A delectable chrismas classic - Now with mayhem!

A hopefully amusing Strolen.com version of the Twelve Days of Christmas.

Why is psuedo-Medieval Tolkien-esque fantasy the heart of the fantasy RPG genre?

Similar to threads I've seen on other rpg sites, this is a collection of things I or others in my group have learned while role-playing. Feel free to add to the scroll with your memorable experiences at the table.

This humorous short fiction piece was inspired by a late night chat with a couple gamer friends about how alien cultures would possibly interpret some of the more "colorful" aspects of our society.  

Be it a cursed artifact, an angry god, a spell gone wrong, or bad luck, these are just a taste of the strange things that might befall a character.

When was the last time you truly used, focused on, for any significant length of time, your imagination; your active, conscious, willful, artistic creativity, to get back in touch with that ability to appreciate the wonder that you yourself can create and bring forth, all from within yourself? Were you ever able to do that? Did you ever do that? Can you still do it? Do you do it when you game, as player or GM? Will you do it? Could this be missing from a lot of the newer, younger RPG'ers of today?

The greatest book ever written! HA-HA!

Inspiration comes from strange places

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Laser Pistol: "Sears $49.99"

Moonhunter ~ commenting on guns versus swords

An article that debates the matters of childhood in fantasy RPG’s in relation to the Player Characters.

This feeling grows inside you, this feeling like an eternal flame. Something that makes you want to wake up in the morning, but one that wont let you sleep.

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You just lost The Game.

Have you ever been in a position where you needed a quick break but your players were too ancy to break as well?

"Yes, my kung-fu is strong. You wouldn’t believe how hard it is to learn this style…"

The TRUE origins of Magic, and dont even get me started on Prophecy.

...and why they should be avoided like the plague.

Have you ever looked at a game in progress and wondered, "i dunno wat this is about."

Allow Moonhunter to posit an answer.

What’s in a Vote?

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