http://www.zanysite.com/tabletoprpgfun Role playing game articles, reviews, humor, links, free downloads and more Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:16:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is by no means a "complete" treatment of the subject, but I have released what I'm calling "A Guide to Precious Things, Part I", primarily for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition and also as a generic supplement (with a little work on the part of an industrious GM). This PDF ... http://www.zanysite.com/tabletoprpgfun/2008/12/wfrp2-treasure-gems-jewelry/ Divining ideas about medieval currency and coinage for role-playing game purposes must come from, necessarily, historical references. As a simple armchair hobbyist, I, like a lot of gamers have maybe a few books and what we can squeeze from the internet, with of course, Fordham's Internet Medieval Sourcebook being one ... http://www.zanysite.com/tabletoprpgfun/2008/12/medieval-coinage-for-rpgs/ In the armor chart below, I was attempting to compile a simple but representative index of typical historical armors which could probably be found in the world of most RPGs. The biggest problem is reconciling the costs, as the weight (in lbs) and effectiveness (an arbitrary but logical factor) seem to ... http://www.zanysite.com/tabletoprpgfun/2008/12/try/ Apparently so. Mr. F. Douglas Wall was kind enough to stop by UWRPGs and leave a comment, plus I have seen some of his posts on RPG.NET. I always wondered about "classics" type roleplaying games, such as the Wizard of Oz setting, if it was something that could garner some interest, ... http://www.zanysite.com/tabletoprpgfun/2008/11/pending-adventures-in-oz-rpg/ There are plenty on the net already, so of course, in the American way of overkill, I decided to add my very own random magic item generator! It is simplistic with no bonuses, just adjectives or qualities, but could provide a laugh or even an unusual item to be used ... http://www.zanysite.com/tabletoprpgfun/2008/11/102/ This GURPS Update is, dated, to say the least, looks like 3rd Edition maybe? I never did wind up playing even one game of GURPS though I liked the modular and very open structure of the game. Same with the FASA Star Trek game - I made a ton of characters, ... http://www.zanysite.com/tabletoprpgfun/2008/11/rpg-gallery-3/ Well, this went about as well as it really could have been expected to, considering 5 people at the table, with 3 of them being around mid-teens. Run a game of Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu for Halloween 2008 for a 40-something friend, his  son, nephew, son's two friends and a cousin ... http://www.zanysite.com/tabletoprpgfun/2008/11/halloween-game-night-call-of-cthulhu/ Twilight: 2000 - Although slightly older friends of mine continue to sing the praises of T2K, I only got to play in one brief scenario, in which we mistakenly attacked the convoy we were supposed to meet up with, ending the game. And leading up to that, we had to ... http://www.zanysite.com/tabletoprpgfun/2008/10/rpg-gallery-2/ For those of you that enjoy the new 2nd edition of the Warhammer Fantasy Role Playing game, Up With Role-Playing Games has a few downloads you might find useful: a character sheet with Call of Cthulhu style skill listings, Bruisers and Bonebreakers, a detailed and expanded rules plugin for wrestling ... http://www.zanysite.com/tabletoprpgfun/2008/10/downloads-for-wfrp2e-feng-shui-more/ Besides the former RPGHost site's makeover and better designed sequence of features, such as Articles, Forums, etc., they have a Videos page. I like the John Madden as substitute DM one. =) http://www.rpglife.com/epublish/Humor http://www.zanysite.com/tabletoprpgfun/2008/10/rpglife/