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Nice, quiet week off, I’ve done a lot of reading. Hall of Fame Additions 10 Secrets to Creating Unforgettable Supporting Characters Charlie Jane Anders wrote an article at io9.com about Creating Unforgettable Supporting Characters. I’ve included the summary list, you’ll have to go to the post to see the explanations. …
From time to time I run into a site full of pictures or stories that inspire me. I’ve included a few links to such sites in the past. Subterranean Design is one that check out every time I get a post in my aggregator. Dau go cave – Halong – …
From http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?620970-%28Mongoose%29-D20-OGL-PDF-Price-Drop: (Mongoose) D20/OGL PDF Price Drop Mongoose Publishing has permanently dropped the price of all its D20-era/OGL PDFs on DrivethruRPG, meaning there are some real bargains to be had. Even the biggest 256+ page books are a mere $5.99, and most titles are $3-4.99, with some even less than …
A fair bit of variety to this week’s links. I’m off work until April 10, so I’m trying arrange to do some writing of my own. Kickstarter Projects BlackDiamond at Quest for Fun! has an interesting point regarding Kickstarter and Retailers. When setting up a Kickstarter project, consider a ‘retailer’ …
Erik at Tenkar’s Tavern has Some Thoughts On Criticals – Curving the Scores. In short, he isn’t so keen on the common approaches (maximum/double damage on a natural 20, or natural 20 plus confirmation roll). He suggests an alternative rule where if you roll five or more above the number …
A conversation on Google+ has made me think, more and more, about adapting Carcassonne as a tile-based dungeon crawl. I don’t have the details in mind yet, but here are some ideas to start ‘Roads’ are now ‘passages’, complete with branches and loops. ‘Cities’ are now ‘rooms’ (or caverns, whatever). …
A fair amount of material this week. Not so many blog posts linked, but I’ve spent more time writing this week (Links of the Week and other material)… and I’m reaching the point again where I want to invest more in writing than in reading. … I’m still finding lots …
At Tenkar’s Tavern, Erik has some unkind things to say about the latest Rule of Three he’s read. There is the idea that starting at a level higher than first should be reserved for experienced players, and newer players should start at first level to minimize the complexity of their …
Over at SeaOfStarsRPG a recent post discusses The Problem of Immunity. Specifically, how really nothing should be truly immune to any particular effect. Even paladins can be scared (they just deal with it better), and even fire elementals will burn if you manage to throw enough fire on them. In …
Morrisonmp at The Rhetorical Gamer talks about campaign-down design. Briefly, I think it’s a great idea. My Campaign and Scenario Design series talks about how to do exactly what he’s talking about.