Tales From The Savage Troll

It's been a long drought for me since my last game, as far back as October of 2019. Back then, my long-time gaming friends from high school got together at a small Comic Expo near our hometown. ...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2021/04/happy-dance-im-gaming-again.html

Much time has passed since I worked on the Savage Worlds framework for MapTool. I am resurrecting the project for two reasons: RPTools recently announced they were adding HTML5/CSS3 and JavaScri...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2019/12/maptool-savage-worlds-adventure-edition.html

Product: How To Write Adventure Modules That Don’t Suck Publisher: Goodman Games People: Chris Doyle, Mike Ferguson, Joseph Goodman, Ken Hart, Andrew Hind, Brendan LaSalle, Rick Maffei,...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2017/09/review-how-to-write-adventure-modules.html

Here's the Pinnacle Entertainment Group GenCon session. It's worth 38 minutes of your time.

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2015/08/pinnacle-entertainment-seminar-2015.html

So after a long drought, I'm GMing again. It feels good to be telling stories once more. I'm running the game via MapTool and Skype. We play twice a month. The setting features aspects of Hei...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2015/02/star-swords-beginning.html

I broke down a bought a couple of items I've been eyeing for a while. I've included the game blurbs below from DriveThruRPG. Weird Wars 2  - In the horror of war, dark things rise, and World...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2014/09/savage-september-on-drivethrurpg.html

We have two free products, a Kickstarter, and a Con to announce. Visionary Comics produced a new web comic titled What A Man's Got To Do written by Pinnacle Entertainment Group 's own Mat...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2014/09/savage-world-freebies.html

Please take time and go to the Ennie voting site to show your appreciation for your favorite games. http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/the-2014-ennies-voting-booth-is-now-live/ TftST choic...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2014/07/ennie-voting-is-open.html

NOVA PRAXIS FOR SAVAGE WORLDS KICKSTARTER  UPDATED: LAST 7 HOURS It's funded and only 2 days left for add ons! by Mike McConnell of Voidstarstudios Review by Derek Brown, Savage Duck UP...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2014/06/nova-praxis-for-savage-worlds.html

Gaming Ballistic interviewed R. K. Athey (aka The Savage Troll) concerning Virtual Tabletops and MapTool.  It was a wide-ranging discussion about communities, products, and Chaos Lord Zack.

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2014/03/virtual-table-top-interview-savage.html

I posted in a previous article how to use Google Docs (Drive) for a play by post game. For some reason, I expected people to post at their desktop. I was wrong. Almost everyone used a mobile dev...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2014/03/mobile-google-docs-for-play-by-post.html

Recently I started a new Savage Worlds play-by-post (PbP) game utilizing the Science Fiction Companion. I've attempted this a few times but have run into problems. Basically people don't want to...

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Pinnacle Entertainment Group released the Science Fiction Companion to an eager audience looking for Savage adventures in the far future. It contains new races, Edges and Hindrances, Setting ...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2014/01/savage-worlds-science-fiction-companion_27.html

I created a quick spreadsheet to help you design custom ships for the new Savage Worlds Science Fiction Companion much like the one I did for Space 1889: Red Sands. It has protection and v...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2014/01/science-fiction-companion-ship-builder.html

Also released today, the Savage Worlds Super Powers Companion . Pinnacle says this and the Science Fiction Companion were co-developed so the rules can cross from one to the other allowing a Sc...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2014/01/savage-worlds-super-powers-companion.html

The anticipation was horrible but the Savage Worlds Science Fiction Companion has finally released. You can find it on DriveThruRPG on on the Pinnacle web site store. I can't wait to turn m...

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LONG BEACH COMIC & HORROR CON 2013 HIGHLIGHTS & GAME IDEAS by Derek Brown When: Nov. 23rd & 24th Cost: $25 Sat, $20 Sun or $40 for 2 day adv. The Long Beach Comic & Horror Con (or LBCC ...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2013/11/long-beach-comic-horror-con-2013.html

Writing is a passion I discovered later in life. To pursue it, I had mountains to climb. I grew up in East Texas where proper spelling and grammar are considered uppity. Gaming was another. This...

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This came across the social streams the other day. It's an online course on the future of storytelling . I've decided to enroll to improve my RPG scenarios and writing. Together with a whole n...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-future-of-storytelling-free-online.html

DriveThruRPG.com announced a sale on five Savage Worlds titles for $5 in the Savage in September Sale. There's something here for everyone. Weird Wars II "In the horror of war, dark th...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2013/09/five-savage-worlds-titles-for-5.html

The Savage Duck found this the other day. He's aware of my star sector generator project and thought this might be of use. Indeed it might be! It may also be of use to your gamers, especially ...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2013/08/net-find-planetar-map-generator.html

Saturday and Space City Con started with the Matt Mercury panel and movie preview at 10 a.m. Bill Hughes and his wife Heidi are local Houston film makers who decided to make a family movie t...

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Jim Butcher is probably best known for his long-running series The Dresden Files, which has been adapted into both a TV series and a RPG . He's an author that has a story similar to my own ...

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THE GOOD The second annual Space City Con was a tremendous success by anyone's standards. They even blew past all expectations of turnout. The lines for registration stretched the length of t...

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Weird Wars Rome - A new Savage Worlds Kickstarter Launched ! They're at it again!  This time it's ancient Rome. Given how much I got out of the Deadland Noir Kickstarter, its a no-brainer an...

http://rptroll.blogspot.com/2013/07/weird-wars-rome-savage-worlds.html