Fandiblog

I’ve Created a Monster: Gloryhog

There are moments where you, as a GM, can look upon your work and realize you’ve created perfection. A scenario or NPC which will define a game and live on in RPG history. For me, that moment came in the form of the greatest monster my players would ever face in our Rotted Capes campaign….

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Thank You, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

With the Fandible crew’s undying love of all things SCIENCE, it’s no surprise that we’re fascinated in the men and women who make real-life SCIENCE possible. Billy pens an open letter to one of his scientific heroes, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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Happy Birthday Fandible! – Four Years of Actual Play Podcasting

While it may seem like Fandible has always existed in some dark corner of the internet, or that we sprung fully formed like Athena from the head of Zeus, in reality Fandible made its internet debut four years ago this Friday, with a little game called Dark Heresy. Please allow us to indulge ourselves a bit as the Fandible crew shares their favorite memories.

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You’ve Got To Let Them Fly – GM Advice for Creating Enemies

When your player creates a combat monster PC, what’s a GM to do? Turn the lethality of the game up to 11? Or sit back and watch the player kick some ass as the dice see fit? David gives advice to GMs looking for the right response to specialized characters.

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5 Reasons I Love Historical RPGs

It’s no secret: I love RPGs with a solid historical base. Luckily, I have a group of fellow gamers that indulges me for the most part, even if our historical games come with a liberal sprinkling of fantastical tropes. But whether we’re sitting down for some neo-Victorian Gothic Horror or I’m leading the way through another pulpy romp, nothing gets me excited like some historical accuracy.

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Why I love The Strange

This past weekend, I ran a session with Daniel and David for the podcast in the world of The Strange. David was a sentient crow looking to strike it big in his town tree of Crow Hollow, and Daniel was his human partner just trying to make a quick buck. While running the game, I…

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The Trouble With Time Travel – original short story

Wibbly-wobbley, timey-wimey stuff is explored in a short story relaying the trials and tribulations of time travel (a favorite Fandible topic).

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Lovecraft: The Thrill of Nightmares and the Power of Dreamers.

To celebrate H.P. Lovecraft’s birthday, David looks at the influential horror writer’s fascination with dreams and how they can power creativity, and wonders what he might think of modern gamers mining his mythos for plot hooks.

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