Archive for January, 2026

All About Ripple Plotlines

Filed in Planning & Preparation, Campaign Management, D&D / Pathfinder, Game Mastering, Mike, NPCs & Villains & Monsters, PCs, The End Of The Rainbow, Tools & Techniques, Metagaming & Metagame Theory, All Genres on Jan.28, 2026

Ripple plotlines use domino chains that feed back to the main plotline while cascading out to trigger other plotlines in a chain reaction. They can start from the most apparently inconsequential act or decision and grow until whole Kingdoms hang from them like Christmas baubles. Today (as I write this) is Australia Day, our equivalent […]

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A Fairy Colony In Zenith-3

Filed in Pieces Of Creation, D&D / Pathfinder, Mike, Zenith-3 (Original system based on Hero System 4th Ed), Fantasy Games, Superhero Games, NPCs & Villains & Monsters, Planning & Preparation, The End Of The Rainbow on Jan.20, 2026

What is a Fairy Colony, and why should you never annoy one? Or attack one? I didn’t want to go full “Fey” so I came up with something different… In the Zenith-3 superhero campaign, there’s a Fairy Colony at the bottom of their back yard. It was placed there years ago (real time) but until […]

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The Power Of 1 on Root R

Filed in House-Rules, Combat, D&D / Pathfinder, Game Mastering, Mike, Zenith-3 (Original system based on Hero System 4th Ed), Rules & Mechanics, The End Of The Rainbow, Tools & Techniques, Campaign Management, All Genres on Jan.14, 2026

Today, I offer a new technique for rolling multiple dice many times with great efficiency. Any RPG can benefit from that! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas break. Mine was great, though not without its challenges – but I have evidently weathered them, because here we all are, in a bright and shiny New […]

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