Imagine an infinite number of different Earths, one for every possible evolutionary and historical possibility. Now imagine someone creates a machine which randomly picks creatures from those alternate Earths. What comes out of the machine? It could be anything from
Last week’s Think Tank was how a hero’s origins shape their story. For this week’s Think Tank we talked about how a societies belief in the world’s end create adventures. The end is nigh, say the wise-men and the witless. Do the
The Book of Revelations, ragnarok, end times, global warming and the return of titans are examples of prophecies regarding the end of the world. Every culture has them and they speak volumes about the culture’s worries and preoccupations. The belief
In doing this (Race’s of Jimano’s World), I found myself thinking about the common knowledge that comes with the use of standard races. I could paint onto a completely blank canvas and create entirely new races. This is something I’ve
A superhero’s origin and the powers they possess go hand-in-hand. If you are bitten by a radio-active spider you are not going to develop the power to go invisible. In this week’s RPG brainstorming we are exploring superhero origins and
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?”
Eclipses and planetary alignments, super-nova and comets may be natural events but they can also signify something magical or terrible is happening. This week’s RPG brainstorming is adventure plots involving astronomical bodies and heavenly signs. The adventures can be for
It’s a common thread throughout our known civilizations that humanity likes to celebrate or at the very least to have some kind of festival. Whether it’s setting off fireworks for the new year or eating a prized delicacy, these are
This week’s RPG brainstorming topic is celebrations on fantasy worlds. All cultures have holidays and feast days when the normal routine of work is abandoned in favour celebrating. But what holidays exist in a fantasy world? What are people celebrating
The end of the world is a great setting for RPGs and post-apocalyptic games have existed since almost as longs as there has been role-playing games. Metamorphosis Alpha was the first in 1976 but it was Gamma World in
Our weekly RPG brainstorming session features two special guests: Dave Allsop and Jared Earle. They are the creators of 90s cult-classic SLA Industries and between them run Nightfall Games [ http://nightfall.co/ ] This Week’s Topic: The End of the World
In this week’s brainstorming session we are looking at unique or legendary magic items Never mind the +1 swords or the potions of healing, we want magic items which are truly unique. Maybe they are items of legend, given to
