Alternate title: The Fitzpatrick Family Die Curse We all know there’s a bit of a superstition in the gaming community when it comes to dice. How many times have you heard that a die was cursed? How many times have you banished a cursed d20 or “punished” it by replacing it with another for the…
So what is a Gaming Vitae or GV? A GV is just like a Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resume, but of the games you have played over the years. This will take a while, but my gaming career began in 1982 when I met a group of guys who played D&D. My life was forever…
Today we’re taking a little break from the magical worlds we’ve been visiting and instead talking about the real world of the game table – which can be virtual or physical, funny enough. But what do I mean about complacency? Unease? What are you talking about Fitz? Well, let me explain. I recently had a…
In honor of Father’s Day, I thought I’d come up with some way to figure out not only a NPC’s (or PC)’s father or their entire family. So Happy Father’s Day to all you gaming Dads! You rock! Long ago and far away there was the “Other Random Character Generation Elements” section in the Moebius…
Sometimes ideas come into my brain and I have no idea quite what to do with them… this is one of them. As adventurers, we thrive on danger. Whether we are causing danger to others or ourselves or saving someone or something from danger, it’s one of those constant companions heroes have. But what happens…
Over the last week or so, I’ve been pondering how to expand on the Little Spaces product line by showing some of the ways those supplements could be used to help inspire different encounters. My article on “Expanding Little Spaces” offered a bit of method on how to do just that. But that just opened…
Now that we know a bit about Reeve Quentus (see this post), it’s time to look at the place he works and some related locations… The Reeve’s Station The Reeve’s station is a small three-story building with a living area upstairs, an office on the main floor, and three small jail cells in the basement.…
(I’m cross-posting this from my personal portal blog…) Do you live in Colorado Springs, CO? Do you have a gaming group? Or are you looking for one? I’m looking for a group that I can play tabletop roleplaying games with and possibly GM a campaign using the rules for Warrior, Rogue, and Mage in my…
When you’re in school, it’s easy to find gamers. I remember playing with people in junior high and high school, in college and even immediately after college. But at some point it starts to get difficult. People have jobs and families and other commitments that don’t let them game as often as they’d like. Or maybe . . . → Read More: Book Review: Filling the empty chair by Johnn Four (RoleplayingTips.com)
