How to Generate New Monsters in Minutes
How to create a new monster in double-quick time.
3 reasons to run the gauntlet
Dungeon Crawling isn’t just good for players. Dungeon Masters too can find some cruel and interesting tactics in the midst of blood and steel.
The Top 5 Ways Goblin Minions Will Destroy You (If You’re Level 1)
Goblins are not strong, tough or smart but they are numerous. Don’t underestimate them or you might find yourself as the victim of a mildly pointy death!
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What’s your inner D&D 4th edition character?
25 questions – that’s all you need to answer to know your inner D&D4E character. And don’t come whining to me if your inner character sucks!
Instant world builder – Part III: Gathering data
This article is part of the Instant World Builder series. Instant world builder #3: Data You could spend weeks gathering information about the world you’re creating – poltical system, level of magic, climate, fauna, how awesome red dragons are, etc. So how do you determine what is valuable information and what is just irrelevant fluff?…
18 ways to increase combat duration
It is impossible to defeat an army of goblins in 5 rounds. It takes at least 6 rounds. Role-playing sucks? They’re called role-playing games but for most of us the fun part is killing stuff. Why else would computer games like World of Warcraft get millions of players? Because they got rid of most of…
Better NPCs: 5 questions, 50 answers (Part I)
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 solely on characters….