2019 Jul 20 Interview with Jerry Joe Seltzer of 5thDnD.com "Most of the feedback made me feel great. Others though, had harsh things to say and I realized that every DM runs their game differently. I get it. Randomness isn't for everyone." READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Dungeons and Dragons 5E, Generators Creator
2019 Jul 12 Interview with John of Red Dice Diaries "For me the most fun thing is thinking of a theme for the table and then reading lots of stuff to get ideas for the entries" READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, RPG Creator, Random Charts
2019 Jul 08 Interview with Todd of Beastlands People have a hard time wrapping their head around the idea of a "Procedurally Generated Monster". READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Procedural Generators, Generators Creator
2019 Jun 14 Interview with Nick of DunGen "There are billions of possible combinations, and I never get tired of seeing what happens once you click that "generate" button over and over again and the type of dungeon the algorithm comes up with. I cannot describe the happiness I felt when I saw the first random dungeon that didn't look like frankenstein's monster." READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Maps Creator, Generators Creator
2019 Jun 07 Interview with Lady Tiefling, Creator of Loot Tables "my favorite thing is when people who use my tables reach out to me and tell me the stories of what the random loot tables have caused in their games" READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Random Charts, Dungeons and Dragons 5E
2019 May 17 Interview with Ian of Copper Sanctum "I typically use generators as a springboard for coming up with character, story, and adventure ideas. I like to generate a good sample size and then read through the results and work off of what strikes me" READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Generators Creator, DM's Guild
2019 Apr 26 Interview with Charlie of Ancient Quests "to use them [random generators] as a seed for one's imagination to explore all sorts of fantastic stories, both at the gaming table and beyond" READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Generators Creator
2019 Apr 12 Interview with Chris from 5eMagic "A random encounter, even if I originally defined the table that runs it, feels more authentic and less about me railroading my players through a series of set pieces" READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Dungeons and Dragons 5E, Generators Creator, RPG Tools Creator
2019 Mar 29 Interview with Chris Kentlea of Ennead Games "Keep track of what you are doing or making. A couple of years ago, after I had made over a hundred generators. I started work on one and got 2/3 of the way though it when something made me think..'Hang on...haven't I done this...I have!'. Wasted almost a week working on something I had already done...doh" READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Generators Creator
2019 Mar 22 Interview with Casey of DnDSpeak "It's so cool to see a community come together and create something with a singular goal in mind. People from all walks of life, many different countries, many different backgrounds come together to add their suggestions!" READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Generators Creator, Reddit Community
"Most of the feedback made me feel great. Others though, had harsh things to say and I realized that every DM runs their game differently. I get it. Randomness isn't for everyone."
"For me the most fun thing is thinking of a theme for the table and then reading lots of stuff to get ideas for the entries"
People have a hard time wrapping their head around the idea of a "Procedurally Generated Monster".
"There are billions of possible combinations, and I never get tired of seeing what happens once you click that "generate" button over and over again and the type of dungeon the algorithm comes up with. I cannot describe the happiness I felt when I saw the first random dungeon that didn't look like frankenstein's monster."
"my favorite thing is when people who use my tables reach out to me and tell me the stories of what the random loot tables have caused in their games"
"I typically use generators as a springboard for coming up with character, story, and adventure ideas. I like to generate a good sample size and then read through the results and work off of what strikes me"
"to use them [random generators] as a seed for one's imagination to explore all sorts of fantastic stories, both at the gaming table and beyond"
"A random encounter, even if I originally defined the table that runs it, feels more authentic and less about me railroading my players through a series of set pieces"
"Keep track of what you are doing or making. A couple of years ago, after I had made over a hundred generators. I started work on one and got 2/3 of the way though it when something made me think..'Hang on...haven't I done this...I have!'. Wasted almost a week working on something I had already done...doh"
"It's so cool to see a community come together and create something with a singular goal in mind. People from all walks of life, many different countries, many different backgrounds come together to add their suggestions!"