A game setting, usually involving magic and played with a medieval or futuristic theme.
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Pre-built square-grid maps?
I will be running a 4e adventure tomorrow night. The adventure will take place in Fallcrest. One of the main sites will be a Raven Queen temple in the city. I need to put together a map of the ...
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What is a good way to get a large range of fantasy miniatures? [duplicate]
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Where can I find fantasy minis on the cheap?
I am looking to start a collection of miniatures. I mostly want one or two of a lot of different creatures, such as for ...
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Crime Investigation in a fantasy world
I am writing a campaign which relies heavily on crime: investigating it, clues, leads, witnesses, evidence, corruption, etc... The setting is fantasy, low-tech, and for the time being - let us leave ...
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Looking for an evocative high fantasy rpg setting
I've been searching all over RPG sites for this kind of setting, but I didn't find anything similar until now. Well:
High Fantasy: I mean something not from this dimension, out of ordinary, but not ...
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Is there a fantasy RPG system which does not try to be old-school?
I'm a relatively new player I've was introduced to Fantasy RPG with DnD 3.5 edition and have continued with 4th edition. Now I'm active on forums and I know how they are developing 5th edition, but ...
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Fast-paced and brutal rpg system
First, the question: Does anyone in here know a system that is both fast-paced, brutal and suited for fantasy roleplaying?
Now, the explanation: by brutal, I mean dangerous. Most RPG's have a ...
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Low-random, low-dice fantasy rpg system
In my endless struggle to find RPG systems which suit my style of game mastering I've made my way through endless pages of results on the RPGGeek with no avail, so once again I am going to surrender ...
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How do you keep the party on the map?
I'm running a fairly sandbox game, where the party can wander around easily from place to place. When the party visits areas I've prepared something for, they generally have a good time. When they ...
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Old school RPGs like AD&D and Gamma world [closed]
I am looking for some RPGs that have the same free form feel of games like AD&D (1st ed) and gamma world.
I'm hoping for something that us fantasy or sci-fi.
Also I'd like something not too ...
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Flat or flattish earth issues
What major effects would having a flat or rather flattish earth instead of a planet on a game world? (Technological, social, physical etc.)
Mind you, I'm not looking for fully detailed scientific ...
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Alternatives to D&D and Pathfinder [closed]
Ok my original question was apparently too vague and raised question marks about my problem with the power curve in 3.5. I won't explain why I don't like 3.5 since that's not the point of my question. ...
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What stands out about an Iron Age setting?
High fantasy RPGs tend to be set in an era similar to the late Middle Ages. This seems to be the norm for D&D, and it seems to be what players of such games expect.
Let's say you have a group of ...
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Festival Mini Games
My D&D party will be going to a town with a festival in it. Generally during festivals there may be some games that are going on, kind of like small carnival type games or "mini games", ones that ...
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What sorts of things in a typical fantasy village would be made of iron?
I'd like to run an adventure where the party needs to improvise and find some sources of iron when they're in and around a small village. Cold iron plays a role in a lot of games as the bane of fey ...
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System for alignment of gods
Are there systems, apart from the classical D&D, that show the moral alignment of gods and rule the degree of matching of the gods disciples or clerics to thier deity?
I want to measure this ...
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How can I rescue the game when the player characters refuse to work together?
I am a Game Master, and the characters in my group have started to regularly split up. The group's mage has always been a summoner and recently started summoning smaller demons. The fighter's player ...
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How can I use lights at night without breaking immersion?
What techniques do people use at a LARP to provide light at nighttime without breaking immersion? Especially when some players complain about ruining their 'night vision'.
There are some constraints, ...
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Epic fantasy art scenery
I'm gonna be running a video-game-esque fantasy campaigns for some friends soon and one of my major world inspirations is the Final Fantasy series, in all its iterations.
For some unique locations ...
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Character-driven fantasy adventure with infrequent combat?
I'd like to try one-on-one RPGing with my partner and am looking for an initial high-fantasy adventure to get started with.
My original plan was to adapt the Fighting Fantasy gamebook, 'The Warlock ...
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Best story-focused, rules-lite, fantasy, non-class-based RPG? [closed]
I've been considering starting up tabletop RPGing again after a 13-year pause. During the time I did RPGing before, I mainly used Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (second edition). In retrospect I ...
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Looking for Urban Adventures (for a fantasy RPG)
I'm having a hard time finding inspiration for an Urban adventure set in a fantasy world. I have always run wilderness adventures or dungeon crawls.
The adventure I'm designing is based in a Port ...
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When would PCs choose to walk instead of ride?
I'm putting together an adventure where the PCs are on a time limit. As such, travel times become quite important and I want to make sure that I've understood the different means of travel beforehand.
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How do I select background music for my fantasy RPG campaign?
Music is an essential component of my games. When running games set in the Star Wars universe, the music of John Williams adds a new dimension to the experience, both for me and for my players. Now ...
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Medieval problems in a magical world
This is a bit of a broad question, but I will try to narrow it down to this:
When GMing a medieval fantasy, and conflicts arise between the medieval times and the magical world (mostly D&D and ...
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Has anyone produced a drop-in well-reasoned economy for a fantasy game?
I've seen so many attempts to justify this or that crazy thing in various fantasy RPG economies, but they don't tend to hold water as far as I've seen. I realize that suspension of disbelief is ...
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What would the life of a child be like in a medieval setting?
The basis for an adventure I'm writing is a child. He is extremely intelligent and had a knack for magic at a very young age, but he has a mental disorder (something similar to Asperger's syndrome).
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How could towns restrain a magic user?
The modern concept of crime and punishment is very reliant on the ability to disarm and restrain and control an individual (think handcuffs, the dividers in police cars, and jails). How can that be ...
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Game-within-a-Game Cross-Genre Ideas
I've started running the starter adventure on Eclipse Phase. I have an idea for our first full-length campaign, but it's a little complicated. I need a (relatively) simple game to play the part of a ...
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What could you call medical doctors in a medieval/fantasy setting?
This is a follow up to Medieval Medicine in a Fantasy Setting?.
What could you call a medical doctor in a medieval/fantasy setting? I'm thinking along the lines of how an "alchemist" is more ...
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What is a good gaming system for running a 'con man' game?
Follow up to this question:
What gaming system would work the best for running a 'con-man' scenario?
I'm thinking of a team of people who run a con on greedy rich landholders or merchants. Most ...
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What is a Gremlin?
What is a Gremlin? Is there a conventional, standard-issue portrayal of Gremlins in fantasy settings, much like there is for Dwarves, Elves or Orcs?
What games include portrayals of Gremlins?
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Do any editions of DnD have race/monster stats for Moggs?
I always liked including a variety of sub races or demographics for the major nations and races in my games.
I'd always wanted more variety to goblins; not goblin-oids (Bugbears/Hobgoblins) but plain ...
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Medieval Medicine in a Fantasy Setting?
In a fantasy game, I'd like to make less use of magic healing - making it something special (magical even ;) ) - and instead have the characters see doctors/surgeons, often leaving them a little worse ...
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Are fantasy RPG races racial/cultural analogues to reality?
Prior to a recent game, our group had a great discussion on culture/race and it's relation to RPG races. While it is fairly established that Tolkien based some of the iconic aspects of his fantasy ...
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Where can I find fantasy minis on the cheap?
I'm looking to build a collection of fantasy miniatures, preferably pewter - but I don't want to buy them one at a time from my local hobby store... Much too expensive, and they don't often carry ...
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How do you make Dwarves Religious in a custom Fantasy setting?
This is a follow up to How can you add character to in-game religions?
If you're building a fantasy setting where you want really rich, tradition-filled religions, what would you do to give Dwarves ...
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How do I create a great fantasy villain?
In my early years of GMing it was simple enough to say that the badguys were evil and that was all the justification we needed. They are attacking the village because they are evil, they are stealing ...
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What qualities are important when creating a fantasy RPG campaign?
Creating custom game play content for a group can be challenging for even the most experienced GM. Understanding how your group members' play and understanding what they want to experience is ...
