Are you running a tabletop RPG tomorrow and in desperate need to make a player handout look good? There are various designs on the arts and crafts site Etsy that you can download and use to enhance your game. This issue of TradeCraft Bonus compiles some of the best candidates for spell books and scroll […]
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How do you handle players who don’t act within their alignment?
Many games have alignments as mechanics or character sheet attributes. The alignment of the character should determine how they act and might impact the game in what abilities they have access to. It might also be important in systems with ‘detect evil’ and similar spells. What’s a DM to do if a character acts outside […]
Genre Police: Getting Steamy
Now, calm down. It’s not as bad as you think. Last time, we took a look at the Cyberpunk genre. Since its inception, it has spawned a massive selection of often odd sub genres (stonepunk, anyone?). While I don’t intend to dissect every ‘-punk genre’ a few of them are worth taking a detour into […]
Harry Potter Miniatures Adventure Game teaser looks impressive!
Knight Models have are planning a Kickstarter and it could be a big one. The license is Harry Potter, they’ve got the license to do a board game complete with miniatures and the teaser trailer looks incredible. Don’t take my word for it; There’s less than a minute of footage there but we can see […]
Most satisfying dice tower ever? Blackfire Crystal Twister
Last year YouTuber Rich Koeppen posted this video of a crystal dice tower in action on his kitchen table. The question is; is this the most satisfying dice tower ever? It works as a dice tower as you’re sure the dice are truly random and they don’t scatter too far across the table. Yeah, true, […]
47 gamers answer, “What are some humorous, yet wise, words of advice your characters would say to a new party of adventurers?”
Over in the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Facebook Group Carol Cox asked this killer question. Here are some of the highlights! Every Chest is both a mimic and not a mimic… until you open it. If you find a deck of cards, throw it in the nearest volcano. Stab everything. Stab a table. Stab […]
Dog Might brings an alternative GM screen design to Kickstarter
I’ve a pile of GM screens behind me. They’re cardboard constructions designed to cut off the end of the table so I can hide notes from players. Except, my gaming set up doesn’t suit that design. I don’t lean on that many rules and I’d rather be sociable. As a result Dog Might’s Kickstarter pitch […]
Have fun stormin’ da castle – The Princess Bride RPG Kickstarter
Toy Vault is asking for US$40,000 to fund The Princess Bride RPG Kickstarter. At the time of writing, there are 27 days still on the clock and US$25,00 raised. Impressively, nearly 50 fans have pledged US$200 for the cherry wood box “The Inconceivable Edition”. You can follow the campaign progress at the main page. [Back […]
24 trap ideas for low fantasy dungeons and adventures
Dungeons filled with monsters, illusionary bridges or Mimics pretending to be cobblestones are all well and good in a high fantasy dungeon where there is plenty of magic. The challenge of trapping a dungeon in a low fantasy realm is a bit harder. There’s only so much you can do with hiding bear traps in […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Handmade dice rolling trays
A dice rolling tray can be a very useful thing. They don’t just help avoid dice explosions that scatter across the floor they are useful for handing dice around a table and even allow a player and GM to watch a dice roll together without anyone else at the table knowing the results. Etsy store […]
