Just an idea… maybe it has been hashed out a number of times and is not viable for many reasons that are not obvious to me. This occurred to me a few days ago after seeing some comments that lamented …

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Knowledge check/ecology info for the Cloaker. Appear to be twisted, evil manta rays. 8 feet from wingtip-to-wingtip an over 100lbs. They live far underground. They have above average intelligence, but they are mistrustful of all creatures, including their own kind. …

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Artist Eric Quigley has refined his overall group sketch for the Creature & Encounter Cards Kickstarter‘s Dragon Turtle, Wyvern, Tengu, Intellect Devourer and Froghemoth!  See the samples below.  The idea is to use these sketches combined into one compositions as …

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I find myself using the forum-like Reddit site more and more.  The built-in crowd-sourced moderation is particularly valuable.  Here are a bunch of gaming subReddits.  First the usual suspects: RPG ADnD DnD Pathfinder Savage Worlds Shadowrun Star Wars RPG (New) …

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For one of my upcoming projects I’ll likely be using some public domain art.  So I thought I’d share the list of sites I’ve found through my research.  Of course, you need to double check the licenses/terms of use on …

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Great stuff via Matt Jackson on Google Plus by “0x442644”: Pit Fight Each player has a distinct set of dice?d4 through d20. These are their gladiators. Players decide secretly which die to throw into the pit each round. All players …

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We’ve finalized the game systems we’ll use for the creature cards in our Creature and Encounter Cards Kickstarter.  The game systems will be: (links go to samples) Pathfinder Labyrinth Lord (1E Fantasy) FATE (sample coming soon) Dungeon World Plus, we’ll …

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I had a great time talking last night to the RPG Circus crew!  We talked about the week’s RPG news, Kickstarter in general, my Creature and Encounter Cards Kickstarter, Brian’s mid-campaign game-system jumping and his new releases for Open Design …

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From Time magazine: A team of researchers led by zoologist Tsunemi Kubodera encountered the squid in July near the Ogasawara islands, several hundred miles off the coast of Japan. Using a bioluminescent lure that mimics the glow of jellyfish, Kubodera’s …

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The Creature and Encounter Cards Kickstarter project has just been expanded to include a 5th deck of 54 more creature cards.  The fifth deck will be centered on animals which are often summoned and/or associated with druids such as a …

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