2011 October | intwischa.com

cwhite : 31 Oct 11
From the Archives – Gamer Cheat Sheet: Locks, and How to Open Them
Todays edition of Gamer Cheat Sheets deals with a non-conflict oriented staple of RPGs: locks and how to unlock them.... [more]
Game Ready Content Cheat Sheet From the Archive Game Ready Content Tech
cwhite : 28 Oct 11
Fiction Friday: A Daughter of the Moon, part 8
Fiction Friday is a new series on Intwischa featuring exclusive short fiction, published serially. Our first story, A Daughter of... [more]
Fiction Fridays Fantasy Fiction Short Story
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BryanMD : 27 Oct 11
Centering My Geek: One Player’s Definition of Balance
While I leveled some fairly harsh criticism at online forums earlier this week, some of the endless bickering did provide... [more]
Commentary Balance Character Creation Commentary Player
Chase : 26 Oct 11
Culture, Etiquette, and You
RPGs involve people. Sure, some might be about anthropomorphized animals or the like, but they’re still essentially people for all... [more]
Advice Culture and History Etiquette Faux Pas gming

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BryanMD : 25 Oct 11
Today’s Gentle Reminder: CTFD.com
What is it about RPG forums that brings out the ‘crazy’ in an otherwise responsible role-playing enthusiast? What possible emotional... [more]
Commentary Commentary Emotion Outside the Game Player
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BryanMD : 24 Oct 11
The Explorer’s Metropolitan Mayhem Machine
For centuries, like-minded citizens have huddled together against the threats and mysteries of the untamed wilderness around them. (Check out... [more]
Game Ready Content Game Ready Content Generators Ideas Urban Adventure
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cwhite : 21 Oct 11
Fiction Friday: A Daughter of the Moon, part 7
Fiction Friday is a new series on Intwischa featuring exclusive short fiction, published serially. Our first story, A Daughter of... [more]
Fiction Fridays Fantasy Fiction Short Story

Cool Links Are Stranger Than Fiction!
BryanMD 20 Oct 11 My greatest fear: being stranded in the dark and bottomless ocean, where the endless and freakish array of God’s sick... [more]
HOW TO MAKE GOOD BAD GUYS (PART 2)
Brad 19 Oct 11 Part the second: A snidely moustache does not a villain make As discussed in Part 1 of this post, I... [more]
A Literal Interpretation
1 Chase 18 Oct 11 Here’s a fun one from Vanir over at Critical Hits. What do you do when a player makes outrageous (and... [more]
The Explorer’s Environmental Encounter Engine
2 BryanMD 17 Oct 11 With all of the published options available to a gaming group in the way of challenges, enemies, and storylines, it’s... [more]
Fiction Friday: A Daughter of the Moon, part 6
1 cwhite 14 Oct 11 Fiction Friday is a new series on Intwischa featuring exclusive short fiction, published serially. Our first story, A Daughter of... [more]
When Battlemats Attack!
5 Chase 13 Oct 11 In one of my first posts here, I wrote about the unbridgeable gap between how the GM pictures the game... [more]
Antagonism 101: Evil Plotting Made Easy
2 BryanMD 12 Oct 11 What is it with Intwischa staffers and evil this month? Is it the lure of the forbidden? The dark promise... [more]
Celebration Time: D4 Fantasy Festivals
BryanMD 11 Oct 11 Fall is my favorite season, if for no other reason than the myriad of local festivals that provide unending eatery... [more]
Tools of the Trade – Offline Communication
Chase 10 Oct 11 As any amateur handyman (or handywoman) knows, everything is easier when you have the right tool for the job. Luckily... [more]
Fiction Friday: A Daughter of the Moon, part 5
cwhite 7 Oct 11 Fiction Friday is a new series on Intwischa featuring exclusive short fiction, published serially. Our first story, A Daughter of... [more]
Link Storm: Story Ideas
Chase 6 Oct 11 While trying to come up with a good plot for our games, we GMs sometimes just draw a blank. I’ve... [more]
Running Scary: Tips for a Halloween Dread Game
Chase 5 Oct 11 I’ve had a strange string of Dread sightings recently. Bryan was interested in the game, and I ran a very... [more]