I didn't see a thread for this. I have the right board right? Here we will share resources and techniques about running or playing RPGs like D&D; that is non-video game RPGs.

http://pastebin.com/7AkQQPWV

http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/355/links.html

http://world-builders.org/

http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/contents.html

http://www.worlddreambank.org/P/PLANETS.HTM

https://web.archive.org/web/20130619132254/http://jc.tech-galaxy.com/bricka/climate_cookbook.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20130702032446/http://jc.tech-galaxy.com/bricka/earthlike_planet.html

http://www.writing-world.com/sf/world.shtml

http://www.pacejmiller.com/2009/03/01/the-art-of-fantasy-names/

http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/

http://www.merzo.net/index.html

http://www.shipschematics.net/

http://www.zompist.com/kit.html

http://www.heromachine.com/heromachine-3-lab/

http://www.johnbray.org.uk/planetdesigner/

http://www.bumply.com/astro.html

http://fast-times.eldacur.com/StarGen/RunStarGen.html

http://www.trisen.com/sol/static/wg/wg.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20030218125318/www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/8611/mseqstar.htm

http://web.archive.org/web/20070823084250/http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/8611/hard-sf.htm

http://www.incatena.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=34650

http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/

http://donjon.bin.sh/world/

http://conworlds.com/cwbb/viewtopic.php?t=37&sid=923f91679718236aa9e62111401e0716

http://io9.com/5896488/10-secrets-to-creating-unforgettable-supporting-characters

http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=9056

http://www.cartographersguild.com/forumdisplay.php?f=48

http://web.archive.org/web/20140122134114/http://arts-humanities.squidoo.com/fantasyworldbuilding

http://www.orbitsimulator.com/gravity/articles/what.html

http://bethisad.com/conculture/questionnaire.htm

http://www.sfwa.org/2009/08/fantasy-worldbuilding-questions/

https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/

http://www.seventhsanctum.com/

http://www.sfnovelists.com/2011/07/21/thoughts-on-creating-magic-systems/

http://www.levity.com/alchemy/

I know this is a lot in one post, and it's unorganized. But it will be very usefull

You need Jesus.

>>2
http://inkwellideas.com/worldbuilding/worldbuilding-religion-design/

Neat resources, thanks anon.

>>6
thanks. I haven't had the time to read through all of them, but if I ever find something problematic or a good way to use them I will be sure to catalog it here.

Does anyone know any good rpgs to play on your own?

>>8
http://yarukizerogames.com/my-games/kyawaii-rpg-series/

>Kyawaii RPG #0: Hikikomori

This is a solo RPG thing I did as a 24-hour RPG back in June of 2006. You play by yourself, rolling dice and making decisions, and the role-playing part is basically you writing an in-character journal about what happens. You’ll need some ten-sided dice to play.

Great resources. Thanks!

>>8
Isn't that called daydreaming? Or writing?

>>8
I know Call of Cthulhu has some solo adventures so that you can learn the rules by yourself in a play environment. Never tried them.

For those of us who use fantasy systems other than D&D 5E or Pathfinder, what are they and why did you choose them?

For me, I run Lamentations of the Flame Princess and I love the investment systems built in. Lets my players do something with all the gold they get showered with at the end of a dungeon (assuming they survive of course. Had 2 players go through 3 characters within the first floor of the first dungeon. Yes that sounds cheap but I was running the module as is.).

fuck you

>>8
Fighting Fantasy and Lone Wolf were essentially CYOA books + a light RPG/dice rolling system. Whether you consider them good is up for debate, but they had (have, but I think it's kind of one of those "retro"/"nostalgic" things) a following. There are newer things cut from the same cloth as well, though they're understandably not super common.