Donkey Catapults and Leather Jackets
Hannah Lipsky from Chaotic Shiny Productions hosts the Brief Word for RPT#515. Tabletop with the LARPers I recently got shanghaied into an unusual Mage: the Ascension game with friends. The thing that makes this group different is that, unlike most gamers I know, everyone in this group got their start LARPing (Live Action Roleplaying) before […]
Continue readingTips For Naval Battles
From Mark of the Pixie Age of Sail Battles My general rule is to go with whatever the players suggest. The description is however they want to describe it, but the mechanics stay as normal. So, if they declare they are going to “cross the T of the other ship and broadside its mainsail,” I […]
Continue readingSpy Tips: Blind Communication
From Logan Horsford Blind communication protects the identity of the message sender. This offers the perfect tool for villains in your campaigns. Here are a few blind communication methods: Dead letter drop I make a chalk mark on a building that you go by on the way to work. That means, “you have a package […]
Continue reading29 Minis Tips For The Frugal Gamer
Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0515 A Brief Word from Hannah Hannah Lipsky from Chaotic Shiny Productions hosts this week’s Brief Word. Thanks Hannah! Tabletop with the LARPers I recently got shanghaied into an unusual Mage: The Ascension game with friends. The thing that makes this group different is that, unlike most gamers I know, everyone in […]
Continue readingDemonstrate Character Heights
From Loren Lassiter Use a blank wall, preferably in sight of the table, to mark the characters’ relative heights. It’s a great way for everyone to truly picture how tall their characters are – and how they size up next to their co-adventurers. We use the wall behind the DM to affix signs that include […]
Continue readingUse Google Documents For Campaign Organization
From Bob Nolan Hi Johnn, I like to use Google Documents to upload character sheets and to track notes with during my RPG session. In addition to providing to a great way to store information, Google Documents allows you to send information back and forth to specific characters using the discussion pane on the right […]
Continue readingTurn Terrain Into A Monster
From Mark of the Pixie Sometimes I will stat up a terrain (i.e. the swamp of nightmare) as a monster to make travel interesting. Over the hours, days or weeks it will harass the PCs with its attacks (swarms of insects, thorns) and use its special abilities against them (bog pits, gas fires, nightmares, paranoia). […]
Continue readingThree Quick Equipment Tips
From Mark of the Pixie Equipment I don’t sweat the little stuff. Characters have signature items (gear they have paid XP for), wealth (a bonus they can use to get little stuff as needed, see below) and possibly a few personal items (which may give a +1 or +2 bonus to one thing). Otherwise, I […]
Continue readingHow to Handle Pursuit Adventures
I received the following interesting request from a reader about how to handle a campaign where the PCs are the prey. Below is the reader’s request, and then after that I offer some tips. If you have any other tips to add, please add a comment! Hi Johnn, I really enjoy both Roleplaying Tips and […]
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