Random Inn Rumors
One of the (many) remaining tasks for my Random Inn Generator project is to add a randomly chosen set of (normal) rumors. I’ve seen a couple of similar lists lately, but I need to create some that aren’t copyrighted by …
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Not Every Rumor Should Relate to the Adventure; Not Every Detail Should Lead to an Encounter
A few days ago I saw a great article on the Kobold Quarterly website that listed 50 rumors that have nothing to do with whatever adventure the PCs are pursuing. Roleplaying Tips had a similar article a while back. When …
Dungeon Map Software Survey
Several people who like Hexographer have asked for something similar that helps make dungeon/building maps. So I’ve been starting on a new project called “Dungeonographer.” A few overview points: I expect it to be ready for at least alpha testing …
Weird Dungeon Geometries
Troll and Flame has had a couple of posts discussing Geomorph Cube Dungeons, which reminded me of my favorite weird dungeon geometry: a Möbius Loop. I believe this came from Dungeon magazine issue #26 (or thereabouts). At some point in …
Best Posts of 2009 at Inkwell Ideas
Hopefully it isn’t too late to look back at 2009. At Inkwell Ideas, the specialty is to give others tools and ideas useful for RPGs. Although December was a little slow (working on the largest Inkwell Ideas project, Hexographer, as …
Fun With Potions: Random Charts for Expired Potions
When I was putting together my potion description charts I had a fun (for game masters anyway) idea. Many of these potions could be locked away for years or even hundreds of years… so could these potions expire over time? …
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Random Potion Description Charts
Adding some extra descriptions to your game can help make things interesting for your players. For example, when PCs discover a potion, initially it isn’t a Potion of Healing or Potion of Invisibility. It is a potion that is a …
Succinct Overview of OGL Fantasy 3.5 to Pathfinder Changes: Part 2
Part one of the succinct overview of Pathfinder listed the differences to races and classes based on the Pathfinder conversion guide in about 500 words. Part two attempts to highlight everything else also in about 500 words. Skills are simplified. …
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Succinct Overview of OGL Fantasy 3.5 to Pathfinder Changes: Part 1 Races and Classes
The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game debuted a little over a week ago, and a conversion guide was released simultaneously. I’m still waiting on my copy of the game, but the conversion guide is an excellent summary of the differences between OGL …
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RPG Blog Readership Survey Development Continues
I’ve gotten several words of encouragement and a bunch of additional, worthwhile questions. However, I’m still finalizing the survey and I expect to launch it next week. If you have ideas for new questions and potential answers or want to …
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