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Brainstorm of the day — Random RPG Mechanics
The other evening I was shooting the breeze with a friend, talking about various mechanics that could be used in constructing a traditional-style tabletop role-playing game. Here are some of the brainchildren of that conversation, in no particular order: Stat … Continue reading
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Tagged action points, brainstorm, devotions, gaming, mechanics, RPG, skills, stats
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Dungeon Design 101, Part 3
In part 1 of this essay I talked about using randomness to generate a dungeon of your own on the fly. That’s easy to say, but might you actually do it? Three Methods, in Outline First, there are online generators. … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure setup, dungeon, dungeon design 101, Dyson Logos, gaming, Geomorphs, maps, random tables, RPG, searches, Zak S
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Dungeon Design 101, part 2
I’ve thrown around a lot of theory, but how does that come together in practical terms? Here’s the outline it implies when trying to create a dungeon. Decide the dungeon’s purpose in play. Decide the dungeon’s identity within the game … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure setup, dungeon, dungeon design 101, gaming, maps, RPG
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Four Realms: The Complete Experience
Preamble In some ways the heart of role-playing games is that they are success-and-improvement simulators. (There are other hearts, of course, so RPGs are similar in that way to how certain dinosaurs are said to have been, but let’s … Continue reading
Four Realms: (To) The Best of Our Abilities
What abilities should define a character? On one end of the spectrum are extremely simplified systems like the Mind-Body-Soul (cf.) of Big Eyes, Small Mouth or Echo Bazaar’s “Watchful,” “Shadowy,” “Dangerous” and “Persuasive.” On the other, there are the thirteen attributes of … Continue reading
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Tagged abilities, attributes, Four Realms, gaming, RPG, rules, seven intelligences
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Four Realms: Mechanics Outline
Alright, we have a mission statement for Four Realms, but that and ten dollars will barely buy you a coffee. How about a skeleton for the system. One element that is both a strength and a critical weakness of D&D … Continue reading
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Tagged abilities, character classes, core mechanic, Four Realms, gaming, RPG, rules, skills
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