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Post by mao on Jul 31, 2018 10:06:30 GMT -5
.....EXCLUDING, LBB and Greyhawk supplement
Mine is The Chessboards of Possibilities by Wiz of the Coast(pre-Magic), it is an incredible dissertation on planes and planer travel, cant say enough nice things about it. Very very in-depth on the subject
So whats yours?
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Post by ripx187 on Aug 1, 2018 13:18:55 GMT -5
My favourite gaming resource is the Fantasy Name Generator. I love almost all of the creative aspects of the game, but when it comes to thinking of lots of names quickly, I'm at a loss. This website is can generate historical names based off of specific cultures, names for magic stuff, names for places. It is an amazing and helpful database that is easy to use and free. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2018 13:26:24 GMT -5
Arduin Trilogy
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Aug 1, 2018 13:29:25 GMT -5
Gary Gygax's Extraordinary Book of Names by Malcolm Bowers; like Ripper I have issue with names and naming things.
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Post by mao on Aug 1, 2018 14:31:30 GMT -5
...Thats funny, I end up not even giving names, I m terrible about that
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Post by randyb on Aug 1, 2018 17:16:45 GMT -5
AD&D 1e Dungeon Master's Guide. IMO, Gygax's magnum opus.
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Post by Mighty Darci on Aug 1, 2018 18:31:29 GMT -5
The Library.
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Post by mormonyoyoman on Aug 2, 2018 7:14:24 GMT -5
ERB and Mark Twain.
There are no coincidences so outlandish that they cannot be major plot points.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2018 7:41:23 GMT -5
ERB and Mark Twain. There are no coincidences so outlandish that they cannot be major plot points.
Basic ERB Barsoom storyline: something bad happens to Dejah Thoris or, if not her, one of the few women on Barsoom pretty enough to be in the same room with the incomparable one.
John Carter (or Vad Varo, Carthoris, etc.) journeys to a bizarre milieu to find her and almost rescues her, but something goes wrong and the situation gets worse.
Another stunningly beautiful woman falls in love with John Carter and helps him escape ...
... or a disaffected follower of John Carter's captor helps him escape because of John Carter's kindness to him ...
... or redshirts do something mind-numbingly stupid and John Carter escapes.
Adventures, with a lot of swordplay.
John Carter almost escapes but watches his friends sail away to safety as he fights off hordes of spear carriers and finally gets overwhelmed.
As above, John Carter escapes.
Unfortunately, he only runs into even greater danger in an even more bizarre milieu.
There, he learns the incomparable Dejah Thoris is also there and is to be wed to the big bad evil chieftain.
John Carter escapes (as above), rescues Dejah Thoris, returning to Helium amid much rejoicing from hoi polloi.
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Post by El Borak on Aug 2, 2018 8:34:58 GMT -5
Jules Verne and H. G. Wells and Edgar Allan Poe
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. Edgar Allan Poe
“The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?”
― Edgar Allan Poe
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. In their gray visions they obtain glimpses of eternity, and thrill, in waking, to find that they have been upon the verge of the great secret. In snatches, they learn something of the wisdom which is of good, and more of the mere knowledge which is of evil.”
― Edgar Allan Poe
“To die laughing must be the most glorious of all glorious deaths!”
― Edgar Allan Poe
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Post by ripx187 on Aug 2, 2018 13:19:39 GMT -5
...Thats funny, I end up not even giving names, I m terrible about that I have learned not to waste my time so much doing this. You can come up with an amazing name for a man-at-arms, but the players are always just going to remember, 'that sword guy', so why bother. The only time that we really use proper names is during mysteries, other than that I go for the names which the PCs decide to call them. I mean, I still have to know, but I make notes about if the players click with an NPC or not, and what they call them. Sometimes, if I'm really lucky, then I can pick the nickname for the NPC, but that is rare. |
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Post by Jakob Grimm on Aug 2, 2018 13:40:56 GMT -5
...Thats funny, I end up not even giving names, I m terrible about that I have learned not to waste my time so much doing this. You can come up with an amazing name for a man-at-arms, but the players are always just going to remember, 'that sword guy', so why bother. The only time that we really use proper names is during mysteries, other than that I go for the names which the PCs decide to call them. I mean, I still have to know, but I make notes about if the players click with an NPC or not, and what they call them. Sometimes, if I'm really lucky, then I can pick the nickname for the NPC, but that is rare. I try to give the NPCs, at least the significant ones, a personality along with a good name (i.e. pronounceable). I don't deliberately set out to give them a unique "voice", but I find that after I give them a personality, the "voice" just comes along and I automatically drop into it without even thinking about it. So my favorite resource is my improvisational talents. |
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Post by mao on Feb 8, 2019 16:48:28 GMT -5
...Thats funny, I end up not even giving names, I m terrible about that I have learned not to waste my time so much doing this. You can come up with an amazing name for a man-at-arms, but the players are always just going to remember, 'that sword guy', so why bother. The only time that we really use proper names is during mysteries, other than that I go for the names which the PCs decide to call them. I mean, I still have to know, but I make notes about if the players click with an NPC or not, and what they call them. Sometimes, if I'm really lucky, then I can pick the nickname for the NPC, but that is rare. and here I thought it was just me.  |
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Post by simrion on Feb 11, 2019 20:37:40 GMT -5
AD&D 1e Dungeon Master's Guide. IMO, Gygax's magnum opus.
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Post by onerom on Feb 12, 2019 18:28:52 GMT -5
I'm a graduate in history, so I have read many historical essays. Some books are really useful for getting inspiration. Sometimes reality is more extraordinary than fantasy. I like the archaeologic divulgative texts with maps, exhibits and drawings inside. I found these old italian book (1927), inside there is an ancient Pompei city map. A great inspiration material for an abandoned place like the city in "The Hall of the Dead" by Robert E. Howard.   |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Feb 13, 2019 15:26:33 GMT -5
People, people are unpredictable and everything someone says, leads to a string of ideas that leads to something usable.
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Post by onerom on Feb 14, 2019 11:54:10 GMT -5
People, people are unpredictable and everything someone says, leads to a string of ideas that leads to something usable. So true. And another thing comes to my mind. I do not know if it happens to you too. I happen to look at people and think about NPCs . In particular when watching tv shows, I notice movements, ways of speaking, that I try to replicate for my NPCs. |
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Post by mao on Feb 14, 2019 12:20:43 GMT -5
People, people are unpredictable and everything someone says, leads to a string of ideas that leads to something usable. So true. And another thing comes to my mind. I do not know if it happens to you too. I happen to look at people and think about NPCs . In particular when watching tv shows, I notice movements, ways of speaking, that I try to replicate for my NPCs. This is so simple but I never thought about this! Have an Exault! |
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Post by Malcadon on Feb 15, 2019 1:56:43 GMT -5
For me, its The Metamorphica. Its a rule-neutral list of mutations/super-powers, with lots of tables and procedures for creating exotic character types (aliens, mutants, superheroes, aberrant monsters, demons, etc.).
Petty Gods is also full of strange goodies for a derange pantheon.
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Post by mao on Feb 15, 2019 8:53:48 GMT -5
For me, its The Metamorphica. Its a rule-neutral list of mutations/super-powers, with lots of tables and procedures for creating exotic character types (aliens, mutants, superheroes, aberrant monsters, demons, etc.).
Petty Gods is also full of strange goodies for a derange pantheon.
Petty Gods is my #2! Have an Exault for mentioning it! |
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