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Issue #308 of the Role-playing Tips E-zine is now online - Baby Steps In Campaign Setting Design is now online contains:

CONTENTS:
–> A Brief Word From Johnn

–> This Week’s Tips:
1. Set Your Minimums
2. The Baby Steps Technique
3. Making A Second Pass
4. Keeping Secrets
5. Briefing Your Players
6. New Scenarios
7. Wrapping Up

–> Readers’ Tips Of The Week:
1. Elevation Map Tool
From: Sam Ra
2. The Keys To A Great Campaign
From: Mike Dockery
3. Modern Buildings Resource
From: Johnn Cinq
4. Music To Game By
From: Dave McKay

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Regardless of the role-playing system you play, no matter the genre or time there are always those that live by hiring themselves out to do the “dirty work” of others. Sometimes it is service in the military, a elite unit, or just a job where their skills are the ones needed. This encounter could present an opportunity to pass along information or as the seed for an adventure.

Keep in mind that mercenaries do not have to be the “fighter” type; change things up with a wizard or a holy man. Making that change should cause a fair amount of interesting conversation especially if you turn the stereo-types on their side.

So, what can you use this encounter for:

- The mercenary is looking for work and heard the party may be looking to hire someone on
- While enjoying a mug of their favorite ale, the party overhears the mercenary telling tales to those that will buy him another round and will gladly do so for the party as well (great for dropping adventure hooks to the party)
- The mercenary is pulling a team together to handle an assignment and based on their reputation thinks the party would be a good fit
- The party is sitting at their favorite inn and the mercenary stumbles in, bloody from battle and looking for other to help him “finish the job”

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This week’s role-playing encounter idea is ‘The Preacher.’ You’ve probably played in a game where there is a character class that draws power from a diety such as the Cleric in D&D and while they have their place the preacher is the mundane version of those classes.

The preacher is an individual who works to increase the number of worshipers for their diety. That could be done by preaching from the pulpit, on the street or administering to those in need. The preacher is a non-combatant and typically doesn’t even carry a weapon.

So, what could happen when a party of adventurers encounters a preacher?

- The preacher confronts the party and wants them to give up the adventuring life and help administer to the sick and needy.
- The preacher was just attacked and asks the party for help.
- The preacher is giving a speech on a street corner and points to the party using them as an example of a life spent following the wrong path.

Got an idea for the preacher? Please post and share it.

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Issue #307 of the Role-playing Tips E-zine is now online - 100 Waterborne Encounters is now online contains:

CONTENTS:
–> A Brief Word From Johnn

–> This Week’s Tips:
1. 100 Waterborne Encounters

–> Readers’ Tips Of The Week:
1. Little Helpers For Busy GMs
From: Mike Bourke
2. Know Your Spells
From: Helpful GM
3. Saving PCs With Surprise Items
From: Sam
4. Comments On Diceless
From: Sam
5. Alien Language Resource
From: Minstrel
6. Great Name Links
From: Milan Cirovic
7. Resource For Faking Runes
From: VTKuga
8. Making Battles Interesting
From: Devon

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