Introduction

Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson published 1,000 copies that they printed themselves, of their new game: Dungeons & Dragons.

This very first version had good success and was quickly followed by more by the same authors.

Surprise Round

This version had a surprise round that did not involve any initiative. If the Monster or the Party could surprise their opponent, then ...

The following is a list of pages that describe how the handling of the initiative has changed over the ages.

As a brief history, it went from a d6 rolled by each character and monster and a possible +1 or -1 Dexterity adjustments, to a 1d6 without adjustments, to a d10 and many  in AD&D 2e, to a d20 when Wizard of the Coast bought TSR and created D&D 3e.

• Initiative in ...

Type of Dices in Dungeons and Dragons

Since 1974, Dungeons and Dragons, and many other Role Playing and other games since then, adopted a set of 5 dice. These included:

• 4 sided die (1d4)
• 6 sided die (1d6)
• 8 sided die (1d8)
• 12 sided die (1d12)
• 20 sided die (1d20)

The game uses the various dice to spice the play role gaming with varying randomness.

For ...

There is this mini series, call AFK: Webseries, that came out on Nov 15, 2015. The story: A bunch of computer RPG (Role Playing Game) players get sucked in the fantasy world they are playing that night. The series starts with each one awakening as their characters. They have a headacke which disappear fairly quickly and then realize that they are their character...

Note for those who don't ...

When changing versions of Turn Watcher, it can happen that the configuration file generates a crash and the application does not start. This can also happen if the configuration file was somehow corrupted.

If you cannot start Turn Watcher and see the first screen, we strongly suggest that you go in this directory under Microsoft Windows:

 ...

Made to Order Software is proud to announce that the initiative tracker, Turn Watcher, has been released under the GPLv2 license. This means the code is now open, and the proprietary license gone!

Find the source code, plus support features here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/turnwatcher/

Presently, only GNU/Linux is supported, but eventually the goal is to make it work not only under ...

Here are some screenshots of Turn Watcher in action.

Click on the images to enlarge them.

Note that these screenshots are from different versions of Turn Watcher.

In this issue:

• How to design a campaign
• For your game: ten unsettling moments
• Game master tips and tricks

In this issue:

• 4 Best Ways To Handle Town Guards
• Character Development Template
• Johnn Four's GM Guide Books