System Monkey
My point here is just to explore mechanics. What are my credentials? None! I have been gaming for a few years now and I think I have some ideas worth having raked over the hot coals by GO readers.
Ten Tips for Stress-Free Gamemastering
Like many gamers, when I first entered the hobby, I thought that it was desirable and even necessary to have rules to account for the outcome of every possible Character action or environmental condition. Thick…
The 2000 Origins Awards
Dak went to Origins this year, and he got us the scoop on the winners of the 2000 Origins Awards!
The Builders: A Silent Death Story
The Builders is a fiction piece set in the Silent Death universe that deals with the origin of the Builders (Night Brood First Contact page 7)--how they met the Night Brood and why they aid them. It was one of the…
The Chimeric Files: Life After Death...Briefly
Depending on how you choose to bring the dead character back into the campaign and what you hope to achieve, you may have to delve into the metaphysical nature of your setting. You might find yourself having to answer…
The Chimeric Files: The Gamesmaster
Games Master. Storyteller. Dungeon Master. Marshall. The list of names for the position is long, but the list of people willing to take on the task is short, and the list gets even shorter when you only include the GM's…
The d20 License: An Explanation
With the D&D Third Edition Players Handbook coming out in two days, the hobbyist game design community is still not certain what they can and cant do under the D20 License. So, what can you create with this license, and…
The Digital Predator
I recently spent an evening playing two multi-player computer games with four other people. This was an entertaining way to spend an evening and it got me thinking about computer games, role-playing games and possibly…
The Eye of Glory: Chapter 1
The Eye of Glory is A Novel of Lejendary Earth . We are lucky enough to have the first three chapters here for you to preview. If you like what you read here, make sure to go ask for it from your local retailer.
The Eye of Glory: Chapter 2
The Eye of Glory is A Novel of Lejendary Earth . We are lucky enough to have the first three chapters here for you to preview. If you like what you read here, make sure to go ask for it from your local retailer.
The Eye of Glory: Chapter 3
The Eye of Glory is A Novel of Lejendary Earth . We are lucky enough to have the first three chapters here for you to preview. If you like what you read here, make sure to go ask for it from your local retailer.
The Fading
'The Fading' is the third installment in a five part series of fiction based on The Nearside Project. Taken as a whole, these five stories are known as "The Thirteenth Hour"
The History of Warhamster
Welcome to Volume 2 of the Game Designers Journal. Ive made a few changes (youll notice the couch now faces the west wall) that I hope youll be happy with. However, I have to let you know, this one is a renter. Im only…
The Last Game
'The Last Game' is the final installment in a five part series of fiction based on The Nearside Project. Taken as a whole, these five stories are known as "The Thirteenth Hour".
The Long Game
'The Long Game' is the first installment in a five part series of fiction based on The Nearside Project. Taken as a whole, these five stories are known as "The Thirteenth Hour".
The Measure of A Man
This piece of fiction was one of the entries to the Deadlands: Hell On Earth contest.
The Nearside Project
Inter-dimensional travel has long been a staple of role-playing games. There are some systems like Planescape and Rifts which focus almost exclusively on the concept, and some, like the World of Darkness or Shadowrun ,…
The Price Of Freedom, or, Pleasing Those Puerile Players
This and next time round I will cover ad lib gaming "versus" planned adventures, continuing my foray into the mysterious and dangerous world of the most powerful being known to roleplayers, the Game Master.
The Source of Law
In which the author looks at how the origins of our laws define our societies, whether fictional or real.
The Three Stooges Card Game
If you encounter a male between the ages of 16 and 60, and profer two extended fingers in the general area of the eyes, I daresay you will encounter the ritual response of a hand extended parrallel to the nasal ridge…
The Vizier
This short fiction piece was submitted in conjunction with the Unknown Green Armies of the Delta contest, which we ran in conjuntion with Atlas Games.
Thieves Like Us: An Introductory Adventure to Call of Cthulhu
This was one of the entries to the Call of Cthulhu Adventure Writing Contest . The only problem is, we don't have the author's name! If the author is reading this, contact us so we can give you the credit.
Three Days to Kill
As one of the first adventures published for the D20 System, this 32-page book meets its most obvious goal easily: to present a high-quality and engrossing adventure for Dungeon Masters and players that have just gotten…
Tontine
This short fiction piece was submitted in conjunction with the Unknown Green Armies of the Delta contest, which we ran in conjuntion with Atlas Games.
Tribe 8
I must be insane for doing this. Where am I? On Gaming Outpost, stomping grounds of the famously anti-reviewer John Wick. What am I doing? Is gaming swag really worth the heartache?
Two Psychos
Two Psychos is a fictional piece set in the Weird West.
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This short fiction piece was submitted in conjunction with the Unknown Green Armies of the Delta contest, which we ran in conjuntion with Atlas Games. [ contains some strong language ]
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CONTEST WINNERThis short fiction piece was submitted in conjunction with the Unknown Green Armies of the Delta contest, which we ran in conjuntion with Atlas Games.
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This short fiction piece was submitted in conjunction with the Unknown Green Armies of the Delta contest, which we ran in conjuntion with Atlas Games.
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This piece of fiction was one of the entries to the Deadlands: Hell On Earth contest.