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Storybook - A Game Master's Notebook

Storybook - A Game Master's Notebook

City Generator CALLIHOO Writing Helps--Feelings Table Character Feelings You can describe your character's feelings in more exact terms than just "happy" or "sad." Check these lists for the exact nuance to describe your character's intensity of feelings. SF Characters | SF Items | SF Descriptors | SF Places | SF EventsSF Jobs/Occupations | Random Emotions | Emotions List | Intensity of Feelings

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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. 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 There are many ways to improve this, but to the best of my knowledge this is the first free online inn/tavern floorplan generator. Here's the list of planned features:

Community Community Forums Fantastic place to rub elbows with other RPTool junkies, or ask questions on how to do specific things, or get your networking up and running. www.MapTool.fr A French web site dedicated to MapTool and run by Natha (from the RPTools forums, above) - (Aggregation site) We're told this site is great for German speakers and includes a TeamSpeak server (but we don't speak German, so...) Italian MapTool, D&D 4E, and custom framework Gallery Share your original works for others to use Affiliates These are unofficial sites but have dedicated space and discussions for RPTools, or their members spend much time on the RPTools site The Tangled Web Find or post a game, and manage your campaign. RPG Loop Find and post MapTool games. Cartographer's Guild A great resource for those wanting to learn how to create fabulous maps directly from the masters! Infinite Realities - Military RPG supplements Military RPG Supplements Links Here are some links that might get you started

Archetype: The Fiction Writer's Guide to Psychology Seventh Sanctum The Free RPG Blog: Become an Expert in Free RPGs - 2009 in Free RPGs Friends! Roleplayers! Philanthropists! Lend me your eyes. Not surprisingly, there is rather a lot. Fantasy Adventurer A one page fantasy RPG, whose review takes longer to read than the game. Brutal Brutal has a single aim: to make a combat system that is as rich and gloopy as the congealing blood of your slain enemies. Dark Dungeon Dark Dungeon is a free fantasy RPG sitting neatly in the old school while offering a different perspective. Dungeonslayers A fast, trim, dungeon-crawling, monster-hacking, treasure-thieving game. Fear Flexible Easy And Realistic (Fear) has everything except a kitchin sink monster. Legendary Tales Legendary Tales is a cohesive, comprehensive and brimming with ideas in the form of detail. Tales From The Wood Tales From the Wood is a roleplaying game where you play animals from the British woodland: Mice, Rabbits, Vole, Squirrels and Hedgehogs. Verge Verge is a fantasypunk roleplaying game set in 'The City', enclosed, crawling, sprawling, overcrowded, dark and beautiful. Fate

How to Flesh out a Country or Region in Your Fantasy RPG World - Edit Article Edited by Zach Haffey, Maluniu, Glutted, Nicole Willson and 5 others Hello game master/fantasy author. This is a guide to organizing and sorting out the finer details and aspects of a specific country or region of your world: a format for the living details that help you and your players delve in to the role-playing aspect of your game. Ad Steps 1Short Introductory Summary - Give a one or two paragraph overview of the region or country, highlighting something unique or unusual about it and where it is geographically in your world.Ad 2Life, Society and Culture - This section should detail the culture(s) of the people who populate the region. Tips And for other topics, your providing these details will inspire ideas for larger, overarching plot-lines and the workings of still other regions of your land. Warnings

Fifty More Adventure Ideas (for Dungeons and Dragons®) - Writer's Corner: Recreation Non-Fiction Dec 13, 2006 (Updated Dec 20, 2006) Popular Products in Books From $2 From $5 The Bottom Line The ideas for this game are infinite. A veteran Dungeons and Dragons® player for many years, and not afraid to admit this, I have conceived Fifty More Adventure Ideas (for Dungeons and Dragons®), my expansion to the One Hundred Adventure Ideas on page 44 of The Dungeon Master’s® Guide, Core Rulebook II, v.3.5. 1.

5 NPCs That Won’t Put Your Players to Sleep Are your NPCs drab and boring? Do they all speak with the same voice (yours) and use the same mannerisms (yours)? Do they exist only as plot hooks, sage advisors, and merchants? Then you, my friend, might want to consider spicing up your party’s social life with some three-dimensional NPCs that won’t soon be forgotten. The Target Wherever this NPC goes, trouble follows. The Object of Desire This NPC could be a sultry maiden or a handsome hero who seems to be fond of one or more party members. The Look-Alike This is a cruel trick, but a fun one. The Crime Lord In the tradition of crime bosses everywhere, this NPC will be happy to help the party out – for a price. The Comic Relief Sometimes a dose of silliness is all you need to get your players active. One-sentence NPC generator To whip up some quick NPC ideas of your own, check out the one-sentence RPG generator at roleplaying Tips. How do you feel about colorful NPCs? Powered By DT Author Box Written by Janna Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)

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