#RPGaDay2018 – What do you love about RPGs?

A close up view of the spines of numerous role-playing game books.

The thing I love most about role-playing games is how they force my brain into creative, collaborative, and improvisational modes. RPGs in all of their forms are dynamic. The constantly changing circumstances forces players to think on their feet. While this is true for everyone at the table, it’s particularly true for game masters. As … Read more

#RPGaDay2018

A close up view of the spines of numerous role-playing game books.

RPG-a-Day is an annual event in which bloggers spend a month talking about different aspects of role-playing games. I enjoyed participating in the event in 2017 and decided to do it again in 2018. Keep track of what other bloggers are writing for the event at the official Facebook page.  Last year I wrote my entries … Read more

Spellcrash

A fantasy map of the planet Terminus

Spellcrash is a gonzo Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting I’m building featuring dying gods, trapped demons, impossible worlds and the most bizarre monsters the game’s ever known. It’s built around the cursed star system of Star’s End, which unerringly draws the lost and insane to it like bees to nectar. The Star’s End System My … Read more

Dicember 2017

Tales of a GM organized the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. Here are my entries for the 2017 iteration: Day 1: The Ragnorak Dice Day 2: Oldest Dice Day 3: Favorite Game Day 4: Strangest Die Day 5: Ground Rules Day 6: d12 Day 7: Best Pattern Day 8: … Read more

Dicember 2017, Day 12: Accessible Dice

A collection of

Tales of a GM is running the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. The question for the twelth day of Dicember is “What is your favourite new dice technology?”. For me it’s accessible dice, which are dice crafted for people who are vision-impaired or blind. They include Braille numbering or raised letters … Read more

Dicember 2017, Day 11: Newest Dice

A collection of dice of different size and colors.

Tales of a GM is running the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. The question for the eleventh day of Dicember is “Which die have you bought most recently?”. My newest set of dice are the steel-blue ones I picked up at MEPACon in 2016. I bought expressly for use with Odothar Bronzearm, … Read more

Dicember 2017, Day 10: Workaholic

Two rows of different-colored twenty-sided dice.

Tales of a GM is running the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. The question for the tenth day of Dicember is “Which are your hardest working dice?” My d20s work the hardest at my gaming table, regardless of which side of the dungeon master’s screen I’m on. Dungeons & Dragons, in … Read more

Dicember 2017, Day 7: Best Pattern

Three sets of dice: orange & red, then green and grey, then blue and grey

Tales of a GM is running the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. The question for the seven day of Dicember is “What is the best dice pattern?” It depends on what what you mean by “best”. Overall, I’d say a high contrast dice pattern — dark die color with light … Read more