One of the areas I’ve struggled with when introducing an RPG campaign, or even a one-shot, is the composition of the party. How do they know each other? What are their experiences? I’ve explored a lot of different avenues of play, from using character creation to fill the void, to the classic “You all meet … Continue reading Party’s Past – A 200 Word RPG
Have you ever found yourself with a group of friends and just half an hour, looking to scratch a role playing itch? If so, I would highly suggest checking out a 200 Word RPG. 200 Word RPG is a competition ran by David Schirduan that began in 2015. From his website, David says, “This small … Continue reading Quick to Learn and Quick to Play: The 200 Word RPG
Unique, old school, creative, dank - five words that describe Dungeon Builder! Dungeon Builder is a dungeon crawl generator, which leads to unique encounters experienced through the ease of an old school tri-fold pamphlet. Dungeon Builder uses a basic map and key system that allows characters to explore a premade dungeon. What makes Dungeon Builder … Continue reading Dungeon Builder
Last night, I had an opportunity to create a new adventure for 4 gamers who were relatively new to Role Playing Games. I decided to run character creation through an OSR system I hacked together a few weeks ago. This allowed me to keep character creation simple and under half an hour. The adventure was … Continue reading New Seats At Your Table
If your campaign group loves going off the rails, and the NPC accents you come up with are like mine (really bad), then you have the same problem I do! Here are 5 ways you can add more realism to the quickly created NPCs in your campaign. Hatred and Suspicion “I can do a quick … Continue reading d6-1 NPC Realism On The Fly
