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Blade – Taking Lessons from Marvel’s Best Film

A look at the 1998 film Blade, and why it's Marvel's best film - and how to use it for tabletop greatness.
GM ResourcesPlanar Mysteries

Using Tokens in Your Game, Part 2

What do the Shovel Knight’s magical shovel1, “Scrooge McDuck’s” lucky dime2, Thom Merlin’s colorful cape3, the barbarian’s totem, and your lucky “get laid” underwear all have in common? They’re symbols of a characters personality, tokens of who they are, what ...
AdventuresConjure BeyondD&D 5eDungeon WorldGM ResourcesOpen Legend RPGTraps

Want volcano with it?

Volcanoes are part of the natural world, but rarely used in games. Using a volcano in your game should involve an ongoing series of events that lead up to the volcano bursting and changing the area around it. The volcano ...
D&D 1eHistory of the ClassesWuxia / Oriental Adventures

The Fighter Class, Part Three

By reader request, I’m returning to AD&D 1e to cover the three fighter-like classes in Oriental Adventures. The bushi, kensai, and samurai are similar enough that 5e would probably present the bushi and samurai as the same subclass with two ...
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Shapeways – Digital 3D Printing Services for Tabletop Games!

I had the fortunate opportunity to visit with the gracious Lise Keeney at the Shapeways booth at Gen_Con this summer. The booth was near the miniature painting competition, and the group paint & take tables that was ongoing. There were several ...
Performance Check

Van Helsing and Anti-Stories in Games

A look at the Syfy show Van Helsing, it's nature as an anti-show, and how to turn that into some neat game ideas.
GM ResourcesPlanar Mysteries

Using Tokens in Your Game Part 1

What do Presto’s magic cap1, “Dollar Bill’s” sword necklace2, Linus’ blanket3, the rogue’s lucky dice, and your lucky rabbit’s foot keychain all have in common? They’re symbols of a characters personality, tokens of who they are, what they stand for, ...
D&D 1eHistory of the Classes

The Fighter Class, Part Two

After two weeks of other topics and a weekend of GenCon, I’m back this week to continue the History of the Fighter Class. This time we’ll be talking about AD&D 1e, and as I kick off my research, I’m really ...
Performance Check

Rotating Rosters, Stables, and the Fabulous Freebirds

A look at running tabletop games with flexible rosters through the lens of professional wrestling teams.
Thoughts & Things

God Wars – Battle Royale

After #GenCon50 we now have a copy of the Gods and Goddesses by Sara & Aaron Hübrich from Jetpack7/Conceptopolis (there is a 5th edition & Pathfinder version). And it is a beautiful book with a listing of 16 fantasy deities, ...