This skull, some 9.6 inches long, is carved from an Ammonite fossil. In India the skulls are associated with the God Vishnu and are used in various ceremonies. The name Ammonite actually comes from teh Greek ram-horned God called Ammon. I think these skulls are wonderful inspiration for GMs. There are plenty of fantasty creatures […]
RPG Ideas… nearly impossible buildings
These photographs are the work of Jim Kazanjian. You can even buy limited edition prints of the clever work at 23 Sandy. He’s inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and its not hard to see the M.C. Escher influence either. I’m recommending these “nearly impossible” buildings as RPG ideas because it’ll unsettle players in lovely ways. Some […]
6 Snake warriors for the Year of the Snake
What’s special about 10th of February in 2013? It’s the Chinese New Year. Last year was the Year of the Dragon and this year is the Year of the Snake. On the very last day of 2012 Geek Native shared 5 fantasty snakes to mark the year and help GMs plan snake encounters for their […]
5 fantasy snakes for 2013 the Year of the Snake
The Chinese New Year in 2013 will be the 10th of February. It will be the Year of the Snake. Are you a GM? There’s still time to plan a snake encounter for the 10th – it’ll be a Sunday. Here are five fantasy snake pictures for inspiration. Tree Snake By Jua Snake Princess By […]
The Role-Playing Color Wheel
This is a tool for Gamemasters. It lets GMs add incidental colour to descriptions of the gaming world. At the start of each session, rotate the rings randomly to create new slices so that when you need to reference some colour you can pick a slice and use it for inspiration. The colour wheel was […]
RPG Ideas… Giant Ent hand
I draw on the internet often for RPG ideas and inspiration. These picture are art, from a work called Cycles of Decay by Christopher David White. It may look like wood and bricks but it’s all ceramic. Very clever stuff. So many possible ideas – my first thought was “Ents”; Tolkien’s famous tree-people. Then I […]
Picture this… tormented tree faces
Are you a GM busy plotting a scary Halloween scenario for your players? Back in July Geek Native shared some haunted woods to terrify your players which this blogger thinks are pretty scary. More? What about apparently natural occurring faces in trees? The pictures below might just work as a player handout.
Is the Era of the GM over?
This guest post is written by Joe Prince, author and designer of the GM-less gladiator RPG Eternal Contenders. Eternal Contenders has been picked up by Chronicle City and a print+PDF bundle is currently available for pre-order at their shop. The shadowy figure of the Game Master (GM) hunched behind a screen clutching the precious books […]
Freaky: skull photographs to scare your players
These photos are real and not manipulated. They show something natural and normal – the exfoliation of teeth. This is something we all understand; children lose their teeth and the new tooth pushes up from beneath. However, what we don’t think about very much in the process of storing the new tooth underneath the old […]
Raiding the Codex Seraphinianus for RPG ideas
The Codex Seraphinianus was published in 1981 by Luigi Serafini and shows art from an imaginary world created in the 1970s. The art is surreal, often a parody of a real life creature and sometimes slightly disturbing. Along with illustrations there’s a mysterious writing system which has become a challenge and a matter of debate […]
