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Author
Series
Publisher
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Make your next campaign truly unique with the help of this interactive guide to world building! From RPG expert James D'Amato comes a fun new guide that teaches beginner and experienced gamers alike how to build and create their own game elements for customizing existing adventures or creating new stories from scratch. The Ultimate RPG Game Master's Worldbuilding Guide includes dozens of activities for a wide range of genres from fantasy and sci-fi...
Author
Publisher
Green Ronin Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015-2016]
Language
English
Description
"The Fantasy AGE Basic Rulebook is your entry point to tabletop roleplaying. Now you can be the hero in your own sword and sorcery adventures! This is the game played on Wil Wheaton's new tabletop RPG show, Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana. The Adventure Game Engine (AGE) rules are easy to learn, and feature an innovative stunt system that keeps the action tense and exciting. This Basic Rulebook includes full 20 level advancement for all three classes,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Adams Media, An Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Whatever RPG game you play, from D&D to Call of Cthulu to licensed games like Star Wars, every detail is important. From setting the scene to choosing the right music or even adjusting the lighting to create the right atmosphere, every choice helps maximize your gaming experience. The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide provides practical advice for everything from pre-game preparations and in-game improvisation to working out a plan of attack with your...
Author
Series
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Up your game with everything you need to run your next tabletop roleplay game with expert advice, gameplay guidance, and playable content from RPG expert James D'Amato. Leading an RPG can be a challenge, but The Ultimate Game Master's Guide is here to help! With advice from RPG expert James D'Amato, you'll find answers to all these questions and more, along with guidance for bringing your game to life from behind the GM screen. James covers everything...
Author
Publisher
Media Lab Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"What good is an adventure without conflict? What's the point of having incredible abilities if they're never truly tested? How do you make your party break into a nervous sweat without logging countless hours sweating over your own creations? With The Game Master's Book of Villians, Minions, and Their Tactics, your party will find the answers to these (and other) questions--most of which they'll wish they'd never asked. Featuring tips and strategfies...
Author
Series
Publisher
Running Press Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An accessible, inclusive guide aimed at helping younger members of the gaming community get in touch with their inner Game Master with practical advice on how to design and share their own games, and create a safe, supportive community, plus a look at the history of tabletop games and inspiration from creators in the community"--
Author
Publisher
Topix Media Lab
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Because challenging your players shouldn't be so hard... The Game Master's Book of Traps, Puzzles and Dungeons provides endless options for populating your adventures with perplexing riddles, puzzles, spiked pits, Rube Goldberg-style death traps and much more -- everything you need to push your adventurers to their limit and bring new levels of excitement (and anxiety) to your campaign. Whether part of a preplanned adventure or a random encounter,...
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Why don't dragons like to eat Paladins? They taste lawful. Laugh out loud at over 300 zingy one-liners and eye-rolling puns with this collection of tabletop-based humor, dedicated to the fun of RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and more! A Dragon Walks into a Bar gives you hours of funny content that will keep you smiling. Whether you use them as inspiration for your level 20 comedian bard to crack wise during battle or if you just want...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"ZWEIHÄNDER Grim & Perilous RPG is a bloodier, grimmer, and grittier version of classical tabletop role-playing games. This revised edition is published in celebration with Andrews McMeel Publishing and features a refreshed layout, new artwork, rules clarifications, color plates by Dejan Mandic, and errata ... Using the Powered By ZWEIHÄNDER d100 game engine, you will create grim characters, write perilous adventures, and build your own low fantasy...
Author
Publisher
Media Lab Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Is your roleplaying in a rut? Flip the table and try something new! Proactive roleplaying will re-energize your players - and your game. Most adventures in traditional TTRPGs start out the same way: Something bad happens and your players have to muster their courage to stand against it. Whether it's rescuing the little dog that was kidnapped by the local troll, stopping an assassination attempt at the archduke's wedding or recruiting an army to disrupt...
Author
Publisher
Evil Hat Productions
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Most people don't believe in monsters, but you know the truth. They're real, and it's your task to bring them down. This revised edition of Monster of the Week brings that adventure to life. Monster of the Week is a standalone action-horror RPG for 3-5 people. Hunt high school beasties a la Buffy the Vampire Slayer, travel the country to bring down unnatural creatures like the Winchester brothers of Supernatural, or head up the government investigation...
Series
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This tome is built on the writings of the renowned wizard from the world of Greyhawk, gathered over a lifetime of research and scholarship. In his travels to other realms and other planes of existence, he has made many friends, and has risked his life an equal number of times, to amass the knowledge contained herein. In addition to Mordenkainen's musings on the endless wars of the multiverse, the book contains game statistics for dozens of monsters:...
Author
Publisher
Paizo Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Over 400 of fantasy's fiercest foes burst from the pages of this enormous compendium of the most popular and commonly encountered creatures in the world of Pathfinder! From familiar enemies like orcs, dragons, and vampires to new horrors like the nightmarish nilith and the three-headed mukradi, to suitable servants for summoners of every alighment, this must-have companion to the Pathfinder Core Rulebook is crawling with creatures to challenge characters...
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"You've chosen your class, bought your weapons, and rolled for your stats, and you're now the proud owner of your own RPG (role-playing game) avatar. But before you begin your adventure, there's so much more you can do with your character to make him or her your own! Just how evil is she? What does his dating profile look like? Where did she get that scar? What does he want for his birthday? With fill-in-the blank narratives, prompts, and fun activities...
Author
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The Player's Handbook® contains rules for character creation and advancement, backgrounds and skills, exploration and combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Use this book to create characters from the D & D® races and classes. Dungeons & Dragons immerses you in a world of adventure. Explore ancient ruins and deadly dungeons. Battle monsters while searching for legendary treasures. Gain experience and power as you trek across uncharted lands with...
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Terror stalks the nightmare realms of Ravenloft. No one knows this better than monster scholar Rudolph Van Richten. To arm a new generation against the creatures of the night, Van Richten has compiled his correspondence and case files into this tome of eerie tales and chilling truths."--Amazon.com.
Series
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The esteemed loremaster Volothamp Geddarm is back! And never has his research been so dangerous-- he's compiled a dissertation on iconic monsters! Elminster doesn't believe Volo got some the details quite right-- but you'll discover the stories and lairs of giants, mind flayers, orcs, goblinoids, and much more. They're monsters-- but will they be your friends or your foes?
Author
Publisher
Impact
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Create authentic-looking maps of fantasy cities, hamlets, fortifications and more in a popular tabletop, RPG style. 30+ step-by-step demonstrations show you how to create your own unique RPG maps; Learn how to draw fantasy cities, medieval settlements and more from a professional gaming illustrator; tips and techniques for drawing fences, stone walls, forests, fields, bridges, footpaths, mountains, harbors, shields, coats of arms and other cartography...