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Choosing Your Next Science Fiction RPG: Reader Recommendations

Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0442 Choosing Your Next Science Fiction RPG: Reader Recommendations In Issue #428 I polled you to help me figure out what science fiction RPG I should try as my next game. Here is the original request: What Sci-Fi RPG Should I Play Next Year? My D&D campaign is slowly forming a plot, […]

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Here are some cool tips to pass along from your fellow game masters.

How Do You GM Great Droids?

In RPT #512 RND(axe) asked for help on running interesting droids in his Star Wars game. I received the following two great responses: Keep Droids Tools From Mark of the Pixie When I run droids, I stay focused on their purpose. Droids are tools, not characters (helps stop them outshining PCs). It colours their outlook […]

Tips On Designing General Sci-Fi Locations

From Jonathan Hicks Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0197 Tips On Designing General Sci-Fi Locations There are many strange places in the universe, many strange worlds and cities. The trick is making each of these locations work for your game and the reality of the world you are gaming in. The locations don’t have to be grounded […]

11 Point Checklist For Creating a Better Sci-Fi World

From Jonathan Hicks Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0183 A Brief Word From The John(n)s Readers’ Tips Contest! Howdy folks. Thanks to the hard work of John Feltz, I now have the bandwidth to post a Tips Request. Remember those? It’s about time too — we were getting low on tips to post. And, for this time […]

5 Tips For Sci-Fi Campaign Preparation

From Jonathan Hicks Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0181 A Brief Word From John 1 & 2 Voting Has Begun! The voting has opened for the ENnies at ENWorld. My book, NPC Essentials, is up for a Game Aid award. Even if you don’t intend to vote for the book (gasp!) please swing by the site and […]

Creating A Sci-Fi Setting With Depth: 5 Tips On Creating Sci-Fi Locations

From Jonathan Hicks Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0170 A Brief Word From Johnn New Contest: Wilderness Encounters & Conflicts Up for grabs in this new contest: 2 Print Books: “NPC Essentials” By RPG Objects & Johnn Fourhttp://roleplayingtips.rpgshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=32181 3 eBooks: “Swords of Our Fathers” by The Game MechanicsSwords of Our Fathers 4 eBooks: “101 Arcane Spell Components” […]

14 Elements Of Starship Design For Newbie Sci-Fi Gamers

From Jonathan Hicks Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0155 A Brief Word From Johnn This Week’s Article Great For Fantasy & Other Genres Too As I was reading Jonathan’s article about starship design it occurred to me that many of the elements he’s identified also make a great idea checklist for GMs of other genres. For example, […]

6 Tips For Creating Aliens For Sci-Fi Games

From Jonathan Hicks Roleplaying Tips Newsletter #0147 6 Tips For Creating Aliens For Sci-Fi Games Aliens. When you think of these you immediately think of two things – Star Trek-type rubber faces, or movie-type dark killing machines. But the ecology and personality of aliens are as diverse as the worlds they herald from. Here are […]