Tag Archives: role-playing
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I want to be good, really I do.
1January 17, 2011 by thebasicsofthegame
Editors Note: Last month McCoy wrote an Explain Yourself article about playing an evil PC. I thought it was good …
Continue readingCategory: Feature, Uncategorized | Tags: advice, cleric, good, paladin, role-playing, story
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What You Want…and What You Want
Leave a commentJanuary 3, 2011 by Jeff
In the December Poll of the Month I asked you what you wanted to see more of on the site …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Poll of the Month | Tags: crunch, fluff, mechanics, optimization, poll, role-playing
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RP Builds: Schizo Jack of All Trades
1December 27, 2010 by Jeff
This is the first of a new series of articles that I came up with due to feedback from the …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Explain Yourself | Tags: advice, background, bard, character, character builder, crunch, cunning bard, D&D Insider, deva, deva regressor, guiding strike, inspiration, jack of all trades, malevolent mischief, mechanics, misdirected mark, optimization, player, power, race, role-playing, thunder's calling, twilight adept
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I want to be EVIL!
2December 20, 2010 by thebasicsofthegame
So you want to be evil? The notion of villainy sets your heart all flutter? Was your hero in Star …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Explain Yourself | Tags: advice, character, evil, group, party, role-playing
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Playing With Your Artifact
Leave a commentNovember 22, 2010 by Jeff
So you’ve reached the pinnacle of awesome in your game, you got yourself a kick butt artifact that has loads …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Killer Combo | Tags: advice, artifact, character, growth, orcus, role-playing, scimitar, story, timbala
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Romancing the Game
1November 15, 2010 by thebasicsofthegame
The thing about role playing is that it is essentially a storytelling medium. The game master and the players …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Explain Yourself | Tags: advice, role-playing, romance, story
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Power, Loot, and Prestige (Wolfgang Baur)
5October 7, 2010 by Jeff
By Wolfgang Baur Conan’s goal in life was to rule the jeweled throne of Aquilonia. Elric was a prince, Arthur …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, One Shot | Tags: advice, inspiration, king, kobold quarterly, one shot, power, role-playing, rule, story, wolfgang baur
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The Lone Wolf As Part of the Team
1September 27, 2010 by Jeff
4th edition D&D is all about being part of a team, more so than any other version of the game …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Tell Me About Your Character | Tags: advice, backstory, character, role-playing, story
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Solo Adventures and Learning to Play a Character
4September 13, 2010 by Sarah Darkmagic
Last month I suggested I would focus on selecting skills and feats but I actually want to take a bit …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Player's Guide | Tags: advice, beginner, build, character, character builder, inspiration, mechanics, optimization, player, players guide, red box, role-playing, story
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Feature: Personality Styles (Introverted, Self-Reliant, Aloof, Pragmatic, Learned, and Inquisitive)
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2010 by Jeff
This is the fifth and final article in this feature series. In article one I discussed the concept of Personality …
Continue readingCategory: Articles, Feature | Tags: feature, mechanics, personality styles, player, role-playing

