RPT Gems #66: You won’t believe what this culture does to its dead?
Adventure Pack One: Free RPG Adventures
From RPT Reader David L. Dostaler comes Adventure Pack One: Free RPG Adventures.
David says:
It contains adventures set in Challenger RPG rules, but easily convertible to other systems (most of it is ideas-based and quite simple). The adventures are short and build a campaign arc if used together, but can easily be split up and/or modified.
A Culture That Honours Its Dead
Francisco Pettigiani shared this Wikipedia entry about the Toraja people of Indonesia.
He said:
They have unusual rituals, especially the funeral ones, like exhume the dead every year and wash them, groom them, change their clothes, and walk them around the village! I think they could be great for inspiring strange and exotic cultures.
How to be a Better Player
Kale shared this article that offers great advice on being a better player and moving the game forward, even if at first you think your character might not want to.
Six Questions to a Better Character
Making multi-dimensional characters isn’t always easy. Character questionnaires can help but can also be dry, boring, and isolating. I found this simple, six-question survey that boils it down to the crux of making characters that are layered, have just enough history in the world, and a little history with one another. Take a look.