Roleplaying Games Archive

Ouroboros University: Chapel of Saint Alberic

Posted on February 22, 2012 | No Comments
Chapel 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...
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Points on a Map: The Oasis of Del Foor – Possible Plots

Posted on February 21, 2012 | No Comments
Welcome 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....
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A 4e N00b’s Take On D&D Next

Posted on February 20, 2012 | 3 Comments
Hundreds 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...
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A Fork in the Road: Siding with the Rebels

Posted on February 19, 2012 | No Comments
Last 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...
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Sex at the RPG Table: A Dicey Proposition

Posted on February 14, 2012 | 8 Comments
Dating 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...
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Episodic Adventures: A New Take on RPG Adventure Design?

Posted on February 13, 2012 | 11 Comments
No, 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...
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A Fork in the Road: Siding with the Duke

Posted on February 12, 2012 | No Comments
Now 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...
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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,...
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Points on a Map: The Oasis of Del Foor – Personalities

Posted on February 7, 2012 | 1 Comment
Welcome 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’...
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Are Alien Big Cats stalking your players?

Posted on February 6, 2012 | 2 Comments
Looking 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...
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A Fork in the Road: Setting the stage

Posted on February 5, 2012 | No Comments
Last 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,...
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Things to Love, Things to Hate: February RPG Blog Carnival

Posted on February 1, 2012 | 22 Comments
February 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...
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Hunting the Beast: The Real Reason I Left D&D (Only To Return)

Posted on January 31, 2012 | 3 Comments
When 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...
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Points on a Map: The Oasis of Del Foor Overview

Posted on January 30, 2012 | 2 Comments
Welcome 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...
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A Fork in the Road: Starting the Adventure

Posted on January 29, 2012 | 3 Comments
Drop this encounter into your existing 4E D&D campaign to add a bit of Old School D&D fun to your game.
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The Great Beyond – Surf’s Up!

Posted on January 25, 2012 | 1 Comment
Once 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...
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Back From The (Un)Dead: How a 15-Year D&D Hiatus Ended

Posted on January 24, 2012 | 8 Comments
In 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...
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Slumbering Heroes – A Super-Powered Campaign Setting

Posted on January 23, 2012 | 1 Comment
Every 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...
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Ouroboros University: The Amphitheater [D&D]

Posted on January 18, 2012 | No Comments
The 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...
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Fantastic Locations: Agharta & The Hollow Earth

Posted on January 10, 2012 | 6 Comments
This 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...
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Ouroboros University: An Introduction

Posted on December 28, 2011 | 2 Comments
The 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...
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The Heroes of 4E

Posted on December 26, 2011 | 3 Comments
When 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...
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The Hope Day Massacre [4E D&D]

Posted on December 21, 2011 | 2 Comments
Often 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...
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Musings on Krampus, Anti-Heros, and Adventure

Posted on December 20, 2011 | 2 Comments
This 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?)...
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Oroborus University: Inn without End [4E D&D]

Posted on December 14, 2011 | 2 Comments
Something is wrong at the Hodgeson Street Inn. The Hodgeson Street Inn is owned and operated by Oroborus University, with David Hilbert serving as manager, and provides fair accommodations –...
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#SteampunkGear on Twitter – The Next Steps

Posted on November 29, 2011 | No Comments
It’s been a few weeks since I started tweeting the names of fictional steampunk gear – everything from weapons, goggles, and cameras to flying gyrocopters and armored personel carriers. Everything...
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Ouroboros University

Posted on November 14, 2011 | 4 Comments
I am taking something of a holiday from my regular posting agenda for most of November and will return in December. In the mean time, here is preview of my...
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Mind Flayers on the Brain – A Coloring Book Extra

Posted on November 2, 2011 | 4 Comments
Fellow NMP blogger The Grumpy Celt posted an interesting piece concerning mind flayers[1]. I found it particularly timely as I’ve recently been working on a painting for my portfolio of...
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#SteampunkGear on Twitter

Posted on November 1, 2011 | 6 Comments
I’ve been posting on Twitter over the few weeks the names of fantasy steampunk gear under the hashtag #steampunkgear. Things like “Dr. Stanley’s Eicosapentine Oil of Mysteries” or “Armstrong’s Pneumatic...
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Devouring Zombie [4E D&D]

Posted on October 31, 2011 | 2 Comments
Happy Halloween! Devouring Zombie Level 5 Brute Medium Natural Animate (Undead) XP 200 Initiative –1 Senses Senses: Perception +0; HP HP 40; Bloodied 20 AC 14; Fortitude 13, Reflex 9,...
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