Category Archives: Miscellaneous
How do you test a setting?
Testing, in its many forms, is a key component to many activities. Testing is now de rigueur in mechanical processes, and has gained traction in the creative world over the past century or so, thanks to the proliferation of writer’s … Continue reading
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What does a kobold sound like?
Brent P. Newhall answers the question: What does a kobold sound like? And the same question is answered for other famous monster races: goblins, trolls, orcs, slaad, sahuagin, giants, vampires, and dragons.
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Designing a Ghibli RPG
Studio Ghibli and its most famous director, Hayao Miyazaki, are known for their remarkable animated films. Their stories emphasize pacifism, intelligence, kindness, and respect for the natural world. While several of their movies could be labeled “action movies,” their protagonists … Continue reading
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Designer Tool: A Blank Playing Card Template
Have you got a neat idea for a game that uses playing cards? Want to throw together a quick, cheap prototype? Here are spreadsheet templates for OpenOffice and Microsoft Excel for cards the size of standard poker or playing cards. Type in … Continue reading
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The Gamer Assembly will be at PAX East!
PAX East is this weekend in Boston, the 6th to 8th! Many members of the Gamer Assembly will be there and we’d love to see you too! If you want to stalk any of us, we’ve put together a brief … Continue reading
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Code Phrases For D&D Next
Madness must be in the air, caused by the Vernal Equinox. It started with this tweet, which spawned this tweet, and then this tweet started the ball rolling. In the Gamer Assembly Chat we brainstormed for a while and came … Continue reading
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