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- The Trivium Proportion, Part 11 (A Cyberpunk Tale), by David Phillips
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Roleplaying Games Archive
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Your Character’s Worst Fear
Posted on April 16, 2012 | No CommentsWhat scares your PCs? I mean, what truly scares the bejeezus out of them? RPGs are filled with scary creatures. As a DM, you have an obscene amount of riches... -
Ouroboros University; Tunnels Part One [4E D&D]
Posted on April 11, 2012 | 1 CommentRunning under the Ouroboros University are tunnels, and at least one tunnel touches every building on the campus. Naturally, they have their own story… What People Know Characters learn more... -
Time-Shifting: A Revenant Crashes My Birthday D&D Session
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No CommentsSure, we in North America just “sprung forward”, but I experienced something in my last D&D session that turned the clocks back years. When an old friend and former D&D... -
Ouroboros University: Chapel of Saint Alberic, Concluded
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsThere is more to the Chapel of Saint Alberic than the physical building. Stone Columns There are six ancient columns stand inside the chapel. Each column is of granite, about... -
Ouroboros University: Chapel of Saint Alberic, Continued
Posted on March 14, 2012 | No CommentsThere is more to the seminary of Ouroboros University than the physical building. What People Know Characters learn more about the chapel and the seminary with the right skill checks.... -
Four Things To Love About RPGs
Posted on February 28, 2012 | 1 CommentThinking on what I love and hate most about table-top RPGs was actually a lot harder than I would have expected. I’ve been jotting down notes all month, reading up... -
Ouroboros University: Chapel of Saint Alberic
Posted on February 22, 2012 | 1 CommentChapel of Saint Alberic (1), the adjacent rectory and the campus tunnels running under these buildings house the Ouroboros University’ seminary, one of its major colleges. Here paladins, clerics and... -
Points on a Map: The Oasis of Del Foor – Possible Plots
Posted on February 21, 2012 | 1 CommentWelcome back to Points on a Map! In previous installments we learned a bit about the history and people of the Oasis of Del Foor and the settlement of Ashid.... -
A 4e N00b’s Take On D&D Next
Posted on February 20, 2012 | 6 CommentsHundreds of dollars spent, countless hours of research and writing, getting up to speed on a whole new system of rules – only to be told a few months... -
A Fork in the Road: Siding with the Rebels
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsLast week, we looked at what would happen if the players decided to side with the Duke. If the players aren’t clear as to which side they would want to... -
Sex at the RPG Table: A Dicey Proposition
Posted on February 14, 2012 | 9 CommentsDating work colleagues, asking a woman her weight, talking politics and/or religion at Thanksgiving dinner and, most importantly to us, sex in your RPG. All of these topics are usually... -
Episodic Adventures: A New Take on RPG Adventure Design?
Posted on February 13, 2012 | 13 CommentsNo, but life can get busy. Sometimes so busy that you leave the gaming table for 15-years before you realize how much you love playing RPGs. Even then, once you... -
A Fork in the Road: Siding with the Duke
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No CommentsNow that we’ve got the characters started on their expedition into the Duchy of Darimus and described the geographic and political situation, let’s take a look at the fork of... -
Ouroboros University: A Musical Education
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No Comments“Bards suck” -Zack Sabbath “I take that as a challenge.” -Grumpy Celt Ouroboros University provides the finest musical teaching for leagues around, providing many with instructions in singing, dance,... -
Points on a Map: The Oasis of Del Foor – Personalities
Posted on February 7, 2012 | 1 CommentWelcome back to Points on a Map! Last time we started to describe Ashid, a settlement built around the Oasis of Del Foor. Beneath the trees and near the oasis’... -
Are Alien Big Cats stalking your players?
Posted on February 6, 2012 | 2 CommentsLooking for some spice for your roleplaying game? Perhaps a new monster? But of course, without flavour, any new creature is just a bunch of statistics. So let’s turn to... -
A Fork in the Road: Setting the stage
Posted on February 5, 2012 | No CommentsLast week we kicked off “A Fork in the Road” series with the set up of an adventure designed to put player choice first, rather than scripted outcomes. This week,... -
Things to Love, Things to Hate: February RPG Blog Carnival
Posted on February 1, 2012 | 25 CommentsFebruary belongs to Cupid – it’s a month of love and lust, want and wonder. On the flip side, it’s also a month of scorn, disappointment, and frustration for some... -
Hunting the Beast: The Real Reason I Left D&D (Only To Return)
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 3 CommentsWhen a person leaves anything that he or she loves doing, deep-seeded reasons have to be involved. What follows is an attempt, after a 15-year hiatus from TTRPG, to delve... -
Points on a Map: The Oasis of Del Foor Overview
Posted on January 30, 2012 | 2 CommentsWelcome to Points on a Map! This series aims to offer small, system independent locations that can be dropped into a particular campaign easily and provide a jumping-off-point for side-treks and... -
A Fork in the Road: Starting the Adventure
Posted on January 29, 2012 | 3 CommentsDrop this encounter into your existing 4E D&D campaign to add a bit of Old School D&D fun to your game. -
The Great Beyond – Surf’s Up!
Posted on January 25, 2012 | 1 CommentOnce again – Happy New Year to all you readers out there! This month’s RPG Blog Carnival post is taking us to Fantastic Places. After role-playing for so many... -
Back From The (Un)Dead: How a 15-Year D&D Hiatus Ended
Posted on January 24, 2012 | 9 CommentsIn April of 2011, I came home to Dungeons & Dragons after a 15 year absence. It was a decision made outside the vacuum of the TTRPG community, hence totally... -
Slumbering Heroes – A Super-Powered Campaign Setting
Posted on January 23, 2012 | 1 CommentEvery gamer faces the same dilemma at some point: What game should I run next? Well, this article proposes that you take two genres and slam them together to... -
Ouroboros University: The Amphitheater [D&D]
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsThe Amphitheater at Ouroboros University features a horseshoe shaped seating area open to the weather, though the stage and the seating closest to the stage are have a roof but no... -
Fantastic Locations: Agharta & The Hollow Earth
Posted on January 10, 2012 | 6 CommentsThis month’s RPG Blog Carnival is being hosted by K.J. Davies blog and the topic is “Fantastic Locations”. There have already been a good number of solid contributions from all... -
Ouroboros University: An Introduction
Posted on December 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe fey city Ydalir is home to the oldest known university and the madrasah of the City of Brass educates creatures from across the planes who can survive voyage to... -
The Heroes of 4E
Posted on December 26, 2011 | 4 CommentsWhen it comes to heroes, I can’t help but think of the heroes that braved the waters of 4E D&D when it was first released. None of us knew how... -
The Hope Day Massacre [4E D&D]
Posted on December 21, 2011 | 2 CommentsOften times in RPGs an opportunity is missed to spice up the game with celebrations and holidays for the PCs that coincide in time with real-world holidays. I am guilty... -
Musings on Krampus, Anti-Heros, and Adventure
Posted on December 20, 2011 | 2 CommentsThis week is the Krampus Christmas Carnival. This month’s RPG Blog Carnival topic is “Heroes—Living & Dead“. And there’s the crossover. Krampus could be considered the perfect antihero. He (it?)...
