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About Samuel Van Der WallMy name is Samuel Van Der Wall. I’m an avid roleplayer who has been gaming since I was a kid. I started with games like Battletech, Shadowrun (1st Edition), Star Wars (d6), and of course, Dungeons & Dragons. I even played a little Magic: The Gathering right when it came out. Over the years I’ve played a lot of different games with quite a few different players and gamemasters. I’ve seen a lot of the more popular roleplaying games evolve over time, and I always seem to have strong opinions about it. That is where the idea for this blog was born. Oh, and don’t think I’m arrogant or conceited with the website title, RoleplayingPro. I just liked the name…
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Fun With 3D Maps"));During my group’s second session in a new Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Our dungeon master has really been pulling out a lot of new props and items to introduce to us in this new campaign. One of the cool new additions he brought in for us was a home made 3D map. Our generic maps co...Themed AdventuresSince today is both my birthday and Thanksgiving, I figured I’d talk about themed adventures. Specifically I’m talking about adventures built around something that is currently going on in real life, like Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, a player’s birthday, or any other real life ev...No MercyClick here to read the previous session on 11-18-08 – Deliverance We completed our fourth session of a new Dungeons & Dragons (4th Ed.) campaign. The campaign takes place in the Seven Bridges Valley. All four players were present for this session. Rhogar – Dragonborn Protecting Paladin of Ba...How to Prepare For a Gaming Session as a PlayerI have seen a lot of articles that show game masters how to get ready for a gaming session, but very few on how players can get ready for a gaming session. And since players comprise the majority of any group, I think I will focus on that today. I tried to visualize times when I showed up at a gamin...Shadowrun – All Aboard The Ban-WagonAfter researching through the forums and talking to players, I’ve compiled a list of the items in Shadowrun that are most commonly modified or banned. Initially, I wanted to develop a “Top 10”, or “Top 25”, but after reviewing the information I simply decided to post whatever items seemed ...
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