Creating Awesome Player Characters for Tabletop RPGs
There is more to creating awesome player characters than you might think. Creating a new character for a new tabletop RPG game from scratch can be difficult. This can be especially difficult if you are entering into a game world that you do not know a lot about. Couple the unknown setting with the nearly […]
July 4th Firework Mayhem Encounter
In the spirit of the July 4th weekend I decided to create a wacky encounter for my players. I like to create encounters around holidays or other occasions that may be going on. It is a lot of fun to create these themed encounter and adventures. Player love them as well as they are topical […]
How to Convert Any Character to the Atomic RPG System
The best thing about the Atomic RPG System is the ability to play any character, any genre. If you’re already playing another game, you might need some pointers on how to convert any character. Once you have done it once, it should make sense and you’ll be able to convert more characters easily. The Atomic […]
Glenn of The Walking Dead Is Not Dead
Fans of The Walking Dead have been wondering for weeks now about what’s happened to Glenn. We last saw him surrounded by walkers and do not know his fate for sure, but I think there’s no way he’s dead. He is a survivor. Plus after binge watching old episodes of The Walking Dead again, I […]
Things Mr Welch Cannot Say During an RPG
So I was bouncing around the internet and stumbled onto this list. It is absolutely fantastic! It is a list of what a player can no longer say during a game. I am reposting it here to help save it for posterity. This is done with permission as noted in the comments. This is another […]
Famous Last Words in Roleplaying Games
What are your favorite famous last words in roleplaying games? I know you have them, what are they? So many times we say just the right (or wrong) thing and the GM busts out some crazy story, monster, or twist that has us players eating our words. These phrases are usually uttered before some awesome […]
10 Commandments of RPG Gaming
The 10 Commandments of RPG gaming are things that successful players and groups should follow. Using this simple set of 10 commandments for RPG gaming you are sure to have a better time playing. These are in no particular order, but all 10 Commandments share equal weight in creating a successful game. So here they […]
RPG Player Bill of Rights
An RPG Player Bill of Rights is a great way to lay the foundation of how all players are treated. This applies to people outside of the game sessions as well as those players that are in the game session. There are some RPG Player Bill of Rights that are more self-evident than others but all […]
Supernatural’s Sam and Dean Winchester in the Atomic RPG System
The TV show Supernatural was recently a main focus of MALCon (Myths and Legends Convention) in Denver. So for MALCon I found the perfect opportunity to create my versions of some of the main characters of the popular CW show, Supernatural. Supernaturals Good Guys aka PCs For this I am considering them to be of […]
Play RPGs to Explore Reality, Not to Escape It
Explore Reality Don’t Escape It Explore reality in your RPG instead of using it as a way to escape reality. Players will find they will get far more from the games they are playing. Plus they will become better people right along with becoming better players. RPGs, or role playing games, are games that groups […]
Iron Man Character Created in the Atomic RPG System
With all of the crazy superhero hype that is going on I decided to build Iron Man in the Atomic RPG System. This is to show an example of what can be done in the Atomic RPG System. Now this isn’t “the official Iron Man”. It is just one of any number of infinite examples anyone […]