When you need a break from GMing, whether it's a short one or a long one -- or even due to burnout -- nothing recharges your batteries and stirs up your creative juices like spending time on the other side of the screen as a player. Every GM is different, and every break is different. Right now my group is alternating two ongoing games: Sam runs D&D 3.5e two ...

Face it: You'll never match the polish and cool factor of a published adventure developed by a team of professional game designers in your home game. Nothing you run will ever be as cool as your favorite movie, with talented actors, a multi-million dollar budget, an experienced director and a massive creative push from dozens and dozens of other people. There's no way the plotline of your campaign will ever ...

Immortal. Classic. Throbbing with manly manhood. Everything a roleplaying game should be. Synnibarr! All others are just pale imitations. Never heard of World of Synnibarr? You owe it to yourself to buy a copy on eBay (mine was $10), or at the very least to read the classic RPGnet review. Thus Continues the Gospel According to Synnibarr III. Ptoing! Your puny missile cannot penetrate my medieval plate armor! Armor in Synnibarr offers ...