Characters with Character: Random Personality Generator If you're enjoying the content here, check out our new site, Thoughtcrime Games. Thanks for visiting! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! I don’t know about you but when I sit down for a one-shot game with a pregen character, I can’t always come up with a unique and interesting personality on the fly. Using the Generator is a snap. Motivation: What is it that really gets your character’s motor running? Instinct: What is your character’s first reaction to a threat (physical or otherwise)? Approach: What archetype is your character best known for being? Now just because every character in D&D is combat-capable does not necessarily make them all warrior-type personalities. Carrion, Tiefling Earth WardenMotivation 3 (Information); Instinct 4 (Protect Others); Approach 10 (Disciplined Commander) Though the city of Bael Turath stands in ruins, much of the Tiefling heritage lies buried ignobly around the Known World. Serious Skills Aquatic Adventures
Get started - Elendor From Elendor This section is intended to help a new player (affectionately termed 'newbie') get started on Elendor. If you are both new to MUSHing and to Elendor, start at the top and work your way down. If you are a veteran to MU*s, feel free to use the table of contents to jump down to more unfamiliar territory. What is a MUSH? MUSH stands for Multi-User Shared Hallucination. What does it cost? Nothing -- zero, nada, zip, zilch. Elendor runs exclusively on donations and its maintainers are all volunteers. Connecting To connect to Elendor (or any MU*), you need a client program. If you'd rather download a program that looks nicer and will probably give you a better overall experience, use your favorite Internet search tool to look for a "MUSH client" that works for your particular operating system. Host: mush.elendor.net Port: 1892 Some clients also allow you to enter a name and password for your character. The login screen contains instructions on what to type to create a new character.
Random Inn/Tavern Generator Current Settings (Because this is a set of separate images, to save the floorplans you should: press your "print screen" key (or your computer's equivalent) and then open your favorite image editor and paste the screenshot into a new image. Then crop the rest of the screen. Some word processors will also allow you to paste the screenshot and even crop it. You can also print the webpage or print it to a pdf file using free tools like CutePDF and PrimoPDF.) Key Thin Rectangle on a wall: door"S" on a wall: secret doorLarge Rectangle: tableLarge Thin Rectangle: barRectangle with a "T" or "S" or both: table or shelve or table & shelves.Circle: bar stool or chair4/5 Circle: chair next to/under table Small filled Rectangle in a larger rectangle: fireplace/hearthDashed Line: railingMany thin lines getting smaller: stairsFilled Circle: toilet/privvyFilled Triangle: wash basin Coming Soon Here's the list of planned features:
The Unofficial Website for ElendorMUSH In order to start exploring Elendor, you will need a piece of software called a client. This is an interface for the game. There are several good clients available for free that are simple to use. If you want to connect immediately, and your computer is telnet-enabled, you can click here and you will be taken to the game's log-in screen. For Windows users, Smial has several Elendor-specific options, and is a good choice to begin with. For Mac users, Atlantis works well. For Linux users, we recommend Potato. There is also a client called MudMaster for iPods, iPhones, and iPads. What to expect when you log on. Once you have connected, you will be taken to a login screen. Don't worry if you aren't sure of everything you want at first - all of these can be changed later on. Please feel free to ask any questions you might have. coms or channels - When you first join the game, either with a new character, or as a Nomad (guest), you are automatically joined to the <Newbie> com.
[Random Thursday] Strange Stones « Dyson's Dodecahedron Menhir illustration by Philip Reeve Standing stones are an immediate fantasy hook because of most of our obsession over the megaliths such as Stonehenge. Doubly so for those of us who live in parts of the world where such things are not found (like us North Americans). Like this: Like Loading... News — Eä RPG - Tolkien role-playing gaming community [Random Thursday] Lost Cities of the Fallen Empire « Dyson's Dodecahedron B4 - The Lost City Lost Cities, Fallen Empires, entire civilizations no longer in decline – but leaving us with nothing but the ruins of their former homes to explore. These are classic themes and settings for pulp adventures and well suited to any role playing game. In my campaign setting, there are many “lost cities”. City Location (d12) Distinguishing Characteristics (d12) City is dominated by many tall towers interconnected by spanning bridges and arches.Massive city wall is the only piece of the city that seems to have survived the ages almost untouched, the rest is almost completely destroyed.At one point the city used a network of canals for transportation and communication. This is post 12 in the A to Z Blogging Challenge – L is for Lost Cities Like this: Like Loading...
[Random Thursday] Party Time! « Dyson's Dodecahedron If there is anything that feels like a classic fantasy story, it is arriving in a town or city just in the midst or verge of a major festival. So what’s the party all about? Table 1 – Random Festivals (d12) Celebrating the anniversary of the end of a war.Religious celebration (table 2).Agricultural fair – showing off animals and foodstuffs.The Great Fast – a day or week when all the inhabitants fast and are quiet and reserved.Celebration of the beginning of the local calendar year.Celebration of the anniversary of a great heroic deed.Spontaneous celebration of an important marriage.Trade festival.Party to ward off bad luck and renew the good.Remembrance of a great tragedy.A major funeral.Contests of prowess – military, skill or magical. Table 2 – Religious Celebrations (d4) Anniversary of the arrival of a great saint or religious leader.Traditional celebration of blessings.Day of purification.Anniversary of the birth of a great saint or religious leader. Like this: Like Loading...