Tag: tabletop rpgs

Hooks
April 9, 2015

Crochet Borders

Today’s random pull from the Storey Publishing Backlist deck of cards – “Around the Corner Crochet Borders“, a collection of 150 colourful crochet frames, each with detailed instructions for working around a corner. While an absolute must for intermediate crotchet enthusiasts in its own right, also the creative nudge for today’s random table of disputed and protected territorial lines. The scattered kingdoms, principalities and provinces […]

Hooks
April 8, 2015

Raising Chickens

Random plot hooks for whole adventures, encounters or just rumours, based on a random book title drawn from my Storey Publishing deck of cards. This time we have the untapped potential of the farmyard from the Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens. Rolls d12: 1: Intellect – local scholar seeks to teach chickens rudimentary language skills to serve as a resource for his studies and field […]

Mechanics
April 7, 2015

One-Yard Wonders

Continuing the theme we started yesterday, I have another random table based on the Storey Publishing deck of cards. This time we have the classic One-Yard Wonders, a Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric! So, roll a six-sided die (or throw six coins in the air and count the number that come up heads), then roll another (or flip […]

Mechanics
April 5, 2015

Basic Butchering

A random table determining the outcome of a successful strike with a sword, perhaps delivered on a critical, with advantage, or with style. The table arose from a deck of cards I own from Storey Publishing in North Adams, Massachusetts. I suspect I got it from a charity shop purchase. Each card shows the cover of a book on the publishers backlist, and I pulled […]

News
January 1, 2015

In Review: 2014

Disappointment would be the word that best sums up 2014. I can’t pretend that I managed to achieve anything this year under the Just Crunch banner, other than sell some physical product at conventions and electronic versions through the Arion Games store on RPGNow. Despite my good intentions, I have not extended the Consult Appendix Z line of random table products, despite having plenty of […]