Welcome to 2012! Now to the First Friday Five of the year.

Give Them Something to Aspire To

What happens when characters become all powerful (or close to all powerful?) They tend to take control of (or are pitted against) powerful organizations. At least, if the GM sets things up properly for this happen, this is one of the possibilities. I’ve done this several times as a GM, and only once or twice as a player. I gotta say that it’s a blast on both sides of the screen. Check out the post for more details.

Utterances of the Malfunctioning Magic Mouth

Bwahahahahahahaha! Need I say more?

[GMing Advice] Run Your Game With Emotion

If a GM is passionate about the game he’s running, then the players are likely to follow. This includes fun, fear, anxiety, anticipation, hatred and so much more. Find your passion in the game, and the players will follow. I remember running a Vampire: Dark Ages game once when they came across a terrified little boy. I dropped so deep into the character that I actually started crying in fear in front of my players. This was a once in a lifetime thing for me. I’d love to try it again, but I’m not sure I can get that deep into a character again…. but you never know! My players were so drawn in by my portrayal of the child’s fear and his confession of what he was afraid of, fueled them to action against the Bad Guys. It was great! When the finally cleansed the little shire of the evil Baali, there was much rejoicing on the part of the players. It felt good to bring them through the dark moments and into victory!

Random Planetary Angel Generator

I’m almost a sucker for charts as much as I am for maps. These sets of charts are fantastic! You really should go check them out.

How to write a free RPG – Chapter 4: Setting

I told you I’d continue to link to this series as they were published. The next installment came out this week, so here’s the link! Enjoy!