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  1. Ketherian

    Generic/System Neutral GM Screen?

    There's this one: http://www.hammerdog.com/twgs/ where you can provide your own content and art. Although this one is my favorite. http://www.rpgnow.com/product/63494/The-Ultimate-GM-Screen-2 I strongly doubt my table will ever be big enough for it, but man it is ever cool!
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    How do you set up a game group these days?

    If you can't attend the convention, find out if they accept adds or have a table for fliers. Adds are often cheaper than a membership, and a free flier table would let you put a full page add on a table where everyone gets the information about your game. Sometimes GMs are given discounts on...
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    O.G.R.E -- Crime Scene plots

    This is awesome. Do you intend to include other crimes in your generator?
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    Fantasy book names & descriptions

    Cool generator. But, if it's medieval in nature - there should be scrolls, tracts, palimpsest, and pamphlets. The Manual Of Luminous Illusion By Ba'el The Inscrutable. There are clearly pages missing from this leather-bound white mecum. What's a mecum? It's latin for "with" Were you thinking of...
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    GM: how to overcome the 1-shot boss enounter

    Laugh. Congratulate the players and bemoan your evil bad guy publicly; but never blame the party for good luck. It will quickly become the story the party loves retelling the most. If the party really wants a fight, have two or three of the evil bad guy's top-most minions attack simultaneously...
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    1000 features, traps, and other things to spice up a dragon's lair

    19. A three-legged table made of wood, with a small doily atop it. Sitting on that is a steaming mug of tea. The tea will (eventually) cool if removed from the table and the doily. The magic is in the table and doily. They must be together and, when an empty mug is placed atop them, it will fill...
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    Great movies you might not have heard of.

    Shall We Dance? (1996) Shall we dansu? (original title) A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons. It inspired an Australian story about two young dancers who challenge the ballroom scene. It's quite...
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    Gamehackery: The Facebook Effect

    My group does almost everything at the table and I'm the only one pushing for other venues of communication. If the players can communicate with a single word email ('k) - they will. As is I send out RSVP reminders for the game asking only that they reply if they're not attending. But then, I'm...
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    Great movies you might not have heard of.

    Great thread. Here's a few of my unsung favorites: Lock, stock and two smoking barrels (1998). Four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds and having one week to come up with the cash...
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    Health Should Be Replaced With Fatigue?

    I play (and run) HarnMaster - so the lack of HP/use of fatigue makes sense to me. When I play (or run) D&D (or a varient), however - such a mechanic doesn't work on its own. As other posters have commented, this mechanic requires more than just a 1:1 replacement of hp for fatigue. Armor and...
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    Board Game Review: Arkham Horror by Fantasy Flight

    I played this game late last year with friends when an RPG session fell through. It was a lot of fun, but I'm certain we didn't exactly follow the rules. Several times we read and re-read what was in the box, went online and eventually just made stuff up to fill in the gap. We lost, but we had a...
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    Harnmaster...a more mature and complex rpg?

    And don't forget the maps. It was the maps that initially drew me into playing (and later running) the game. The newer maps are even better. I'm a real sucker for detailed background, and HarnWorld has it in spades. Treebore, if you loved the Manors, have you seen the Inns of Harn?
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    Harnmaster...a more mature and complex rpg?

    Running a HarnMaster game will not save you from players who decide to take ... odd turns or act foolishly in dangerous situations. :D The D&D dynamic is different, but there are low-magic versions of d20 with a similar feel to HarnMaster combat, if that's what you're looking for.
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    Harnmaster...a more mature and complex rpg?

    Glad we caught your interest Mishihari Lord; the game can be combat rich and full of daring do. Or at least, mine is. I ran a combat-based game for many years. If your players have the armor, you can withstand a lot of damage. In many fights, the bad guys (and sometimes the good guys) went down...
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    I feel silly. I'm letting physics get in the way of fun.

    Hi RangerWicket. Take a step back and describe the coolness to someone watching outside the trap. Now describe it to someone inside the trap. Add the required saving throws/damage info. If you can do both, you can run it. And please post the description here, the curious (well, me at least)...
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    Harnmaster...a more mature and complex rpg?

    Hi. I'm currently running a HarnMaster III campaign; and yes - I've done this before. Disclaimer: I'm a big fan of the system, and have written for Columbia Games & been involved in official rule rewrites. BTW - I'm also a D&D/Pathfinder fan. HarnMaster (like pretty much any role playing...
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    Spell List Generator

    I have a couple of sites bookmarked (that still work): Was it Tersa Torres Spellcards? Or maybe the d20 Spellbook generator?
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    Yet Another Food Thread

    Here's my favorite two. Both work well fresh from the oven/stove, or as something to be reheated. The recipes double (and triple) well. Beef Stew with Red Wine Taken from: Wonderful ways to prepare Crockery pot dishes by Jo Ann Shirley. Copyright 1979 Years and James, 5 Alexander Street, Crows...
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    Book Covers?

    Rrenaissance Art makes beautiful leather hand-tooled covers. The web site allows you to specify the size of the cover you need in three dimensions, as well as offering a few extras (fancy closures, embossing, etc) and as much customization as you want. I've not purchased a Renaissance art...
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    Sexiest Male NPCs

    For a larger version see: http://mysite.verizon.net/moellerc/Portfolio/fantasy/Evael/evaelbig.html
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