A character needs to be more than just a few scores and abilities and possessions.  There are so many ways to make your character more memorable and most of them don’t take much time.  Below is a list of 101 …

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Recently in a game session, our characters encountered a room with a magical energy pattern drawn on the floor.  As anyone who is familiar with Roger Zelazny’s Amber books knows, sure enough once a character stepped on the pattern he …

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A few easy choices and a little help from a game master can bring your character to life. There are two primary ways to flesh out your character’s background. The first way works well if you have a character background …

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