The campaign premise I posted earlier was prompted by an idea I had regarding an alternate set of goals characters might have, and how that might be encouraged. Early editions of Dungeons & Dragons focused character advancement largely on treasure acquisition — you got most of your experience points by escaping …
I’m planning a new campaign, to be run as a open table sandbox in the West Marches style. Almost nine years ago, I wrote about a campaign cosmology that has sat at the back of my mind since. The gods created Paradise in order to avoid the effects of Amorphia, …
I like having GreyKnight around. He’s good at making sense of weird ideas (including one time devising a god for whom afternoon tea is a sacred ritual when I commented that the idea of a steam domain didn’t do much for me). After I split the new gods into eight groups, …
I started a new pantheon this morning, resulting in 44 gods (or at least, 44 sets of domains, to be described as gods with portfolios and the like). First, I’ll start by splitting them up into groups of gods that are related somehow. I don’t particularly want them to be …
It seems I enjoy creating new pantheons using the Polyhedral Pantheons method. I liked how the last one was shaping up, but it’s based on the older dodecahedron model. I started looking into an alternate model based on 2d10 rather than a single die, and that looked like it had …
When building setting elements to be shared with others, or at least significant elements of such a world, do you think it is more useful if they are specific and ready for use, but perhaps harder to adapt, or more generic and easily adapted? For instance, if I were to …
I am pleased with the work I have done on my node-based megadungeon. I intended to outline the megadungeon, and an outline I do have. However, Gus’ post yesterday got me to thinking — it would be nice if the megadungeon was actually finished and playable. I estimated it would take me …
Gus wrote a thought-provoking article about the node-based megadungeon I developed a few months ago. I agree entirely with his post. As an adventure, the node-based megadungeon I presented is woefully incomplete. At the least it should include the elements he describes (maps, monster tables, etc.). What it really needs, …
I’m not normally one for alliterative titles, but it fit here. Often when I absorb media — read a book, watch a movie, listen to music, and so on — I find or look for things I can take away from it. Whether it’s ideas for role playing games or …
I don’t do a lot of reviews. I should probably do more, actually, I certainly read enough RPG material. Short form: holy balls is this an impressive book. If you like old school and you like freakishly scary and horrifying monsters, BUY THIS BOOK! A few weeks ago Rafael Chandler posted …