Dice and Dramatics (d20)
Revised Dice and Dramatics A d20 Guide to Better Role-Playing
By Ben Mowbray
Dice and Dramatics is a general guide to improving your game through better role-playing. It is geared towards players and DMs of Fantasy d20 settings.
It discusses many issues¸ some simple¸ some obvious¸ while others obscure or easily overlooked. We've tried to make the guide as simple as possible without going overboard.
You won't find any complex new rules¸ feats or classes in this work¸ however¸ what you will find is a multitude of helpful hints and tips to help you develop your roleplaying. The guide covers such topics as avoiding meta-game thinking¸ thinking in your character's shoes¸ personality traits¸ creating a more detailed description of your character and background¸ and role-playing tips for non-human races.
There is also a section on equipment¸ magical items and spells that are designed to be interesting and practical more so than powerful.
We hope you enjoy Dice and Dramatics.
Features- Tips for role-playing your character in-game¸ including how to avoid meta-thinking¸ how to think in your character's shoes¸ using voices¸ developing your character's personality and much more.
- Considerations to make while creating a character¸ including advice on teaming up with your DM to create a character with intricate ties to her plots.
- Advice for including props¸ voices¸ cut scenes¸ music and images in your game to stimulate your senses and enrich the feel of your campaign.
- Tips on role-playing the senses fully.
- Tips for role-playing non-human races¸ including the core fantasy races¸ such as elves¸ dwarves and halflings; the savage races¸ including bugbears¸ goblins¸ minotaurs¸ orcs and their kith and kin; and template races¸ from asimar and tieflings to lycanthropes and vampires.
- A variety of new 'mundane' spells¸ equipment and magical items for more conventional every day use in a fantasy setting:
- Equipment including several knives¸ armoured corsets for the ladies¸ and a variety of medieval clothing.
- Magical devices aimed at improving every day life¸ such as Perfume of Personality¸ Broom of Cleaning¸ the Ice Box of Preservation and¸ every father's dream come true¸ Chauncy's Belt of Chastity (which will aim a specifically targeted magic missile at the offending organs of the would-be intruder!)
- Spells such as Kalen's Fantastic Fat Burner to get rid of those extra pounds your character put on during the festive season¸ or Ease Birth to give those mothers to be a quick and painless birth.
- Tips for role-playing characters from the other side of the DM screen.
- 70 Pages¸ illustrated including 25% more material.
- Indexed online browsing and printer friendly versions