© 1998-2001 Dru Pagliassotti
All rights reserved.From 1998 to 2001 I wrote articles about roleplaying for About.Com (formerly The Mining Company). Although a few of these articles have been published elsewhere — sometimes even with my permission — I provide the collection here for gamers and for writers who might get some ideas from them. The earliest articles are D&D-specific, although even those can usually be generalized to other RPGs, as well.
I have not reprinted all of the articles here. If I'm missing one of your favorites, ask. I tried to archive only those I thought would be of the most interest to the majority of gamers.
These articles may be considered to be under a "share-alike" license. I am very easy-going about reprints, but I do ask that my name remain attached to the articles.
Writing Adventures:
How to Start a Campaign: Pre-Campaign Planning
How to Start a Campaign: City Building
How to Start a Campaign: Realm Building
Ending Campaigns
Apocalypse—How?: Ending the Game with a Bang
Adventure Writing: The Focus
Adventure Writing: The Adventure Tree
Adventure Writing: The Opening Scene
A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Mystery Adventure
Adventure Writing: Nonplayer Characters
Adventure Writing: Ending the Successful Adventure
How to Run a Good Bad Guy
Guidelines for Villains
A Little Personality: For Your NPCSGenre: Writing the Fantasy Adventure
Santa Claus Adventures
Genre: Writing the Western Adventure
Genre: Writing the Mystery Adventure
Genre: Writing the Horror Adventure
Play by Email: Setting Up
Play by Email: Running the GameWhat is Roleplaying?
Roleplaying & Info for Players:
Challenge Yourself: Play a Different Character
Cussing in Character
Personalizing a Character: Habits and Quirks
The Joys of Imperfection: Character Flaws
Playing the Obnoxious One
What a Character! Roleplaying Tips
Finding a Niche: Valuable Characters Aren't Always Thugs
