Roleplaying Games [Archive] - Page 17 - Giant in the Playground Forums

DM Help Trying out Savage Worlds for the first time tomorrow. What do I need to know? (9 replies)
Changing the "Caster beats Mundane" paradigm (1482 replies)
Hit Point/Damage System (14 replies)
First Campaign, I'm Indecisive (15 replies)
How to add drama/suspense without resorting to combat (D&D) (15 replies)
Tiefling voice (27 replies)
Treasure hunting plot hooks (6 replies)
Gamer Humor Describe characters or party compositions in dumb ways (7 replies)
Plotline ideas - Plot line seeking gpa's Holy Avenger - and gpa is a Death Knight (0 replies)
Ideal Quests for Level One Adventurers (63 replies)
Favorite setting geography (3 replies)
Are there RPGs where some of the character creation is partly done during play? (55 replies)
Journal: My creating an RPG (1 replies)
DM Help Running games in the Forgotten Realms... (7 replies)
Creating an LoL/DotA/WoW-inspired arena battle (2 replies)
Conjuration and the act of (15 replies)
Replacing PCs in a Believable Manner (14 replies)
Never quite undestood why people wont play human (243 replies)
need information but can't find it. (9 replies)
DM Help Online tools? (4 replies)
Flumph reference in Tales of Equerstria (5 replies)
Friction Tricks for a superhero character (8 replies)
Book Search: Undead Encyclopedia (2 replies)
Help! I need a cyberpunk RPG that works. (51 replies)
Archetypes in RPGs (63 replies)
Negotiations when you have nothing to offer (14 replies)
Quick Latin Question(s) (4 replies)
Teleportation in Tails of Equestria (2 replies)
1st session start ideas, end of a battle? (20 replies)
Funniest/most creative kills you have ever pulled off (13 replies)
Player Help Darkangst Edgemourn the PC (61 replies)
Ability Ideas for my Tabletop RPG (22 replies)
[Dmhelp] how to sell a pact to your players? (20 replies)
How to tell if Evil? (109 replies)
Health Systems in RPGS (32 replies)
Book with a semidivine being inside (need a help by Roleplaying DMs and players) (6 replies)
Big Game Hunter: what creatures does he want to hunt and kill? (33 replies)
Games in Other Planes (12 replies)
Looking for a good Sci-Fi tabletop RPG. Recommendations? (26 replies)
How to Win At D&D Forever (10 replies)
Devil Tricks (10 replies)
Fantasy Naming (46 replies)
What is Player Agency? (547 replies)
Adventure Path (3 replies)
DM Help Savage Worlds vs. CJ Carella's Witchcraft vs. D20 (3 replies)
DM Help Utility magic for Savage Worlds? (1 replies)
Roleplaying flaws (bravado and bestial instinct) (2 replies)
Area-of-Effect Templates: Experiences and Advice? (6 replies)
Do druid roleplayers exist, or it will just mean always one style of roleplaying? (105 replies)
The Grand Finale (5 replies)
Simpler Backstory? (7 replies)
How am I supposed to roleplay a really low Dexterity (5)? (9 replies)
Player Help Right Homebrew Class (3 replies)
Roleplaying Elite Dangerous RPG (0 replies)
Player Help should i be executed (13 replies)
You are a Demon (12 replies)
Vicious Mockery Podcast (0 replies)
What do Magic Missiles look like? (87 replies)
Gamer Humor Let's be generous and call them "creative" rules interpretations. (11 replies)
Editable Mekton Character Sheet? (2 replies)
How to post a great Campaign Journal? (3 replies)
How can I make this scenario better? (2 replies)
How many pepole in a mine (12 replies)
Knife Theory (27 replies)
Player Help Seeking Miniature Suggestions (3 replies)
What's your initial handout? (14 replies)
Please help me make a character (12 replies)
What would the rich & elite cultists want? (52 replies)
Tabletop Games like Dragons Dogma (1 replies)
Gamer Tales Favorite Dungeons (0 replies)
Roleplaying Allignments, thought and choices? (68 replies)
Movie themed campaigns (13 replies)
Read the entire Book of Vile Darkness, would like emotional balance (7 replies)
How many solars are there? (19 replies)
Is Tailor Made Better? (161 replies)
Demonic Preteen? (8 replies)
What Kind of Puzzles & Traps Would a Bardic Lich Villain Design? (29 replies)
DM Help When is a trap too obvious? (60 replies)
Arena Arc! (4 replies)
Dedicated sub-forum? (9 replies)
Can a sorcerer wear armor Or is it a battlemage (5 replies)
Fantasy RPGs with "puzzle boss" style combat? (12 replies)
DM Help Help me with the logistics of living an immortal life! (58 replies)
101 Villains (1 replies)
Everything Drow (126 replies)
Roleplaying Using your own name for your Character. (24 replies)
Rogue versus rouge. (28 replies)
Gamer Tales Vknight the DiploRaptor (0 replies)
Low Magic Tolkien System (6 replies)
Goblins and Barghests - What's the Connection? (11 replies)
Alignment and change. (9 replies)
Who Was Your Nicest Player Character That You Ever Play In A RPG Game? (12 replies)
Character Sexuality? (89 replies)
Campaign Disclaimers (5 replies)
How did D&D inspire Star Wars? (15 replies)
Adamantine Meteor Showers-Dark Sun Themed Campaign Log (36 replies)
Player Help Do you ever regret old character backstories? (41 replies)
Viking campaign pitch - feedback and advice needed (11 replies)
Most notable sources of setting/mechanics dissonance? (70 replies)
Playground,does this universe sound interesting? (12 replies)
Any good mecha (i.e Gundam) systems? (34 replies)
Legend of Dragoon, Dragon Soul-Gems (2 replies)
Dark Eye Primer (25 replies)
Roleplaying why do people dislike tiers in dnd? (443 replies)
Creative combat magic items for wizard (19 replies)
Telling the players *everything* (134 replies)
Roleplaying Roleplaying a Criminal? (5 replies)
How to make lust scary and terrible or at least unapealing? (94 replies)
Scifi TTRPG systems (22 replies)
Hackmaster stories? (7 replies)
Gamer Humor Fantasy Puns, Jokes and Humorous Quests needed! (64 replies)
DM Help Garbled Screen Text Generator (7 replies)
Death gods, psychopomps and afterlives: Examples and discussion (35 replies)
DM Help Needs Help with Ship Layouts (16 replies)
What would Halfling fight club look like? (39 replies)
Should the GM Have to Prompt Players? (37 replies)
Gamer Tales Favorite/Most Major "Players Annihilating Your Expectations" Experiences (8 replies)
Playground, can you advise me on pulling off a surprise? (65 replies)
The Children of Demons and Demigods (8 replies)
How do you structure your adventures? (3 replies)
Player Help Rolling up a character a level below the party; is it a motivation or a punishment? (120 replies)
Roleplaying D&D Steam Game (2 replies)
Looking for inspiration: Dungeons (17 replies)
How important are dice? (47 replies)
Player Help How to be a better player (9 replies)
A monster for each of the seven deadly sins (52 replies)
DM Help How should I use this mask my players found? (Story help) (5 replies)
Gamer Drama Let me tell you about my character... (11 replies)
Smugglers and Underdark: Character Insight Help? (6 replies)
DM Help Greyhawk sages: Please help me place a tribe of Catfolk. (3 replies)
Good systems for a Halloween one-shot? (17 replies)
Finished DMing my first campaign! (5 replies)
DM Help Assorted sites to be discovered (13 replies)
Fun Obscure RPGs (98 replies)
Player Help Fun little one shot campaign. (3 replies)
Crunchy RPGs without combat? (30 replies)
DM Help Xcom RPG- Dark Heresy or Savage Worlds? (6 replies)
Evocative names for real nations (153 replies)
Fantasy Tropes/Cliches that Annoy You (1474 replies)
Do Evil Deities Have Holy Symbols or Unholy Symbols? (13 replies)
Is there a definitive RPG genre list anywhere? (11 replies)
Roleplaying Curiosity: How many player characters have dead family? (104 replies)
Do You Wanna Kill a Planet? (89 replies)
Stats (6 replies)
Need a detailed city (10 replies)
Mundane Magic Ideas (13 replies)
Journal Defenders of Aura 2 - A Battle Century G Sequel (15 replies)
DM Help Experienced Player (3 replies)
The Issue with Pre-written Material (28 replies)
Favourite gods/deities?? (33 replies)
Roleplaying Tell us about your Dice Rituals & Superstitions! (43 replies)
Gamer Drama My friend doesn't like my character being good (43 replies)
Not sure where I saw adventure involving Ents moving a forest (2 replies)
Poll: Is a ranged gish a thing? (15 replies)
When do you like to start introducing major narrative arcs? (3 replies)
DM Help How to herd PC's, Viking kids vs. Morlocks (10 replies)
Why bards are the best class. (17 replies)
Plot Railroading: How much? (946 replies)
How does seduction/flirtation work? (42 replies)
Vanican Spell Casting: Celery Magic (32 replies)
DM Help Making Elf - Society need some helps please (3 replies)
DM Help Gaming for a 7yr old (25 replies)
DM Help Is this Ogre Quantum or Classical? (18 replies)
How much of a power spike is acceptable? (43 replies)
DM Help Looking for inspiration: living under enemy occupation (7 replies)
Can someone help me out with dice odds? (6 replies)
What difference do you think there is between... (10 replies)
How do you feel about gaining HP with level? (118 replies)
How do you like your peasant magic? (156 replies)
anti monster weapons (31 replies)
DM Help Looking for an idea on a portal location. (0 replies)
Giant Shepherds (23 replies)
Help with Latin needed. (17 replies)
Why Magic Item Shops? (32 replies)
DM Help I feel like I suck as a gm.... (30 replies)
What is your preferred session length? (43 replies)
In-character vs out-of-character progression (43 replies)
DM Help Advice/Ideas needed for continuing the plot (5 replies)
Supers games - stories to adapt (20 replies)
Scion help? (4 replies)
Pathfinder to D&D 3.5 or D&D 5e? (15 replies)
DM Help Campaign Planning Block: Starfinder Space Race (2 replies)
DM Help Primeval Guardian Ranger and Large Size (2 replies)
Roleplaying Creepiest Nursery Rhymes -DnD Appropriate (6 replies)
Roleplaying Paladin Motto: Good Does Not Mean Nice ...in Latin? (6 replies)
Motive, Method, and Mores - yet another alignment system (4 replies)
DM Help Places you want to adventure - because we needed another art thread. (8 replies)
Player Help Build Help Eldritch Archer/Siege Gunner/(possibly Spellslinger) (2 replies)
Player Help Hellknight PC in the Council of Thieves AP? (No Spoilers) (1 replies)
Railroading And Expectations (197 replies)
Entire party of wizards, would it work? (1 replies)
Non-Euclidean maps (38 replies)
One shot dnd idea, maybe throw a puzzle in! (1 replies)
Cosmic Alignments (not the planetary kind) (9 replies)
DM Help Hello guys, I am looking for some tokens for roll20 (4 replies)
Roleplaying Play by committee and when it's ok (31 replies)
high level world or low level world: pros and cons (60 replies)
Planar travel putting gray morality characters in black and white settings (17 replies)
Need ideas on two things: Druid Conference and Caves (3 replies)
DM Help Vampire: Storytelling Advice (4 replies)
What is your Experience Point System? (34 replies)
Advice for a (Newish) Cleric (7 replies)
Human 2.0- Tabletop Roleplaying in a Biopunk Dystopia (0 replies)
How to tell the DM to stop? (8 replies)
Which edition had the most powerful wizard? (69 replies)
Campaign Ideas You Have Had (151 replies)
Any 'good' undead-portfolio gods in DND? (16 replies)
DM Help Slaads are NOT chaotic enough, in my opinion. (30 replies)
Should Monsters be Frightened of Humanity? (35 replies)
Features versus character role (25 replies)
New Atlantica Online Private Server 'Atolfan' - The most update version (0 replies)
Roleplaying Tips for Roleplaying Games Set in Established Universes (12 replies)
System Theme Songs (11 replies)
Roleplaying Looking to play 3.5 or any edtion. (1 replies)
Can someone please explain Open Game Content to me? (6 replies)
DM Help City distractions (34 replies)
"Open" Legend (12 replies)
good host for d&d podcast (1 replies)
DM Help What Skills should DMs roll for players? (100 replies)
DM Help Looking for horror inspiration! Please share your creepiest adventures! (12 replies)
What system, and how to use it, for a Ready Player One style game? (3 replies)
DM Help What are the Do's and Don'ts of DMing a wizard-focused campaign? (14 replies)
My new absurd character (who may or may not die in his first session) (12 replies)
Illusory perception at speeds faster than light (possibly killing catgirls) (6 replies)
Semantics? (10 replies)
(Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay) How obvious is magic (5 replies)
System suggestion for a Stardew/Harvest moon tabletop rpg? (3 replies)
If I knew the thread title I wouldn't have posted (24 replies)
(nWoD/CoD) Half Templates (8 replies)
Good Social Interaction Systems? (71 replies)
DM Help New to mapmaking using Tiled, any advice? (0 replies)
Writing a crash writers block need help n ideas (9 replies)
Big City Sewer maps, and how make and handle them? (14 replies)
Anyone played West Marches style? (7 replies)
Using randomly generate monsters (6 replies)
Character/ Npc / environment sketches I made for my current campaign <(@_@<) (5 replies)
Roleplaying USOR Games - Developer’s Blog #4 – August 21, 2017 (0 replies)
making a product (6 replies)
Your Ideal D&D Party (111 replies)
Player Help A New Adventurer... (7 replies)
Start of Session Rituals, what's yours? (17 replies)
Player Help Worse Treatment as GM's SO? (21 replies)
Gamer Tales Originality is a Myth! Or how I accidentally made Thorizdun... (14 replies)
DM Help How to have my PCs uncover a mole in the city guard (2 replies)
Using Hags as NPCs. How to handle them, and the different kinds? (8 replies)
Roleplaying Obnoxious "Captured" Scenario (103 replies)
Good system for 'fuzzy-woodland-creatures-with-magic'? (13 replies)
Looking for fantasy character concepts you can't do in d&d (31 replies)
The soundtracks of your games? (0 replies)
Journal The Illuminoodles (3 replies)