Dungeons need not be a collection of mismatched monsters and slapdash snares. Some dungeoneers pride themselves on creating unique works of deadly art.
Dangerous Scales – A Dungeon of Balance
Top/Bottom/Honorable Mention 5 Games of 2019
Doing 3 Minute Review on EscapistMagazine.com (and Gameumentary before that) is an amazing experience. While I try to give reviews on a base level of quality with opinion sprinkled in, my top and bottom five of the year are fully based on personal opinion. As such, several of my bottom five games are there more because of disappointment than a complete lack of quality. Continue reading “Top/Bottom/Honorable Mention 5 Games of 2019”
Origins of the Rare and Powerful: 150 Magic Item Short Backstories
If you enjoyed WTF Is My Ridiculous Magic Item Generator (or even if you hated it), you’ll enjoy 150 backstories for magic and powerful items. Some silly. Some serious. It’s a solid spread. Continue reading “Origins of the Rare and Powerful: 150 Magic Item Short Backstories”
The Divine Vehicle – OR How I Stopped Being an Atheist and Learned to Worship the Gods to Prevent the Apocalypse
A silly conversation of “How would religion change if all of the gods were in an airplane instead of a plane” turned into an actual ideas and explanations for everything from good luck to the gods not listening to how conflicting religions coexist.
One Page Lore: Elves
People are a mix of accepting and rejecting parts of their environment as well as how they view and wish to view themselves. For elves, so much of what they’re known for is societal: elitists, elegant, proper. Those are things you learn as you develop, not things you start life with. Continue reading “One Page Lore: Elves”
50 Plot Hooks for Monks
From classics to new ideas, we members of the Gollicking crafted fifty plot hooks tailored to fit the monk (or similarly styled character) in your party.
One Page Lore: Quericu
Races in RPGs are often built as one note stereotypes and players get to either play into that or be the exception. Continue reading “One Page Lore: Quericu”
Dragons Be Here!
A conversation about people making boring dragons and dragon encounters derailed into making engaging and original dragons and locations for players to encounter. Continue reading “Dragons Be Here!”
One Page Lore: Halflings
In the past, I struggled with how to use halflings in games, since most of there traits as a people are societal or personal. Continue reading “One Page Lore: Halflings”
