The Everflow, a gift from the gods
No matter how large or small an artifact of the gods is it will change your world. The Waters of the Everflow did so much more than a god intended.
Creating a new world
What is Full Moon Storytelling? This blog entry originally appeared in March 2015.
Passive-Only Skills
Originally posted on ThinkDM:
We’ve previously explored where to draw the line between passive and active skills. Today, we’re taking that analysis one step further: Are there skills which should only function as passive skills? Perception Passive perception is the most prevalent passive skill in the rules. This makes sense. It’s something that you can’t…
Gifts of the Gods, divine artifacts, beginning the RPG Blog Carnival
Originally posted on Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal:
Welcome to the RPG Blog Carnival for the Month of February, 2021, on the theme of Gifts of the Gods, divine artifacts, Such items figure in highly legends such as: The Aegis of Athena, the shield that protects her (and indirectly the Olympians). Mjölnir, the hammer…
Taien Sahul – the ripper lizard
A small dinosaur common in scrublands and deserts. The ripper lizard, as the people of Telse call it, is deadly in packs.
Storytime as Moons Rise – a short story
A short fiction set in the World of the Everflow. This is a tale of a veteran meeting with his small village’s youth.
Tips about naming your characters
From the Easy Button to using Athletes for Inspiration a couple paths on how to create names for your Dungeons & Dragons characters.
Adding Culture to Your Game: A new tool
Get rid of languages; replace them with Culture: NAME.
DC 0 Checks
Originally posted on ThinkDM:
As a matter of adventure design (or when improvising as a DM), you shouldn’t lock mission-critical information behind a skill check. Because if the characters fail the check, the plot line is dead. But, the solution isn’t to get rid of skill checks. The solution is DC 0 checks. “Isn’t that…
Queen and Konstruct: A Goblin’s Lyfe
There are two important things in a goblin’s lyfe. I’m talking about all of us, the gobkon, the hobkon, the mulkon — all of us. Your relationship to the Queen and your Guild. This is hard for you humans, with all your divergent nations and cities and faiths and disgusting menagerie animals to understand. I’m…
