2024-02-13 22:23
I’ve recently published a new article on Hubpages/HobbyLark titled, “Building Your RPG Character’s Background Story”.
You can read it here:
https://hobbylark.co… Read More
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2023-12-22 16:14
The 1st of Ranat (approx. 18 days since last we joined our heroes) – The grand city-state of Ezmer is at war with a pair of far Western townships rebelling against Ezmerian rule. There… Read More
2023-11-29 17:00
The 2nd of Low Harvest – It was high noon at the White Prong and Excor and Fauna were sitting around a table enjoying a lunch of honey-drenched vittles, greasy squab with roasted o… Read More
2023-11-15 16:30
It was late morning; some carpenters were measuring the warehouse. Vor Jetl was overseeing a crew with a winch and chain by the large hole in the dock floor. He was going to recover the… Read More
2023-11-08 16:46
It had taken an entire day and night to talk Vor Jetl out of “confiscating” the wand. He wanted to cash it in with the blue dragon. Fauna had even pulled rank on him. His sol… Read More
2023-11-02 15:30
The group was rushing through the streets with Fauna in the lead. They wound south taking alleys and turning whenever there was a corner trying to keep from making too straight a line th… Read More
2023-10-26 16:00
They easily made it through the mirror into the Wasp’s strange extra-dimensional hideout guided back to the mirror in the library closet by Fauna.
Szoo (mesmerized by the vaulte… Read More
2023-03-10 17:53
The Grand Mook Manual Vol. I (Cat.No#RGS1014) is getting its final touches. A final editing pass and completing the illustrations are all that remain. This manual will have over 90 NPC M… Read More
2021-10-29 17:57
It was a warm evening for January, the horizon viewable through the glass doors at the end of the great room was still golden orange and cloud streaked. Hunched over the table in the ope… Read More
2021-10-01 23:30
We are doing well. Our third quarter accounting is looking good and we’re finally in the black. As our last quarter of this year begins it looks like the projects slated for releas… Read More
2021-08-13 00:49
Currently, the Ranger Games Publishing blog is on hold. Don’t worry there is still plenty of material for it. The blog will start again in October with the final entry in the Dead… Read More
2021-03-25 16:10
Characters begin to loot the dusty old room after slaying their foe, some monstrous undead thing. They find the typical loot, some coins, a few gems, and a couple of items. Their first i… Read More
2021-03-18 16:10
A ghostly blue layer of spiced smog hovered high above the heads of the flowing crowd as they chattered, haggled with merchants, and carried their burdens of purchased goods in baskets… Read More
2020-11-19 17:15
Well, Ranger Games Publishing has had a decent past year and sales remain strong enough to continue publishing books. So, I am planning a new release sometime in the first quarter of 202… Read More
2020-11-12 17:13
Games-Masters (GM’s) are already like mad scientists modifying their current gaming system often on the fly. This is through either in-play rulings (e.g. building precedence) or di… Read More
2020-10-15 17:10
Fauna (played by Jenn) woke up in a large round silk bed. She luxuriated in the smooth, cool sheets. The druid had taken a long hot bath in the tiled bathing room a few rooms over and en… Read More
2020-10-01 17:15
Non-player characters (NPCs) populate Gamesmasters’ game worlds providing a life source alongside the vitality injected by the player characters (PCs). Unlike PCs, however NPCs do… Read More
2020-09-03 17:15
There was definitely a reaction on the part of the roleplaying community to my recent HubPages article “Why Do Orc Lives Matter?” This is a stream-of-thought meditation on th… Read More
2020-08-27 17:47
I’ve written another article over at Hubpages. This one I started several months ago in response to a resurgence in the OrcLivesMatter hashtag then as that died down, small argumen… Read More
2020-08-13 17:00
Excor (played by Cris) under the influence of the Ghost Form and Invisibility I spells trailed just behind the blue dragon-shaman as he in turn followed the blue lady into the caves from… Read More
2020-08-06 18:00
The legendary Dichromata Fruit Tree, a pre-generated magic plant for Dice & Glory. It adds a different type of wonder to a campaign. This large tree produces a tasty and magic fruit with… Read More
2020-07-23 18:00
Blog entries may slow down in the next few months. This as I am doing much more writing right now on the Storywise project. I am also preparing the Armatelorum for print through various… Read More
2020-07-09 16:10
The Grey Serpent Captain stood in the entranceway to the Red Helm Tavern’s barroom. Next to him were Jirek the cabal’s scribe and just behind him, the Grey Serpents’ ma… Read More
2020-07-02 16:38
Excor (played by Cris) and Szoosha (played by Isis) found themselves escorted by the Grey Serpent pirate crew to the Western Cliffs District. The pair had surprisingly talked the pirates… Read More
2020-06-25 16:10
The wheels of the rickshaw were clattering on the wet cobblestones as it zoomed through the dark streets. Intermittent drizzles had glazed the city deepening the shadows and causing even… Read More
2020-06-18 16:10
The evening of the 24th of Monsoon – The wet tops of hardtop carriages passed rapidly by, the clatter of hooves, and the patter of uncountable hordes of boot heels as endless flows of… Read More
2020-06-04 16:10
The vista of human-drama and blood-spectacle of a battle-scene enthrall audiences with fury and fire. War operates as a high point of action and emotion in many a heroic epic and countle… Read More
2020-05-21 16:10
The deadly Bane Rose, a pre-generated magic plant for Dice & Glory. It adds a different type of monstrous danger to a campaign. This large rose-like bush is envenomed with a nasty magic… Read More
2020-05-14 16:10
A symbol of the Feren goddess Euornn Goddess of the Ocean, Treacherous Mother of the Gods, and Enemy of Men.
24th of Monsoon – The dawn was just a pink-gold band starting on the hor… Read More
2020-05-07 16:10
Water came rushing at least six inches deep across the floor planks. Szoo (played by Isis) rushed up a slanted plank meant to substitute for the cellar steps into the main room just in t… Read More
2020-04-30 16:10
Morning, 23rd of Monsoon – Fauna (played by Jenn) stumbled into the house from the street looking even more haggard than usual. Wordlessly she felt her way along the walls to her r… Read More
2020-04-23 09:35
The Boar-Wolf, a nasty wolf and wild boar conglomeration. A new pregenerated monster for Dice & Glory that has a wicked surprise on occasion. Especially a challenge when confronted as wa… Read More
2020-04-16 16:10
The paths and twisted walls of the labyrinth disappeared in all directions into a hazy blue-green horizon. Clouds of blue-green mists rolled over the impossible landscape and the fabric of r… Read More
2020-04-09 00:17
Due to the untimely death of a family friend this past Tuesday, there will be no post this week.
The post No Post This Week appeared first on Ranger Games Publishing Read More
2020-04-02 16:10
Mapping is an integral part of Game-Mastering any roleplaying game. Maps are infinitely useful. They functionally visualize settlements (towns, fortresses), ships, or caves, ruins, and dung… Read More
2020-03-26 16:10
The Tabernacle Map
This is a map to the Tabernacle of the Bottomless Gorge, a hidden temple carved from the living rock of a hollow mountain top. This is a free fully marked-up map (only… Read More
2020-03-04 09:57
The Armatelorum: Folio of Ancient & Medieval Arms & Armor released!
The Armatelorum is a 90-page resource manual filled with pre-generated weapons and suits of armor using th… Read More
2020-02-11 05:12
The release date for the Armatelorum: Folio of Ancient & Medieval Arms & Armor has been pushed back from the 12th to February 26th. This is because of some computer issues which… Read More
2019-12-19 18:55
Last month I posted a quick and dirty poll about the feelings role-players have about in-game death when it occurs. The results were interesting although I think I could have been more s… Read More
2019-12-12 18:55
20th
of Monsoon – Dawn was breaking but the sun’s rays were stifled behind
cloud-darkened skies and drowned in the heavy, humid air. Stray raindrops
randomly pelted the roofs… Read More
2019-12-05 11:43
Fungus Kingdom full map
Fauna the druid (played by Jenn), Excor (played by Cris), and Szoo the Black-Scael naga (played by Isis), were surveying the post-battle damage. A few shouldering… Read More
2019-11-28 18:55
So, why a death poll? Well, I have seen especially lately, around the internet that many DM’s, GM’s, and Players of tabletop roleplaying games have a wide array of opinions o… Read More
2019-11-14 18:55
The entire gang was at the dining
room table: Me (the GM), Jenn, Isis, Cris, Gil, Carlos, and Carlitos. For some
reason conversation before the game had turned to the events of the end o… Read More
2019-11-05 19:58
Arvan: Land of Dragons setting PDF is now on sale for $2.99 from its original $15.00 price! This sale will last only two weeks from 11/4/19 till 11/18/19! Go to DriveThruRPG.com. That’… Read More
2019-10-31 17:55
The Zombie Horror campaign
continues in Amorset, somewhere in the Northwestern U.S.A. This time around,
three new recruits join the fray. It has been a single day since all hell broke
lo… Read More
2019-10-17 17:55
Jenn was driving us along Sierra Avenue already in downtown Fontana, the sky orange and gold shadowing the old mission-style church and casting the newer library glass in dim blue. We were o… Read More
2019-09-30 17:50
Second Edition Cover by Brian Brinlee
Announcing Release of Zombie Horror Second Edition: A Survival Horror
Manual
For those Game-Masters wanting to use Zombie Apocalypse elements in t… Read More
2019-09-12 17:55
The Cave Map
This is the map to the Deadfall Caverns, a pre-generated and marked up map for use with Dice & Glory. It uses a basic key (Note: the small triangular arrows denote edges… Read More
2019-09-05 17:55
The Black Eagle Emblem
The morning of the 19th of Monsoon – our heroes were relaxing inside the main room of the rented house. Fauna (played by Jenn) pulled out her map (The Cabal o… Read More
2019-08-29 17:55
The
heavy thudding of the large mushroom-man began to shake the cavern in pulses as
it neared causing the four mages to sweat. Those enemies currently surrounding
them prevented their fl… Read More
2019-08-22 17:55
The Map so far
The
blood magus used his Close Wounds
spell four times on Szoo (played by Isis), the naga had taken the brunt of the
damage in the previous battle. After Umwin (played by N… Read More
2019-08-15 17:55
The Map
The
blood magus Umwin (played by Natalie) gazed through the open doorway into the ruined
chamber from the hallway (R1). It was an old storeroom, the plaster and some of
the stone… Read More
2019-08-05 17:50
It was the wee hours of the 12th of High Summer, about 11 weeks ago, and Gornix (played by Gil) found it difficult to sleep amongst the crash after crash of thunder in his new digs, a st… Read More
2019-08-04 23:23
The cover to the first edition. Art by Leonard Y.
Ranger games is proud to announce the release date of a revised edition of our long out-of-print survival horror book. The Halloween seas… Read More
2019-07-25 17:55
There was a break in the incessant Dragon-Summer rain, the street and alley mouth choked with a thick roiling blue fog. If there had been onlookers at this time of night, they would see… Read More
2019-07-17 16:10
It
was the 17th of Monsoon and the Cabal of Eight was in mid-meeting in
their clubroom at the Red Helm Tavern. The city for the past couple of days had
been very quiet probably due to th… Read More
2019-07-10 16:10
It is the beginning of the rainy season, in the month named Monsoon but because of the Dragon Summer, it had not stopped raining for several days. The rain was hot and the swampy air so… Read More
2019-07-03 16:10
Well, there is no regular blog entry for today. The final writing and layout is being completed readying the Armatelorum for editing and illustration. The press kit is ready to go and pr… Read More
2019-06-19 16:10
Symbol of the Checkered Knights
This campaign is the continuation of The Cabal of Eight. So, for those who did not read the first half, it takes place in the city of Ezmer at the tip of t… Read More
2019-06-12 16:10
It had been a week since the last
street fight with the Roaches. Afheesh had just finished guard duty, already
changed out of his colors, and bopping his way to the Dancing Rat.
Surprisi… Read More
2019-06-05 16:10
Early evening over the city of Tanglethorn, the dimming sky was aflame with yellow, red, pink, and smoky orange. Already a deep bluish gloom shrouded the narrow alleys completely and the… Read More
2019-05-29 16:14
A readied blade whooshed past
Wufcor’s head. Afheesh (played by yours truly) charged the human fighter one of
his paired psi-like weapons parried easily as the second found its target… Read More
2019-04-26 17:52
A little delayed…
Sometime this month Ranger Games Publishing is coming off hiatus. We are moved in, set up, and ready to start back up. Delays include the publish date of The Arma… Read More
2019-02-02 03:27
We are going on hiatus so the last few entries of the Rats of Tanglethorn will be delayed. This also affects the publication of the Armatelorum delaying it by a week or two. The reason is th… Read More
2019-01-16 17:10
After a forced march around the parade ground and a breakfast of fruit, veggies, and bread in the mess, Afheesh (played by your dear narrator) went to the bursar. He collected the previous d… Read More
2019-01-09 17:10
The pair of guards walked in, one with a bottle of wine, the other placing the key in his satchel. He lit an oil lamp and then set to lighting the fireplace. Afheesh (played by yours truly)… Read More
2018-12-19 17:10
A few days later, the pair of ratling villains, Afheesh (played by yours truly) and Wufcor (played by Isis), walked through the crowded streets at evening. The pair neared the plaza of the B… Read More
2018-12-12 17:10
Three gang members ran in through the shattered front door of the abandoned warehouse armed with loaded crossbows. They spotted out Pabst (played by Jenn) and one took a shot. She knocked th… Read More
2018-12-05 20:41
For only the month of December we are discounting the PDF copies of the Arvan: Land of Dragons setting. It will be just FIVE Dollars! Hurry, this is offer is only good for this month… Read More
2018-11-28 17:10
The Ullarhg are a fierce herd beast that tramples enemies with their hooves. As well as goring them with their tusks and horns, and resist attack with their spikes and thick hides. A new pre… Read More
2018-11-21 17:10
It was early morning, already the sun was beating down upon the dead yellow dirt, and Afheesh the ratling Quickling was beginning to feel trapped. After a forced march around the parade grou… Read More
2018-11-14 17:10
With the blood of their enemies still fresh on their weapons and dripping from their faces, Afheesh (played by yours truly) and Wufcor (played by Isis) dragged Pabst’s paralytic… Read More
2018-11-09 08:19
For a while now a few people have asked for a spell list. A list that those playing Clerics, Paladins, Priests, and other Clergy Class characters with spellcasting abilities can use. So, I h… Read More
2018-09-05 16:10
Afheesh shot after Wufcor who was free of his shackles, fleeing, and armed with a stolen dagger. The quickling guard tripped the fleeing canny-jack with his tail. Wufcor flopped onto his bac… Read More
2018-08-15 16:10
Burnt myself out again, happens often when I write, so regular blog entries for the Rats of Tanglethorn will resume next week. I am working hard to complete the current books on my plate but… Read More
2018-08-08 16:10
Come sun up, Afheesh (played by me) was feeling good still from the strange green glowing liquor from last night. For that reason he strutted down the wide street on his way to meet his two… Read More
2018-08-01 16:10
Both armies are at a standoff across the field of battle, bright banners flap in the slight breeze, the noon sun glints from the gleaming razor tips of spears and the blades of swords and ax… Read More
2018-07-25 16:10
The siege-lines stand expectantly the earthworks finished and the bulwarks fully manned. The walls of the small stone fortress stand tall against them though surrounded by the enemy’s… Read More
2018-07-19 16:10
Afheesh (played by me) yanked his bloodied weapon from the throat of the Bronze Boy at his feet. The ruthless trio had just made quick work of a small group of Bronze Boy gang members. Conse… Read More
2018-07-18 16:10
Brilliant war banners, strikingly colored flags waving in the wind, and fascinatingly designed symbols on the surcoats of warriors, which sometimes strangely define the character of the indi… Read More
2018-07-12 16:11
The ratlings, Afheesh (played by me) and Wufcor (played by Isis) stood in the front ranks of the city guard of the White Rose Well smart in their uniform green cloaks with obsidian leaf clas… Read More
2018-07-11 16:10
A group of dirty, battle-beaten warriors surveys the smoking battlefield and its human wreckage. A ruined plane-scape littered with the corpses of soldiers, horses, and other unfortunate bea… Read More
2018-06-28 16:10
The ratlings, Afheesh (played by yours truly) and Wufcor (played by Isis) took a corner table at the rear of the Green Bottle Tavern. They had crept in unnoticed by the barkeep and trio of p… Read More
2018-06-27 16:10
Two armies face off across open grassland. The sun is high and the spearheads and polished helms of both sides glitter and glare brilliantly in the intense sunlight. The air taught with anti… Read More
2018-06-20 16:10
I’ve written another Hubpages article: How to Write an RPG Adventure. It reveals the methods of writing and the structure of a typical fantasy RPG adventure. However, those familiar wi… Read More
2018-06-13 16:10
Imagine the earth shake as it stomps towards the enemy. The absolute pride and sureness of the mage-general behind it. And the utter terror of those poor sods standing in its way. They with… Read More
2018-06-06 16:10
There are several theories on how RPG’s function and what that may mean. The intention behind my RPG ludology and having a personal critical theory is practicality. It is handy for wri… Read More
2018-05-30 16:10
The clash of steel, the pulse of blood through arteries and onto the ground and snatching glory on the battlefield, the personal devastation realized when surveying the field of victory, rol… Read More
2018-05-23 16:04
So let’s talk NPC Combat strategy.
Whether small groups or full-on military units Non-Player Characters (NPCs) can benefit from better strategy. This so that they can present better ch… Read More
2018-05-16 16:05
Afheesh the ratling quickling (played by me), Pabst the human duelist (played by Jenn), and Wufcor the ratling canny-jack (played by Isis) had been escorted by a contingent of city guard to… Read More
2018-05-09 16:09
Here is another Hubpages article from me, Robert A. Neri Jr.
How to Write an RPG Actual Play Blog
This article explicitly goes through my process for when I write my actual play blog entries… Read More
2018-05-02 16:10
The two small groups of gang members were facing off in the middle of the wide paved boulevard just outside of the Caskroom Tavern (#15 on the Map). It was a chill evening and the cobbleston… Read More
2018-04-25 16:10
Since Game-Master Cris’ game turned out to be so lethal Isis, Jenn, and I had to generate new characters. I decided on a ratling male. We were still playing in an “evil” ca… Read More
2018-04-18 16:10
Your player group has just slaughtered an entire village for the hell of it, they kill every other NPC that has any words with them, and they loot every corpse. In fact, loot is just one exc… Read More
2018-04-11 16:10
The Player Characters (PCs) are traveling through a fetid, sweltering swamp. Halfway through their adventure the expedition begins to fall sick with fever. At first, just a few torchbearers… Read More
2018-04-04 16:13
Apologies, there is no regular post again this week.
Regular Weekly Posts
The regular weekly posts will return next week as my current projects are nearing completion. They should be done s… Read More
2018-03-14 16:10
There is some news concerning Ranger Games Publishing and upcoming projects but first…
Sorry No Blog Entry This Week
Well, there will be no regular entry this week. This is due to wor… Read More
2018-03-14 16:10
There is some news concerning Ranger Games Publishing and upcoming projects but first…
Sorry No Blog Entry This Week Either
Well, there will be no regular entry this week. This is due… Read More
2018-03-07 17:10
The Wolf-Bat, a fiendish beast resulting from the combination of a bat and a wolf. A new pregenerated monster for Dice & Glory that will definitely add a nasty surprise to any GM’s… Read More
2018-03-01 20:35
40% Off Sale on Arvan: Land of Dragons fantasy setting PDF’s on the OneBookShelf sites! Extended for 1 more week until Sat. March 10th!
This sale will not be repeated this year, get yo… Read More
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