On the evening of the celebration of the Goddess of love a robed figure approaches the party. With a flourish they reveal a small book. A dark red cover without a title and a small latch holding it shut give a foreboding aura to the little book. “A book of love spells” the stranger says […]
Author: Colin Tucker
Director’s Briefing – February 2020
If you would like to receive the Director’s Briefing straight to your inbox each month, you can sign up to our mailing list HERE. Welcome To the one hundred-and-fourth Briefing and second Briefing of 2020. I have been buried in the January marking and moderation marathon. More staff has reduced my […]
Roleplaying adventure hooks – Science Fiction
Looking for inspiration for your next science fiction roleplaying adventure? Then look no further! We’ve put together these three adventure hooks to give you some ideas for your next gaming session. Enjoy! Hidden intelligence A highly advanced race have created an AI so intelligent it has become sentient. However, soon after its […]
50 celebrities for your fantasy tabletop RPG
Even in fantasy worlds, there are bound to be people who are famous and well known. They might just be well known in their town or village or they might be world-famous. Whatever the level of fame (or reason for their fame) including ‘celebrities’ in your fantasy tabletop RPG are often a good way to […]
Director’s Briefing – January 2020
If you would like to receive the Director’s Briefing straight to your inbox each month, you can sign up to our mailing list HERE. Welcome To the one hundred-and-third Briefing and first scheduled Briefing of 2020, and a very happy new year to all of you. My reading over Christmas […]
Fantasy feasts and festivals
With Christmas fast approaching, I’ve been thinking about feasts and festivals. Our own calendars are littered with ‘holidays’ whether they are based on the country we live in, the religion we follow or our own esoteric view of the world (I personally celebrate my half birthday every year). Feasts and festivals are a huge part […]
Alien monster for your next Sci Fi adventure
Tired of the same creatures in your game of HARP-SF? Then GOOD NEWS! I have created a brand new creature to populate your science fiction setting with. It was created using the HARP and HARP-SF creature creation rules, but the essence of the creature could easily be recreated in Spacemaster if that is your Science […]
Director’s Briefing – December 2019
If you would like to receive the Director’s Briefing straight to your inbox each month, you can sign up to our mailing list HERE. Welcome To the one hundred-and-second Briefing and final scheduled Briefing of 2019. Dragonmeet 2019 Colin, John and I attended Dragonmeet in force, with some […]
Gift guide for the tabletop roleplaying game fan
It’s that time of year again. The time when we are forced to wrack our brains to think of gifts that will show our loved ones just how much they mean to us. With that in mind, we thought we’d help out by giving you a few ideas for things to buy your nearest and […]
Shadow World report – November 2019
Terry Amthor here with the second special Shadow World update! Be sure to subscribe to the ICE newsletter to get every issue, with general ICE news from Colin, and Shadow World updates direct from me. I might also answer an email question or two! Just send to THIS ADDRESS (via Colin). The first in […]