How To Write Adventure Modules That Dont Suck
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| Author | : Jobe Bittman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2024-05-14 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781946231086 |
Goodman Games has established a reputation for publishing some of the best adventure modules in the industry. Now we present our advice on how you can write great adventures! This compilation of articles is authored by two dozen of the industry's best-known adventure writers. Each article gives a different perspective on how to write adventure modules that don't suck, written by authors with decades of experience and prominent published credits. By the time you're done reading this book, you'll be on the path to designing great adventure modules on your own. Bonus: This PDF includes a digital copy of the original How To Write Adventures Modules That Don't Suck (2007). Whether you're an experienced writer or an aspiring novice, you'll find something of value in this book!
| Author | : Ray Vallese |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 44 |
| Release | : 2017-10-05 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781540545145 |
A Style Guide with Style Writing With Style: An Editor's Advice for RPG Writers presents 45 pages of concise tips on simple ways to make your roleplaying game writing cleaner and clearer. This guide doesn't show you how to structure adventures, build stat blocks, or create worlds. Instead, Ray Vallese looks at some of the most common and easily fixable grammar and style issues he's encountered in over twenty years of editing RPGs.Rookie freelancers, industry veterans, and self-publishers alike can benefit from this (mostly) jargon-free guide, which addresses such topics as:* Recasting passive voice into active voice (and when you might not want to)* Dangling participles and other misplaced modifiers* Gender-specific and gender-neutral language* Commonly confused words, empty words, and clich�s to avoid* Choice and possibility in player character actions* Final things to check before submitting your manuscriptTighten and polish your text with these quick and easy tips!
| Author | : Dungeons & Dragons |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015-09-15 |
| Genre | : Games & Activities |
| ISBN | : 0786965819 |
Dare to descend into the Underdark in this adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game The Underdark is a subterranean wonderland, a vast and twisted labyrinth where fear reigns. It is the home of horrific monsters that have never seen the light of day. It is here that the dark elf Gromph Baenre, Archmage of Menzoberranzan, casts a foul spell meant to ignite a magical energy that suffuses the Underdark and tears open portals to the demonic Abyss. What steps through surprises even him, and from that moment on, the insanity that pervades the Underdark escalates and threatens to shake the Forgotten Realms to its foundations. Stop the madness before it consumes you! A Dungeons & Dragons® adventure for characters of levels 1–15
| Author | : J Hereford |
| Publisher | : Independently Published |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2023-08-31 |
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Are you intrigued by the intricate puzzles, compelling narratives, and fascinating worlds of adventure games? Have you ever dreamed of crafting your own digital narrative labyrinth? Dive into the world of interactive storytelling with "Look Door, Get Key: A Guide to Writing Adventure Games" and unlock the door to your game development journey! In this comprehensive guide, you'll traverse the rich history of adventure games, from the first text-based explorations to the era of graphical point-and-click adventures. You'll learn the foundational elements of game design, such as creating immersive worlds, developing memorable characters, and designing captivating puzzles. Discover the art of branching narratives and player-driven choices that provide a unique experience each time one plays. Explore the fascinating realms of meta-narratives, recursive storytelling, and the artful balance of unpredictability and player agency. Dive into case studies of classic games and learn from the successes and failures of the industry. "Look Door, Get Key" goes beyond just mechanics, venturing into the deeper context of adventure game creation. Explore the psychological and ethical implications of interactive narratives, and ponder the future of the genre in the light of emerging technology. Whether you're a budding game designer, a seasoned developer looking to branch into adventure games, or just a fan of interactive fiction wanting a deeper understanding of this art form, "Look Door, Get Key" is your treasure trove of insights, practical advice, and inspiration. Embrace the intersection of technology and storytelling, and who knows-you might just write the next groundbreaking adventure game!
| Author | : Lamentations of the Flame Princess |
| Publisher | : Lamentations of the Flame Princess |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2017-07 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9789525904314 |
A murdering cult. A religious order dedicated to protecting sacred history. An ancient catacomb full of danger and reward. The God that Crawls A dungeon chase adventure for characters of levels 12 for use with Lamentations of the Flame Princess Weird Fantasy Role-Playing and other traditional role-playing games.
| Author | : Goodman Games |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2019-11-05 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781946231802 |
From a mysterious cave high in the Barrier Peaks, they come: savage raiders of unknown origin laying waste to castle and keep, leaving no survivors. The land is in turmoil and only a band of stalwart heroes dares to launch an expedition into the soaring mountains to stamp out this vile menace. What they discover in those lofty peaks is something beyond their comprehension. A danger spawned from the very stars above. A crashed starship, buried for centuries beneath the Barrier Peaks, has awoken, and now its alien inhabitants--crazed robots, eerie androids, and even stranger things--endanger the world. The adventurers must confront these threats and navigate the unearthly interior of the wrecked starship, puzzling over and mastering alien technology to defeat their foes. If you've ever had the urge to zap an umber hulk with a laser rifle while commanding a robotic servant, this adventure is for you! This tome is an homage to the original fantasy and science-fiction dungeon expedition that began decades ago with S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. Herein you will find high-quality scans from multiple printings of the original first edition adventure module, plus commentary by gaming luminaries. A full fifth edition conversion of the original adventure is included, as well as brand new additional adventure locations and a dungeon level to expand and develop the spaceship and the surrounding environs. This is the perfect framework for a fully playable extended dungeon delve, suitable for taking your fifth edition campaign in out-of-this-world directions, with a distinct old-school vibe. Made in the US
| Author | : Goodman Games |
| Publisher | : Goodman Games |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2020-03-24 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781950783311 |
An A-to-Z reference for Lovecraftian mythos design! A is for Angles, B is for Books and C is for Cultists. Game masters of any rule system will find twisted inspiration for creating madness-inducing game ingenuity from ancient, underground worlds. This tome contains haunting text and cleverly authored random tables to help you create necronomic stories of forbidden traits, dangerous powers, and lore transcribed from the ravings of madmen. Beware the fear-provoking illustrations by artists in the thrall of the elder gods that will haunt your dreams. All of this, and more, from the libraries of Miskatonic University and Goodman Games! This grimoire is compatible with all fantasy and horror role playing games. Made in the USA.
| Author | : Bruce R. Cordell |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Dungeons and Dragons (Game) |
| ISBN | : 9780786948505 |
A guide to the role-playing game that provides information on its commands, inidividual campaigns, scoring, extras, tactics, and the secrets of the multi-player mode. This adventure takes characters from 1st level to 3rd level.
| Author | : Lamentations of the Flame Princess |
| Publisher | : Lamentations of the Flame Princess |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2017-07 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9789525904529 |
A place to which a wizard withdraws from the world to pursue mastery. A place of magic and plasms and grotesques and horrors and treasures and doorways to other worlds. A place which, when abandoned by the wizard but with its treasures and dangers remaining more or less intact, is a terrible and antic catastrophe in process. A place which makes for marvelous location-based adventures. This book provides rules, guidelines, tables, and suggestions for creating wizards seclusia for your own campaigns, and features three sample seclusia in various stages of completion, including the Seclusium of Orphone of the Three Visions. Suitable for characters of all levels, usable with Lamentations of the Flame Princess Weird Fantasy Role-Playing and other traditional role-playing games.
| Author | : Lamentations of the Flame Princess |
| Publisher | : Lamentations of the Flame Princess |
| Total Pages | : 191 |
| Release | : 2017-07 |
| Genre | : Fantasy games |
| ISBN | : 9789525904604 |
A terrible Red King wars with an awful Queen, and together they battle into being a rigid, wrong world... and this book has everything you need to run it. (And any other place in your first, second, third, fourth or fifth edition game that might require intrigue, hidden gardens, inside-out-rooms, scheming monarchs, puzzles or beasts, liquid floors, labyrinths, growing, shrinking, duelling, broken time, Mome Raths, blasphemy, croquet, explanations for where players who missed sessions were, or the rotting arcades and parlors of a palace that was once the size of a nation.)
