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Written by Yax - Published on July 24, 2007

How could I forget Myth Weavers?
Here’s a website I like: myth-weavers.com. It has 2 features I really like.
1. Character sheet sharing.
That’s where my friends and I share and store our character sheets. The sheets are easily customizable, even for items and abilities that are “homebrewed”. You can give access to your character [...]

D&D links for dungeon masters

Written by Yax - Published on July 23, 2007

Random thoughts
Monday mornings suck. I’ve been up for 2 hours and haven’t left the house yet. Unfortunately I show up for work whenever I want. This morning I’m whining like a baby: I don’t want to go to work. So at least I’ll do something constructive and write a useful post.
My [...]

Better NPCs: 5 questions, 50 answers (Part II)

Written by Yax - Published on July 23, 2007

You need to read Better NPCs: 5 questions, 50 answers (Part I) before you read this post.
All right. I was about halfway through my last post when real life interrupted my blogging. Let’s keep asking questions about our retired rogue Diedric Flagstone.

Better NPCs: 5 questions, 50 answers (Part I)

Written by Yax - Published on July 22, 2007

NPCs can be fascinating -yes, to your players too. But how are great NPCs created and introduced in a game? To make my non-player characters more lively, real, and unique I steal a page from the fiction author know-how. Novelists write hundreds of pages for their stories. These novels are often based [...]

House rules

Written by Yax - Published on July 21, 2007

Random thought
I was at the local Borders library last night for the launch of the Harry Potter book. Until the clock struck midnight, they had activities and games. It was promoted as a big party for Potter fans. There was only one problem. If you want to have a wicked party [...]

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