Mechanic Idea: Fatigue Dice
Weird dice and other toys. Photo: gruntzooki/FlickrDie, Bone by Kolby Kirk via WikipediaOver at Gaming Ballistic recently, Douglas Cole wrote about modeling short term combat fatigue in GURPS. He did...
View ArticleContest Links for the week of 3/26/2013
Keno Goose by Nazox via WikipediaOver at Dungeon Mastering, they’ve had a surprising amount of trouble trying to give away books. You know you can’t resist the lure of more game books! Head over and...
View ArticleGamer DIY Links for the week of 3/26/2013
Mary Rose – Carpentry Tools by Peter Crossman of the Mary Rose Trust via WikipediaRPG Booster reliably comes up with come cool projects, both original and linked, and this week was no exception. First,...
View ArticleGame Inspiration Links for the Week of 3/26/2013
Gloedelampe fatninger by Lysmand via WikipediaI always enjoy Shortymonster’s historical posts, and this time he hits on another of my interests, the Victorian Era. Not too long ago, our main campaign...
View ArticleSkill Challenges in Marvel Heroic Roleplay
Training at the Royal Military College of Canada via WikipediaOne of the concepts I liked in Fourth Edition D&D was the Skill Challenge. This allowed a team to pit its abilities against a...
View ArticleSci-fi Links for the Week of 4/11/2013
Cassini Saturn Orbit Insertion by JPL via WikipediaIn celebration of next week’s kickoff of our first Traveller campaign, today I’ve got a bunch of links for a sci-fi game. Enjoy!To start us off, we...
View ArticleThree Sci-Fi Ideas for Traveller
Gaspra via WikipediaContinuing with our recent sci-fi theme, I have three ideas for use in a game of Traveller (or other such far future RPG). Enjoy!Congregation of Bell (Bellites)Though he’s been...
View ArticleMWP Cancels Marvel Heroic Roleplay Line
Newsboy in 1905 via WikipediaBad news for those of us who enjoy Margaret Weis Productions’ Marvel Heroic Roleplay. It seems that they couldn’t justify maintaining the license, and have been forced to...
View ArticleRole Playing Resolution Report Card
FAIL by amboo who? via FlickrSo it’s been four months since I shared some gaming resolutions I intended to keep in this current year. After a completely unintended hiatus in posting, as one busy week...
View ArticleWhat Games May Come II: More Dream-Inspired RPG Content
The Knight’s Dream by Antonio de Pereda via WikipediaWell, she’s at it again. I don’t know if it was something she ate, or our recent binge on paranoid paranormal programming (X-Files, I’m looking at...
View ArticlePC Profile: Josiah Ben-Gideon
I’ve decided to use the creation of our newest adventuring party as a catalyst for fulfilling one of my delinquent New Year’s resolutions: drawing my characters.However, even as today’s post will serve...
View ArticleGive Your Game a Title Sequence
The Lucky Dragon by BryanSome parts of a game are more difficult to run than others. Among the most difficult, at least for me, are the beginnings, in which players and GM alike must get back into...
View ArticleThe Cult of the Carolingians
As they appear here, the Carolingians are a quasi-religious planetary society originally created for use in our Traveller campaign. However, with any number of customizations on your part, the concept...
View ArticleLinks for Your Gamer Father’s Day
Vermont State Fair Barker via WikipediaIf you’ve got a gamer to by for this Father’s Day, here are a few ideas. First off, we have the obvious:DiceRandomly generate your dungeons with the Adventurer...
View ArticleSteal This Idea: Tower of the Medusa
‘clutching’ by mugley via Flickr“The ultimate marvel was that it was not built in blocks of stone: it was all of one piece!As for the grey, rough, porous rock whereof it was fashioned… It seemed to the...
View ArticleDefend the Fourth Amendment
Intwischa opposes the illegal NSA surveillance recently revealed by Edward Snowden. On top of the violation of our Fourth Amendment, here’s why:It’s not just metadataSome have excused the data being...
View ArticleThe Desert Planet Villia
Desert by Ben Outram via FlickrThe planet Villia is a tan sphere in orbit around a young, yellow star. From space, it looks like a desert planet, dotted by small, blackish seas, and swirling with wispy...
View ArticleTales of INfanTWISCHA!
The last few weeks have seen our Intwischa family grow, as several of our members have welcomed new infants into their lives. We hope you’ll celebrate with us, and congratulate Charlie, Chase, and...
View ArticleGame Pitch: The Lost Company
Lost at Sea by Sara M via FlickrOn the northeast corner of the isle of Alain lay the Cormac lands. They were rolling hills, verdant and gentle, verging on the Tolni lands to the west, Ardun to the...
View ArticleGoogle Docs Virtual Game Map
Google Docs game mapLike an increasing number of gaming groups, ours is scattered across a wide area. We’ve taken to using Google Hangouts to support our remote users. This works remarkably well,...
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