Recently on Twitter, I saw a Tweet from Mike Mearls on the topic of Using Fate Dice in a game of D&D. The idea was to allow players to tempt the fates for luck. His example in the game he ran was this. House rule I used in AD&D this last weekend: Get a big pile of… Continue reading Tempting Fate with FATE Dice in D&D
Sea Creature of Blood Reef Today's figure is the Sea Creature of Blood Reef, it is from the Reaper Bones (plastic line). It only has natural weapons and armor. I painted it in dark blues and greens with a blue wash to shade the crevices. I decided on yellow eyes, as a lure similar to… Continue reading Figure of the Week: Sea Creature of Blood Reef
So let's get back to the list of #RPGaDay 2018 questions, shall we? Today's question is How has gaming changed you? This question is a very hard one for me to be honest. I imagine that it is intended more for gamers that that who may be relatively new to the hobby. For me gaming has… Continue reading How has Gaming Changed You? #RPGaDay
Tiik Warrior Today's figure is from the Reaper Bones line, a Tiik Warrior. It only has natural weapons and armor, has an eyestalk like a deep sea anglerfish. I like painting aquatic figures because of my water-world Aquatica Homebrew. This figure was painted in varying shades of blue and green for camouflage in the deep.… Continue reading Figure of the Week: Tiik Warrior
How can players make the stakes important? Personally, I find today's question goes hand in hand with yesterday's question as well. Because, no matter what a GM does to make the stakes feel more important in the game. If the players have not bought into the story, there is nothing you can do to make… Continue reading #RPGaDay2018 Upping the Stakes in game
How Can Players Make a World Seem Real? I think the answer to the question of how can players make a world seem real starts with player buy-in. When we run games we often hear about gamemasters needing to create player buy-in for the players. But today we will chat about the fact that buy-in… Continue reading How Can Players Make a World Seem Real? #RPGaDay2018
Sea Lion Today's' figure is a Reaper Bones sea lion. I've started painting monsters lately and am interested with aquatic creatures. I made this a darker colored figure so it can camouflage itself in the deep and at night. This is a Reaper Bones plastic version of this figure, they do sell a few variations… Continue reading Figure of the Week: Sea Lion
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