Tag Archives: dnd
One-on-One RPGs
One Game-Master. One player. Two gamers enter, both gamers leave… after having had fun playing an RPG! A one-on-one game is unconventional for some, but becomes the perfect solution for others who need flexibility, focus, and customization for their dicey diversions. It’s a chance to take center stage and tell a story between two people. How does it work and what pitfalls await a pair of performing game-players?
Soundtrack Smorgasbord
You want to add a little musical magic to your games in the form of background tunes, but you don’t know where to start? Stay a while, and listen! The Obsidian Portal Research Department (one guy who spends way too much time online) has you covered! Below are all the basics to boost your Lo-Fi games into immersive experiences, in stereo.
What’s In a Market?
Usually, a trip into town during a roleplaying session means downtime, scouring the books for the next item to buy, and maybe a quick snack-break before the next leg of the adventure. But what happens when you or one of your players wants to explore the bazaar before battling on? A little primer into such a profitable precinct is in order!
Rates of Ruin
Ruins factor prominently in tales of adventure – they are exotic locations that tell a story of fate and inevitability – they have elements of familiarity, failure, and abandonment. The mood is set by such a setting. But modern world-builders have little experience with ruination outside of the occasional un-mowed lawn, urban blight, ramshackle shed, or museum visit. The main question is: how fast does decay happen?
