of Dice and Dragons

From where I sit here on the East coast of the United States I still have about an hour before the chimes strike twelve and 2007 officially starts but I wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a happy and safe new year.

Be sure to take a moment and spend some time with your family and non-gaming friends during this time of year, spread some goodwill and then get some gaming in.

And just for some fun, I took the Superhero test and here are my results:


Your results:
You are Green Lantern

Green Lantern 75% Iron Man 65% Spider-Man 65% Hulk 65% Superman 60% Supergirl 60% The Flash 50% Wonder Woman 45% Robin 40% Batman 40% Catwoman 35%

Hot-headed. You have strong will power and a good imagination.


Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz


Go ahead, take the quiz and let me know when Superhero you are.

And as always, may your dice roll well!

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I’ve been kept away for a while due to offline world issues and missed letting you know about the last two issues of Roleplaying Tips Weekly being posted, so here you go.

Issue #338 - How To Awesome-Up Your Players.

This issue’s tips hold no punches and get right to the point - a good quick read with something every GM can take away.

Contents:
–> A Brief Word From Johnn

–> This Week’s Tips:
1. Always Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing
2. Give The Players The Sun And Make Them Fight For
The Moon
3. Your NPCs Suck And They Are All Going To Die
4. The Game Is Neither The Mechanics Nor The Rules
5. When In Doubt, Let A Player Roll Some Dice

–> Readers’ Tips Of The Week:
1. Holiday Tips
From: Garry Stahl
2. Lesser Curses (D&D)
From: James Thomas
3. Creating Believable NPCs
From: Kit Reshawn

–> Links Of The Week
1. Pixar Storytelling Lecture
2. FreeCountry - Free Mapping Software (Windows, Beta)

You can read it online here.

Issue #339 - GM Table: 222 Rumours.
It’s just what the title says, 222 Rumors. The author of the article, Lord Skudley, generated these rumors using a tool he created - some interesting things you might just be able to use in your campaign.

There’s also some interesting items in the Reader’s Tips section as well.

Contents:
–> A Brief Word From Johnn

–> This Week’s Tips: GM Table: 222 Rumours

–> Readers’ Tips Of The Week:
1. Minor Curses Ideas
From: Dwight Durmon
2. More Minor Curses Ideas
From: Carey Martin
3. Rival Ideas
From: Kit Reshawn
4. Dungeon Prep
From: John Eikenberry

–> Links Of The Week
1. Monstropedia - the Ultimate Monster Wiki
2. Fortune and Glory PBeM
3. Dungeon Tile Mapper

You can read it online here.

If you don’t already subscribe I would recommend it, you can do that here.

May your dice roll well.

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It’s belated but Happy Birthday to ‘of Dice and Dragons.’

It was a year ago yesterday that I started this blog and this posting will make 113 since I started, not as many as I would like to have done but more that some of the other blogs I’ve visited this past year.

We’ve had a number of posts on the lowly index card, ideas for naming characters, news and posting announcements and 26 Encounter Ideas (more of those to come!). I’m hoping to pass along more thoughts and ideas in the coming year especially as my gaming group gets back into the swing of things after the 1st of January.

What would you like to see posts about? What topics are of interest to you? Feel free to post away and just maybe I’ll pick your topic to post about.

May your dice roll well!

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The latest issue of Role-playing Tips is now online - 10 Tips For Crafting Adventure-Based Holidays, Part 2.

This is the second of two articles by Johnn concerning using holidays as a basis for an adventure - as always it’s good stuff with both advice and examples.

Be sure to check out the user submitted tips too. For those that have been around here for a while you might just recall tip #3.

Contents:
–> A Brief Word From Johnn

–> This Week’s Tips:
1. Game World Calendar Method: Spreadsheet
2. Game World Calendar Method: TiddlyWiki
3. Create A Holiday Stat Block
4. Types Of Holiday Encounters
5. Crafting Holiday Encounters

–> Readers’ Tips Of The Week:
1. Holiday Contest Entry: The Bride’s Fair
From: Lea Hall
2. Holiday Contest Entry: Harbor Day
From: bhunter117
3. What’s In A Name? How About An Anagram?
From: Scot Newbury
4. Tips For GMs From A GM’s Perspective
From: Paul Robertson

You can read it online here.

If you don’t already subscribe I would recommend it, you can do that here.

May your dice roll well.

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The latest issue of Role-playing Tips is now online - 10 Tips For Crafting Adventure-Based Holidays, Part 1.

This is the first installment of Johnn’s article on using holidays as a basis for adventures. Among the tips is one that touches on a common theme here, index cards.

Johnn also announced a new contest - be sure to check out the details.

Contents:
–> A Brief Word From Johnn

–> This Week’s Tips:
1. Design For Adventure
2. How To Design For Adventure
3. Design For Encounters
4. Craft A Game World Calendar
5. Game World Calendar Method: Index Cards

–> Readers’ Tips Of The Week:
1. Use Toy Cars For Car Chases
From: John D’Amanda
2. Kobold Ambush Idea
From: Arthur
3. Use IMDB For NPCs
From: Debler

You can read it online here.

If you don’t already subscribe I would recommend it, you can do that here.

May your dice roll well.

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