Questions related to digital resources for Role-Playing Games.
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Is there an online service to convert play transcripts into narrative fiction?
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Does anyone offer an online, session story telling service? I would like to submit transcripts/records of game sessions, and receive story-fied versions of them back.
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I'm DMing for ...
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Any free and private wiki-like services for campaign tracking?
In one of our long running (3+ years) campaigns we've wound up with a wealth of information the DM and players can't keep track of.
All of us agree on introducing a wiki to track our information (a ...
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Where can I find cartography icons for game maps?
I am looking for icons to represent cities, villages and other places, something like the ones that come with AutoREALM, but which can be used in my mapping tool of choice (GIMP in this case). Is ...
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Is there any resource for side quests with which to fill out one's campaign?
Earlier I was helping to make a list of side quest ideas. Nothing like "defeat Arthur and obtain Excalibur." More like "rescue damsel in distress." Really simple stuff which is more like side quest ...
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best place to find RPGs on skype? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Sites for finding online RPG players for a play-by-chat RPG Campaign?
What's the best way to find an RPG on skype? I play AD&D 2e, Rifts, a few others, but I'm ...
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Monster resource from Cthulu Mythos adjusted for D&D
I want to introduce some monsters from Cthulu Mythos in my campaign, but I have problems finding a good resource on them. I am looking for suggested abilities, general information and art of them. It ...
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LFG: Looking for Guineapigs (aka players to test an encounter..or 4)
I'm setting up the end of my campaign and I have 4 "mini-boss" fights (& Final BOSS fight) that I'm trying to make extremely tough but also winnable. I don't want to just slaughter my PCs after ...
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Welcome to the potion shop. What do we have for sale, again..?
Preparing a game and I've got a few NPCs with some undefined loot: "first level potion," It got me to wondering - is there a consolidated list of potions, maybe oils too, for DnD 3.5? I found the ...
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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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Has Shadowrun 4 been implemented as a MUD or similiar? [closed]
There's a few MUDs and MUSHES for the older rulesets out there, has this ever been done with 4th edition?
The one findable via the usual Mudlistings is in very early beta and not playable.
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Ambient Sounds (not music!)
I'm currently running a campaign with highly interactive players who do a lot of exploring, debating, politicizing, weaving intrigues, etc., etc. (We rarely have real fights, maybe once every 5-10 ...
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Genius: The Transgression house rules
I gather that work on the Genius: The Transgression fansplat has ceased, since there haven't been updates in 2 years on the official site. However, I'm having trouble with some of the gameplay and ...
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Sites for finding online RPG players for a play-by-chat RPG Campaign?
Are there any online sites in which you can look for people that are looking to play in an online play-by-chat RPG Campaign?
I'm thinking of running a Pathfinder campaign for Skype (text only) and I ...
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One-sentence NPCs
A while ago ChattyDM and someone else ran a couple contests where people submitted one-line NPCs. The collection of submissions was free to download, but now that I want to use it my google-fu has ...
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City Services Generation
I'm looking for a way to determine typical numbers of services that would be available for a medieval city/town/village based on population which I can then project into a fantasy setting. (System is ...
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Encouraging use of online roleplaying aids
I'm creating an Obsidian Portal for my players as I wind up to actually running my game, naturally I'd like to get the players involved in this too so they can write up game diarys, update their ...
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Fine Granularity Hunting / Gathering / Fishing resources
I'm running a Session where my players spend long times on their own in woods / planes (etc.) and need to feed themselves from their surroundings. So I wrote a hunting / gathering program that ...
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Looking for a story board alike sheet for a custom rpg
I am playing via Skype to a custom role playing game with some friends. The game is like an Age of Empires by turns and no one but the GM knows about anyone. I don't know the rules (dice based) but ...
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Is A Game of Thrones from Guardians of Order still available as pdf? [closed]
I've come across many references of them making a PDF of their resource guide/rule book available for free prior to the company going out of business. I've been searching all over the net, and only ...
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What will happen with DDI subscriptions and online content for 4e?
With a new edition of D&D releasing next year (5e) what will happen to the online content for 4e?
Will wizards continue to offer subscription services for 4th edition support, make those ...
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Where can I find a list of sources for D&D 4E?
Where can I find a resource that will let me look up the name of something (mostly mechanical) and find out which supplement it came from? I don't need stats or anything else that is restricted, just ...
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What software utilities provide support for playing Microscope?
I'm interested in playing Microscope online and was wondering if anyone knows what tools exist that might support this?
Microscope differs from many RPGs in that it is primarily playing using blank ...
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Where can I post quests I've written online for others to use and benefit from?
I've written a few quests now and documented them fairly thoroughly. Are there any places online where I can share them so that others would be able to review and use them if they needed to? It would ...
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Good Star Wars game resources?
I'm working on a Star Wars Saga Edition game, and I was wandering if anyone has any good encounter or adventure sized resources? Particularly, I am looking for interesting locations (such as a droid ...
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DM resources for stock images
When I create a campaign, I generally create a whole new world. The problem with this is that even though I have a plethora of amazing ideas, I just can't handle all the drawing and visuals that I ...
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Method for playing an online text-based RPG that doesn't require everyone to be online at once?
I am contemplating starting up a web-based text game for my D&D group to be played alongside our weekly sessions. The idea would be to play through events related to the main storyline, but not so ...
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How do I integrate Obsidian Portal into my campaign?
I've heard a bit lately about "Obsidian Portal", a free-to-use site for campaign management, that apparently features wiki's, calendars etc. What is it good for, and how do I get started using it?
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What is a good source for non-fantasy floor plans?
I run a lot of of modern and science fiction RPGs (Savage Worlds, Shadowrun, Eclipse Phase, nWod and the like) and I have found that actual, printed floorplans for locations can really enhance play ...
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What online chat or chat-like resource will work for my closed game?
I'm designing a RP forum but when the characters have to talk to each other the game turns as slow as a crippled turtle with Alzheimer's.
Do you know of any online chat or chat-like resource I can ...
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Purchasing old GURPS and other out of print games online [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I buy original edition and out-of-print roleplaying books and accessories?
Can anyone help me? I'm looking for some old GURPS games (and quite often I want to ...
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List of (small northern US town) occupations?
Let's say I'd like to run a campaign inspired by David Lynch's Twin Peaks, and would like to learn a bit about the everyday life of such towns outside what's been presented on the show - as a first ...
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Are there any GURPS blogs?
I have seen tons of blogs for other games (D&D, etc), but never a blog that deals solely, mostly, or even regularly with GURPS. Are there any (good) ones out there?
Thanks!
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What POD services are available for printing & selling custom card decks?
I'm designing a card-based role-playing game and I'm looking for an equivalent to Lulu for printing online cards on demand.
The cards would be either playing cards like Magic or similar, or Tarot ...
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Looking for resource material for a dream world
I have started working on a world that is set in a dream realm. I am using it to create one-off gaming sessions that I can do in a single day and pull in any characters that are currently being used. ...
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collections of free online pregenerated wilderness maps?
Am looking for (out of curiosity, to begin with) collections of premade, at least medium quality wilderness maps available legally for free (published under gpl, gnu, creative commons, or a similar ...
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Semi-random name generator
Does anyone know of a good online name generator that can be set up to create random names with culture-specific flavour? (Meaning, for example, names that sound like Russian, Norwegian etc etc.)
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Are there any campaign resources for Blue Planet v2?
Are there any online resources for BPv2 regarding adventures and campaigns?
Downloadable adventures (official or not)
Blogs (campaign specific house-rules, custom-created equipment/creatures/npcs, ...
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Does anyone have a pokemon/D&D crossover guide?
A friend is looking to introduce pokemon into a standard D&D 3.5 edition game. Are there any existing resources which can help him deal with the workload?
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Where can I get fantasy public domain art?
I'm working on a series of NPC cards but I'm having trouble finding good pictures. Is there a good source for public domain/creative commons fantasy-themed art out there? Is there another good way to ...
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Where Can I Find Good Ship Plans?
I need a variety of ship plans - not surface deck plans, and not side views, but actual interior arrangements of various sorts of vessels - orlop deck, cable locker, that sort of thing. They are ...
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Good resources for travel times?
What are some good resources, on or off-line, for determining clear travel times for:
different methods of travel (eg: foot, horse, vehicles by period and type, etc)
different terrain types ...
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Online resource for names by culture
Looking for resources to find names for a campaign, preferably sorted by language/culture. I like BehindTheName, but am wondering if there are other favorites that people always use.
