Recent content by Polama

I like the "iceberg" approach to designing content: you should know quite a bit more about everything then you reveal to your players. So when laying out a dungeon, consider how it was formed or built. If you were building a fortress, how would you lay out the rooms? If you decide that a dragon...

You guys are great, I've got like double the material already now. I especially appreciate GSHamster pointing out what a good opportunity this would be for a bit of burglary. The party rogue thinks of nothing else but theft: I'll make sure to have a few homes of miscellaneous goods prepared for...

My players failed utterly at preventing a royal coup, which means the evil uncle has seized control of the kingdom. Now, before he starts ruthlessly squeezing the peasantry and forcing adventurers to go to war for him, he has to be crowned king. Which means, of course, a festival! I figure...

Honestly? It depends heavily on the system in question. The most general answer I can think of is that rock-paper-scissors is one of the core forms of a balanced system. In warrior/wizard world, who wins in a fight? Then why be the other choice? And how much work is it to keep the two choices...