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Creating Homemade Item Cards I use item cards for all of the magic items in my game. Initially, when someone uses "Detect Magic", they get a card that says "Unknown Magic Item" that has some blank lines on the bottom. I write things like "Longsword from goblin leader" on the card. Then when...

Dragonstar Constructs Actually, Dragonstar is still available in PDF format. It's on my RPGNow wishlist as an alternative campaign world, just for something really different.

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Other Useful Items I love giving my players magic items that are neat and useful, but which probably aren't going to help much in combat. Personally, I think that with all the costs of creating magic items, you would see far more USEFUL items and fewer piles of +1 weapons. Spoon of Salting -...

Heroes Shouldn't Be Passive I have had similar problems with player who would rather roll the dice than do any roleplaying at all. It's very frustrating as a DM, becuase while the dice are great for dealing with minor encounters or things which do not effect the major plotlines, the players...

Our group is starting a new campaign in the next couple of weeks and we are looking for some additional players. Unfortunately, that darn real world has made several of the people who were going to be in the game quite unavailable. We play every Saturday night -- or as "every" as we can manage...

Mounting Printed PDFs I have a number of players in my group who are wargammer heavy and so I started using the Skeleton Key Games tiles out of DM self defense. I think they're an excellent addition to the game, though I have to admit I've spent way too much buying various sets so that I can...

Gaming Tables I have been looking to change the gaming setup for my group, mostly because the two tables we use have slowly become slightly different heights over the past few years. I found some interesting items shopping around. Home Depot carries boards with a dry erase surface already on...

Stupid Player Tricks There are numerous stories from my years as a gamemaster. Here are couple of the ones that are the most memorable for me. In a 2e D&D game, the party was in a situation where the bad guys had retreated down a hole in the fortress basement with flying magic. Dropping a...