Yeah, I know it’s a strange combination. But after two devastating earthquakes in Nepal, I was thinking about the power of nature to change the environment. I feel awful for all the people killed, injured,… Read More »Geological Disasters and Campaign Prep
Yesterday we focused on developing a villain for the world of Phaedrus using Insta-NPCs #3: Scum and Villainy, Inc.. We got as far as working through the worksheet and deciding on a few broad concepts… Read More »Infini-Troupe, 13-FEB-2015 – A villain awakes!
This has been a fun series of articles to write so far, but I had some feedback from another designer who suggested I needed to slow it down and focus more on a single product… Read More »Infini-Troupe, 12-FEB-2015 – A villain emerges
Today I just want to muse a bit about lands of the dead. I had a strange thought the other night where I saw a PC heading into a room to speak to an animated… Read More »Spark: Strange Lands of the Dead
When filling your game worlds with people, places, and things, how often do you think about the art on the walls or in the halls? How about the artists who created such pieces? This is… Read More »Instant Art (or Artists)… just add dice (and imagination)
In our fantasy worlds, we often focus on the things on the ground. Sometimes we may remember that a few things can fly. But just like our PCs, sometimes we forget to look up. In… Read More »Four Celestial Omens That’ll Keep Your PCs Up At Night
As GMs and world builders, we have a lot of shoes to fill. From the guy that gives your PCs all their jobs to the walk-on role that barmaid has just delivering their evening meal… Read More »Quick! I Need a Village!
When you look up the word “martial” in the dictionary, most definitions tend towards the use of a few key adjectives – warrior, warlike, or military. So I’d be lying if I said that the Martial Flavors book from Chaotic Shiny Productions focuses on mostly peaceful people. Most of these cultures could be described as mercenaries, . . . → Read More: Book Review: Martial Flavor – Chaotic Shiny Productions
