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As a forum game, and a quick source for ideas for the procrastinating fantasy game GM, I propose we create a world, one short contibution at a time. It's simple, name a place, person, or thing, supply a short description (about one paragraph), and make it applicable to no specific gaming system...

So people have made the claim that they have friends, or at least know gamers they game with, who absolutely refuse to ever play anything new. How true has this been for you?

I'm trying to make general distinctions between certain weapon types for something I'm working on. Of these kinds of weapons, why do you choose that one instead of one of the others? What sorts of benefits does that weapon give you such that you prefer it? Axe Hammer Spear Sword

I've noticed some people complain about "optimizers", as though they're some kind of sub-human who refuses to role-play. In my experience, the people who optimize the best are also really good role-players. The line of thought is generally something like; A character whome is not optimized is...

What are the most important skills to have in a fantasy RPG? Ignoring specifically combat oriented skills, what skills could an RPG not do without, and what skills are so beneficial that are nearly necessary? Further, what individual skills can be combined, or what one skill might need to be...

So you've got a great idea for a game. Good mechanics, good fluff, good everything. You've even found a company you could publish through. It's all tentative for now, so you don't get too detailed just yet. You have one big problem, though; No art. How do you find art/artists, and how do you...

My son, who's almost seven, wants to play D&D with me. I was wondering if anyone else had young children who wanted to play, and how they handled it. As of now, I'm going to do it one on one, but I'm not sure exactly how to handle it. So what have you done?

I've recently been playing a game of Dynasty Warriors 7 with one of my friends, and I realized it has quite a few elements of a successful D&D campaign, and I instantly began intuiting ways to duplicate the feel of the game in D&D. Now, mind you, I'm not going to model a campaign directly off...