Tell me if this sounds familiar: The PCs are tasked with acquiring a particular item from a heavily guarded camp. You’ve set up a stealth mission. They sneak in, acquire the macguffin, and make their escape with no one...
In Keyword Design, I use a single word as inspiration for a mundane item, a magic item, a feat, a spell, and a class option. Today’s word is “automata” as suggested by Peter. This week’s keyword heavily implies technology....
What adventure lies along Pathfinder paths?
I got an interesting request from a fan last week—provide two builds, a soldier and a solarian, and math out which class is better at dealing damage. Obviously, EVERYONE wants to know about melee, so I did a weapon...
Like the mad wizards experimenting on owls and bears, Pathfinder designers know how to make terrible things that are good at killing heroes.
It’s no secret that my monsters are usually pulled from whatever fiction my mind is partaking in at the time. This is why I end up posting creatures like Totoro and Groot. So, with that in mind, I will...
Paizo GMs: What Do They Know? Do They Know Things?? Let’s Find Out!
Find out more about the next hardcover for the Pathfinder RPG: Ultimate Wilderness!
Gen Con, school starting, and day job were a big bump in the road for adventure writing, as predicted. I have been working on my outline for the adventure, which is still pretty flimsy. Outlining is just like you...
Starfinder identifies itself as a Space Fantasy RPG, and while most of us are familiar with the trappings of fantasy… adding that sci-fi touch can be newgrounds. So to discuss designing game material for fantasy, especially aliens and extraterrestrial...