The Big Book of Battle Mats is a wonderful thing
The Big Book of Battle Mats is, as the name cunningly implies, a big book of battle mats. 58 of them in total, that can be used either full or half …
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On Rolemaster, part five
Last time we left our hero, Heliana was facing off against a sergeant sent by her uncle to make sure she didn’t survive another day. We are taking a whistle …
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Gaming as therapy: it’s ok to fail your perception check
Many moons ago, I was running a superhero campaign for a bunch of friends. There were just three of them, and we had fun taking it in turns to put …
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On Rolemaster, part four
When we left Heliana, the hero in this ongoing journey through the classic Rolemaster role-playing game, we had just finished creating her character and killed off her family. Oops. Here …
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Make monsters for free with Giffglyph’s Monster Maker!
The very talented @giffglyph has just released Monster Maker, a free PDF that helps you create your very own monster stat blocks quickly and easily. It’s pretty amazing, so go …
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On Rolemaster, part three
Last time we left Heliana part way through character generation. She is now Level 0, and living a happy life roaming the wild woods around her ancestral home, much to …
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On Rolemaster, part two
Rolemaster is traditionally viewed as being something of a complicated system to learn, play and understand. To an extent that’s true, in that you do have to learn how to …
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Are we the bad guys?
Role-playing games typically present the players’ characters as forces for good in the world. They might have a dark secret past or (in the case of Warlocks and other misbegotten …
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On Rolemaster, part one
Ask me what the greatest role-playing tome of all time was, and I’ll say the D&D Rules Cyclopedia without hesitation. But ask me what the best fantasy role-playing game of all time is, …
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The King Arthur Pendragon RPG is free to download
Hop on over to the nice people at DriveThruRPG and you’ll find the classic 1st Edition of the King Arthur Pendragon RPG by Greg Stafford available as a free download. …
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