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Ask Me Anything About Conan the Cimmerian as written by Robert E. Howard (1 replies)
DM Help Character attachment? (16 replies)
"He had such good aim, he once hit 3 targets with only 2 arrows!" (ridiculous skills) (42 replies)
Norse Mythology Pen and Paper - How to trade with Mimir? (6 replies)
Hold My Beer: Fixing DnD Singlehandedly (66 replies)
Roleplaying Evil Players / Party conflict (16 replies)
Dead Gentleman's "the Gamers": the Thread (11 replies)
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DM Help Are Players okay with DMs copying other media for their campaigns? (27 replies)
World Hopping, Character Conversion, and Tying Characters into Adventures (107 replies)
Journal Adventures in Elmath - a 5e Campaign Journal (1 replies)
A system for a specific Star Wars story... (7 replies)
Roleplaying NPC arguments against magic in adventure (13 replies)
How the crap are we supposed to group-stealth!? (37 replies)
Defeating an Evil Spirit - seeking inspiration (9 replies)
Player Help Playing a Neutral Good character - Little help please? (12 replies)
Composing music for a campaign (1 replies)
Roleplaying Pathfinder: How views on Slavery influences character alignment (206 replies)
Neat names for fantasy books? (7 replies)
Story idea thread (0 replies)
Can someone look over this puzzle to check if it makes sense? (8 replies)
Is posting about Silverclawshift's campaigns still cool? (7 replies)
when the world becomes too much of a kitchen sink (44 replies)
I need locations! (8 replies)
Roleplaying Aasimars/Tieflings with animal or eldritch features, do you dig it? (8 replies)
.Hack TTRPG: How would you do it? (13 replies)
Lockpicking Skill: Useless? (59 replies)
How to Roleplay (83 replies)
Looking for a system (6 replies)
Swords as Primary Weapons and the Roman Legion (25 replies)
Journal Campaign Journal: Ragesian Incursion (45 replies)
Gender fluid elves (67 replies)
Sword beats Spell: Non-magic Anti-magic (47 replies)
D&D Alignment, a history (1 replies)
Policy & Institution-Driven Gameplay (3 replies)
Monsters of Puzzles (15 replies)
DM Help Maritime Salvage Question (23 replies)
PbP games - pre-emotive spoilers or no? (6 replies)
Lay Lines (18 replies)
Industrial gemstone/diamond for spell materials (30 replies)
Mix of main and side plots in an ongoing campaign (7 replies)
"Battle Royale" Campaign (10 replies)
Outsiders and Technology (57 replies)
Roleplaying Ever on the watch for danger. (13 replies)
Obscure published D&D gods fora human pantheon (14 replies)
Ideas on running a "reverse" D&D game (8 replies)
Building a better gaming and magic system. (4 replies)
What is the Best alternate for Goliath (5 replies)
Role-Playing Philosophy (Mine & Others) (11 replies)
Fantasy *Non-magical* Architecture (9 replies)
Interesting low-level monsters to encounter? (31 replies)
Player Help Making a 3e L5R character (4 replies)
DM Help PCs dislike of planned campaign (18 replies)
DM Help Birthday Boons: GMs, what do you do? (4 replies)
Does Charisma even make sense? (66 replies)
Annoying Fantasy Clichés II: We're gonna need more Trope (194 replies)
Finding the Right RPG for me (28 replies)
Is a mace a more versatile, reliable sidearm than a sword? (129 replies)
DM Help Magical Architecture (38 replies)
Where do little beholders come from? (36 replies)
d&d 5e character sheet example (3 replies)
"Power gamer" hate? (483 replies)
Need help with a One-Shot I'm trying to write (D&D 5E) (3 replies)
One shot adventure ideas? (12 replies)
Would these mechanics make any sense? (13 replies)
Things, peasants would know in current Faerun time? (12 replies)
I need some Gnome puns (34 replies)
Dice Pools: how many is too many (8 replies)
Rogue/barbarian (13 replies)
Adapt a setting to 5e or use an existing attempt for d20/3.5e? (4 replies)
How to Cast A Spell I am New TO D&D (8 replies)
How to run combat as a DM that is not TPK nor devoid of danger? (92 replies)
Advice on running or playing in a Masks game (4 replies)
DM Help Chores for kids in a temple in a small D&D town? (12 replies)
DM Help Super-casual events in a generic D&D village (22 replies)
DM Help Educational RPG (9 replies)
Creating a skills system from the ground up (22 replies)
Giants and Elemental Planes? (6 replies)
DM Help Apocalypse Campaign - Horsemen and Sins Mini's??? (4 replies)
PbP music and sound effects (3 replies)
What is Spell In D&D 5th edition (3 replies)
Who is the Anti-Balance group? (32 replies)
How much Cost Required to Play D&D game (16 replies)
Roleplaying Momentum is Everything: A Guide to PbP Gaming (26 replies)
Persuasion vs Bluff: why not both? (27 replies)
Is there an in-depth D&D or Pathfinder book that covers the Fey in depth (11 replies)
How do You as Player Like to be Challenged? (57 replies)
DM Help Neverending dungeon campaign setting (14 replies)
How Common Should Superheroes be in a Superhero RPG? (18 replies)
Creating Non-Necromancy Lich-likes (41 replies)
DM Help Map Scaling (4 replies)
What would a Human-free, Elf dominated world look like (10 replies)
Gamer Humor paranoia!! red ed!!! don't comemit treason!!! (4 replies)
Gamer Tales "You tricked the Wizard!" (12 replies)
Maps for sandbox games (17 replies)
Player Help Been Invited to Play but... (30 replies)
A lack of reward is not punishment (313 replies)
Player Help Need help playing my alignment (19 replies)
D&D gods, don't want them to be too active or too inactive, how to find the balance? (19 replies)
Feedback with players: when are you being too invested as a DM? (13 replies)
DM Help Would such boss fight work? (18 replies)
Hints of Other Magics [Eberron] (4 replies)
Settlement Sizes (10 replies)
How to roleplay a limited omniscient character? (2 replies)
Most Popluar / Successful RPGs (3 replies)
The dm player relationship and some horrible things I've seen on the internet (81 replies)
DM Help Better Aesthetic Representations of Cosmic Beings? (4 replies)
Anyone every print out battle maps on vinyl, PVC or banner material? (8 replies)
What do you think is the role of the ruleset in a TTRPG? (134 replies)
One Page Dungeon Contest (3 replies)
A game of mecha and tanks (33 replies)
Ideas for Alchemyst RPG (6 replies)
DM Help Mounts for kobold and goblin cavalries? (15 replies)
If you guys could live in any of the D&D planes which plane would you rather live? (51 replies)
Where to get mini (12mm) D20 nowadays? (2 replies)
Roleplaying Help With Sayings/Quotes (1 replies)
Superhero rp (35 replies)
Roleplaying Alignment, what you think matters more: Intention or Consequences? (22 replies)
Only The Best Can Try (63 replies)
So what is a sandbox game anyway? (245 replies)
DM Help Demon Lands - Suggestions? (8 replies)
the rules-book (3 replies)
Let's... Lets talk watching D&D streams: What level is most interesting for viewers to watch? (2 replies)
what are elf kids like? (55 replies)
DM Help A talking lute? Surely you must be mad, old man (5 replies)
DM Help Sartorial Question (6 replies)
DM Help Cool New Ideas for Dragon Breath (37 replies)
Quick Question about Buffs (2 replies)
Character help! (1 replies)
Lone Wolf Characters (24 replies)
What should go in a "common knowledge" section of a setting guide? (67 replies)
DM Help How to handle limited character pool (18 replies)
Player Help I need a fancy dice roller (4 replies)
In search of an old dungeon/dms/friends (0 replies)
DM Help Fluffing wizard experiments (9 replies)
DM Help Renaissance-tech, low-magic, non-high-fantasy Campaign Setting? (20 replies)
Player Help Monster ID question: Skull-faced Air/Cold Elemental (0 replies)
Binary Dice; d2, d4, d8 and d16 from coins (31 replies)
DM Help Making a scenario dreamlike? (10 replies)
Help with ideas for signs of the zodiac themed mutations for a horror game. (9 replies)
Plot Swallowing... (15 replies)
Help Me Remember What RPG This Is (9 replies)
"Iron Rations" (143 replies)
Fictional Name for a Molotov (48 replies)
DM Help Can You Run A Game Without "Alignments" (60 replies)
DM Help Praying for a Paradox (3 replies)
Boat Layouts (15 replies)
How to fix lightning breath? (91 replies)
How does magic work in your setting? (153 replies)
Character Idol- How To Find the BEST Characters. (9 replies)
Lycantropes (15 replies)
DM Help Geographical names (22 replies)
Should Character Creation be at the back of the book (106 replies)
The Months (14 replies)
Male and female archetypes in gods and goddesses. How do you do it effectively? (75 replies)
It's a Group Effort: Resolving Mass Rolls (30 replies)
Let's... Let's Read: Midgard World Book (14 replies)
Some questions about Call of Cthulhu 7e's dice system (6 replies)
DM Help Puzzle for Paranoid Settlement (7 replies)
Alternatives to the Collapsed Empire? (39 replies)
What do locals in a D&D setting (any edition) call PC class holders? (35 replies)
Surprise Urban Shadows NPCs (0 replies)
DM Help Devil society, adventures in hell, etc. (21 replies)
Index [Post Apo] Hilarious pit fighter nick name (18 replies)
DM Help Charm Person against BBEG (11 replies)
Index Invective Index: A Museum for Edition War Memorabilia (4 replies)
Advice: a good system for Urban Fantasy / Pulp Adventure (12 replies)
Is There A Rule Against Making Monster Races PCs (16 replies)
Game Jumpers (12 replies)
Need advice: Goblin life cycle (89 replies)
Playing in the sandbox (2 replies)
Do You Enjoy Vague Rules Which Are Open To Interpretation? (476 replies)
Roleplaying How to convince a high noble to give more then he needs to (9 replies)
What Does Open Game License Mean (7 replies)
DM Help Is there a list of random backgrounds for summoned creatures (1 replies)
Roleplaying Types of Martial Syle Characters (22 replies)
Player Help Backstory help - Aasimar origins (1 replies)
Nasuverse RPG? (4 replies)
Reality Travel - Who's Best, Who Fails? (76 replies)
Is there a name for a ghost master? (39 replies)
System with the best put of combat mechanics? (9 replies)
Help me hide a Fortress (17 replies)
Fun Set Pieces for a Space Opera Game (11 replies)
Tailoring/Planning vs Minimalism (21 replies)
Who owns a 3d printer for makong mini's or whatever? (12 replies)
Rules Cyclopedia is back in print. How did you run/play it? (4 replies)
DM Help Brainstorming Course Names for an Adventuring School (19 replies)
What is the term or concept for giving something a name that sounds like what it is? (4 replies)
Filipino Folklore in Pathfinder: Can A GM Add New Monsters (13 replies)
Looking for testers for setting/sandbox piece generator program (2 replies)
DM Help Tips for Effectively Representing a Drill Sergeant? (6 replies)
In a setting where sacrifice to the gods is common, what might NG deities accept? (61 replies)
DM Help Alternative names for the Ferryman (18 replies)
Can a GM/DM break rules and setting lore? (54 replies)
DM Help Sigil - Fiendish Tavern (0 replies)
A few scenario that I wants to share (21 replies)
OPINION: Every party needs a healer (81 replies)
DM Help How do you introduce an unfamiliar setting to your players? (13 replies)
Teach me about your favorite skill system (41 replies)
Roleplaying Semi-realistic post-apocalyptic body-building (14 replies)
SheetScribe Alpha Program (0 replies)
RPG Lessons learned from recent media: Subnautica and Stranger Things (13 replies)
DM Help Invasion of the Nine Hells (1 replies)
DM Help Attn Grognards: Western Oerick Lore Needed for Oerth, Thalos, Strongbow (0 replies)
Opinions on Iron Heroes RPG? (15 replies)
Campaign plot thoughts and ideas (3 replies)
DM Help Keeping a detail fresh without revealing how important it is (6 replies)
DM Help Mixing The Great Old One Patron and Sanity Score (2 replies)
Recurring Villains: Static power vs dynamic power. (3 replies)
Things you look for in RP partners' characters (32 replies)
Sea Hag Motivation - No idea. (10 replies)
DM Help good image holding site for rpgs (2 replies)
I need help designing a Narrative-Focused System (11 replies)
Any opinions/ reviews about Frog God games material? (6 replies)
DM Help 3.5 or 5e for a group of new players? (46 replies)
Conjurer build (2 replies)
What would happen if you cast stone to flesh on a golem or stone elemental? (21 replies)
Rpg class axe users (27 replies)
Guild Code of Conduct (4 replies)
Help Playing in a Party With Mostly Chaotics (28 replies)
Roleplaying Hello and Welcome Back to USOR Games! (1 replies)
What might nomadic halfling funerary practices be like? (13 replies)
Toy/Game/Play vs Mechanics/Design/Aesthetics (13 replies)
[Historical] How might a small army survive a journey from Afghanistan to Turkey? (2 replies)
DM Help Boat options for river travel (16 replies)
Eberron - Thrane plot hooks? (12 replies)
Need help with my setting. (0 replies)
Roleplaying Quick Question about a Monster for Every Season (2 replies)
Game Theory Musings: Levels of Railroading (183 replies)
Roleplaying New account (1 replies)
Anyone know where I can find the Rules for Imperial Planetary Governer Quest? (0 replies)
So I've been playing a lot of FF XV lately... (0 replies)
Index Buy 10 Pieces Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G960UZKAXAA 64GB $4,690 (0 replies)
Commander Orders (3 replies)
Any pantheon experts around? Chasing advice (5 replies)
Help with my campaign idea (21 replies)
What should be learn in some druid camp. (14 replies)
The fictional universe is converted into Starfinder (1 replies)
Leonardo’s Incomparable Nightmare Engine (A Chuubo's [...] campaign log) (4 replies)
Favorite small races? (46 replies)
What roleplaying theories have helped you be a better GM/Player/Designer? (51 replies)
Worlds inspired by paintings (12 replies)
How would society look like without guns? (119 replies)
Emulating Warcraft's Chaos damage (9 replies)
Journal Who Inquisits the Inquisition? We do! (A Star Wars story) (7 replies)
Best Party Meet Ups (30 replies)
Looking For a Stempunk Based System (14 replies)
Nerull, the god of death, and his worshippers (1 replies)
Gamer Tales The Dumb Necromancer (0 replies)
Let's... make some one minute NPCs (23 replies)