Monthly Archives: August 2010

Turn Your Characters into Movie Stars!

Posted on August 31, 2010 by The Action Point

I have a theatre background. When I was in high school and my abortive attempt at collegiate life, I did sports for a little bit and then moved on to it’s diametric opposite, the theatre department. I can voice-act fairly … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan Gaming, Applying Theory, Brittanis, Characters, GM Advice, Group Dynamics, Rules, Worldbuilding | 2 Comments

Applying Theory: GIMP-y Professional Maps

Posted on August 30, 2010 by The Action Point

Real quick post. In a previous post, I mentioned how incredibly awesome the Cartographer’s Guild is. Well, on their site they have an entire forum dedicated to people writing up tutorials for guys like me (read: clueless with image editing … Continue reading →

Posted in Applying Theory, Brittanis, GM Advice, Maps & Mapping, Worldbuilding | 2 Comments

Applying Theory: Perils of Prophecy

Posted on August 29, 2010 by The Action Point

I’m in the pattern of starting series of articles lately. I like this; it means I’m looking at this blog thing long-haul, I guess. This is the first in what will likely be a long-running series focused on doing exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Applying Theory, Brittanis, GM Advice, Rules, Tropes, Worldbuilding | 2 Comments

Best Blogs: Campaign Mastery

Posted on August 28, 2010 by The Action Point

I think I’m going to start a recurring series here at The Action Point, focused on collections of other people’s stuff that I like and enjoy using. So here’s the first Campaign Mastery has been around for a good long … Continue reading →

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[RPG Blog Carnival] Teaching the Game

Posted on August 3, 2010 by The Action Point

One of my new favorite blogs (I actually only discovered Jade after searching for who was hosting the August Carnival) is Evil Machinations, run by a lady named Jade who happens to be not only a passionate RPG blogger, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Applying Theory, Brittanis, GM Advice, Group Dynamics, RPG Blog Carnival, Rules | 3 Comments