Posted by Mark on May 21, 2012 in
Advice/Tools,
Pathfinder
Number of Views :233So, I’m preparing to leave for Spokane this week. I’ve gotten a group set up in Spokane, ready to go. All it needs now is my physical presence. The group will consist of my wife, an old friend and his wife, another old friend, and possibly a friend of the second old [...]
Posted by Mark on Apr 4, 2012 in
Advice/Tools,
Blog
Number of Views :652The RPG blogging community is a wide open place, incredibly welcoming and extremely friendly. If you aren’t a blogger, or at least someone who is involved on Twitter, you need to be. I’ve been around for a while. I was in the second wave of bloggers who emerged over at the RPG [...]
Posted by Mark on Apr 2, 2012 in
Advice/Tools,
Fluff/Inspiration
Number of Views :623“Far over the misty mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must away ere break of day To seek the pale enchanted gold.” Why delve? What causes heroes to venture into long forgotten tombs and caves, risking (and often losing) their lives in search of “pale enchanted gold”? More importantly, [...]
Number of Views :783 When you play the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game, you’re going to need plot points. The book suggests poker chips or coins. I’ve got better, and I’m here to help you out. Go to the Dollar Store. Get the clear glass beads that are flat on the bottom, and are about an [...]
Posted by Mark on Jan 17, 2012 in
Advice/Tools
Number of Views :1237Here’s something I haven’t experienced much in-game: Player Characters dating either Non-Player Characters or other Player Characters. About four years ago, on deployment, we briefly began to play Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, and my Cleric almost ended up in a relationship with an NPC, but the game sort of [...]
Number of Views :1224I just read an article over at How Not To Run A Game Business in which the author, Fugaros talks with John from Merlyn’s, the game store in my hometown. In a few months, I’ll be returning to my hometown, and will become a regular customer at Merlyn’s again. I’m very excited. [...]
Number of Views :1061At the end of the next session of the Godfell Stone, the players will find a letter on the body of one of the NPCs. This is that letter. You can, of course, click to enbiggen. The writing is draconic, while the actual language behind the writing is a combination of Common [...]