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== Books == | == Books == | ||
* [http://www.amazon.com/X-Treme-Dungeon-Mastery-Tracy-Hickman/dp/0977907465 XDM X-Treme Dungeon Mastery], by Tracy Hickman | * [http://www.amazon.com/X-Treme-Dungeon-Mastery-Tracy-Hickman/dp/0977907465 XDM X-Treme Dungeon Mastery], by Tracy Hickman | ||
| + | * [http://slyflourish.com/lazydm/ The Lazy Dungeon Master], by Sly Flourish | ||
| + | * [http://www.gamemastering.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Gamemastering.pdf Gamemastering By Brian Jamison] 330 pages, free | ||
| + | * [http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/13113/Grain-Into-Gold Grain Into Gold, A Fantasy World Economy] A Simple and Sane Supplement for use with your Fantasy Role-Playing Game | ||
| + | == Game Master articles == | ||
| + | * [http://thealexandrian.net/gamemastery-101 The Alexandrian], Game Mastery 101 | ||
| + | * [http://www.slyflourish.com/start_here.html Sly Flourish], General RPG Advice & DM Deep Dive | ||
| + | * [http://theangrygm.com/ The Angry GM], RPG Advice with Attitude | ||
| + | * [http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/the-best/ Campaign Mastery],Expert advice on creating and running exceptional campaigns. | ||
| + | * [https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/4alsr0/the_complete_hippo/ The Complete Hippo] Massive collection of articles in Gming by user ''famoushippopotamus'' | ||
| + | * [http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Dungeonomicon_(DnD_Other)/Economicon Economicon] Thoughts about D&D fantasy economy and it's implications | ||
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| + | == Youtube Channels == | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/user/Bon3zmann/playlists How to be a Great Game Master] channels | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCly0Thn_yZouwdJtg7Am62A/playlists Take20 GM Tips] channels | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-YZvLUXcR8&list=PLlUk42GiU2guNzWBzxn7hs8MaV7ELLCP_ Matthew Colville Running the Game] 58 video playlist | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuJyRed_aiM&list=PLNnRdBIGJX6xqomWg4Hfft8JbUYPjx4SK Web DM] GM tips focused on D&D5e | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 19:25, 24 March 2018
Here are a few resources you can use for a variety of games. This list is not comprehensive.
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Gaming Systems
MODERN ACTION/ADVENTURE/SPY/MILITARY GENRE
- Covert Ops by DWD Studios
- d20 Modern - by Wizards of the Coast
- Feng Shui- based on Hong Kong/martial arts movies
- GUMSHOE System - by Pelgrane Press
- James Bond 007 - by Victory Games [out of print] - based on the Ian Fleming character
- Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes - Designed by Michael Stackpole.
- Over the Edge - by Atlas Games
- Spycraft - by Crafty Games - espionage/adventure
- White Lies by DWD Studios (espionage with "white box" D&D-type rules)
- Modus Operandi - Espionage RPG webring - for all things spy...
FANTASY GENRE
- BareBones Fantasy by DWD Studios (not to be confused with the Bare Bones Multiverse)
- Basic Fantasy RPG
- Castles & Crusades
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Dungeons & Dragons 3.5E System Reference Document
- Dungeons & Dragons 5th-edition, free download of basic rules for players and Dungeon Masters
- Dungeon World
- Fantasy AGE
- Pathfinder
- Pathfinder Reference Document
SUPERHERO
SCI-FI GENRE
- Danger Patrol
- Star Frontiers (free remastered edition)
- Traveller (editions edited by Marc Miller)
- Traveller (Mongoose Publishing edition, soon to go to 2nd edition)
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game(WEG D6) (Community created & open license rulebooks)
HORROR GENRE
GENERIC or MULTI GENRE
RULES-LIGHT
Libraries
- http://www.opengameart.org - Graphics, Sound Effects, etc.
- http://rpgmapshare.com - maps
- http://www.game-icons.net/ - online repository providing heaps of cool game related graphics(Creative Commons)
Graphics & Mapping
- http://www.blender.org - open source 3d graphics software
- http://www.gimp.org - open source 2d graphics software
- http://pyromancers.com - free online map maker
- http://rpgvirtualtabletop.wikidot.com/tokens - tokens (free & paid)
- http://www.ugo.com/games/superhero-generator-heromachine-2-5 - superhero creator
- http://www.rptools.net/index.php?page=tokentool - Token Creator
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/pymapper/ - Map Maker
- http://www.gozzys.com - Random Map Generators for Dungeons, Caves, and Wilderness.
- http://donjon.bin.sh - Random Generators including Maps of various varieties.
Sounds
- http://audacity.sourceforge.net - open source sound recorder/editor
- http://www.freesound.org - sounds
- http://www.pdsounds.org - public domain sounds - sound library
- http://sounddogs.com/ - sound effects
- http://tabletopaudio.com/ - Original, 10 minute ambiences and music-loops for your tabletop role-playing games. These loops are now integrated into the Roll20 Jukebox.
There are also SoundPads which are mixing-boards of ambience sounds and music, which can be Broadcast to your players (independently of Roll20).
System Specific Tools
D&D 4E
D&D 5E
- http://donjon.bin.sh/5e/ - random generators
Pathfinder
- http://donjon.bin.sh/pathfinder/ - random generators
- http://pathfinder-treasure-generator.com/ - treasure generator
Traveller 5th-edition
- http://heldenhaufen.de/T5 - SectorMaker, SystemMaker, BeastMaker, GunMaker
- http://eaglestone.pocketempires.com/ - several utilities including Task Roller and ship conversions to T5.
Books
- XDM X-Treme Dungeon Mastery, by Tracy Hickman
- The Lazy Dungeon Master, by Sly Flourish
- Gamemastering By Brian Jamison 330 pages, free
- Grain Into Gold, A Fantasy World Economy A Simple and Sane Supplement for use with your Fantasy Role-Playing Game
Game Master articles
- The Alexandrian, Game Mastery 101
- Sly Flourish, General RPG Advice & DM Deep Dive
- The Angry GM, RPG Advice with Attitude
- Campaign Mastery,Expert advice on creating and running exceptional campaigns.
- The Complete Hippo Massive collection of articles in Gming by user famoushippopotamus
- Economicon Thoughts about D&D fantasy economy and it's implications
Youtube Channels
- How to be a Great Game Master channels
- Take20 GM Tips channels
- Matthew Colville Running the Game 58 video playlist
- Web DM GM tips focused on D&D5e
See Also
- Game Resources in the Off-Topic forum archive
