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Horror Roleplaying Part 6: Cthulhu Mythos 2
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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Horror Roleplaying Part 5: Cthulhu Mythos 1
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was … Continue reading
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Dice of Doom Podcast 004: Warhammer, Godville and Making the Most of Magic in Roleplaying Games
This episode we discuss our first hilariously broken foray into Warhammer Fantasy Battles 8th Edition, our troubling obsession with our hero in the iPhone game Godville and how to make the most of using magic in your fantasy roleplaying games. Continue reading
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The Dice of Doom Podcast 003: Using Horror in Roleplaying Games
This week we discuss using horror in your roleplaying games. Even if your campaign is of the ordinary run-of-the-mill high fantasy variety, horror can be used to add an edge to the experience the players have. We discuss how a GM can implement horror elements into a game as a one off or as a whole campaign in and of itself. Continue reading
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Horror Roleplaying Part 4: Zombies!
Zombies are one of the all-time great horror sub-genres, and they fit extremely well into almost any setting. There are many different flavours of Zombie, however, and you shouldn’t just automatically choose the most obvious. Continue reading
Posted in Beastiary, Cthulhu, Games, History, Horror, Role Playing Games, Zombie Apocalypse
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Making the Most of Magic
How to make the most of magic in your fantasy role-playing game. Advice for spellcasters, dungeon masters and writers. Continue reading
Posted in Beastiary, Game Design, Game Resources, Games, History, Role Playing Games
Tagged 3.5, 4E, Cthulhu, d&d, D&D4e, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, GMing, magic, role-playing, rpg
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Horror Roleplaying Part 3: The Vampire
The genre of horror is, indeed, a broad one: from vampires to atomic horror, Cthulhu Mythos to slashers and serial killers. In fact, it would be fair to point out that these each constitute sub-genres in their own right, and each needs their own special consideration. I shall endeavour to point out some of the particulars of the most common types – claiming to have an exhaustive list would lead to inevitable ridicule. Continue reading
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Horror Roleplaying Part 2: The Setup
The success of your horror roleplaying campaign can sometimes be determined before you even pick up the dice to make your characters. More than any other genre, a horror game requires some careful thought and preparation. Continue reading
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Using Hexographer to create overland hex maps
One of the easiest ways to bring your campaign world to life is to give your player’s a sense of where they are in relation to the rest of the world. If they know that the ruins of the ancient … Continue reading
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The Writer’s From Robot Chicken Caught Playing D&D on Video
These have been out for a little while, however we thought we’d mention it, just in case you had missed it. A few months back Wizards of the Coast set up a game with the writers from Robot Chicken and … Continue reading
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