Garbage, Refuse & Waste Areas Add To Your Game Not only do most games forget about bathrooms, many forget that even golems need a place to toss unwanted, broken and discarded things. Here are some suggestions on how they are shaped and what is in them. Where Does It Go? Recycled: The parts, organic, metallic […]
Making 'stairs' more than just a weird stone ladder. The function of stairs is to enter, leave or just to change one's level in the space. You will need to answer these four questions: Shape O' Stairs Stairs: straight up &/or down, single or dual, Shaft: ladder, elevator-dumbwaiter (cage/room), disk, open Switchback: straight or curved […]
Finding Alignment & Character Backgrounds difficult & unwieldy? Know What Your Monsters Want & It All falls into place. Gary Gygax invented two dimensions of sentient 'alignment' of one's personality: chaotic / lawful tendencies started in Basic and then in, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, there was 'good / evil' spectrum. This was supposed to serve […]
Throw Some Dice At A Sheet Of Paper = Game On! It's time to share the secrets behind making a dungeon in minutes. After reviewing decades of Lore of Yore, I made a 7-Die ultimate guide to share my best tips to help you make amazing dungeons. Ingredients - Game in Minutes, Please (G.i.M.P): Dice: […]
A Rare Item Worth More Than A Hill Of Beans The expensive rare item Bag Of Beans needs a friend - most of the time it is far worse than an uncommon item. You can roll three beans and it can summon a tea spewing spigot, an angry statue and an off-colour vampire. Fortunately, the […]
Treasure is the ticket to the next adventure. Done right your players will write the game they want to play. Use these tricks & tables to make your next campaign epic.
In Your Closet? These Skeletons Can Do So Much For Your Game! Skeletons in D&D are traditionally a stock-block monster. Ageless, simple A.I. ('they attack anything until destroyed'), have few surprises and many players have abilities for specifically dealing with these comparatively fragile undead. But how to make your skeletons interest, surprise, excite or even […]
Everyone Died? Now What? Dungeons & Dragons (and the vast majority of both table top &/or role-playing games) use dice to advance the plot. In competitive games this levels the playing field a bit: skill in poker tends to guarantee a win, but the luck makes a difference. In D&D, the better your game-master is […]
For The Mist Elf, Reckoning Is Eternal Topics covered in sections below: The elf vs. orc question: This gives an answer you may not like to hear. Magical evolution: An elf evolved is still elf-like - yet able to defeat orc armies at a safe distance Tricks, Tactics & Techniques: How these deadlier elves work […]
How Can Orcs Be Violent Yet Peaceful? Keeping It In-Game. A few clans of orcs were being relentlessly hunted by better-equipped races and saw their karmic oblivion reward for the suffering and misfortune orc-wars had created. They would have to give up their warmongering ways, but how? Orcs live for combat, love bloodshed and adore […]
