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Building Characters [Second Edition] A new edition of the best-selling classic! Tabletop roleplaying is about characters. It’s something so fundamental and obvious that it’s often taken for granted. If your tastes run toward the wargaming end of the spectrum, a character is your game piece, the way that you interface with the system. For those who lean more toward the storytelling end, your character is a means of self-expression,... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$4.99
Building Worlds [Second Edition] A new edition of the bestselling classic, Setting Design! The term worldbuilding gets thrown around frequently by tabletop roleplayers in reference to the construction of a fantasy realm or even an entire fictional universe. There are maps and ecologies and complex histories involved, with all sorts of engaging little details sprinkled in. While these worlds are presumably being created to provide... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$4.99
Bullet Journaling for Gamemasters, Revised The PDF version has been revised to include photographic examples. Bullet journaling has become something of a phenomena over the past few years. The ability to combine the calendar functions of a day planner, the utility of to-do lists, and the personal documentation of a diary into a single, easy-to-use notebook is appealing and practical. It’s a simple, efficient,... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$4.99
DoubleZero Core Book DoubleZero is a percentile based, skill-driven modern action thriller tabletop roleplaying game. You can be anything from a secret agent to a world-weary cop, a hard-boiled private eye to a petty criminal, a trained assassins to a victim on the run. Keep players on the edge of their seats with dramatic gunfights, thrilling chases, and nefarious death traps. Adversaries range from corporate... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$4.99
Hippogryph Issue Five Welcome to Issue Five: Quaranzine Part 2 If you haven’t read Issue Four, I need to tell you that this is not an issue packed with advice converting the classic board game Pandemic in to a tabletop roleplaying scenario, nor is it a devoted to Max Max-style post-apocalyptic settings. Sorry. It’s the second of three issues that I’ve put together in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. I’ve... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$2.99~~ $0.99
Hippogryph Issue Four Welcome to Issue Four: Quaranzine Part 1 A bit of clarification before we begin: This is not an issue packed with advice on running modern-day medical thrillers, developing post-apocalyptic fantasies, or rules for deadly viruses. Sorry. It’s the first of three issues that I’ve put together in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. During this period of social distancing and self-isolation,... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$2.99~~ $0.99
Hippogryph Issue One in this issue: fandom as religion - In the past decade fandom has become contentious and un-fun. With the mainstreaming of things formerly relegated to the fringes, is there any reason to continue supporting an increasingly toxic fan culture? novel-style character profiles - A character sheet is only good for the game system it was created for, but a character profile... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$2.99~~ $0.99
Hippogryph Issue Seven In This Issue: The Soft Reboot Revisiting the Black Box Movement RPG Manual Cost as Barrier to Entry Game Design: The Man in the Arena Do What You Can Black Box: Everything is a Remix Politics in Roleplaying Settings Black Box and Remix Culture Freebies, Trolls, and What Have You Guide Instead of Gamemaster System Rather Than Rules Why “Player” Is In But “Game” Is Out Dancing Lights Press Forums Current... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$2.99~~ $0.99
Hippogryph Issue Six Welcome to Issue Six: Quaranzine Part 3 If you’re experiencing a bit of deja vu, then you’ve already read Issue Four and Issue Five. Thanks! For those just tuning in, this “quaranzine” special is not an issue packed with advice recreating the 1995 medical disaster movie Outbreak at your tabletop. Nor does it delve into the possible armor class protection offed by hazmat suits. Sorry. It’s... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$2.99~~ $0.99
Hippogryph Issue Three in this issue: The Necessity of Kindness - Rather than write about horror as originally planned, I decided to focus on being pleasant to one another instead. There is no tabletop roleplaying without people. Play nice. Paladins Revisited - We think of paladins as holy warriors, but what if we came at them from a more romantic perspective? Rather than devotion... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$2.99~~ $0.99
Hippogryph Issue Two in this issue: why do a wrestling issue? - If you don’t care about professional wrestling, why are you reading this issue? Well, it’s about unarmed combat, improvised weapons, character development, and storytelling. That’s RPG material right there. characters: wrestler archetypes - How to make RPG characters inspired by professional wrestling. Whether you’re... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$2.99~~ $0.99
Hippogryph Issue Zero In This Issue: Welcome to Issue Zero - It’s a game system! It’s a zine about tabletop roleplaying! It’s both! An introduction to the Hippogryph project, what to expect in this issue, and what you can look forward to in future issues. How to Create Things - From characters to magic items to worlds, a unified system for creating all of the elements that go into... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$2.99~~ $0.99
Foragers Guild Fantasy Roleplaying Foragers Guild Fantasy Roleplaying is a high fantasy story game. As members of the Guild, you explore the ancient world of Desteon seeking out powerful artifacts. Opposing you is the Moirologist Society, a secret organization of graverobbers, assassins, and necromancers. Can you keep the dangerous relics of lost civilizations from falling into the wrong hands? This product contains... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$5.99
Hardboiled Follies You hate your job. Your relationship is on the rocks. We won’t even get into your financial woes. Obviously something has to change. What you need is to inject some excitement into your life. The only logical thing to do is to become a private investigator! In Hardboiled Follies, you take on the role of a completely unqualified amateur detective. You and your... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$3.99
Kaiju Patrol: Resurrection Babylon An all new Lighthouse System edition of the giant monster story game! *In a world where giant monsters roam the Earth and alien invaders threaten all of humanity, can the heroes of the Kaiju Patrol manage to find true love?* The first explosions over Hiroshima and Nagasaki did more than unleash the atomic age. They gave birth to an age of giant atomic monsters! Fallout from... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$5.99
Lighthouse System Core Book A simple, universal storygame system. Core Mechanic Roll a d20 and add modifiers. If the result is high (11+) you succeed. If the result in low (10 or less) you fail. When the result is even, you narrate the outcome. When the result is odd, the guide narrates the outcome. Risk When you declare your action, you bid a die. The size of the die dictates... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$5.99
Starlight Manifesto [Black Box Edition] Starlight Manifesto is a space opera story game. As Peacekeepers of the Starlight Union, you have sworn an oath to protect, maintain, and restore peace in the universe. This is done through exploration and discovery, the spreading of diplomacy and education, and as a last resort, through direct military intervention. Service aboard a Peacekeeping vessel tends to be equal parts scientific expedition,... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$5.99
Starship Tyche: The Cosmic Zookeepers An all new Lighthouse System edition of the space opera story game! As humanity spreads out among the stars, it begins to discover questions about its own origins. Not only are there other intelligent species improbably similar to humans, there are hints that older, more technologically advanced beings may have had a hand in our development. Who they are, what exactly they have done, and why they... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$5.99
Worldbuilding Power: Creatures [BUNDLE] In this collection, we’ll show you how to utilize various creature types in your worldbuilding endeavors. You’ll see how they can influence character, setting, and story elements. By the end, you’ll understand how to make animals, monsters, and assorted horrors into an essential, useful, and entertaining part of your tabletop roleplaying campaign. This special bundle... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$8.91~~ $5.35
Worldbuilding Power: Magic [BUNDLE] In this collection of best-selling titles, we’ll show you how to utilize the different schools of arcane magic in your worldbuilding endeavors. You’ll see how they can influence character, setting, and story elements. By the end, you’ll understand how to make each category of spellcasting into an essential, useful, and entertaining part of your tabletop roleplaying campaign. This... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$7.92~~ $4.75
Worldbuilding Power: Terrain [BUNDLE] In this collection of best-selling titles, we’ll show you how to utilize various environments in your worldbuilding endeavors. You’ll see how they can influence character, setting, and story elements. By the end, you’ll understand how to make various kinds of terrain into an essential, useful, and entertaining part of your tabletop roleplaying campaign. This special bundle... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$5.94~~ $3.56
Genre Structure: Fantasy, Scifi, Horror [BUNDLE] 3 Best Selling Titles to Help You Plan and Structure Adventures! Add more terror and suspense to your horror adventures! Add more excitement and bold vision to your science fiction adventures! Add more wonder and enchantment to your fantasy adventures! Only pay for titles you haven't previously purchased! This special bundle product contains the following titles. Genre... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$11.97~~ $7.18
Adventure Design Guides [BUNDLE] This special bundle product contains the following titles. Bitter Rivals: Adventure Design Guide Regular price: $1.99 Bundle price: $1.19 Format: PDF In a Bitter Rivals adventure, the player characters will be called upon to compete against an adversary that is their equal in nearly every way. The nature of the competition can... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$13.93~~ $8.33
Story Design Volumes 1-10 [BUNDLE] 10 Best Selling Titles to Help You Plan and Structure Adventures! Use classic, time-tested plot structures to create your own stories! Works with any system, any setting, and any genre! Each volume walks you through building a different type of story! Only pay for titles you haven't previously purchased! This special bundle product contains the following titles. Story... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$9.90~~ $5.94
Story Design Volumes 11-20 [BUNDLE] 10 Best Selling Titles to Help You Plan and Structure Adventures! Use classic, time-tested plot structures to create your own stories! Works with any system, any setting, and any genre! Each volume walks you through building a different type of story! Only pay for titles you haven't previously purchased! This special bundle product contains the following titles. , Story... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$9.90~~ $5.94
Premise: 500 Plot Ideas [BUNDLE] 5 Best Selling Titles to Help You Plan New Adventures! 100 Plot Ideas per book! More than just story hooks or adventure seeds. Eah becomes your story to develop for your game's needs. Only pay for titles you haven't previously purchased! This special bundle product contains the following titles. Premise: 100 Fantasy Plot Ideas Regular... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	~~$19.95~~ $11.97
Worldbuilding Power: Aberrations Use strange beings and alien creatures in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! People frequently want to add Lovecraftian horrors to their fantasy games, but they’ve been there since the beginning. Thing that are beyond the day-to-day existence of a standard high fantasy setting. Creatures so strange that their aims and desires are unfathomable. Beings that are so unlike... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Abjuration Use Protective Magic in Character Development, Adventure Design, and Worldbuilding Abjuration comes from the Latin word abjurare, which translates as “to forswear”. As a category of magic, its purpose is protection and defense. The definition of abjuration magic has expanded over time to include spells that act as armor, prevent magical intrusion, and banish... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Alteration Use transmutation magic in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! The magnum opus, or Great Work, of alchemy is the transmutation of base metals like lead into precious metals like gold. This is arguably the foundation of alteration and transmutation magic in fantasy roleplaying. The ability to turn one thing into another, even temporarily, can be both useful and frightening.... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Beasts Use Ordinary Animals in Character Development, Adventure Design, and Worldbuilding Let’s be honest and admit that ordinary animals don’t get the love they deserve in fantasy roleplaying games. In fiction, as in real life, we love a cute cat or a precocious dog. They’ve got personality. Other beasts, like horses, rabbits, and monkeys, get a lot of affection. At the table,... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Celestials Use the highest order of good beings in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! Divine beings don’t get the attention they deserve in fantasy roleplaying games. They should somehow play a larger role than they do in the cosmology of our favorite fictional universes, given that they are the extraplanar exemplars of all that is right and good in the multiverse.... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Cities Use centers of trade and culture in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! A city can be a lot of things. It might be a crossroads, the place where trade routes converge and merchants ply their trade. Some see it as a place of opportunity, to gain wealth and power, politically and otherwise. Others find it to be center of culture and the arts. It can be a refuge, where those... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Conjuration Use the ability to call forth and command forces in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! The word conjure stems from the Latin coniurare, to swear together or conspire. It means to command an oath, as in a pledge of duty or loyalty. Around the 14th century it took on the magical connotation of constraining a demon or spirit, forcing it to do that caster’s bidding.... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Constructs Use artificial creatures in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! Constructs are artificially created creatures. Typically mindless, they are programmed to obey their creator. Because they are technically not living, they lack the weaknesses of hired henchmen and mortal monsters. They are unfeeling, relentless, and can be virtually unstoppable. That’s what makes constructs... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Deserts Use dry and barren terrain in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! We think of the desert as a barren, hostile environment. It’s become synonymous with heat and sand. There is precious little water to be found, which results in a dearth of plant and animal life. What does live there is adapted for the climate, which often means it’s as dangerous as its environment.... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Divination Use Magical Insight in Character Development, Adventure Design, and Worldbuilding Divination comes from the Latin word divinare, which translates as “to be inspired by God”. As a category of magic, its purpose is to help the caster gain insight, if not direct answers, to a wide variety of situations. The definition of divination magic has expanded over time to include... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Dragons Use iconic monsters in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! Dragons exist in folklore as far back as ancient Mesopotamia. Massive, serpent-like creatures can be found in the legends and mythologies of Egypt, Greece, and Northern Europe. In Western cultures, the image of the fearsome, fire-breathing dragon first appeared in the Middle Ages, an amalgam of the various traditions... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Elementals Use primordial creatures in your worldbuilding, character development, and storytelling! Elementals are the embodiment of the four classical elements, air, earth, fire, and water. The modern conception dates back to ancient Greece, but similar ideas existed in Babylonia, India, and Japan. The notion was that everything in the world was comprised of these elements. By the... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Enchantment Use mind-affecting magic in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! Enchantment, also known as charm spells, is magic the affects the mind of the target. A talented enchanter can alter attitudes and emotions, convince them to change their opinions and behaviors, and even compel them to do things they normally would not do. Antagonists will seek to leverage the same effects,... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Evocation Use energy-harnessing magic in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! To evoke is to call forth and manipulate various types of energies and forces. These include fire, electricity, heat and cold, light and darkness, and even eldritch energy itself. It is the magic of raw power. Unlike other categories of magic, evocation comes with no innate moral and ethical considerations... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Fey Use faerie folk in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! The fey, also called faerie folk or fairies, originate in European folklore. In pre-Christian traditions they were often cast as minor deities, household spirits, or even the souls of the dead. Some tales saw them as demoted (rather than fallen) angels, or even a category of demons, after the spread of Christianity.... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Fiends Use malevolent outsiders in your worldbuilding, character development, and storytelling! History and mythology present us with many devils: Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, and Mephistopheles, for example. While modern religion often presents them as aspects of a singular, ultimate evil, they were originally separate and unique beings. Demons likewise have many real-world counterparts,... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Forests Use the woodlands in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! In the real world forests are the dominant ecosystem, covering around 30% of the Earth’s landmass. They hold most of the species of plant life, and can exist across a broad range of climates and habitats. There are boreal forests, or “snow forests”, near the poles comprised mainly of conifers like... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Giants There is something universally appealing about giants. Some form of them appear in Norse, Greek, and Welsh mythologies. They’re found in the Old Testament. Popular culture reflects our fascination, for good or ill, with genetic gigantism and acromegaly, and those who have the disorder. Something about very large people resonates with us. Dungeons & Dragons codified... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Illusion Use arcane deception in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! Illusion is the tricking of the mind, and the distorting of the senses. As a category of magic, its purpose is to alter the target’s perception of reality. The definition of illusion magic has expanded over time to include spells that act as disguises, defenses, and forms of attack. Illusion allows casters... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Mountains Use perilous peaks in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! Mountains are places of mystery. Rising above the surrounding landscape, they are seen by all but only known to few. Myth and legend names them as the home of the gods. Rivers and streams originate there. Dangerous creatures dwell there. The terrain is often steep, and cold, and sometimes even volcanic. The perfect... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Necromancy Use black magic in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! Necromancy is magic that deals with the dead. That covers a lot of ground. It includes communicating with spirits as a form of divination. The unliving can be summoned, and usually commanded, by the caster. Raising the dead, as skeletons, zombies, or fully resurrected living beings is included in this category as well.... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Underground Use Underground Realms in Character Development, Adventure Design, and Worldbuilding The concept of an underground world comes straight out of the classic hero’s journey. The hero leaves home, descends into the underworld to be tested, and returns a changed person. It’s the part of the story where the challenges are faced, the glory is earned, and the treasures are acquired. Other... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Worldbuilding Power: Underwater Use aquatic realms in character development, worldbuilding, and adventures! When we think of underwater realms, we often think of Atlantis. The fictional island, first mentioned by Plato, sank deep beneath the sea following a series of violent earthquakes. It’s only in relatively modern times that we’ve imagined survivors, adapting to life beneath the seas and rebuilding their... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99
Enhancing Alignment In a game centered on mechanics, alignment can be a confusingly abstract concept. It’s a quick-and-dirty way to tell the heroes from the villains, and to provide a vague idea of how characters can be roleplayed, but a lot is left open to interpretation. This Mayday Manual was written to offer up some practical options for getting more out of alignment within your own game. It is not intended... [click here for more]	Dancing Lights Press	$0.99

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