I’ve been writing about the Maze for a few weeks now and thought I’d take a short break and talk about running a game that requires much less prep. Guerilla Gaming In the summer of 1983, I was introduced...
About a month ago, I promised we’d return to take another look at the Magic of The Maze. At the time, I thought I would be combining bits of different optional rules to make a whole new magic system...
As promised this week we’ll talk about race and class in a Maze-based campaign, but not as I originally anticipated. Originally, I thought I’d be presenting a gestalt class-race rules-set instead I’m going to talk about pre-generated player characters....
Previously, I introduced The Maze. The article was admittedly a bit long but I really wanted to lay the groundwork for subsequent setting design articles like this one. I’ve made no secret that I love the idea behind e6...
I’ve talked a lot about kit-bashing Pathfinder, whether it was for heading to the stars in early preparation for Starfinder or for playing in the world of Supernatural. Today I want to begin talking about changing the game’s mechanics...
This week I’m introducing Ripwing, a young adult black dragon who is terrorizing a small fishing village. Ripwing demands tribute, kills villagers who wander too close to his lair, and wreaks wanton destruction on the surrounding country-side. It’s cliché,...
Two weeks ago I introduced you to two of the most fearsome villains any of my characters have had to face and talked about the importance of a villain’s backstory. This week I’d like to discuss the purpose of...
Whether you’re running a running a campaign or writing an adventure for publication you need to provide your players with memorable antagonists. Dangerous foes who challenge the players, inspire anger and a bit of fear as they thwart the...
We’ve talked about creating backgrounds even touched on a few unusual background concepts, this week I’d like to discuss rewarding players for creating effective backgrounds by letting them bring their backgrounds into the action. Assuming your players have turned...
Character development begins with an effective background and progresses through the entire life of a campaign. About a month ago I talked about character backgrounds and offered suggestions for GMs and players to effectively integrate those backgrounds into the...