Big List of RPG Plots
Over the last two decades¸ The Big List of RPG Plots has been cited¸ quoted¸ thanked and excerpted in articles for computer-game design¸ a book on Hollywood screenwriting¸ and more than a few pen-and-paper RPGs. I wrote it in 1993 as an article submission for Pyramid magazine (they rejected it). I later tried to shop it to Dragon and Shadis and others (they also rejected it). I became Pyramid's editor in 1998 and decided: nah¸ that would be lame¸ to finally "accept" my own rejected article¸ so instead¸ it became something I'd offer for free on my own website¸ the Blue Room¸ where it debuted in '99 and lives on (now on the Blue Room's bloggy successor¸ Rolltop Indigo). If this little item isn't in your GMing toolkit yet¸ it's time to amend that. It don't cost nuthin'... but I think you'll find it's worth your time!