Out of Character

"Hold on, guys, just need to find which book that table was in.  It'll just take an hour, two tops."

For roleplaying games, miniatures games, and some of the larger boardgames, organization and pre-prep are the crucial difference between a fast, flowing experience and a jarring slog.  The Pulp Gamer Crew discusses some of their favorite tools and practices, from the old, practical standbyes to accidental discoveries to the magic of PDFs and wikis.  We also touch on how these tools and their use can influence character, setting, and mood in your games.  Along the way, we drop a few names:

• Berin Kinsman's Campaign Tiddlywiki (formerly The Ten Foot Wiki)
• Army Builder
• Infrno
• Arkham Horror and the Toolkit for iPhone
• Strands of Fate
• Houses of the Blooded

In news, Alpha Omega has started releasing game-fiction through RPGNow, including "One Ten-Thousandth" by our own Jason Corley and Little Yoshida by Jess Hartley.

And in games, we take a look at Space Alert and Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game.  We also discuss--of all things--chess variants, from Chess960 to Khet.

We sponsor ourselves this week:  Accent Your Character--dialect training for roleplayers and other casual pretenders!