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
Don't assume that every challenge can be solved on the first encounter. It may be best to return later when you have more clues, power, or the proper equipment.

Tips for GameMasters
No Resurrections - Don't repeatedly bring back the primary villain. He is not Freddy Krueger. The players need to feel that there is a way to win, finally and absolutely. In most circumstances, it is also a bad idea to bring back a fallen PC as an NPC foe.

From the RPG Glossary...
Player character - (also: PC) A fictional character in a game who is controlled by the player, rather than the GM.

Gaming Humor

When I Am the Evil Overlord...
The hero is not entitled to a last kiss, a last cigarette, or any other form of last request.

You Might Be A Gamer If...
You've ever spent a significant fraction of your life modifying game rules that you didn't like, and as soon as the system worked to your satisfaction, discarded it.

Gamer To Avoid
The Stoic - His character has no strong human emotions. He is never terrified, overjoyed, or awestruck. Nothing causes him to change his perspective or develop as a person.

Things I Learned While Gaming
Any character with more than three skills specializing in chainsaw is vetoed.

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