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December 31, 2008

Transformative Character Classes

A post contributed to the Transitions and Transformations Blog Carnival. I was introduced to transformative character classes by 3rd edition D&D. You know what I mean here – a 20th level monk becomes an Outsider… a 10th level Dragon Disciple becomes a Half-Dragon… that sort of thing. Transformative classes might have existed before then. I suppose you could say that...

October 10, 2008

RPG Carnival: Superhero Tropes for Non-Superhero Gaming

Superhero comics have a ton of useful tropes that could easily be adapted to other genres. Naming conventions Want your players to know when an NPC is important? Give that NPC an alliterative name. Bonus: It will be easier for everyone (including you) to remember it. As far as PC names go, Superhero code-names are usually nicknames or titles of...

August 13, 2008

Carnival Post: There goes the Zombiehood…

The Undead I don’t use a lot of undead in my games. There are a number of reasons for this. First is the zombie issue. Zombies are among the most commonly used undead, but (I know this is sacriledge among many) I don’t get excited about zombies. Zombie movies? They can be OK, but only if they aren’t about the...

August 13, 2008

Carnival time!

A couple of posts ago, I mentioned the RPG blog carnival. The idea? A number of blogs post on a single topic over a short period of time. It is something that tends to happen quasi-naturally. Someone will blog on a topic and it will give other people ideas. The carnival is a bit different in that (1) it is...

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Transformative Character Classes

RPG Carnival: Superhero Tropes for Non-Superhero Gaming

Carnival Post: There goes the Zombiehood…

Carnival time!