Category Archives: Tropes

[Applying Theory] Worldbuilding: Top Ten List for your Game/World/Campaign

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

MULTI-PLATFORM BLOGGING CHALLENGE!!! Read the post and see the challenge at the bottom. This applies to all rule sets and game systems. THIS MEANS YOU. It should be no surprise to recurring readers of The Action Point that I am … Continue reading →

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Killing PCs for Fun and Profit (or, Sometimes You Gotta Cap a Ninja, Yo)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

I killed a PC a couple weeks ago. And it has really changed my game for the better. Not “you’re unconscious and dying, make your death save this round” kinda killed, not even “man, if someone doesn’t heal you soon, … Continue reading →

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GM Merit Badges–An Open Letter to My Players– Past, Present, and Future

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

A few days ago I started to see a bunch of posts about “GM Merit Badges“, and when I followed the links back to their progenitor, I found a post by Strange Magic  where he is talking about a means … Continue reading →

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Murdering Your NPCs: March 2011 Blog Carnival

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

The topic for this month’s RPG Blog Carnival is Life & Death in RPGs, hosted by one of my all-time favorite blogs, Campaign Mastery. Nevermet Press has been kind enough to archive each blog carnival going back to 2008. Here … Continue reading →

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John Travolta is the Embodiment of D&D Evil

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

If you’re an action movie buff from the 90s, you already know what I’m talking about. If not, you’re probably wondering what the hell I’m talking about. Allow me to elaborate. WARNING: NOT SAFE FOR WORK LANGUAGE IN THE LINKS … Continue reading →

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Applying Theory: Onion of Doom Part II

Posted on September 10, 2010 by

For the record, as far as The Action Point is concerned, midi-chlorians and the entire Gungan species never existed. There. Now that’s settled, so we shall move right along. Before I reveal the 4th component of the Onion of Doom, … Continue reading →

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Applying Theory: Star Wars and the Onion of Doom

Posted on September 7, 2010 by

George Lucas is a friggin genius. It’s really a damn shame he can’t write dialogue to save his left testicle. There, I said it. Moving on. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about villains lately, and when I do, … Continue reading →

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