Questing for Tabletop Adventure Games
This is an excerpt from the upcoming Adventure Hour! It is also part of an effort on my part to make content more "evergreen." Follow the design process and receive the finished game as a gift on the Patreon. The Belly of the Fishy Beast dungeon was recently remastered for Patrons only. 🙂 Knowledge and … Continue reading Knowledge and Perception (with examples)
Sent by Yochai Gal of New School Revolution/Cairn fame. (Go grab Cairn from Lulu or Amazon!) By Skullfungus. It uses the Five Room Dungeon, which we talked about with the optimum number of rooms.As well as the Dungeon Checklist from Arnold Kemp at Goblin Punch.And the "Threat! Timer! Treat!" mantra from Index Card RPG if … Continue reading Resource: Dungeon Checklist
Two monsters? Or two heroes? I'm a minimalist. It's not the "only own 100 items" nonsense, nor the "I don't buy food except beans and rice" type. It's this: "Keep the best, cut the crap." Since coming back the States six years ago, I've accumulated more and more stuff. Games, clothes, documents, random tech garbage, … Continue reading Minimalism
New game means new art in the works! 🙂 Name "Dragonslayer Adventures!" I cried. "What's with all the violence in RPGs?!" cried others. "Oh..." said I. I love slaying dragons. It's in my name, given when I hatched to slay fire-breathing lizard-kind. Bard the Bowman is the cover image of the blog. But, the violent … Continue reading Name and Knowledge patches
Found this on the cover of the instructions for a game from called "WORST CASE SCENARIO: Game of Surviving Life." I just think it's funny. Imagine this in front of Dungeons and Dragons, Shadowrun, or Call of Cthulhu game... When a life is imperiled to a dire situation is at hand, safe alternatives may not … Continue reading Goofy game introduction
"Generally D&D is the worst game. And I highly doubt I would ever play your heartbreaker with my students." -an evil insect, no doubt. 26 responses. As I mentioned, thank you for taking the time. This is all for the continued development of Dragonslayer Adventures. The "target age" of this survey was never revealed for … Continue reading Playing with Youngers: ‘GMs Running RPGs for kids’ survey results
This is a great one for a lazy Sunday afternoon. But first, is it "CAH-TAN" or "CAH-TAWN?" Play vanilla, no-expansions Settlers of Catan. But, Re-roll all 7s. Do not use the robber. Do not discard down if over 7 cards when a 7 is rolled (and then re-rolled).Knights/Soldiers --> "Gain 1 resource card of your … Continue reading Settlers of Catan: Peaceful (Speedy) Mode
If you run RPGs for kids, I could use your help in creating a fantasy RPG that best fits that niche. Right now, I'm looking for the common concerns and ideal outcomes for such a game. If you could take the time to give your opinion, it could drastically improve the game and the advice … Continue reading Give your opinion to help make a GREAT role-playing game for kids
Diamond-headed Dragonslayer The name "Dragonslayer Adventures" has been dropped in favor of "Adventure Hour!" "Adventure Hour!?" you ask. "Isn't that already available for free?" And if you clicked either of the links above, you know this is still the case. But what you might not know is that the game is getting a new coat … Continue reading Adventure Hour! – In development!
"I regain my divine spell slots" versus "I assemble the ritual components and pray at the plant tree to harness my mystical, mushroom goddess-given magic." In role-playing games, players take on one character, designated as “their character.”* The GM then gives information about the situation that the character and other characters are in, finishing with … Continue reading Focus on the World: Actions, not Choices
