I backed the Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy Kickstarter by Necrotic Gnome and Exalted Funeral, Gavin Norman the author was kind enough to send pre-release PDFs to the people who back the Kickstarter. In this episode I’m looking through the second of the two compiled rules tomes available on the Kickstarter.
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Lizard Kings
In this Friend or Foe Friday episode we’re trawling through the Fiend Folio in search of the deadly Lizard King.
Continue reading “Lizard Kings”The Witching Well
In this small, booklet PDF I thought I’d try something a little different, so–instead of another tavern–this PDF describes a small, wishing well that was once the site of a horrible miscarriage of justice that locals remember with a yearly festival.
The Prince’s Arms
After putting my last tavern mini-booklet on the blog I got some great feedback and some brilliant ideas from people, one of my favourites was an idea from Robert Langford who suggested a tavern with a sinister motive. So without further ado, I present to you the Prince’s Arms.
Cask & Bottle version 2
I’m glad to see people seem to be liking the PDF I posted up earlier today, I’ve already had some great feedback regarding it, I’ve taken that feedback and printed it to PDF using a book fold.
The Cask & Bottle
I’ve been tinkering around with layouts for future RPG PDFs I might like to make using Word 2013, yes I know it’s not exactly a publishing power-house but it’s a program I’m comfortable with.
To test out one of the layout templates I’ve made I decided to create a simple tavern, a simple two page A5 PDF providing some details on the Cask & Bottle tavern in the fictional town of Tadbury. I wanted to put it on the blog to see what people thought of it and get some (hopefully constructive) feedback.
Continue reading “The Cask & Bottle”Heucuva
In this Friend or Foe Friday episode–as per the result of this week’s Twitter poll–we’re cracking open the mighty Fiend Folio once again in an attempt to peel back the festering robes of the haunting Heucuva.
Continue reading “Heucuva”Fantasy Pub Crawls
It’s 2020 and we can’t go out for a pub crawl, unless you’re talking about a fantasy RPG pub crawl that is!
Hannah talks us through a simple pub-crawl game she made based on Goblin Henchman’s hexflower engine, we test it out and I muse on how it could be used in RPGs.
Fog Giants
In this episode we’re looking at those gargantuan, silver haired menaces, the Fog Giant.
Continue reading “Fog Giants”5 Tips for Running NPC Heavy Scenes
Running NPC heavy scenes can be very challenging for both GMs and players, in this episode we’re offering some tips to help lighten the load a little.
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