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Court Etiquette: Do's and Don'ts
When dealing with nobility and court settings, players can sometimes skip the roleplay aspect and jump straight to behav…
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30 Halfling Gifts (For Services Rendered)
Save/Help the Halflings! They offer rewards. Material and otherwise.
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Five Best Tips for Posting on Strolen's (and Other Places)
If you are new to the site, you might want to read this post.
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More Realistic Horses and their care and maintainence
"There is something about the outside of a horse...that is good for the inside of a man."
Winston Churchil…
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War is a constant in many RPG's. I believe that I have done enough war based adventures and campaigns that I might as well share some ideas and open the stage for others to share their thoughts.
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Radiation Sickness
1 HoH
Radiation sickness is a serious matter and I wanted to address it after noticing it in a post. I have created 10 severities of exposure and detailed what happens during each.
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Undead Economy
Golden
5 HoH
The lowly Undead cannot be a true replacement for a living well-motivated workforce. But Undead do not tire, they do not have moods (well none worth marking), they do not require pay or lunchbreaks, and can work 24/7, if properly controled.…
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Warship Classes
Quest entry
A brief list of warship types and their identification
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Legacy of the Pharaohs
2 HoH
Ancient Egypt, Land of the Pharaohs: What will you find among the eternal sands?
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In a fantastic world of magic, it can be assumed magic is in all living creatures to some degree, and a part of it is with concentration usable for magical purposes - humanoids are typically such users. It is only logical, that for inst…
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Where will we be one day, and what will we believe? How will we consider the world around us, and the people? How will we treat the known and the unknown, and possibly other intelligent lifeforms? Whether close or distant future, someth…
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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucious
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The MuroMax Codex
Codex
The compiled works of MuroMax, the collaborative entity of Murometz and Scrasamax, the Mythmaker and the Mechanic.
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Forsooth!! (whatever the hell that means) Ever since I bought a copy of Jeffrey Kacirk's Forgotten Words tome, I have become somewhat obsessed with, well...forgotten words. As you read these bizarre, often-silly, and sometimes downri…
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Red Herrings
4 HoH
Codex
Are you a friend of adventures that bring you closer to the ultimate truth, that help you to learn your world, and teach you a valuable lesson? Or at least provide you with useful means upon your further journey? Then, my friend, better sta…
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Tyren - Overview
Codex
Tyren isn't just another world for players to RP in. No, this setting goes far, far beyond that.
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Torture...pure and simple.
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It's time to break free of the lute's death-grip
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Character Hooks
Golden
5 HoH
I'm trying to think of alternatives for game-openings, to replace the standard 'meet up in a tavern' or 'adventuring group applying for a job' techniques. I know these can be easy ways to get people playing, but I'm certain there are more i…
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Get a Plot
7 HoH
Sometimes, you just need a new plot.
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Curses
1 HoH
Sometimes it is necessary. Sometimes it just happens. Whether to a PC or NPC, a curse is something nasty that changes their life significantly, and not for the better. You were warned.
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A Dash of Salt
Golden
10 HoH
Reading through the animal thread and a conversation with Scrasamax lead to the creation of this thread. For the Adventurer with a taste for exotic meals...may I present. "The Official Strolen Citadel Cookbook".
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GM's block is a serious problem in the roleplaying world. Related to writer's or actor's block, it prevents the GM from being creative and enthusiastic about their work.
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Explaining Roleplaying - The MoonHunter Way
1 HoH
Codex
Everyone has their own take on what roleplaying games truly are. This is mine.
