Instant Puzzles: Give NPCs Secret Codes
We got to talking about living graffiti on the Discord and @ØCÇÜL? STOÒL shared this great idea: If you can’t see the image above, the message in part reads: I always pictured Druidic hobo signs to be a thing, like most folks that saw branches growing in a strange pattern might notice but someone proficient in Druidic […]
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The Skull In The Tree
I was chatting with @Kodia Tomekeeper in the #tiny-prep-daily channel. She’s embedding a skull in a tree in her campaign. That reminded me of faces carved into certain trees in some campgrounds around here. They look amazing. Faces are powerful. They symbolize and communicate. My favourite example would be the Magic Mouth spell. A friend […]
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It’s on Fire!
Last week a field across the street burned. A copse of trees also caught fire. A farmer — Kevin, a friend from volleyball — hopped onto his tiller and started turning the soil up to slow the blaze down. And fire trucks were cycling at the nearest hydrant and making ranged attack rolls against the […]
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Poisonous Ideas for Plots, Encounters & World-Building
I was chatting with moderator @ExileInParadise on the Roleplaying Tips Discord about how poison can inspire toxic challenges and venomous adventures. Poison is any substance that causes harm to an organism. It basically attacks a single biological process and takes it out. There’s often a spot in the rule book for how to handle poison […]
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What’s A Hazard? What’s A Trap?
What’s the difference between a trap and a hazard.This question was on my mind while working on a new Dungeon Generator for Campaign
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A Nice Tip On Adventure Puzzles
Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0963 When I first started GMing I used the kind of puzzles that seemed arbitrary and quirky. After a few years these began ruining the fun because they became too out-of-place and broke our sense of disbelief. Now don’t get me wrong. A chess board puzzle that zaps you for stepping on […]
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The Grand Puzzle Of The Runecarvers
If you are looking for more puzzles in your game, then RPT GM and Patron Paul Shipley has a great idea for a complex one that uses runes and codes:
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Player Challenge #06 All Tied Up
Restrict players by chaining their arms together. Make sure your players are comfortable with this before you do it!
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Player Challenge #03 Detections
Grab all the character sheets.Scan each and note special sense and detection abilities.
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Player Challenge #02 Hidden Objects
I love hidden object games. Challenge your players with them too. Here are some ideas.
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