I recently posted my tips for getting the most out of playing monsters in an article called fantasy creatures without commenting on my favorite theme – politics.
Monsters Have Lives Too!
When you think about it, monsters will have their own trials and tribulations before the arrival of a blundering group of characters makes life even harder [...]
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Plot Lines and Politics
Roleplaying Names
Coming up with plausible names for characters, NPCs and even the villages, towns and cities in a scenario or campaign can be a bit of a bind. I love to think I have a creative mind but I often go blank when faced with this challenge. When you think about it, the roleplaying names used [...]
Wizards and schools of magic
Some further points concerning wizards cropped up this weekend in an interesting thread on the RPGNet forums started by Count_Rugen.
I posted my thoughts on wizards a few weeks ago including how I voluntarily limited myself to the unfashionable Necromancy School for my character Corvell.
The thread on RPGNet asked for readers views on ranking the [...]
Origins of Magic in a Fantasy Roleplaying World
In my recent article about fantasy magic I complained about the lack of any explanation for the phenomenon of magic in D&D. Now to be fair to Wizards of The Coast, the more recent editions of the game have a greater emphasis on the system itself and progressively less on ideas and content if you [...]
5 Roleplaying Tips
Staying in character is perhaps the hardest part of roleplaying and after many years gaming I still find it hard, especially when confronted with a brain teasing challenge. Here are my tips for staying in character.
Tip #1 – It’s all in the plan!
Roleplaying begins with character generation and that usually starts with a [...]
