Tag: Fantasy Age RPG

  • The Rise to Power: Create a Dragon Age Inspired RPG Campaign in Three Acts

    The Rise to Power: Create a Dragon Age Inspired RPG Campaign in Three Acts

    One of my favorite computer games, or stories really, is BioWare’s Dragon Age II. This may not come as a surprise to readers of this blog, the series means a lot to me, but Dragon Age II may be an odd choice.

  • The Forgotten Sanctum

    The Forgotten Sanctum

    The Forgotten Sanctum was once part of a larger underground complex of a powerful cult or mage guild, which now only exists in fading memory and vague text fragments. The complex is buried and forgotten, and only parts like the sanctum are now accessible through new secret tunnels from the city above.

  • Has Dragon Age Changed You?

    Has Dragon Age Changed You?

    The fourth of December 2019 is the second unofficial Dragon Age Day thanks to some dedicated folks to whom I will forever be grateful. Last year’s celebration asked what Dragon Age Means to me. This year it is a slightly different topic – how has Dragon Age changed you?

  • Dark Heroic Fantasy World Building

    Dark Heroic Fantasy World Building

    Realizing what kind of stories you want to tell is crucial to do it well. I got a sense of what I wanted early but only now taken the time to actually define it, so this is a work in progress. What exactly is a dark heroic fantasy story?

  • The Devil’s Assassin

    The Devil’s Assassin

    The Devil’s Assassins is a fantasy scenario of deception, betrayal, and action in five short scenes for an adventure or a story, using the format in a previous post regarding creating fantasy roleplaying game adventures.

  • GM Tips for Support Characters in Fantasy RPGs

    GM Tips for Support Characters in Fantasy RPGs

    The interaction between the player characters and the support characters is one of the pillars of roleplaying games, so a varied cast of support characters is vital. Here are some GM tips on how to create support characters.