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For those of you interested in reading through the rambling thoughts of one of the world’s greatest horror writers, we direct your attention to HP Lovecraft’s Commonplace book. Wired have published excerpts from around 15 years worth of ideas, thoughts, and potential story lines from the venerable writer. They make for an enlightening read, not in the least as potential plot hooks for your own Call of Cthulhu campaign. Continue reading
For many of us who have an active interest in fantasy RPG’s, visualising our characters and their experiences is an integral part of the fun. But for many/most of us, we have little experience of the actual physical form of … Continue reading
Review: Dragon Chow Dice Bags (Updated)
In a recent podcast we talked about Dragon Chow Dice Bags and how awesome we thought they were. To do them justice, we thought we’d take the time to do a full review of the two that we received. Continue reading
Posted in Game Resources, Gaming, Nerdom, Role Playing Games Tagged bags, d&d, dice, dnd, dragon chow, dungeons & dragons, Roleplaying, rpg 4 Comments
Star Wars RPG Saga Edition: Review, Resources, and More
If you’re a regular at Dice of Doom you’ll know about our “Gaming Experiment”: playing 12 different roleplaying games in as many months. Whilst we’re currently working through Rolemaster (…we’ll report on that if, afterwards, we’re still alive to tell the tale), the game before that was Star Wars Saga Edition, which I GM’d. Whilst the game isn’t exactly new, we hadn’t played it before, and were very excited. RPGs are awesome, Star Wars is awesome… what could go wrong? Continue reading
Posted in Game Resources, Role Playing Games, Star Wars d20 Tagged review, rpg, Saga Edition, star wars 2 Comments
Podcastle, Squonk and Alternate Fantasy
I have just finished listening to an absolutely awesome story: “Squonk and the Horde of Apprentices”, which came out as Podcastle’s episode 124. I couldn’t keep the smile off my face the whole time. The story details the tribulations of … Continue reading
Posted in Game Resources, Gaming, Horror, Nerdom, Role Playing Games 6 Comments
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
Masks of Nyarlathotep to be Re-Released this October
To the ecstatic joy of all right-thinking Cthulhu gaming fan, the all-time classic (and some would say all-time best) Cthulhu campaign, the Masks of Nyarlathotep, is being re-released this very month. Let there be rejoicing on the streets! (Well, in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cthulhu, Game Resources, Gaming, Horror, Role Playing Games Tagged call of cthulhu, chaosium, Masks of Nyarlathotep, rpg Leave a comment
Mapping your Warhammer battles with Battle Chronicler
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
Posted in Battle Report, Game Resources, Gaming, Tabletop Wargames, Warhammer Fantasy Battles Tagged mapping, maps, review, warhammer Leave a comment
Dice of Doom Podcast 007: Using Alternative Settings in your Roleplaying Games
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
Posted in Game Design, Game Resources, History, iPhone Games, Podcasts, Role Playing Games Tagged d&d, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, GMing, goblins, iPhone, role-playing 27 Comments
The Dice of Doom Roleplaying Game Campaign Hooks: 001
This is a handful of prompts for GM’s to use if they happen to find themselves in the situation of needing a plot or hook for their roleplaying campaign. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Dungeons & Dragons, Game Resources, Horror, Role Playing Games Tagged campaign, Cthulhu, Fantasy, GM’s, hook, plot, Roleplaying games, rpg Leave a comment
