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Another month, another rpg project. This one is purely for personal use as much for enjoyment of the process as anything. These are the core ideals I want the currently unnamed...
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This coming week I'll be posting about a project I've been working on that is very much 'fantasy with some Scifi spilled on it. In preparation I'd love to hear what you think...
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My last series of posts seems to have gone down like a lead balloon, so let's get back to something more familiar.Consider the situation. The GM has declared that an ogre is...
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Well you've put up with one rambling, vague and cryptic post after another. It's about time I put my money where my mouth is. Presenting... Instant RPG - Alpha Edition Instant...
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Concluding from here. As soon as a game starts to interfere with other areas of life the game is in trouble. We've all done it. Quitting a game because of another commitment in...
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Continuing from here. People don't want to play pretend. Roleplaying is still seen by many as the domain of children. Many would feel embarrassed about posting something like...
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Continuing from this post. The Difficult and Questionable Truths of this project. In my planning I made a list of the things my brain shouts at me when I consider this topic....
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Tavis Allison over on The Mule Abides has written a post that sends sparks flying through my brain. I'm incredibly excited to see if this question could be answered, or at...
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It was there, but also not there. Sumaj had never seen an Origin in the flesh before, and he could not be sure he was seeing one right now. The smoke around its loosely...
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With help from Mike at Stargazer Games I've finally managed to get a pdf of A Wanderer's Romance onto rpgnow.I'm really happy with how the pdf looks, and I'd like to credit...
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The Big Bug HuntA Big Action Heroes ScenarioWant to try out Big Action Heroes but running low on planning time? Just show up to the table with this and let random tables plan...
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...feels good.Click for big.
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The following is an excerpt from the GM's section of my work in progress, big-scale, spear-em-up RPG, Thousand Spears. Although it's part of this game I can see it applying to...
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Two more games have been added to my Games list.Big Action Heroes is a class-based modern action game where archetypal heroes blow up their enemies in light tactical...
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You are a Fringer. You may not be a bad person but you've most likely seen bad things or done worse to survive. As is often the case you've banded together with a group of...
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Following my post on Elves and Dwarfs in my Adventurer's Tale game. I figured I might as well look at the other side of the coin. While I mostly wanted my monsters to be...
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I've recently added a small section of player advice to The Adventurer's Tale for those who want to play as a Dwarf or Elf. I did this in preparation for my summer break from...
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Remember Skullados?No?Well I guess this won't be much use to you then.
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THE XENOFRINGE is the loose border that divides the established systems of CORE SPACE from the unknown contents of DARKSPACE. Life on the Fringe is a hazardous affair, where...
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In stark contrast to my work on a Stone Age game earlier this week I've spent the last few days taking another shot at an idea I've never quite been able to make work. A...
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Last night I made a light-hearted comment to someone that my next game project should involve dinosaurs. That got me thinking. I knew I was doomed to take this joke-project...
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The Student followed his Master across the green plain, fresh from a filling breakfast of over-night roasted pork. They approached a shallow pond where ducks swam. The Master's...
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Just some thoughts on things I'd like to achieve with The Adventurer's Tale in the next couple of months. - Complete the currently-unnamed Starter Adventure Module and find GMs...
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The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of Otherworlds as a focus for a setting. They let you keep the familiar reality of a low-fantasy world, but have your...
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I've been working on a starter module for The Adventurer's Tale in the form of a small sandbox with a few minidungeons for adventurers to brave. The idea of the game was always...
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Here's the situation. Your adventurers are roaming through some rough hilly land on the way to their next shot at fame and fortune when suddenly... a random encounter! As...
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Roll on the following table whenever the adventurers do not save the day.1: Noone saves the day and the bad thing happens as expected.2: Someone known by the adventurers tries...
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Today's the day I throw out a sneak preview of my tentatively titled Creature Collection for The Adventurer's Tale. I wanted to keep the monster list in the core game quite...
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A couple of days ago I was linked to Searchers of the Unknown, which is a one-page trimming-down of classic D&D. Despite being dubious about its limitations and holding on to...
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I'll level with you. This game idea is almost entirely inspired by the Street Fighter movie with Jean Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia that everyone hated. I can say without a...