Article Archive

Descriptions of articles written or compiled by myself. Most of these articles have appeared in my e-zine Verum Et Inventa. They have been organized into separate PDF files, embellished and updated. My articles are licensed as Creative Commons 'copy and share.' You are free to download them and post them elsewhere. Click on the Truther and Writer buttons below to head over to where the articles are kept. I have also written a few other articles with table-top role-playing games in mind. You can find them by clicking on the Drive Thru RPG button.

Cyberpunk Generated Prompts

The Skinny: 64 pages of pre-generated examples from 38 free online random item generators and 1 book found on Drive Thru RPG, all focused on the theme of cyberpunk. Read the full description for this article on Drive Thru RPG. This is a Pay What You Want article.

Science-Based Starships And Colonies

This supplement contains plausible elements to develop a grounded, science-based scenario for characters traveling into space and setting up off-world space colonies. The best sci-fi stories have good, solid foundations to them. Once you have that, you can jump off the springboard of your imagination and dive into wherever your story takes you. In this case, it will be to the stars and beyond.

*** This article is now available in the Writer's section and on Drive Thru RPG. ***

Space Sci Fi Generated Prompts

The Skinny: 57 pages of pre-generated examples from 46 free online random item generators, all focused on the theme of science fiction in space. Read the full description for this article on Drive Thru RPG. This is a Pay What You Want Article.

Space Sci Fi Quick Plots And Villains

For role-players and storytellers, this is a quick resource based on Plots and Villains from the Space Science Fiction genre. If you'd like to spice up your writing or game with ideas from classic Space Opera TV shows and from additional genre resources such as movies, comic books and RPG game-play videos, I've collected a number of brief Plot and Villain descriptions that you can add to your story / game, and even entire campaign outlines you can play through. Use your imagination and existing world-building tools to fill in the details. Roll a few dice to get going, and you've got yourself a random story starter, foes, and a series of adventures for your characters to go into space with.

This 1st version of this supplement contains over 40 Plots, over 40 Villains, both broken down into major categories, and 3 Roll Your Own Campaigns inspired by popular Fantasy media, I'll be adding more items periodically as I go along. Pay What You Want for this article on Drive Thru RPG.

Sword And Sorcery Quick Plots And Villains

For role-players and storytellers, this is a quick resource based on Plots and Villains from the Sword And Sorcery genre. If you'd like to spice up your writing or game with ideas created by the masters: Howard, Moore, Lovecraft, and from additional resources such as The Savage Sword Of Conan comic book series, RPG game-play videos, and other similar resources, I've collected a couple of hundred of brief Plot and Villain descriptions that you can add to your story / game. Use your imagination and existing world-building tools to fill in the details. Roll a couple of d100, and you've got yourself a random story starter and foes for your characters to cross swords with.

This 8th version of this supplement contains over 169 Plots, over 169 Villains, both broken down into 4 Lists, and 30 Roll Your Own Campaigns inspired by popular Fantasy media, I'll be adding more items periodically as I go along. Pay What You Want for this article on Drive Thru RPG!