Monsters for Sale: Buying D&D Mini Singles
February 25, 2008
Continuing on the game prep theme from last time, I thought I’d talk a bit about buying D&D miniatures. Alright, before you skip this post: This isn’t about the D&D Miniatures game, nor is it about D&D. It’s about getting those unpainted metal miniatures, those stray dice, stones and random bits of plastic off your battlemat and replacing them with something more representative. Read more
Sound of a Desert Nightmare
February 17, 2008
Awhile back, I talked about artwork that inspires me as a GM. My game is currently in a three week hiatus while I plot the campaign’s next chapter, which includes a trip to a not-very-nice desert location.
My plotting was thrown into high gear this weekend when I just stumbled upon the album, “Necronomicon”, from a band called Nox Arcana. Read more
Microsoft Built My GameMaster Notebook
February 13, 2008
When it comes to RPG session prep, there’s a fairly strong inclination among GMs towards free products. Any why not? There are some decent wikis out there, there are some products aimed specifically at RPG campaign management. So, why have I dropped my Wiki-On-a-Stick in favor of Microsoft’s OneNote 2007? Read more
Living Legends
February 6, 2008
Legends aren’t just for long-dead heroes and villans. You can make your world more real to the players and take some of the sting out of a character death by incorporating legends about the characters’ deeds into your current campaign. Read more
Virtual Tabletops and In-Character/Out-of-Character Speech
February 1, 2008
This post presents some ideas for separating player speech from character speech when playing roleplaying games on a virtual tabletop.
Around your kitchen table, it’s probably obvious when you’re talking vs. when your character is talking. Especially if you’re that guy who always plays a gnome or a halfling and has to stay in character all the time. (You know who you are. Stop it.) When your group moves to a virtual tabletop, though, you need a new way to keep track of who’s saying what. Read more
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