2020 Oct 11 Interview with Serious6, Creator of DnD Flavor Generators How did you get into creating random generators? I was introduced to D&D through my wife and I absolutely love it! We are both teachers and as part of our quarantine summer break I wanted to learn READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Generators Creator, Creator Interviews, Reddit Community
2020 Oct 02 Interview with F Munoz, Creator of Paco's Miscelaneous Stuff "some tables look simple on paper but after coding them they mutate to unwieldy monsters." Interview with creator of many Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP) tools at Paco's Miscelaneous Stuff READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in RPG Tools Creator, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Generators Creator, Creator Interviews
2020 Sep 25 Interview with Alison of Secret Door "I kid thee not. I’ve spent 3 solid weeks just working on class details so that every farmer or bowyer etc has something unique about their job." A creator interview with Alison of the Secret Door. READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Generators Creator, RPG Tools Creator
2020 Aug 22 Interview with Darehart of Darehart's Monstrous Codex "I think we are only beginning to see the possibility and versatility of random generators for RPGs." Talking about rpg generators with Dareheart, creator of Dareheart's Monstrous Codex READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, RPG Tools Creator, Generators Creator
2020 Aug 15 Interview with Creator of Everweird "The lesson I’ve learned there is just go with the silly thing that pops in your head. Kill your darlings. Stop thinking it has to have the perfect crunch or tone". Generators Creator interview with creator of everweird.app READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, RPG Tools Creator, Generators Creator
2020 Aug 07 Interview with LLA Don Zombie of the Vampire Generator at Chartopia Regardless of I am playing solo or GMing though, I like generators for the element of surprise and keeping me on my toes. Finding out about one of Chartopia's rising stars and creator of VtM V5 - Vampire Generator READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Chartopia, Creator Interviews, Vampire: The Masquerade, RPG Tools Creator
2020 Jul 18 Donjon Interview on New & Updated Tools, RPG Prep and Lego There are so many people creating so many excellent and amazing things right now, that if I could think of something, there's probably someone else already doing it. Rand Roll's first follow-up interview is with the creator of donjon READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Donjon, Creator Interviews, Generators Creator, Map Generators
2020 Jul 03 Interview with Sam Bartlett of Roll & Play One of the most enjoyable things about putting together random tables is the inspiration I get for my own games. Writing down a list of strange plant life or coming up with the names of mysterious books immediately triggers story threads in my mind that the characters in my games can discover or explore READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, RPG Tools Creator, Random Charts, Kickstarter, Generator Books
2020 Jun 26 Interview with Adam of Fantasy Calendar That's really how Fantasy Calendar started out, by looking into how it was set up and expanding on what it could do, and now, 2 and a half years later, it's used by over 13,000 users! Who would've thunk? READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Calendar Tool, Maps Creator, RPG Tools Creator
2020 Jun 20 Interview with Jean of Table Master If I want to run a totally unique adventure, I can start with one of the donjon maps and produce some random monsters from here, quest details from there, and so on, put it all together in my head or on paper so it fits my ideas and my world, and there I've got something new, unique, and custom-tailored for my game and my players in a way that no $50 hardcover adventure book can come close to. READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, RPG Tools Creator, Random Charts, TableMaster
How did you get into creating random generators? I was introduced to D&D through my wife and I absolutely love it! We are both teachers and as part of our quarantine summer break I wanted to learn
"some tables look simple on paper but after coding them they mutate to unwieldy monsters."
Interview with creator of many Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP) tools at Paco's Miscelaneous Stuff
"I kid thee not. I’ve spent 3 solid weeks just working on class details so that every farmer or bowyer etc has something unique about their job."
A creator interview with Alison of the Secret Door.
"I think we are only beginning to see the possibility and versatility of random generators for RPGs."
Talking about rpg generators with Dareheart, creator of Dareheart's Monstrous Codex
"The lesson I’ve learned there is just go with the silly thing that pops in your head. Kill your darlings. Stop thinking it has to have the perfect crunch or tone". Generators Creator interview with creator of everweird.app
Regardless of I am playing solo or GMing though, I like generators for the element of surprise and keeping me on my toes. Finding out about one of Chartopia's rising stars and creator of VtM V5 - Vampire Generator
There are so many people creating so many excellent and amazing things right now, that if I could think of something, there's probably someone else already doing it. Rand Roll's first follow-up interview is with the creator of donjon
One of the most enjoyable things about putting together random tables is the inspiration I get for my own games. Writing down a list of strange plant life or coming up with the names of mysterious books immediately triggers story threads in my mind that the characters in my games can discover or explore
That's really how Fantasy Calendar started out, by looking into how it was set up and expanding on what it could do, and now, 2 and a half years later, it's used by over 13,000 users! Who would've thunk?
If I want to run a totally unique adventure, I can start with one of the donjon maps and produce some random monsters from here, quest details from there, and so on, put it all together in my head or on paper so it fits my ideas and my world, and there I've got something new, unique, and custom-tailored for my game and my players in a way that no $50 hardcover adventure book can come close to.