Thinking Fantasy? D&D? Pathfinder? When you think Roleplaying Games, chances are you go straight to Dungeons and Dragons, White Wolf Systems, Pathfinder, Savage Worlds, maybe even Fate or Hero. Chances are if you say fantasy TTRPG, people will assume D&D. But what about Alpha Duo? Well, okay, playing Alpha Duo Fantasy isn't an option, yet. And I know many, like myself, are only recently hearing about  Alpha Duo  by Purple Aether Games. But for those of you just now hearing about Alpha Duo (you're welcome), Let me fill you in.  Alpha Duo (AD) is designed by D&D Bestselling designer, Jacob Kellog  of Purple Aether Games. AD is a simple (10 page) system easy enough to be a gateway to TTRPGs for new players and a relaxed feel for veterans. More importantly, AD differs from D&D and many other styles of RPGs in that the focus and incentive system is not based around combat.  What more? AD allows for quick scaling of combats and other obstacles. The m...

It has been about three weeks since the 200-word RPG challenge. There were many awesome entries! It was a fun design experiment as this was my first time entering. I made a little change to my original entry. Added a creature type and expanded the description and rules. You can also still see my original entry .  Jumble Rumble Two conjurers face-off in a deadly Summoner’s Duel. To win, summon jumbled creatures to dominate your opponent's creations. Feel free to add options, use dice with more sides for adding extra options, or add more players for a full-on Jumble Rumble! Rules: Players roll a six-sided die for each aspect of their summoned creature. A player rolls for a base creature, followed by an environment and an element. Next, players compare monsters. Players determine points earned against the other monster based on the charts below. The player with the highest score after three summons wins. Base Creature: 1- Dragon: +1 Demons and Celestials ...

 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet and Monte Cook (October 2000).  Monster Manual 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 34–35. ISBN 0-7869-1552-1. So, I was invited by a friend to en ter into this year's 200-word RPG Challenge  Organized by  David Schirduan  and  Marshall Miller . My entry is a dice game that can be played solitaire or with a friend(s). Each player creates random monsters using a d6. The player whose monsters has more advantages of the others wins. The rules are simple and can be expanded upon. In fact, once the contest is over, I'll expand out the rules for more summoning options. This was the first year I had known about it, and it sounded like fun. This was just a fun little project last week, and I hope you guys enjoy it. You can find my main entry here:  https://200wordrpg.github.io/2017/rpg/2017/04/21/JumbleRumble.html But, for now, I'll come back later to put the game and rules on this page once the contest ends. Ch...

The Perfect Aide for Beating Writer's Block Today's RPG product review is on Rory's Story Cubes . (You can visit the company's  Home Page  here). [This post contains affiliate links] "Now wait a minute! These aren't an RPG product," I am sure some of you are thinking already. You're right. These were made as solitaire/party game.   Rory's Story Cubes  were designed to be a story-telling board game for 1-12 players. There are 9 d6s with a total of 54 different images. The Story Cubes are a multi-award winning product, including Dr. Toy "10 Best Games Winner." There are many different ways to play this game, and I am sure you will find more information on board game review sites (such as  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20545/rorys-story-cubes ). So... how do these relate to RPGs and Writer's Block? (Review & Usage Notes) Rory's Story Cubes  make a claim that there are over 10 million combinations. Let me do some...