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: Epic Fantasy Character Classes Generator

Gaming Tips

Tips for Players
Use the proper character sheet for the game. Double-check the math when you are done creating your character. Check the spelling and grammar in your background. Write legibly.

Tips for GameMasters
Define Realism - Explain up front how epic or gritty the setting is. Will the characters need to worry about holding down a job, paying taxes on time, and avoiding parking tickets while being adventurers? Do they need to keep track of every dollar or copper piece they spend? Are you using strict encumbrance rules? Can the players purchase cinematic advantages for their characters? Do they need to start with mundane or extraordinary backgrounds?

From the RPG Glossary...
Stand for the roll - A tradition in which everyone at the table stands while a player rolls dice in a critical situation, usually during an attempt to succeed at an almost impossible task (especially when the results will greatly impact the storyline), or when someone is about to roll an exceptionally large number of dice to determine damage.

Gaming Humor

When I Am the Evil Overlord...
My pet monster will be kept in a secure cage from which it cannot escape and into which I could not accidentally stumble.

You Might Be A Gamer If...
All your cannon-fodder NPCs are named after people who have ticked you off at work.

Gamer To Avoid
The Twink - He manipulates the game system to make his character as powerful as possible. He plays a character of a higher level than the rest of his party, or inherits items and abilities from previous characters.

Things I Learned While Gaming
I am not liquid metal.

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