Item Seed: Straight Razor

Who needs a dagger with this thing? Reaching up to 8 inches long, these can be wicked nasty weapons in their own right and who would ever see it coming? Add a random magic ability like protection from fire or a boost to charisma and you’re all set to add a unique item to your [...]

Crossover Games

Cross-genre, or crossover games are very popular. One of the more common are cyberpunk/goth games but almost anything can be crossed for an original setting and game that is fresh and new. Recently, I stumbled across a new game called “In a Wicked Age” that seems tailored for just this.
The RPGNet Review: In A Wicked [...]

Random Jewelry Generator

Random things are always cool and fun so here’s a random generator for jewelry. Be patient, the site is slow but does load. Results include: random pieces of jewelry with and without extra description, wearable and non-wearable pieces and armor.

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Review: Elona (Eternal League of Nefia)

Gamers, especially GMs, need to decompress, too. Gaming can start feeling like a job, getting into something mindless for 15-20 minutes at a time can really help. While big games like World of Warcraft or Mass Effect are a lot of fun, sometimes we just need to look at something besides words on a screen [...]

Cyberpunk Hotels

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The Gamer Traveler wrote about two geek hotels that would make terrific adventure settings in a near future game.  Head over and take a look then think about these ideas.
Sidi Driss
The Hotel Sidi Driss, modeled for the Lars Homestead on Tatooine, is the home base of a group of religious fanatics who believe [...]

Comic: Girls, Girls, Girls

Zombie Cake Topper

Got a birthday coming up in your gaming group? Get a cake and have a custom cake topper made. At 50$, a bit pricey but sure to be a huge hit for any hardcore gamer! Go see what else is at Bellasmiles.

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Random Encounter: Odd Zombie

You’re used to zombies made of bones but how about scrap metal? This would be a cool addition to any setting with old metal bits from cyberpunk to post-apocalypse to Eberron. Players certainly wouldn’t see it coming.
Question: Would “turn undead” work on something like this?

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Using Weather

Chgowiz loves the 1st Ed DM’s Guide and it is a pretty sweet book but my guilty little secret is my love for the Wilderness Survival Guide. Many think this was the worst of the 1st Ed books but it has so many tables I love.
One of those is for weather generation. And weather is [...]

Chgowiz in School – Part 2

Welcome back to part 2 of our interview with “old school” enthusiast and former stock car driver, Chgowiz! You can find part 1 here.
How do you feel about that trend (to identify 4E with Old School)?
It doesn’t bother me as long as old, tired, untrue stereotypes are left out of it. I abhor the stereotypes [...]