Tabletop RPG Ramblings – Red Dice Diaries

Maps as Inspiration

In this episode Hannah and myself are chatting about how maps can be a great source of inspiration for your RPG campaign world.

Vegepygmy

It’s Friend or Foe Friday and–as per the result of our Twitter poll–we’re talking about the Vegepygmy or Mold Man.

Save or Die

In this episode we’re talking about Save or Die mechanics, the positives, the negatives and how we us them (or not) in our games.

Vargouilles

In this slightly delayed episode we’re discussing the flapping fiends of the Outer Planes, Vargouilles.

The Ultimate Encounter

In this episode we’re talking about what I consider to be one of the ultimate encounters you can have in a D&D game.

Devil Swine

In this episode we’re discussing a monster I recently stumbled across whilst flipping through my Old School Essentials Classic Monster book, the Devil Swine.

Gaming Prep – Part 2

The second part of our conversation with Johannes Paavola about all things gaming prep.

How I Manage Events & Clocks in My Game

I’m an unashamed fan of the idea of clocks within RPGs, if you’re not familiar with this concept the clock (a concept I encountered first in Apocalypse World) is simply a method of tracking how many intervals of time have to pass before an event occurs. Clocks tend to be represented in Apocalypse World and other such games as a circle divided into segments.

In the clock to the left there are eight segments, each time certain criteria were met you–as the GM–would fill in one or more segments, when they are all filled in the event (whatever that might be) occurs in your games.

Obliviax

In this episode we’re cracking open the AD&D 1E Monster Manual II again and–as per the result of our Twitter poll–we’re taking a look at the malign moss known as Obliviax.

Gaming Prep – Part 1

In this episode we’re joined by Johannes Paavola to talk about all things gaming prep.