The Hall of Scrolls

“Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. Certain flowers, a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell, musty and rich. Knowledge gained from a computer is…it has not texture, no context. It’s there and then it’s gone. If it’s to last, the getting of knowledge should be tangible, it should be… smelly.”
(Rupert Giles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I Robot – You Jane)

To be completely frank, I am actually a huge Buffy: the Vampire Slayer fan. However, this is where I just must draw the line. This page is where I intend to prove Giles completely wrong.

Roleplaying and Game Mastering

• What Are Roleplaying Games?
• Two Heads are Better than One?
  GMing in Pairs
• One Shots
  How to survive one night stands.
• Faster, Higher, Stronger
  Dealing with Munchkins
• The Sound of Music
  How you can incorporate music in your roleplaying.
• Boo!
  How to run an effective horror scenario.
• Statistical Tables for Dice Rolling
  A mathematical analysis of the probability of getting any result on a 3d6 roll.

Creating Campaigns, Scenarios and Characters

• So What’s This Story Worth Anyway?
  Different Types of Scenarios
• Following Conventions
  How Following or Breaking Conventions Can Benefit Your Campaign
• An Introduction to Roleplaying Engineering
  How the Principles of Engineering Can Be Used in Roleplaying
• One for the Dark Lord on His Dark Throne
  Creating Interesting Villains for Your Campaign
• Bring the Magic Back to Your Magic
  How to The Magic in Your Campaign Feel Magical
• The Loneliness of the Strider of the Paths of Magic
  How to Integrate a Mage with a Mundane Group
• The Gods go to War
  What Happens When The Gods of Your Fantasy Campaign Go To War?
• Till Death Do Us Part
  Adventuring From Beyond the Grave
• Welcome to Hell
  What is hell? And how to construct one for your campaign world?
• The Alternative Hell
  Eternal Suffering Doesn’t Necessarily Mean a Burning Pit
• It’s a Plane. No It’s a Bird. No, It’s a…
  How to Create a Good Super-Heroic Campaign
• Of Cyber and Punk
  How to Create a Good Cyberpunk Campaign
• Roleplaying in a Ruined World
  How to Create a Good Post-Apocalyptic Campaign
• The Sensible Dungeon
  How to Create a Reasonable Dungeon Scenario
• And Yet, It Does Move
  Constructs, and Granting Life to the Inanimate
• A Red Cloak? That’s Like So Last Moon-Cycle…
  Fashion, Fads, Trends and Status Symbols in Your Campaign’s Service
• A Beginner’s Guide to Fusion
  Fusing Different Genres and Themes into One Game
• Of Wizards, Sorcerers and other Magic Users
  A short linguistics study of the different names those who wield magic are called in fantasy literature and in role-playing games.

The Sweet Smell of Roses

1. Constructing a Naming System for Your Campaign
2. Names Above and Beyond

The Ogmios Genre Guide

1. Flavors of Fantasy
2. Semantics of Science Fiction
3. Styles of Cyberpunk
4. Heterogeneity of Horror
5. Subtypes of Superheroes

Gamer Classification

• Players – A Guide to their Characters
  A semi-satirical guide to the worst kinds of players possible.
• GMs – Coping with their Campaigns
  And the counterpart article that does the same with GMs.
• Elders – Flexing their Fixtures
  A semi-satirical guide to the worst kinds of people old roleplayers become when they age.
• Conventionists – Categorizing their Conventions
  A completely-satirical guide to the people you might meet at roleplaying conventions.

Game Reviews and Introductions

• Be a HERO
  An introduction to HERO System.
• Creatures of the Night
  An introduction to Vampire: the Masquerade.
• Wake Up to Reality
  An introduction to Mage: the Ascension.
• Take Back the Night
  An introduction to Hunter: the Reckoning.
• Decrepit Dragons
  An introduction to AD&D 2^nd edition.
• Of Cathedrals And Cyberpunk
  An introduction to Mutant Chronicles
• Swords and Sorcery
  An introduction to Advanced Fighting Fantasy.

HERO System Specific Articles

• Bits and Pieces
  Sectional Defense for the HERO System.
• Styles of Martial Arts
  The different ways martial arts can be incorporated into a campaign.
• Results of Rolling 3d6
  A statistical table tailor made for all you HERO-philes out there.

The Armory

1. The Fantastic Armory
2. The Modern Armory

Comic Book and Cinema Related Articles

• Same Mask Different Identity, Same Identity Different Mask
  A listing of comic book characters that changed their secret identities.
• Names in the Key of X
  The worst X-Men names you’ll never see in print
• Faraday’s Laws
  An incomplete collection of Faraday’s Laws as featured in Divine Right™.
• Stardust
  A list of movies and TV series that won mainstream awards.