All stories have to start somewhere. For superheroes, what comes before they get their powers is prologue, a background that influences them, but does not define them. How they got these powers, the origin of their super powers, forms the
Author: jfoster
Too Useful NPCs
In role playing games, the primary agents of change are the player characters. Whilst the world around them may be populated by people and places with their own agendas, our focus is with our characters. We see the world and
The Races of Jimano’s World
For our 6d6 Think Tank on creation myths, we delved into creation myths. My own submission was Jimano’s World. The core of the idea is the planet is actually a hermitage for a shy god. His very being shapes the
Ogres in the Grey Realms – a Guest Post
In the 7th session of his 6d6 Magic game, Brian experiences the effects of players going all out on a monster. ———- Wrapped up the seventh session in my current 6d6 fantasy game, “The Gray Realms”, earlier today. The meat
Monster Metadata: Part 3 of the Smog Devil
We’ve got the description (part 1)and we’ve got the advantages (part 2). Now our beast needs it’s metadata. The metadata in a 6d6 character is about how much potential the character has. A character uses their advantages by spending potential
Keeping Disparate Characters Together
Most of us have had that point in a game where a set of characters work together for longer than a single campaign. Usually a character will have a motive for solving the problem at hand, ranging from the greater
A Blarg Too Far Makes for a 6d6 Magic Playtest Post
Brian Isikoff”s party of three are continuing to make their way though the Gray Realms. It seems one of his players wants a very nice staff… —– Heh. Gary, playing Corvell the Fire Elementalist, pushed it a little far today
6 Creation Myths for RPG World Building
Creation myths are the quickest way to give a culture or race history when building your RPG world. They are common across all human societies as they provide an answer to the obvious question of “where did we come from?”
6d6 Monster Example – The Smog Devil – Part 2
With our monster described and given some character (see part 1), lets get into the mechanics. On first pass through the paths available in the 100 monster bestiary, I’ve picked out these to start with. As a note, advantages and paths
Think Tank Response – Alignment of Stars
Since my timezones makes it hard for me to make the think tanks, here’s my few pence worth on some of the ideas we presented. Star Doors: I’m very much picturing these are magi-tech stones circles which you stand in