This isn’t the announcement I was hoping to post today, I’ve got some more work to do before I’m ready to open the doors on the RPG blog planet. Things are coming along, but I am now looking for more data. Right now I’m pulling from a couple of my own blogs, plus a couple [...]
Category Archives: Development Notes
Jul 16, 2012
RPG Blog Planet Coming Soon
May 24, 2012
What is the Bare Minimum?
A question for RPG designers (pro and amateur, whatever): What is the bare minimum core rule set required to get a game off the ground? Assumptions: Characters are already created (half a dozen pregen). Character-specific rules are attached to the character sheet and don’t need to be repeated, spells and feats and skills and stuff [...]
Apr 29, 2011
Looking for Sourcebooks
I’ve been looking through some older D&D materials. I know I’ve seen something in at least one of them about non-linear adventure design, but haven’t been able to put my hands (or eyes) on the one I want. I remember a section in a book that talks about trying to track down a wizard, and [...]
Apr 29, 2011
Campaign Setting Design: Published Guidelines
As part of my research for these articles, I’ve been reviewing published guidelines for adventure design. In the last couple days I have reviewed DMG 3.5, DMG II, Green Ronin’s Advanced Gamemaster’s Guide, and the Pathfinder GameMastery Guide. They have all had much the same advice for developing adventures: devise a plot, design the encounters, [...]
