Wars are great fun, at least when playing, but large scale wars can be hard on the GM. So here are five wartime plot hooks that need little preparation other than the use of a random encounter table and a
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Twitter Games
What games can you play on Twitter? With Twitter exploding into the mainstream, the opportunities for Twitter games should also expand yet there seems to be very little out there at the moment. There are several dull games for Twitter
Vampires! Archaeologist Find Proof!
Ok, not really but they found something that is even more interesting and inspirational for GMs. Venetian Vampire The Universita di Firenze announced that he and his archaeoloical team had excavated the skeleton of a Renaissance woman whose skull
Jimmy by Pat Cadigan
Pat Cadigan is achieving two firsts today. She is the writer of the first fiction to appear on this site and she is the first award winning writer to grace our pages. She is the winner of two, yes two,
Monster Generator
How long do you spend generating monsters? DM’s Tools 6d6 Fireball is pleased to announced the launch of Dingle’s Games. This site is run by Paul, our long time friend and gaming partner. Paul is combining his 20+ years experience
Miniature Skirmish Games
Whilst WotC have dropped the game aspect from their miniature range, other manufactures are pushing on with miniature orinatated skirmish / board-games. Combat Zone Combat Zone is a science-fiction skirmish game where smalls units of humans, aliens, robots, zombies and
Miniatures and Wargaming Blogs
If you want a good blog on role-playing miniatures, wargaming or modeling, then any of the ones listed below are a good place to start. There is a huge variety of material here ranging from tutorials and advice to people
4 Ways of Cheating at D&D (and other Roleplaying Games)
Cheating in D&D is not spoken about much but I think it is fair to say we have all cheated at some point. Most experience players will not do the blatant cheating of adding magic items to their character sheet
5 Lessons from a Survivalist
Last weeks post, This is not just a +1 Sword, this is a M&S +1 Sword was inspired because I was reading several of Jerry Ahern’s Survivalist series of books. These pulp, action hero, post-apocalypse books were a favourite of
This is not just a +1 Sword, this is a M&S +1 Sword
This article’s title will mean nothing unless you have seen the M&S advertising campaign that has been running in the UK for the last couple of years (here is an example). In fact, you probably have never even heard of
Fantasy Maps
Maps in Role-playing Games Tolkien started it by putting a map in the front of The Lord of the Rings. Since then every fantasy author, and most GMs, have mapped out their world in loving detail. But what about the
D&D Dice
Dice in D&D are a life or death matter so what are best dice and how do you get the best from your dice? What Are The Dice in D&D? Platonic Solids and Trapezohedra A platonic solid is one where