To celebrate GM Appreciation day, we present you with The Game Master NPC for your next game of HARP Fantasy. While little is known about this shadowy character…
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Punishment tables for RPG Players
We all have our own little pet peeves when it comes to playing Roleplaying games, especially if we’re the GM. You might hate people being on their phone at the table. You might have it when people don’t listen or pay attention. Maybe your least favourite thing is tardiness and a lack of commitment. Whatever […]
19 tips for running a great tabletop roleplaying game (specifically Rolemaster)
GMing a game can be a daunting task, especially if you haven’t done it much before or if you’re playing with a new group. That’s why we thought you might enjoy some helpful hints and tips on GMing from ICE fans and followers on how to make your game the best it could possibly be. […]
Sci-Fi plot generator
Need an idea for your next game of HARP-SF or Spacemaster? Look no further than this Sci-Fi plot generator from the good people at WIRED. The sci-fi plot generator uses two James Gunn movies and two Ridley Scott films as illustrations, but could be used to create an endless number of variations. Simply […]
Tips for new GMs
Making the move from playing to GMing can be daunting. You know how you want things to go but how do you make your dreams a reality? We recently asked our friends, followers and forum members what advice they would offer new GMs. Here’s what they had to say: 1. Don’t Panic […]
What makes a game great?
Regardless of which tabletop roleplaying game is your favourite, everyone who has ever played an RPG, whether as a GM or as a player has got a story to tell about it. Whether they are perfectly timed critical hits, hilarious critical failures, epic stories, life-long friendships or perfectly rounded characters, everyone has something to say […]
RPG Players’ worst habits
Roleplay gaming is fun. I think we can all agree on that. However, there are some things that people do whilst at the table that are less fun… Some things that drive us mad. So we decided to run a survey to see what were RPG players’ worst habits. After surveying our fans and […]
Director’s Briefing – November 2015
Welcome to the fifty-fourth Briefing and the eleventh scheduled Briefing for 2015. Dragonmeet We will be at Dragonmeet 2015 (www.dragonmeet.co.uk, on the 5th December in London) running the “ICE” stand. Copies of HARP, HARP SF, and Shadow World books have been ordered from OneBookShelf, including Tales from the Green Gryphon Inn in softcover […]
GMing for first time gamers
I’ve managed to convince some friends who have never gamed before to let me run a one off game for them. My plan is for it to be so good that they consider playing on a more regular basis (or at least agree to a second game). As they’re first game (and they’re pretty […]