The Slumbering Tsar Saga just crushed my mailbox. This thing is huge! And epic. Flipping through my thrilling purchase, I had some questions about the mega adventure. So I reached out and asked Tsar author Greg A. Vaughan some questions. As a bonus, I rolled a 20 on my Diplomacy check and he’s shared some [...]
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Crimson Dawn Adventure Synopsis #22
by Silveressa It’s been almost 2 months now since I last updated Crimson Dawn, due in part to the hectic schedules of the holidays making time to sit down and write a synopsis (or even run a game) hard to come by. These real life obligations combined with a nasty case of food poisoning; conspired [...]
Crimson Dawn Adventure Synopsis #21
by Silveressa “In light of this whole zombie plague I’m thinking they’re going to have to redefine R.I.P to Rise in Putrescence.” –Riley, recalling the usual gravestone markings. “How about Rot In Pieces?” –Jessy, proving acronyms can mean whatever the reader intends. Adventure #21 A cold wind buffets the vehicles as the hiss of static [...]
How To Create Deep & Compelling Magic Item Backgrounds In Just 60 Seconds
Give your magic item a quick history. Then use the history to tie a whole bunch of things together that will make you look like a genius. We’ll get into genius part in a sec, but let’s first create a simple background that you can do in just 60 seconds. To flesh out your item’s [...]
Kingdom Events For 4 Seasons
From Michael Garcia Michael recently put these random events tables together with help from the GM Mastery Yahoo! Group. Thanks for letting me put them in RPT Michael! d100 Spring Current Events 01-12 Nothing 13 Alliance Offer 14 Ancient Ruin Discovered 15-20 Banditry 21-25 Border Dispute 26-30 Bumper Crop 31 Charlatan 32-34 Clashes At Sea [...]
Crimson Dawn Adventure Synopsis #20
by Silveressa “I can’t help but wonder if this whole undead business is restricted to humans or if it affects animals too.” –Riley, pondering the effects of “the wave.” “You do know humans are just another animal in the grand scheme of evolution right? –Renee, showing off her intellect yet again. “Ssh! Not so loud, [...]
How to Keep Your Story and Campaign Consistent
In RPT#522, Tristan made this reader tip request: Hi Johnn, I am new to being a GM and have only been running a D&D campaign for about 6 weeks now. I’m a high schooler and have convinced some friends who have never played before to play. Due to schoolwork and activities it is hard to [...]
Crimson Dawn Adventure Synopsis #19
by Silveressa “Thomas Baker? An interesting name for a Bakery store owner.” –Heather, musing over their new acquaintances name. “Back in the day it was common for people to have last names based on their profession. Smith would be a blacksmith, Carpenter a woodworker, and so forth. –Renee, showing off her intellect. “If that’s true, [...]
Assassin Blog Carnival Wrap-Up – September 2011
Assassins were the theme of Sep’s RPG blog carnival. They were several excellent blog posts about this killer topic: The Assassination Game @ Lungfishopolis – How to do assassins well as PCs or NPCs. My Home Brew Old Hack: What about Assassins? Need them or not? @ The Geek Life Project – Grogtard talks about [...]
Riddleport Session 23 – Dragonspawn Bitchslap
For the first time, the PCs deliver a major blow to a faction in the city, and they do it on purpose. ‘Till now, the group has been reacting to things happening to them and around them. Things were different this time. They had a goal, made a plan and executed it as a team. [...]