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, […]
In theater, a “black box” is a simple performance space. It’s not a traditional theater, and can be inside a warehouse space, a storefront, or any sort of large room. The stage is usually square. The walls and floor are painted black. The sets a minimal, with maybe a few pieces of furniture and no […]
Roger Corman has two seemingly opposed reputations. The first is as the creator of low budget movies which, as cult films, are both beloved and disparaged. The other reputation, though, is as a respected pioneer of independent film. An innovator who rejected the studio system. The man who learned how to make a profitable and […]
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Below is the first pass at a community manifesto. It represents the standards that will be in place when we launch the forum on this site sometime next month. This is informed by decades of personal and professional experience reaching back to BBS systems in the 1980s and 90s, various internet forums, and social media […]
This is the weekly Dancing Lights Press Newsletter for 17 February 2019. This will be published every Sunday around 1pm EST. It will be simultaneously sent to subscribers and posted on the website. New This Week Lighthouse System Core Book is finally out! A simple, universal roleplaying system driven by collaborative storytelling and character development. If […]
A simple, universal roleplaying system driven by collaborative storytelling and character development. The entire Learn the System section can be read in the Full-sized Preview link at DriveThruRPG. This book contains everything you need to create settings, characters, and stories and play them out. Players narrative duties with the guide, making the system highly collaborative. Bid on the degree […]
UPDATE: It’s available now! Lighthouse System will be out on Friday. Don’t ask me what time, because I can’t tell you. I’m going to be as transparent about this as possible. It is possible to upload everything to DriveThruRPG ahead of time and schedule it. Given the ongoing issues with publisher tools on their site, […]
Character death isn’t something that can happen randomly in the Lighthouse System. Both the player and the guide have to agree to it. If the player has invested a lot of time developing the character, and they’re not ready to let go of them, don’t kill them off. When the impact of a major death […]
There will always be a place in my heart for media reference books. You know, the encyclopedia for that popular movie franchise. The episode guide for the favorite TV show. Character compendiums like the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. Guides to long-running series of novels. I love that stuff, because nearly everything you could […]