Yearly Archives: 2010

Five Simple Steps to Creating a Memorable Inn Keeper

Posted on October 4, 2010 by RupertG
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If you have ever needed to create a memorable NPC Inn Keeper in a hurry, you will know that it is not always easy. Here are five simple steps that you can follow to help make it more straight forward for you. Continue reading →

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Breaking News! Dead Gentlemen have a New Web-Series!

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Cuchulain

The people who brought you “The Gamers” and “The Gamers: Dorkness Rising” have already made available the first two episodes of their new web-series, known as “Journey Quest.” Yes, it’s funny. Yes, it’s zany. Yes, it’s Fun! Seriously, what did you expect? Continue reading →

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Read an RPG Book in Public Week – Not too late to join!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by RupertG
Read an RPG in Public Week

This week is Read An RPG In Public week which is a project put forward by The Escapist as a means to promote roleplaying as the healthy, sociable and above all, awesome hobby that it is. Continue reading →

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Mapping your Warhammer battles with Battle Chronicler

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Ellisthion
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Battle Chronicler is a free program for making battle reports of tabletop wargames, such as Warhammer. It provides a simple yet attractive user interface combined with excellent graphical output to produce professional-quality battle reports for any tabletop wargame you like. Continue reading →

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Dice of Doom Podcast 007: Using Alternative Settings in your Roleplaying Games

Posted on September 20, 2010 by RupertG
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During this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss different historical eras that can be used in your roleplaying campaign to move away from the traditional late medieval period that forms the basis of so many fantasy roleplaying games. Continue reading →

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How to Care for Your Roleplaying Books

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Cuchulain

If you’re anything like me, you probably have a stack load of roleplaying books of various vintages adorning your bookshelves, all neatly arrayed in all their splendour. Although the access to these resources as PDF files has somewhat cut down … Continue reading →

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Horror Roleplaying Part 7: Cthulhu 3 – Tomes and Dreams

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Cuchulain
This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Horror Roleplaying

In this article we turn our attention to two more aspects of the Mythos which are frequently employed, and how to use each to the greatest advantage. These are horrific tomes and the Dreamlands. Continue reading →

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Dice of Doom Podcast 006: Playing a Cthulhu Roleplaying Game

Posted on September 7, 2010 by RupertG
Dice of Doom Podcast

In this week’s episode we discuss the iPhone game Epic Citadel and the epic horror roleplaying game the Call of Cthulhu. Continue reading →

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Warhammer Wood Elf Strategy Part 3: Tactics

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Ellisthion
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This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Wood Elf Army Selection

In this third article on Warhammer Wood Elf Strategy, we look at the tactics that you use on the battlefield to get the most out of the Wood Elf army. Continue reading →

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Horror Roleplaying Part 6: Cthulhu Mythos 2

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Cuchulain
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This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series Horror Roleplaying

Having taken a look at the underlying philosophy and the basic theme of the Cthulhu Mythos in my last offering, I thought we might have a look at some of the other aspects of Lovecraftian Mythos stories and how you might implement them in your own game. Continue reading →

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