The Dice Bowl

Playing with Senses: A Sub-plot on Hearing
Playing with Senses: A Sub-plot on Hearing
HEARING is the Broken Stat Just wanted to add a little story here. I played with a GM who did not do any voices, had barely any music, but had... Read more...
Playing with Senses. PART TWO
Playing with Senses. PART TWO
With part 1 here, let's jump straight into part 2... (stick around for the end for my favorite sense to mess around with). TOUCH This is where D&D and it's adjacent... Read more...
Playing with Senses. PART ONE
Playing with Senses. PART ONE
Playing with senses are the EASIEST way to level up your game mastering. So just started adding them to your games. Sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Well, taste can... Read more...
August 2026 Updates!
August 2026 Updates!
Been a hot minute since the last post here but... 2026 has been AMAZING TLDR; we've run 168 (with 13 more scheduled this month) online and 170 (8 more scheduled... Read more...
April Updates!
April Updates!
Howdy! Some of my players have expressed interest in seeing some numbers of the games, and systems run, and I think in line with the 2 year mark of officially... Read more...
Tabletop Role Playing Games About Cults
Tabletop Role Playing Games About Cults
I was thinking of a theme for next month's selection of games, and I had several requests for Cain and Demon: The Fallen. I was thinking of what the related... Read more...
My Player Asked Me 7 Questions
My Player Asked Me 7 Questions
The Fried Dice community has had a group (in Singapore) at least since April 24th 2024 (and the twitch community way before that), and I thought I'd answer some stuff... Read more...
Mystery One-shots Part Two
Mystery One-shots Part Two
Art from https://www.artstation.com/artwork/04omB4 by Teodora Anghel Let's jump straight into it with parts five and six: How did it happen, and most importantly what clues are available for the party?... Read more...
Prepping for games 101: Speed
Prepping for games 101: Speed
I know I said I'd finish up the Murder Mystery post but this week has been a doozy (end of quarter life), and I'll need a bit more time to... Read more...
Mystery One-shots Part One
Mystery One-shots Part One
Everybody likes a good mystery game. Let me take you through how I wrote one. It is, of course, Scooby Doo themed! Also SPOILERS if you're intending on playing this one-shot! Send this to... Read more...
I joined a Game Jam...
I joined a Game Jam...
I like writing tabletop role-playing games, on top of actually running games. I feel like D&D has a basic framework, and there are just so many things to mix and... Read more...
4 Ways I Generate NPCs
4 Ways I Generate NPCs
I've read dozens if not over a hundred articles on ways to generate NPCs. One of my favorite heuristics is the simple list of coming up with the following for... Read more...