By Wes Cantrell In my last article, A Modest Guide to Backstory, I talked about creating backstories from the player perspective. This time I want to focus on more of the Game Master aspects of incorporating character backstories into games.. Often times with premade dungeons or even ones built by…
D&D 5th Edition
Guest Author Wes Cantrell Art of Rakdos Talent Agent Max, and a Guildless Elven Bard Marla by Jeanna Lundgren A big part of Tabletop Roleplaying is creating a hero, or murder-hobo as most characters descend into, and creating a story. Most of the time the story and legend of your…
Hey there, everyone. Sorry we have been radio silent of late, though if you haven’t heard, we have had two new additions to the Forgot My Dice family! Yes, a lot of our time is being eaten up with newborn twins, but we’re still here, making content when we can….
Indiana Jones, James T. Kirk, Lara Croft, Doc Savage, The Doctor (who?). These names are familiar to most people who play D&D and embody the combination of curiosity and knowledge with bold tactics and a reliance on luck. This type of daring but intellectual hero can be represented in many…
This week we bring you a new character race from the Sword and Planet classic “A Princess of Mars.” The Green Martians! “In one respect at least the Martians are a happy people, they have no lawyers.” – Edgar Rice Burroughs – A Princess of Mars Green People From Another…
The barbarian class is often portrayed as a loner and an outsider, but people from the wild places often have deep bonds with their tribe, the wilderness they call home, and with the creatures they share the land with. Some tribes live their entire life in the saddle of a…
Out in the wild areas of the world, the spirits seem to command much greater power and respect. Most of the time, these spirits only communicate with Shamans or members of the Barbarian class. But interacting with spirits of nature sometimes leaves a lingering mark upon a person — something…
The background system for Dungeons and Dragons is one of the most inspired additions to the rules set. Players have a lot of wonderful options that can inspire some great role-playing. For this month, since the Outlander was the only background that was completely nature-focused, we decided to add some…
It’s the last week of Scooby-doo month, we’ve covered the rest of the gang, and now it’s time for a little something inspired by everyone’s favorite ascot-sporting leader. In several iterations of the show, Fred is obsessed with traps, and traps have always been a huge part of the fun…
Today we present two unique backgrounds based on the Scooby gang. First is the Coward, based on Shaggy and Scooby’s constant fright yet dogged willingness to continue adventuring. Second is the Ghost Hunter, inspired by the rest of the gang, particularly Velma, and also a bit by characters like the…