Have you seen a roleplaying game go horribly wrong when someone tried to play a character of a different sex to their own? Was it a guy trying to play a woman? While some roleplayers prefer to play characters with a different gender to their own it is not always an easy thing to get […]
RPG ideas: 20 incredible concept skyscraper designs
Are you running a future or alternative world RPG? Looking for building designs that will help your world feel very different from the world of today? Good news. The design and architecture site Evolvo has ran a competition to design futuristic skycrapers every year since 2006. There are very many impressive entries. This blog post […]
RPG ideas: The other type of gargoyle
Gargoyles are, in real life, fairly elaborate statues that perch on the edge of buildings. Their role is two-fold; firstly to show off the skill of the craftsman and therefore the wealth of the building owner but also to help channel rain water away from the wall. Last year a rather odd looking Xenomorph gargoyle […]
Short film: Biomorph
This is a film an evil GM shows to players along with the phrase “This is what you see!” Biomorph is a teaser animation project made by students at Danish VFX school in 2013. You can see how the scene demonstrates all sorts of modelling techniques and, I’ve got to say, a clip like this […]
Hey, evil GM – here’s how to feed your players monkey brains
One look at this novelty bowl based on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and I knew it was ideal for evil GMs. As an Evil GM you are responsible for being host and for setting the mood. This can be a conflict. You want to be a good host but you might want […]
RPG ideas: City skulls
Artist Evan Hobart is a talent. His set of Skull Cities is a fantastic viewing experience. Speaking as a gamer and occassional GM I think this collection oozes inspiration and ideas. Who might live in a skull city? Giant skulls or small houses? Imagine your brave heroes staggering into a woodland clearing only to discover […]
5 Ways to Make Great NPCs
Elizabeth Strong is part of the Basic Adventuring 101 LARP webseries. In fact, Elizabeth is the writer and script supervisor for the show with the well written and worth a look pilot episode. Geek Native offered the 101 cast and crew a chance to share some game geek goodness and it was Elizabeth who stepped […]
5 tips for GMs running Legend of the Five Rings – from L5R’s Lead Designer
Yesterday was International GM’s Day. To celebrate the people who make your roleplaying enjoyment possible DriveThru RPG launched their biggest sale of the year. The good news? It lasts for two weeks. Want big discounts? Check out the sale. One of the publishers in the sale is Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG). You’ll find lots of […]
25 tips to help your GM this International GM’s Day
Today is International GM’s Day and to celebrate I wanted to put together a list of tips that players could consider, tips for helping their GM. Such a list was beyond me so I reached out to Reddit’s /r/rpg community and to Roleplaying Games on Google+ for ideas. The result is this abridged list. These […]
For your RPG night: The music of Erang
YouTube is full of semi-secrets and little treasure troves that too few people know about. Scan through the comments in the Songs of Erang and you’ll find people openly asking why the French composer doesn’t generate hugely more video plays. Fans can sample more music on the YouTube channel and over at Bandcamp. The latter gas […]
