Evil Machinations

No scenario survives contact with the PCs … No system survives contact with the GM

Evil Does Not Equal Stupid: 8 Tips for Playing Evil Characters

Jade | February 26, 2010

Whether as a PCs or an NPCs, evil characters tend to get the short end of the stick. All too often, they’re portrayed as short-sighted, reactionary, shallow, and … well, stupid. Frequently, all evil characters look and act the same, like they are clones of one another. Which is a real shame; after all, what’s [...]

Beyond ‘Fred’: Italian Names for Characters

Jade | February 12, 2010

Tired of games where all the characters are named Ariel or Thorin? What a character name that sounds distinctive but not too far out? What about using a real-world name? Perhaps something historical or from another culture. In earlier editions of Beyond Fred, I covered Roman and Russian names. But what if you want something [...]

X Marks the Spot: 11 Map Making Tutorials

Jade | February 2, 2010

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You’ve spend weeks, months…maybe even years creating your world. You’ve detailed new races, have exciting new character classes, have worked out your worlds ecology, history, monetary system etc. Now it’s time to present it to the players. But wait! There’s something else you need before you can begin using your world. That’s right: [...]

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