Hello fellow readers! Let’s take on the Darkside Personality Traits this time. These are the traits usually embodied by the bad guys. However, they could also be used by other characters to indicate a “fall… Read More »Personality Traits, Part 3 – Darkside
Welcome again fellow adventurers! Let’s take creating characters further yet. In the last article, we discussed backgrounds, personality, and appearance. Now we will discuss some of the other details like objectives, connections, and how to… Read More »What makes up a character with lots of dimension? – Part II
Welcome fellow adventurers! Let’s take the process of on creating characters a bit further. In the last article we discussed length, breadth, depth, convergence, and divergence and how those qualities affect character. Now we will… Read More »What makes up a character with lots of dimension? – Part I
Welcome all again to the Scrolls of the Studious Sage! This time let’s take on creating characters. What are dimensions regarding character? Statistics can provide a base for character development but to get real depth… Read More »What are dimensions of character?
This is going to be a weird #RPGaDay entry, so I apologize in advance. But I need to process a few things and the topic for today “Most memorable character death” hits close to home.… Read More »Memorable character death – #RPGaDay, Day 13
Ok, now that we’ve taken a look at Didius in the last post, let’s see what we can do with those details. Let’s take your typical NPC… What’s their role? Protagonist (plays a major role,… Read More »Deconstructing My Anti-Hero, Part 2 of 2
As I look at what makes characters interesting and addictive in RPGs, I have been looking at taking techniques from fiction and seeing what might apply. Character analysis is a big part of every literature… Read More »Deconstructing My Anti-Hero, Part 1 of 2
Though I’m not really a fan of April Fool’s Day, I like to think I appreciate the fools that exist in our stories. Clowns and jesters all have a place. But where is it? And… Read More »Seven Fools and How To Find Them
What do you remember most about your favorite campaigns? I bet it boils down to one of three things… characters, plot, or encounters. Maybe setting could go into that pot as well. And of course… Read More »Encounter Design: Six Elements and More
