A few weeks ago, I was playing in my bi-weekly 4e game. (Wait, is bi-weekly every other week, or twice a week, I can never remember…let me try again.) A few weeks ago, I was playing in my every-other-week 4e game, when one of the common complaints about 4th edition became clear to me. It […]
Opportunity Actions: What I Look for in an RPG
There are a lot of RPGs out there. That much is clear. The question I’d like to take on is: Which one(s) would I play, and why? There are a few criteria by which I will judge this: Theme/Genre Character Building Mechanics Innovation Theme/Genre When we talk about theme, we find the basis for the […]
Bringing New PCs into an Existing Group
About two weeks ago I was talking to Ben over at Ben’s RPG Pile and we decided to co-write an article outlining a variation on the cooperative party building method. What follows is the result of our collaboration, in which Ben did most of the work… Thanks Ben! – – Hello, My Name is… New […]
What’s in a name?
I hate coming up with NPC names; I have trouble doing it without the names sounding forced, which tends to break the mood. When I try, I come with names like Jandor Ravenwing and Eldar Strombridge or some such. Names like this serve their purpose, but I feel pretty cheesy saying them. When I trying […]