{"id":1441,"date":"2011-12-31T16:39:08","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T21:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2011-12-31T16:39:08","modified_gmt":"2011-12-31T21:39:08","slug":"top-11-for-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rpggm.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/31\/top-11-for-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 11 for 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can’t believe the end of the year is on us already. It’s been a good year for me and I hope for you, too.<\/p>\n

Here’s the eleven most popular posts this year:<\/p>\n

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  1. Character Questionnaire<\/a>: Just what the name says–it’s a character questionnaire to help GMs and players alike flesh out important characters. This has been the number one favorite page since Evil Machinations<\/em> began in 2009.<\/li>\n
  2. “Where are we again?” Creating Unique Fantasy Cities and Towns<\/a>: List of on-line resources that can help you create cities and towns for your game world.<\/li>\n
  3. February Blog Carnival: Worldbuilding<\/a>: Check out the comments of this post for great links to blog articles about worldbuilding. This was the introductory post for when I hosted the RPG Bloggers blog carnival in February of this year.<\/li>\n
  4. Building Better NPCs III: Character Webs<\/a>: What are character webs and how can you use them to help bring your NPCs to life. Also a perennial favorite post.<\/li>\n
  5. X Marks the Spot: 11 Map Making Tutorials<\/a>: Another list of on-line resources, this one on making great maps for your game.<\/li>\n
  6. And *Then* What Happened?: Using Adventure Seeds\/Hooks\/Starts\/Ideas<\/a>: Ever come across an adventure seed you really wanted to use, but you couldn’t figure out how to turn it into a full adventure? This post is the first in a series that can help.<\/li>\n
  7. Creating the Adventure Outline: Using Adventure Seeds\/Hooks\/Starts\/Ideas, pt. 9<\/a>: Another post in the above series, this one on how to develop you idea into game outline or flowchart to make running that adventure a little easier.<\/li>\n
  8. Handling Problem Players<\/a>: A list of web resources with great ideas on how to handle problem players.<\/li>\n
  9. Finding Events: Using Adventure Seeds\/Hooks\/Starts\/Ideas,\u00a0 pt. 8<\/a>: How to come up with the encounters and challenges that make up an adventure.<\/li>\n
  10. Campaign Worksheet<\/a>: The campaign worksheet I use when creating a new campaign.<\/li>\n
  11. Beyond ‘Fred’: Russian Names for Characters<\/a>: A list of Russian names for PCs and NPCs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There they are: the top eleven posts for 2011. Thanks to all my readers–you’re the reason I’m still here and looking forward to a great 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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