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Tag Archives: GMing
Dice of Doom Podcast 022: Vampire: The Masquerade Review and Running an Investigative RPG
In this episode we review Vampire: The Masquerade which we have just finished playing as part of our Grand Gaming Experiment and we look at running investigative style roleplaying games. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Gaming, Podcasts, Role Playing Games, Vampire: The Masquerade Tagged call of cthulhu, Cthulhu, dnd, dungeons & dragons, GMing, Roleplaying, rpg, vampire the masquerade, vampires, VtM 3 Comments
Dice of Doom Podcast 021: Vampire: The Masquerade, Confessions of a Newbie GM and An Introduction to HP Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos
In this episode our topics are Vampire: The Masquerade, Confessions of a Newbie GM and An Introduction to the writings of HP Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Gaming, Podcasts, Role Playing Games, Vampire: The Masquerade Tagged call of cthulhu, Cthulhu, GMing, Horror, HP Lovecraft, Lovecraft, vampire, vampires, VtM Leave a comment
Recently we discussed using Five Senses Descriptions in roleplaying games as a means to further create immersive environments for your players to explore on our podcast. This idea has been taken and run with by Benoit over at Roving Band of Misfits blog. You can read the post here. Continue reading
Dice of Doom Podcast 015: Play a New RPG Month, Gamma World Initial Impressions & Using All 5 Senses in GM’ing
This week we discuss our new project Play A New RPG Month, our initial impressions of Gamma World and Using All Five Senses in GM’ing. Continue reading
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Podcasts, Role Playing Games Tagged gamma world, GMing, play a new rpg, Roleplaying, rpg Leave a comment
Dice of Doom Podcast 014: At the Mountains of Madness Movie, Zombie & Cthulhu Dice Review and Choosing Balanced or Unbalanced Encounters
In this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss the recent news that James Cameron is planning to make the H.P. Lovecraft novella At the Mountains of Madness into a movie, we review Zombie Dice and Cthulhu Dice and we debate the value of balancing encounters or leaving them more realistic. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Podcasts, Role Playing Games Tagged Cthulhu, cthulhu dice, dice, Dice Games, GMing, HP Lovecraft, rolemaster, zombie dice 4 Comments
Dice of Doom Podcast 011: New Years Gaming Resolutions, 100 Rogues Review and Tips for New and Beginning GM’s
In this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss our New Years Gaming Resolutions, and we do a review of the iPhone game 100 Rogues (and reminisce about old rogue-like games). Our main topic of discussion is titled ‘GM’ing: Rotating the Pain, or, Advice for Beginning GM’s’. Continue reading
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, iPhone Games, Podcasts, Role Playing Games Tagged d&d, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, GMing, iPhone, Roleplaying, rpg 3 Comments
Dice of Doom Podcast 009: DDI Character Generator Online, Dragon Age, Dealing With Absent Players
This week we discuss the move of D&D Insider’s Character Generator to the web, our experiences playing Dragon Age and our thoughts on absentee players from game. Continue reading
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, Podcasts, Role Playing Games Tagged d&d, ddi, dnd, dragon age, GMing, Roleplaying, rpg 16 Comments
Introduction to Using Emotions in RPGs
We, as humans, are emotional creatures. We enjoy experiencing emotions, and a lot of the media we have (games, films, books, etc) focus on using our emotions to tell a story or create enjoyment. Understanding how people react to stimuli has been increasingly important in game design lately. Creating emotional situations in RPGs is tricky, however, because the form of RPGs can restrict you a lot, but you need look no further than the horror roleplaying genre to see what you can do. In this post we’ll look at some of the basic emotions, and an overview of including them in games. Continue reading
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, Role Playing Games Tagged dnd, emotions, gaming, GMing, Horror, Roleplaying, rpg 1 Comment
Masks of Nyarlathotep Released!
At last the stars are once again aligned, and the great campaign Masks of Nyarlathotep has been unleashed on the world!… Again. The prophecy has been fulfilled! Not only is it re-released, but you have your choice of different formats: … Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Gaming, Horror, Role Playing Games Tagged chaosium, Cthulhu, gaming, GMing, Masks of Nyarlathotep, nyarlathotep, Roleplaying, rpg Leave a comment
The Dice of Doom Roleplaying Game Campaign Hooks: 002
Once again we bring you a collection of story and plot hooks to help out when running your roleplaying games. This week we focus on fantasy roleplaying games. Continue reading
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Game Resources, Gaming, Role Playing Games Tagged d&d, dnd, dragons, dungeons, Fantasy, GMing, hooks, plot, Roleplaying, rpg, story 5 Comments
