Aside a round-up of blogs out there

A few rpg blogs had articles which caught my eye this week. Have a read:

• Questions to Ask Yourself, by Classic RPG Realms
• Feedback Loops in Game Design, by Observations of the Fox
• Map Aesthetics, by Splintered Realm (my players might expect to see these soon)
• Free Cthulhu Battle Map, by Adventures and Shopping (and they hope to never see this one)

Alternate Rolls for Ars Magica

A surprisingly good idea came from the Atlas official forums by user: Humboldtscott for Ars Magica stress dice rolls, which is worth promoting. As said in the forum there are some quirks in ArM for dice rolls which might be confusing to new players.

A few spells for Animals and Drunks

Here are a few random spell guidelines from Ars Magica worked up into spells. First is an effect to communicate with animals, and the second makes alcoholic drinks safer for a short time.