Roll 3d6 - Roleplaying Resources

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This site features resources for the tabletop roleplaying game crowd, designed to work on any device. Bookmark this site as a handy, cell-phone friendly GM toolbox.

Tools features useful random game information generators. Names will take you to a variety of person, place, item, and event name generators. Archives links to useful RPG-related articles. Games accesses information for my various campaigns. News brings in RPG news from multiple sources. Dogs is a section for my pets and other miscellaneous info.

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Today's featured gaming tool: Fantasy Character Name Generator

Gaming Tips

Tips for Players
Be loyal to your companions. One day, they'll be the only thing standing between you and certain doom.

Tips for GameMasters
Move the Spotlight - Give every character a chance to prove themselves by making them the focus of a subplot. A good way to do this is to bring up a disadvantage, a contact, or something dark from their background. Not only will they get an emotional kick, they'll have a chance to earn bonus XP. They'll also come to appreciate the extra work and stress endured by a party leader.

From the RPG Glossary...
"Son of a b*tch must pay!" - Exclamation spoken when an NPC has thwarted the party and got away with it, promising retribution; quoting "Big Trouble in Little China".

Gaming Humor

When I Am the Evil Overlord...
When my guards split up to search for intruders, they will always travel in groups of at least two. They will be trained so that if one of them disappears mysteriously while on patrol, the other will immediately initiate an alert and call for backup, instead of quizzically peering around a corner.

You Might Be A Gamer If...
Your most important criteria for a mate is that they're a gamer, too.

Gamer To Avoid
The In-Fighter - He frequently instigates conflict with other player's characters.

Things I Learned While Gaming
If the weapon is capable of staking vampires hiding behind engine blocks, I can't have it.

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