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 Horse Name Generator

Gaming Tips

Tips for Players
Don't hoard puzzle pieces. Some solutions are only obvious after every party member shares his clues. Facts that seem trivial to you may be important to another player.

Tips for GameMasters
Flesh Out NPCs - Every NPC should have a slightly different look and feel. Important NPCs should have different personalities, motivations and goals. Try not to stereotype your NPCs - villains don't always lie and heroes don't always tell the truth. Remember that a character may try to contact one of your NPCs again in the future.

From the RPG Glossary...
Eccentric Inventor Rule - All gadgets created by an eccentric inventor are erratic, or otherwise seem useless, until the party encounters the obstacle the gadget was designed to overcome.

Gaming Humor

When I Am the Evil Overlord...
If my doomsday device happens to come with a reverse switch, as soon as it has been employed it will be melted down and made into limited-edition commemorative coins.

You Might Be A Gamer If...
You watch war documentaries with GURPS Vehicles so you can tell how much damage the 4-inch naval gun using an APX shell does.

Gamer To Avoid
The Kamikaze - He doesn't empathize with his character, and throws him into danger at the drop of a hat. With nothing but a pocket knife, his character will charge the dragon.

Things I Learned While Gaming
My character's names cannot be anagrams of playboy playmates.

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