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Spelljammer Monsters for 3rd Edition

July 25, 2009

D&D 3E Spelljammer Converted Creatures OCR

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Character Generation

July 10, 2009

To generate your character’s statistics, use my standard method: roll 4d6,reroll ones and take the highest three dice do this six times; arrange the scores to suit. (Remember that stats are now more forgiving than in 2E – bonuses start at 12.) For hit points, a character gets maximum hit points for his first character [...]

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Inn Fighting and Three Dragon Ante

July 9, 2009

These are two games put out by WOTC. Three Dragon Ante is a card game and Inn Fighting is a card/dice game. They are both supposed to have the advantage of extensible rules that allow playing them in character during a Dungeons and Dragons game. I’ve had Three Dragon Ante for awhile now and as [...]

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Instant NPCs and Monsters for v.3.5

July 7, 2009

I love 3.5, it is my favorite incarnation of the rules. I love the versatility, the level of detail, and the infinite variety of ways in which one can leverage the rules. I also am aware of its shortcomings. One of the system’s biggest issues (beyond polymorph and grapple) is the sheer amount of time [...]

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The Dungeon Master’s Creed

July 30, 2008

We, the undersigned…… Demand a rules system that is consistent, clear and concise in all respects Want one book that contains character generation, the game rules and a wide and inspiring selection of opponents Expect regular supplements which take the game in fun, exciting and unexpected directions. Give us new monsters, new rules and new [...]

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Planejammer Image Sharing Group Debuts

March 17, 2008

Open to all current and former participants in any of the Planejammer series of Campaigns. Click the bar above to check it out!

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Sanctuary: The House Rules

May 27, 2007

Since we are bringing in new faces for this campaign I thought it for the best to post these right from the outset: Gaming Group Guidelines 1. The primary law for Face-To-Face games: Everyone’s on their honor in the game. Many of the following suggestions are to help maintain player-player trust within the group, but [...]

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RPG Wiki Tool – Cool Stuff

September 17, 2006

Main Page – Abulafia: “Abulafia is a special kind of wiki. Instead of just adding articles and entries about whatever, you can use it to generate random bits and pieces for whatever kind of fiction you’re working on. It was designed with Role-Playing Gamers in mind, but would work equally well for playwrights, authors, and [...]

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The NEW Demonweb

June 9, 2006

to go with the Fiendish Codex I WOTC gives us an updated demonweb here> Map-A-Week: Fiendish Codex I — The Demonweb

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Return Expedition to the Barrier Peaks

May 5, 2006

WOTC has a great little article on updating one of my favorite old chestnuts using the recent d20Future Tech as a baseline. Always a good romp, S3 was one I enjoyed playing and later DMing. This doth please me greatly! Return Expedition to the Barrier Peaks: “With the release of d20 Modern’s Future Tech, the [...]

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