjqW8/beyond-sanctuary-kandara-tanum.html The fifth character in my Beyond Sanctuary Mythic GME Old School Sandbox game. Fortunately, she is a mage (I was getting a little worried that I wouldn't roll a magic-user). Kandara Tanum Attractive human woman of dark complexion with long, light brown hair. Partial to gold jewelry and dark...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/nmOVvLIjqW8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.risusmonkey.com/2010/03/beyond-sanctuary-kandara-tanum.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/axcvY7D5Reo/savage-menagerie-crabhemoth.html No. Enc.: 1d2(1d4) Alignment: Neutral Movement: 120' (40'); Swimming: 120' (40') Armor Class: 2 Hit Dice: 6 Attacks: 3 (claw/claw/tendril) Damage: 3d6+3/3d6+3/hold Save: L3 Morale: 7 Hoard Class: None A Crabhemoth (pronounced crab-HEE-muth) is a monstrously large crustacean descended from the...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/axcvY7D5Reo" height="1" width="1"/>http://savageafterworld.blogspot.com/2010/03/savage-menagerie-crabhemoth.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/1dIqmwEmlGk/random-esoteric-ahem-mutant-generator.html After seeing an entry at the Green Skeleton Gaming Guild blog expounding the mutagenic goodness of The Random Esoteric Creature Generator by James Raggi IV and published by Goodman Games, I knew I had to get my hands on it. I've been sitting on my copy for a while now, but I never really took it...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/1dIqmwEmlGk" height="1" width="1"/>http://savageafterworld.blogspot.com/2010/03/random-esoteric-ahem-mutant-generator.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/XvE61vLzxSI/thoughts-regarding-infamous-mouldering.html An idea I've been kicking around for a while (and which is relevant to "Making Magic Items Unique(r)") is one ripped off from Call of Cthulhu. What if, instead of finding the spellbooks of individual wizards, adventurer's came across editions of (in)famous magical tomes? When the party slays the...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/XvE61vLzxSI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlanetAlgol/~3/U-tKr41fXME/thoughts-regarding-infamous-mouldering.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/zkZKUqWgFNM/random-thoughts-cats-sci-fi-settings.html It's been a while since my last blog entry, things have been busy.Worse, my wife tempted me with Maine Coon kittens (just before she jets off to Paris for a week's business trip). This about a year after we lost our cat of 17 years. These days there ar...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/zkZKUqWgFNM" height="1" width="1"/>http://whitehall-paraindustries.blogspot.com/2010/03/random-thoughts-cats-sci-fi-settings.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/CvipXLYtCL4/customs-and-folklore-of-flanaess.html I'm always fascinated by hearing about strange (to me) customs, habits, superstitions, and other bits of trivia about other countries. In my gaming, I'm also always looking for subtle ways to differentiate one land from another. I find these small, sub...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/CvipXLYtCL4" height="1" width="1"/>http://greyhawkgrognard.blogspot.com/2010/03/customs-and-folklore-of-flanaess.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/XOkHA937s5U/ The response to the voicemail has been pretty fantastic so far, and there&#8217;s probably no way that I&#8217;ll be able to take advantage of all the voicemails that have come in through a podcast alone, so I thought I&#8217;d create a new section for the site called &#8220;Reader...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/XOkHA937s5U" height="1" width="1"/>http://newbiedm.com/2010/03/09/reader-voicemail-building-an-adventure/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/tzRhxNrfJr4/gloomspears-saga-part-five.html In Central Casting: Heroes of Legend, the twists and turns of a character's life have an effect on their personality, represented by Lightside, Darkside, and Neutral traits. Considering all the crap Gloomspear's been through, you'd expect him to have a...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/tzRhxNrfJr4" height="1" width="1"/>http://dungeonskull.blogspot.com/2010/03/gloomspears-saga-part-five.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/9kXre0yLjfQ/ The folks over at the Obsidian Portal (makers of campaign management software &#8211; to which you could win an Ascendent membership to in our &#8220;Read a RPG in Public&#8221; context &#60;/end shameless plug&#62;) just posted the first of a two-part interview with Matt Wilson, head honcho over...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/9kXre0yLjfQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.purplepawn.com/2010/03/its-alive-the-iron-kingdoms-rpg-lives/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~3/_wb8Btf4oSE/places-under-dying-sun-black-ziggurat.html [in response to the wonderful idea brought forward by Blair over at Planet Algol and with all respect to Clark Ashton Smith] If you wander the the Grand Souk of Hajal, you may find the stall of a blind Desert Man, so ancient that his coppery skin has tarnished to dull brown.&#160; The Blind Man...<br/> <br/> [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rpgbloggers/~4/_wb8Btf4oSE" height="1" width="1"/>http://wheel-of-samsara.blogspot.com/2010/03/places-under-dying-sun-black-ziggurat.html