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
Category: RPG World Building
6d6 Thinktank – Superhero Origins
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
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 Thinktank – An Alignment Of Stars
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
Fantasy Festivals: More Thoughts
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
6d6 Thinktank – Fantasy Celebrations
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
3 Terrifying Post-Apocalyptic RPG Settings
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
RPG Thinktank – The End of the World with Special Guests: Nightfall Games
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
RPG Thinktank – Unique / Legendary Magic Items
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
Truly Magical Cities – RPG Thinktank
The 6d6 team get together to brainstorm ideas for RPGs, settings, monsters and more. This week, we are discussing Truly Magical Cities. Here is the brainstorming thread on G+ http://ift.tt/1rMeaUl and on Reddit http://ift.tt/ZuOQYA
Alien Monsters – RPG Thinktank
Our open, weekly RPG brainstorming session. This week we are talking about alien monsters. If you would to join us in the hangout and swap ideas, just shout-out in the comments. All are welcome. Thinktank Briefing —> 6d6: The Horrors of
Dramatic Spells for 6d6 Magic – RPG Thinktank
This weeks brainstorming is all about wizards and their spells. What are the coolest, most evocative, dramatic magic spells you can think of for a wizard? They may be useful or silly or immensely powerful or completely useless, whatever you