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Aramax
101 Ways to Spice up Combat and Non-Combat Action Ideas By: Aramax

Lets get the Ideas flowing on this: Most of the systems we all use have Hit Points as a means of gauging life/death and 'I roll!' I got a 16, did I hit?. What are ways around this and non combat action ideas, Spice Up your Action!


by Aramax
70xp
3 replies
2633 views
Cheka Man
30 reasons why Magic is mainly used for evil By: Cheka Man

Why is most magic used for evil? Well, because...

by Cheka Man
70xp
4 replies
2862 views
Scrasamax
7 Things about Writing Women By: Scrasamax

7 Things about writing women in fiction.

SATIRE

by Scrasamax
75xp
3 replies
2235 views
Moonlake
4 Sentences NPC Generator By: Moonlake

Content for the 4 Sentences NPC Generator (original idea accruing to Mourn over at the 4 Sentences Tool)

by Moonlake
110xp
3 replies
3597 views
Scrasamax
7 Things About LAbyNite 2.0 By: Scrasamax

The original LAbyNite game started as a yahoo group BB game, and it mixed Vampire the Masquerade and The Fast and the Furious. There was a mix of cars, guns, violence, sex, street life and the underground worlds of both criminals and of the undead. That game ended some years ago, and there was been an interest in reviving/rebooting it. The following are going to be some flagpole ideas for the new game and revised setting.

by Scrasamax
25xp
2546 views
Cheka Man
29/30 Legal and Illegal uses for a scarf By: Cheka Man

The humble scarf can be used for a large number of things, some legal,others not

by Cheka Man
55xp
4 replies
3734 views
Linean
Response Set By: Linean

A set of character responses to situations or questions (or anything else :D), trying to create an outline to understand what type of an answer or response your character (or an NPC for that matter) can give.

by Linean
105xp
11 replies
3693 views
SickTharos
Noremdar, The Vast World of the Creator By: SickTharos

'Before everything else, there's only orbs, and then The Creator creates his majestic creations from them' - Vleda, The Master Archive

'From the Three Orbs, I created Felenthur from the Dark Orb and then Impthus from the Light Orb. Last but not least, the world that holds my garden' - Book of Pen, Words of The Creator, pg 200

by SickTharos
65xp
2 replies
2556 views
fantomx11
Collaborative Storytelling Through Google Docs By: fantomx11

Google Docs allows multiple people to edit a document simultaneously. How can this be used in gaming?

by fantomx11
130xp
10 replies
3592 views
Moonlake
Chinese Mythical Life forms By: Moonlake

A collection of Chinese Mythical Lifeforms compiled from online sources

by Moonlake
45xp
4 replies
4300 views
Moonlake
A compendium of different Chinese ranking systems By: Moonlake

An overview of various ranking system in ancient China (main sources used come from the Chinese version of Wiki)

by Moonlake
150xp
8 replies
8621 views
1 HoH
Scrasamax
7 Things Wrong with Transformers: Age of Extinction By: Scrasamax

Op-ed regarding the baygasm that is Age of Extinction. Spoilers ahead if you haven't seen the movie.

by Scrasamax
85xp
5 replies
2565 views
Cheka Man
27/30 Bad Things about Treasure By: Cheka Man

So your PCs have won their quest, be it slaying a mighty dragon with a magical weapon of old, beating a crime boss, or vanquishing a mighty wizard or wight, and they have taken possession of the treasure. Chest after chest of gold and silver coins, gold bars, and every kind of jewel and gemstone is theirs for the taking. If they are not careful, they may find that their trouble has only just begun.

by Cheka Man
125xp
9 replies
4699 views
Moonlake
30 Chinese Archaic Names By: Moonlake

An companion to my 101 Chinese Modern Names sub, but for an ancient setting. This is an etymology centred piece with more extended entries compared to the earlier one which is in list form. Spelling is based on Mandarin unless otherwise indicated (the other variation offered is Cantonese which is easier to pronounce given that it is spelt from the English alphabet, at least the HK version that I'm using, rather than the Chinese pinyin)

by Moonlake
100xp
4 replies
5080 views
Moonlake
101 Chinese Modern names By: Moonlake

A list of 101 Chinese names in Modern day setting (mostly), with meanings provided. All spellings are based on Mandarin (minus inflections). The contents here have been converted into a Chinese Name generator.

by Moonlake
65xp
10 replies
8647 views
Moonlake
Trash and Treasure of Ideas By: Moonlake

Random passages coming from my less than daily attempts at writing exercises. In particular, some of them came about since I had come across what is known as the S+7 game where you replace all the nouns/adjectives/verbs with another word of the corresponding class that is the first one encountered counting 7 or more spaces in a dictionary. Mine this trove of trash or treasure of ideas at your pleasure.

by Moonlake
45xp
4 replies
2663 views
Chaosmark
The Soldier and the Princess By: Chaosmark

A short tale, for when your bard needs a tale of adventure, romance, and tragedy.

by Chaosmark
110xp
5 replies
2795 views
1 HoH
Cheka Man
7 Horrifying Curses By: Cheka Man

Often PCs get on the wrong side of powerful users of magic or break into enchanted tombs, either may get them on the wrong side of a curse.

by Cheka Man
105xp
5 replies
4947 views
Cheka Man
7 Ways To Control Monarchs By: Cheka Man

Many, perhaps most fantasy lands are monarchies, which can be ruled well when the monarch is a clever and able man or woman devoted to his or her people. But what happens when the monarch is ill, or is tyrannically cruel, or a young child, or is otherwise blatantly unfit to rule? How can he or she be dealt with without risking civil war as powerful nobles fight for the crown?

by Cheka Man
82xp
4 replies
3807 views
Longspeak
Organic NPCs (and PCs) By: Longspeak

There are plenty of resources available to help detail characters. I wanted a way to organize and present those details in play naturally.

by Longspeak
450xp
25 replies
6290 views
6 HoHs