Another Free/PWYW d30 Table is up, and it's no April Fools Joke!

I know...two tables in two days?! I'm almost on a roll.

As I figure it I'm, still two tables behind, so I either need to catch up or adjust my schedule. Which path I end up taking depends on how well I can migrate ideas to paper....

 his d30 generator helps create mild magical poisons called Gut Busters that are used as part of a hazing/initiation ritual in certain drinking establishments.

Gut Busters were a bit of a HackMaster 4th Edition throw-away that really only applied to drinking establishments that applied to

one race (Gnome Titans). I took the idea and made it a fixture of my home campaign largely because I've seen real-world examples of noxious party drinks people had to consume. A good example is the "Grog Bowl" at certain military Dining Outs (different services would have different names for the drink and the event).

A little bit of light fun for April Fool's Day 2017 and a little love for the venerable d30.

As usual, click on either graphic to go to the download page, or use this link.

New Free/PWYW d30 Table is now Available!

I know it has been a while since I've posted a new d30 table and it is something I'm working on....

I did finally finish this d30 Coinage Generator that was just a seed of an idea a couple months ago. For this one I actually did some research that ended up with me fiddle-farting around trying to make some ideas work out right.

This generator assumes a standard size and shape for the main/base coin and the 1st table generates the coin's alloy and Standard Value (SV), where a SV of 1.00 is equal to one gold piece (gp). Additional tables create denominations and may even alter the base coin. They include modifiers to the SV for any changes or denominations made.

One thing I personally find amusing is that this table doesn't actually duplicate results/tables from another d30 Coin Generator from New Big Dragon Games Unlimited, which I already have and didn't actually consult when planning this out. To me that was just a happy coincidence, but for you, dear reader, you might want to click on that link above because those tables work well with this generator.

Like usual, you can click on either graphic to do to the appropriate DTRPG page, or you can use this link.

A Re-Visited Free GM Resource: Dyson's Dodecahedron

It's been a good three-and-a-half years since Dyson's Dodecahedron was 1st featured as a Free GM Resource.

A lot has happened with Dyson over the last 30 months....a....lot.

Probably the biggest "thing" for Dyson is his Patreon Campaign where he's in the top tier of earners for his work, enough that he's pretty much a full-time cartographer now. Good for him, and also good for us.

Unless you've been living under a rock you should know that Dyson's Dodecahedron is an awesome place for RPG maps, but....and this is the reason for the re-visit, Dyson has made a larger number of his maps free for commercial use.

It's kind of a big deal, and you should go specifically check out these maps....maybe his Patreon Campaign as well.

Friendly Head's-Up Regarding a New Kickstarter Good for Online Games

I don't recommend too many Kickstarters (or at least I don't think I do), but Fantasy Maps, Floorplans & Art Pack for RPG games is one I just signed on to.

The creator, Jean Francois Senay, has done five previous Kickstarters and usually has most of the artwork completed before he even launches. For about $9 USD you can pick up some new modular interior floorplans (nothing too special there) , nine furnished rooms, and 135 items. I bought in for the finished rooms & items, which I think are great resources when playing online with the likes of MapTools or Roll20.

A Twofer of Tools From the Basic Fantasy Role Playing Game

A little over a year ago I posted the Basic Fantasy Role Playing Game as a Free GM Resource. I took a bit of a re-visit and noticed that the BFRPG folks have a few pretty cool random generators for the game that are worth checking out.

If you head over to the "tools" section of the site you'll find the generators, as well as a few other gems. The MapMatic tools pretty much deserve their own shout-out, so just consider this a twofer!

Free GM Resource: A Metric Butt-Ton of Free Adventures

This week's Free GM Resource, in honor of the recent "GM's Day", is a plethora of free OSR adventures collected over at the Dragonsfoot forums.

Seriously....we are talking about hundreds of adventures.....hundreds.

Too many to go through, so I'd just bookmark the page and visit as needed.

Free GM Resource: Roll 3d6 Roleplaying Game Resources

This week's Free GM Resource is late because.....well because I was an idiot and wrote up a post for something featured almost four years ago, so my after-thought of checking the post before I headed off for an unexpected 11 hour day...well I had nothing to post this morning.

Roll 3d6 Roleplaying Game Resources (say that 5 times fast) is a site that looks like it hasn't been updated in the last 18 months, but it still has a lot going for it. Honestly I didn't get much past the "Tools" section with a bunch of random generators, but I did also look at one of the adventures under the "Games" tab. Clearly there is more worth checking out.

Frugal GM Review: The Inn of the Buxom Wench

Last week I picked up The Inn of the Buxom Wench from A Hole In The Ground Terrain & Games.

I'll freely admit that I was hooked by the title and really, who has enough fleshed-out inns....I know I don't?

The Inn of the Buxom Wench is 14 pages (10 of content) long and comes in at 3.04 MB. Most of the pages are black & white, but there is a two page-full-color map at the back and some color on the front & back covers. Also included are maps (gridded and no grid) of the inn. You also get two versions of the maps, one in 72 dpi and the other 300 dpi.

The pdf isn't secured and it is bookmarked. While not really filled out, there is some actual info in the PDF properties pages, which surprised me quite a bit as most pdfs have nothing noted there. Also commonly overlooked is actually designating what info is considered "Product Identity" when they place the license. A lot of times on pdfs the license is simply added and not actually used appropriately.

The pdf is a bit on the rough side. Some of the artwork looks a bit hazy and I'm not a fan of the border around each page. That is really just a personal preference and not a big deal. Another nitpick I have is that some of the print is tiny, pretty much any stat block. When printed out it is rather small, but it still works.

What I really liked, and really the reason I picked this up in the first place, is that this is a well fleshed out locale. A good (enough) description of the building, rooms, and personnel are provided. Could there be some more detail? Probably, but it is too easy to put up way too much info and then the GM has to deal with a wall of text. I think there is just enough meat on the bones, as it were, for the GM to get what they really need and to add onto as they desire.

Overall The Inn of the Buxom Wench is a nice little location that any GM can use to add a little flavor to their campaign. As of the writing of this post this pay-what-you-want pdf is receiving an average donation of $1.06. This is definitely worth a couple of bucks, especially when you factor in the included maps.