Gaming Quote of the Week 001
Each week we publish something funny from our gaming group (disclaimer: our sense of humour may differ from yours). In this instalment, the party are trying to work out what to do with an NPC who...
View ArticleList of the Best D&D 4E Character Sheets: Redux
Some time ago, I wrote about the choosing of the best D&D 4E character sheet. That was when I was creating my very first 4E character: now that I’ve actually played the game, and have had some...
View ArticleKeeping your role-playing game character on your iPhone
Methods to keep role-playing characters on mobile devices, especially the iPhone. Options explored are using the iPhone app tCiMP, PDF's and Google Docs. Continue reading →
View ArticleFabled Lands: a great solo roleplaying adventure
Remember those choose your own adventure books from your childhood? Well imagine that gameplay with some RPG character development, an inventory system, dice-based skill checks and an entire world to...
View ArticleThe Philosophy of Horror
For those of you who love horror fiction and roleplaying, yet also don’t mind a bit of academic/philosophical speculation, let me introduce a wonderful resourse: Collapse volume IV. This is a special...
View ArticleFinally, an iPhone app for keeping your D&D characters on: i4e
It is very likely that if you are an iPhone owner and a D&D player there is one app that you have been longing for ever since you picked up the device from the store – a native application to …...
View Articlei4e Updated – Now you can import from D&D Insider Character Builder
Mike Pattee from Cordax Software has pinged us to let us know that his app i4e has been updated in the App Store to version 1.1.0 and is available now for download. The app allows you to store your...
View ArticlePowergaming: Making a Powerful Fighter or Monk in Core 3.5 D&D
This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series PowergamingIt’s reasonably well known that Fighters and Monks are the weakest classes in 3.5 D&D. Whilst this can be partially be fixed by extending to...
View ArticleDo the laws of physics have a place in fantasy role-playing games?
Back in the old days of playing D&D 3.5 I was running a campaign with 8 players (yes, 8…). Amongst the usual set of crazy logistic issues that had to be faced (pallets of snacks for example…) we...
View ArticlePolarising Gaming Systems Into Left and Right to Better Understand Games and...
One of the great pleasures that we enjoy in our gaming group is designing new game systems to play. Over the years we have designed tabletop wargames, collectible card games and, of course,...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Magic
How to make the most of magic in your fantasy role-playing game. Advice for spellcasters, dungeon masters and writers. Continue reading →
View ArticleHorror Roleplaying Part 6: Cthulhu Mythos 2
Having taken a look at the underlying philosophy and the basic theme of the Cthulhu Mythos in my last offering, I thought we might have a look at some of the other aspects of Lovecraftian Mythos...
View ArticleDice of Doom Podcast 007: Using Alternative Settings in your Roleplaying Games
During this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss different historical eras that can be used in your roleplaying campaign to move away from the traditional late medieval period that forms the...
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