]> http://rpgcrossings.com/taxonomy/term/10/0 Your imagination is the only limit in fantasy, where you can find yourself roleplaying underground, in the clouds, or even inside molecules. en http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/palladium_fantasy_rpg_2nd_edition <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Kevin Siembieda </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Core Rulebook </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>The Palladium World is one of epic fantasy. A world torn in conflict with the non-human barbaric races, creatures of magic and supernatural forces.</p> <p>Non-Human playing characters provide a host of unusual creatures as regular characters. They include the feared changeling who can assume the shape and appearance of any humanoid. The giant races of troll, ogre<a href="glossary#term210" title="ogre: According to the folklore and mythology of the peoples of Northern Europe, an ogre is a member of a race of humanoid beings, fierce and cruel monsters, that eat human flesh; in some stories they are also shy and cowardly, and have little or no intelligence and cleverness, which makes it easy for men to defeat them."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> and wolfen. The small and agile goblin<a href="glossary#term212" title="goblin: In the Dungeons &amp; Dragons fantasy role-playing game, goblins are a very common and fairly weak race of humanoid monsters. Goblins and kobolds are often the first type of non-human monsters that low-level player characters will face. In D&amp;D, unlike in many other fantasy role playing games, goblins aren&#039;t smaller cousins of orcs, but are a part of the related species collectively referred to as goblinoids. Other such races include hobgoblins and bugbears."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>, kobold, gnome and the mighty dwarf<a href="glossary#term208" title="dwarf: In the Dungeons &amp; Dragons fantasy role-playing game, dwarves are a humanoid race that are one of the primary races available for play as player characters. Most dwarves are renowned for their distrust of magic, with the exception of their Underdark-dwelling cousins: the evil, psychic Duergar. These variations from the standard dwarf archetype are commonly called subraces, which also include the Hill Dwarf, Mountain Dwarf and Gray Dwarf (Duergar) subraces."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>, as well as elf<a href="glossary#term207" title="elf: In the Dungeons &amp; Dragons fantasy role-playing game, elves are a humanoid race that are one of the primary races available for play as player characters. Most Elves are renowned for their mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow. There are several different subraces of elves, including aquatic elves, dark elves (drow), grey elves, high elves, moon elves, snow elves, Valley elves, and wild elves (grugach)."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>, human, and dozens of “optional” creatures found in both the Palladium RPG and Monsters &amp; Animals.</p> </div> </div></div> Palladium Fantasy Fantasy Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:10:26 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/city_of_stormreach <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Keith Baker, Nicolas Logue, James “Grim” Desborough, C.A. Suleiman </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Core Rulebook </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>This book describes the shadowy ruins, sinister organizations, and treasure-laden dungeons that make Stormreach such an appealing destination for player characters. In addition to providing Dungeon Masters with a richly detailed city for their Xen’drik based campaigns, this supplement<a href="glossary#term67" title="supplement: (n) A supplement is any item that expands a game system beyond its core rulebooks. Examples include pre-made settings, monster collections and rules expansions. Some consider adventure modules to be supplements while others describe them as their own category. We follow the latter philosophy here."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> presents information on the movers and shakers of Stormreach, ready-to-use adversaries, adventure<a href="glossary#term51" title="adventure: (n) An adventure in a roleplaying game is a single, discrete story. Several adventures in sequence form a campaign. Game companies often publish pre-made adventure supplements. These are often called modules. An adventure typically begins with a prologue which may include the meeting of the characters or PCs, the introduction of the plot, action by the characters, resolution of the plot and epilogue."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> hooks, and location maps.</p> </div> </div></div> D&D Environments & Settings Fantasy WotC's Eberron (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:54:39 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/quote/life_long_companions <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>Dark elves are courteous, urbane folk, and can be very amiable companions when they have no pressing reason to kill you.</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; Unknown</p> </div> Dungeons and Dragons Fantasy Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:11:46 -0400 http://rpgcrossings.com/story/aleph_gaming_announces_continuous_combat_system_for_table_top <p>Aleph Gaming has announced it's first RPG, Aleph Fantasy, which will feature the Continuous Combat System for the first time.</p> <p>The Continuous Combat System is a new roundless combat system, designed to allow for detailed tactical combat as well as straight forward fight scenes.</p> Pen & Paper Fantasy Hot Off The Press (Gamer News) Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:07:08 -0400 http://rpgcrossings.com/story/dark_matter_studios_release_epic_rpg_complete_game_manual <p>April 30, 2007 (Bozeman, MT) – Dark Matter Studios, producer of the well-received fantasy rpg <a href="http://epicrpg.com">Epic Role Playing</a>, has released its latest offering, its revised Game Manual. Weighing in at over 300 pages, the Game Manual contains the complete content of Epic RPG's Rules Manual and Book of the Arcane, as well as a continent-sized setting<a href="glossary#term66" title="setting: (s) The setting of a campaign is the game world where it takes place. For a historical campaign, the setting might be the court of King Louis XVI, whereas for a superheroes campaign it might be the fictional city of Metropolis. Many RPG publishers create settings for use with their products or the GM can create one from scratch. The setting is usually presented as an atlas or encyclopedia of the area where the player characters are expected to be, with lists of important people the PCs might meet and locations they can explore. The game tries to create a fictional reality. More flexible GMs will tweak details of the world to suit the players&#039; character concepts, but the larger and more complete the setting, the more difficult this becomes. On the other hand, a deep and well-developed setting such as Tékumel or Glorantha allows the players to feel that their characters are experiencing and exploring something larger than themselves."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> (the high feudal realm of Rullaea), and a sample bestiary with a tantalizing selection of monsters and animals.</p> Pen & Paper Fantasy Hot Off The Press (Gamer News) Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:32:29 -0400 http://rpgcrossings.com/quote/love <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>Lister: Love is what seperates us from animals<br /> Rimmer: No, Lister. What seperates us from animals is that we don't use our tongues to clean our own genitals.</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; Red Dwarf<a href="glossary#term208" title="dwarf: In the Dungeons &amp; Dragons fantasy role-playing game, dwarves are a humanoid race that are one of the primary races available for play as player characters. Most dwarves are renowned for their distrust of magic, with the exception of their Underdark-dwelling cousins: the evil, psychic Duergar. These variations from the standard dwarf archetype are commonly called subraces, which also include the Hill Dwarf, Mountain Dwarf and Gray Dwarf (Duergar) subraces."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> (BBC)</p> </div> Movies & Videos Fantasy Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:02:50 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/quote/different <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>I owe Mr.Lister everything sir, if it wasn't for him, I'd be normal.</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; Kryten - Red Dwarf<a href="glossary#term208" title="dwarf: In the Dungeons &amp; Dragons fantasy role-playing game, dwarves are a humanoid race that are one of the primary races available for play as player characters. Most dwarves are renowned for their distrust of magic, with the exception of their Underdark-dwelling cousins: the evil, psychic Duergar. These variations from the standard dwarf archetype are commonly called subraces, which also include the Hill Dwarf, Mountain Dwarf and Gray Dwarf (Duergar) subraces."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> (BBC)</p> </div> Movies & Videos Fantasy Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:00:02 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/story/innovative_new_play_by_post_tool_released <p><a href="http://www.myth-weavers.com" target="_blank">Myth-Weavers</a>, a play-by-post hosting site, has developed a <a href="http://www.myth-weavers.com/showthread.php?t=11638" target="_blank">new dice-rolling system</a> that automatically puts in the right modifiers for important rolls without players having to look up their characters' stats. Based out of their integrated character<a href="glossary#term53" title="character: A role-playing game character is a fictional person (or other entitiy) that inhabits the game&#039;s universe. They are typically divided into player characters, who are controlled by the players, and non-player characters, who are controlled by the GM. In any given game, there are far more NPCs than PCs, as NPCs comprise every individual in the fantasy world who is not playing at the moment. Both types of characters typically follow the same rules for creation, interests, abilities and hit points. Some monsters and odd creatures may not be available as player characters, depending on the game system. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> sheet<a href="glossary#term223" title="character sheet: A character sheet is a series of numbers, notes, and other details about a character in a role-playing game. Character sheets can be found in use in both traditional and live action role-playing games."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> storage system, the new dice<a href="glossary#term45" title="dice: Dice in RPGs are a little different than you&#039;re used to. Because the variables used in RPGs are often 1 out of 8, 1 out of 12, or some other odd number, six-sided dice won&#039;t cover all situations. Most RPGs use dice with many different sides on them under different situations. To clearly indicate which die to use, gamers have developed a shorthand method to refer to each type . . . the letter &quot;d&quot; followed by the number of sides the dice has. Your standard die found in any Monopoly box, for example, is called a d6. The most common dice are d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20. Unusual dice that are either rarely used or just bought because they&#039;re &quot;cool&quot; include the d30 and the golf ball sized d100. Your choice of game will determine which dice you need."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>-rolling tools include the DM<a href="glossary#term48" title="game master: (n) In the world of the RPG, the GameMaster creates the setting, goals and stated conditions of the game, referees the rules, keeps track of the various game events, and controls the monsters and non-player characters that the players run up against. GMs running Dungeons and Dragons are typically called Dungeon Masters or DMs. GMs running White Wolf and some other games are called Storytellers. Other games also use referee, narrator or moderator."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> option to automatically roll checks for all characters in a game, among other existing features.</p> Resources Fantasy Behind the Screen (Industry News) Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:38:31 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/story/order_the_pdf_get_the_softcover_for_free <p>Haven't experienced the Maelstrom yet? Now is your chance with this exclusive offer. For a limited time, <a href="http://www.pigames.net"><b >Precis Intermedia</b></a> (formerly Politically Incorrect Games) will give you the classic <b >Maelstrom Storytelling softcover for FREE when you purchase the PDF Dogbound Edition</b>. Pay only $9.95 (+ shipping) and receive $32.90 worth of products.</p> Pen & Paper Fantasy Hot Off The Press (Gamer News) Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:10:27 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/story/dark_matter_studios_epic_rpg_releases_new_free_downloadable_adventure <p><b >Bozeman, MT</b> - December 2, 2006. The makers of Epic Role Playing have released another of their PDF tutorial adventures, to be found exclusively on the Epic RPG <a href="http://epicrpg.com">website</a>.</p> Pen & Paper Fantasy Hot Off The Press (Gamer News) Sat, 02 Dec 2006 14:42:35 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/story/dark_matter_studios_opens_epic_rpg_web_store_and_releases_free_adventure <p><b >Bozeman, MT</b> - October 11, 2006. The makers of Epic RPG have recently redesigned their <a href="http://epicrpg.com">website</a> to accommodate a new web store, which will stock Epic Role Playing products, as well as offering special discounts and exclusive free downloads to frequenters of the site.</p> Pen & Paper Fantasy Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:26:20 -0400 http://rpgcrossings.com/quote/seven_kinds_of_crap <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>And that being the case, and since you, Captain, are invading our country by night, under cover of darkness, and I am a humble civilian, I think there's no rule to stop me from beating seven kinds of crap out of you until you tell me why you came here and when the rest of your mates are going to arrive. And that may take some time, sir, because up until now I have only discovered five types of crap.</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; Terry Pratchett, <em>Monstrous Regiment</em>, Sgt. Jackrum</p> </div> Fantasy Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:09:03 -0400 http://rpgcrossings.com/story/dark_matter_studios_posts_new_epic_rpg_site_updates_0 <p>Bozeman, MT - Dark Matter Studios announces yet more additions to the veritable stockpile of articles and resources available on the <a href="http://epicrpg.com">Epic RPG Website</a>, including three new guilds/occupations for the tribal Fost peoples in the chilly realm of Rimenor, presented by designer Kent Davis at the <a href="http://epicrpg.com/cblog/index.php?/archives/45-Three-New-Fost-Guilds.html">Designers’ Blog</a>. The mercenary company Gjohopa’s Herd, the ascetic sect known only as The Godless, and the wily brew-tricksters, the Saghaudi, are ready for immediate incorporation into your Epic RPG campaign<a href="glossary#term52" title="campaign: A campaign is an ongoing storyline revolving about a continuous group of characters. It is generally made up of a series of adventures within a specific setting. Since the word &#039;campaign&#039; implies a series of military conquests, games wishing to distance themselves from such martial pursuits have alternate names for their campaigns. For example, Ars Magica campaigns are known as sagas and Vampire: The Masquerade campaigns are known as chronicles. Several games, attempting to invoke the serial dramas of television, have used the term series. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>.</p> Pen & Paper Fantasy Hot Off The Press (Gamer News) Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:10:33 -0400 http://rpgcrossings.com/quote/i_just_want_to_see_if_i_can_steal_them <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>GM<a href="glossary#term48" title="game master: (n) In the world of the RPG, the GameMaster creates the setting, goals and stated conditions of the game, referees the rules, keeps track of the various game events, and controls the monsters and non-player characters that the players run up against. GMs running Dungeons and Dragons are typically called Dungeon Masters or DMs. GMs running White Wolf and some other games are called Storytellers. Other games also use referee, narrator or moderator."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>: Why on earth would you want his pants?<br /> Rogue: I don't <em >want</em> them, I just want to see if I can <em >steal</em> them.<br /> GM: Okay, Make your roll.<br /> Rogue: *rolls*<br /> GM: You now have his pants.</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; "The Gamers"</p> </div> Dungeons and Dragons Fantasy Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:16:01 -0400 http://rpgcrossings.com/quote/famous_last_words_40 <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>It's <em >only</em> an <strong >Ancient</strong> Green Dragon, guys, we can take it!</p> </div> Dungeons and Dragons Fantasy Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:11:29 -0400