Monthly Archives: January 2009
Poll Results: The Missing and the Dead
Last weeks poll was on how we cope when players go missing or characters die. The answer to the perennial question of what to do when a player can’t make the session seems to be that the character simply disappears for 55% of people. However there was an almost equal split (19% and 18%) between [...]
New Bucket
It’s Friday and I have a bucket overflowing with top gaming links. Exchange of Realities has advice on Nine Ways to Hide the Truth and Get Away With It though I could be lying. I’ve never heard of this game but I love the idea of a Hot Chicks GM’s Screen from Purple Pawn. Pen [...]
Monster Generator
How long do you spend generating monsters? DM’s Tools 6d6 Fireball is pleased to announced the launch of Dingle’s Games. This site is run by Paul, our long time friend and gaming partner. Paul is combining his 20+ years experience as a programmer with with 30 years experience as a gamer to create a variety [...]
UK Bloggers and Blog Readers Meet-Up
Following a good response to the idea of a UK Bloggers meet-up, a provisional date & location has been set. 2pm, Saturday 28th February at The Bell Inn, Nottingham. There is no fixed agenda but it is a good opportunity to work-out ways we can help each other achieve world-domoniation. More details and confirmation of [...]
Poll: Players & Chracters; Missing & Dead
How do you cope with players failing to turn up? What is the worse thing a player can do? Why do characters die? Have you ever killed another player? [poll id="45"] [poll id="46"] [poll id="47"] [poll id="48"]
Poll Results: What Type of GM & Player Are You?
If this poll is to believed, most gamers are honest, reliable friends but there is a dark underside. Our first question was about your actions as a player. 61% said they tried to get everyone organised but only 5% said they do what everyone else is doing. This suggests to me that there are too [...]
Beta Test Thanks
Earlier this week I appealed for Beta Testers for a new GM tool being launched by a friend. Thank you to everyone who volunteered. I’m please to say that Paul is fixing a couple of bugs and making some minor improvements the Beta Testers pointed out. This won’t take long so there should be an [...]
Friday: Time for a Bucket of Links
It is that time of the week when I empty out my bucket of the best links from the world of RPG blogging. Also featuring The Lead Bucket of miniature links. CrawlNotes v2.0: The only dungeon planning tool a DM needs? Play Write investigates. Critical Hits brings us Four Concepts Adrift in D&D How Much [...]
Miniature Skirmish Games
Whilst WotC have dropped the game aspect from their miniature range, other manufactures are pushing on with miniature orinatated skirmish / board-games. Combat Zone Combat Zone is a science-fiction skirmish game where smalls units of humans, aliens, robots, zombies and much, much more fight it out. This sort of skirmish games is the middle ground [...]
(D)Ice House
These dice houses are on a frozen lake, From the maker: The DICEHOUSES Shanty reminds folks that there is no more efficient source of warmth than sitting across the table from one’s family, some good friends or strangers and playing some good ol’ table top games. Each of the 5 DICEHOUSES is stocked with The [...]
