New York Times bestselling author and legendary RPG game designer, Matt Forbeck, returns to the podcast today. We have a lively discussion about many role-playing game topics. The conversation begins with advice for using GM screens and then turns to the Marvel RPG. Plus Matt gives out tons of game-master and dungeon-master advice along the […]
What are good D&D campaign plot ideas? Where can dungeon masters find them? First, let’s address a major concern. D&D campaign plot ideas and D&D campaign ideas are different things. DMs should never really think about plot. Plot happens when the protagonists of a story act. Since DMs have no idea what the player characters
Online tools allow for amazing D&D character creators. You can make D&D characters in minutes or even seconds. I’ve pulled together a list of D&D character builders as a resource to go along with my D&D character sheet collection, The Book Random Tables: Dungeons and my massive D&D Recommended Reading List. D&D Character Builders and
I’m creating more tabletop RPG-themed T-shirts! A couple of the shirts are branded with dicegeeks, so you can show your love for my creations. Others are RPG-related fun stuff like “Rules Lawyer” and “This world would be a lot better if I were GMing…” Check out all the shirts here. More to come soon!
RPG writer Ryan Schoon joins me on the podcast today. We have a wide-ranging discussion where we touch on a number of different role-playing game topics. We talk about splitting the party and Ryan shares his game master advice. Plus we talk about some of the many RPGs Ryan has written for and a lot
Cyberpunk battle maps! Maps can be helpful when running cyberpunk role-playing games. Of course, fantasy RPGs have the most maps available but there are some awesome RPG maps out there for cyberpunk. With the release of Cyberpunk RED, battle maps for use with it have multiplied. Since it is one of the best cyberpunk RPGs
Avatar Legends is the tabletop role-playing game of the beloved show Avatar: The Last Airbender. Obsivoiuosly this RPG has stirred up a lot of interest. Who doesn’t want to live and adventure in the world of the Airbender? I’m organizing Avatar Legends character creation resources on this page here. I’ll include character sheets, PDFs, and
Here’s my collection of Call of Cthulhu character sheets. CoC is one of the oldest and best RPGs ever created. This collection of Call of Cthulhu character sheets begins with the official 7th edition sheets from publisher Chaosium and then reaches around the web. Call of Cthulhu Character Sheets on DriveThruRPG These are official character
Free dungeon master resources abound on the Internet. It is truly a great time to play and run D&D. I’ve gathered a list of DM resources most are free but some are Pay What You Want. The first section is resources on DriveThruRPG. The second section is DM resources on the DMs Guild. Also, at
Podcast host and RPG writer, Lucas Zellers, returns to the podcast. First, we discuss what he has learned from his podcast Making a Monster. Lucas shares his insights into monsters and morality from having discussed it with many RPG designers. Then we jump into Lucas’ new project which is the Book of Extinction for Dungeons
D&D quest tables can save dungeon masters innumerable headaches. Without fail, there is always a time when a DM needs a side quest or an adventure idea during a session. Having quest tables for Dungeon and Dragons is the perfect solution. With random quest tables, DMs can discover adventure ideas and quest seeds quickly and
Dune: Adventures in the Imperium is the official role-playing game of Frank Herbert’s epic mindblowing novel series. Produced by Modiphius Entertainment the Dune RPG features incredible artwork and a growing line of robust RPG supplements. It always helps to have character sheets and other materials for role-playing games at hand, so this is my Dune
13th Age character creation is a fun and rewarding RPG experience. It allows for the creation of detailed characters but doesn’t bog down. If you are not familiar with 13th Age, it is an indie RPG take on 3 and 3.5 Dungeons and Dragons. Below is a collection of character sheets, core rules, the SRD,
The GUMSHOE Roe-Playing Game system was designed by Robin D. Laws and is published by Pelgrane Press. It’s a rule-light system created for game masters who want to run investigative RPG campaigns. A number of excellent role-playing game settings and rules expansions have been published using the GUMSHOE system. Here’s a list of a few
Cyberpunk is hot right now in the tabletop role-playing game space. Cyberpunk RED has jumpstarted interest in the genre and gamers are looking for new games to play. When looking for the best cyberpunk RPGs to play, one should always consider Powered by the Apocalypse games. Here are the best PbtA Cyberpunk RPGs. The Sprawl
