The Gamer Chick's Link Collection
This page endeavors to list what I consider to be the best gaming-related sites the 'Net has to offer. I plan to focus mostly on the World of Darkness games, since they’re what I most frequently play, but of course I won't exclude excellent sites for other games. If you know of a site I should really check out, please email me and fill me in.
Wizards Of The Coast -- The makers of Magic, D&D, Pokemonn, and tons of other RPGs and CCGs have a great site, of course.
While Wolf Online -- Quite a lovely site by the makers of Vampire, Werewolf, Wraith, Mage, etc.
General
World of Darkness Sites
B.J. Zanzibar's World Of Darkness -- Endless amounts of info on every conceivable White Wolf Storyteller game.
Ex Libris Nocturnis -- Tons of articles on White Wolf stuff.. Very nice.
Mant's Lair - WoD Storyteller Resources -- Just like it says. Well done.
The World Of Darkness -- Mostly archived posts from WoD newsgroups. Lots of useful stuff here, although it may require some digging.
Ldy Mox's WoD Graphics Page -- Looking for cool, free pics and such for your WoD page? Well look no further.
White Wolf: Storyteller -- Very useful at-a-glance tables for storytellers, especially those running crossover campaigns.
Axis Mundi--A World Of Darkness Roleplaying Source -- All original WoD stuff, all the time.
Chronicles Of The Last Ones -- Not a whole lot of stuff, but what's here (on Vampire, Mage, and Werewolf) is quite good.
Dark Catacombs -- Some nifty things about Vampire, Mage (Hollow Ones, especially, should take note of this!), and Werewolf.
Templeton Institute Of Advanced Human Dynamics – Not only a great title, but also a great resource for Vampire, Werewolf, and Mage.
Zombie: The Coil -- Cool homebrew Storyteller-system gamee that lets you play the living dead, bwahahahaha!
World Of Darkness Purity Test -- Umm...my score on this test kinda frightens me...check it out and see if you get freaked, too. *G*
Changeling:
The Dreaming Sites
The Moonlit Trod – A beautifully designed site, with general and specific info on many aspects of the game. One of the best.
Scattered Dreams – A ginormous amount of information on all facets of Changeling. An essential resource.
Mage:
The Ascension Sites
Anders Mage Page -- The quintessential (ha ha) Mage site. Lots of articles, lots of everything. Superb!
Online Rote Database -- Niiiiiice. You tell them your tradition and spheres, they tell you rotes you can learn. Me likey.
The Book Of Nasty -- Or, "Dirty Tricks Your Mentor NEEVER Wanted You To Know." Ouch, this is bad. It's awful. I love it. (c;
The Brotherhood -- Tradition page for Akashic Brotherhood mages.
Paradigma Online -- Sons of Ether web journal detailing &"discoveries" and other events. Quirky, clever, and cool.
Etheric Musings -- More Sons of Ether stuff. The page that taught me that "Mage: The Ascension" is an anagram for "Steam Engine Chaos"...
The Roleplaying Hub Of The Apocalypse -- Still more articles. Still more Sons of Ether stuff. Quite nice.
Celes' Forest -- Yet more tradition-specific info, this time for all you Verbena out there...
Blake's Home Sector -- The Advanced Magick System, rotes, miscellaneous character stuff, etc. Good Virtual Adept resource.
Joshua's Mage: The Ascension Resource -- Good basic info for newbies, but not much for experienced players.
Logan's Page-O-Mage -- More general info, original material, and some good links.
Babb's Mage Page -- Lots of original writing for campaigns, and some other nifty things.
Non-Gothy,
Mostly Angst-Free Vampire: The Masquerade Sites
The Hall Of Sorrow -- (Almost) all the character creation aand game play info you need. One of the best Vampire sites out there.
Sanguinus Curae -- Another beautifully designed, incredibly informative resource for Vampire players.
MasqNet -- Good basic info on all the major clans. Hasn't been updated in awhile, but hey, that's okay too.
The Prankthology -- The fine art of vampiric pranking. It's not just for Malkavians anymore!
Toreadors.com – As much as I really don’t like this clan, even I have to admit that this is a pretty impressive site...
Oakthorne's World Of Darkness – Some excellent general and in-depth info for Vampire players at all levels.
Vampire Humor, Fun, And Games -- Has the Antediluvian sketches--required reading for the non-serious Vampire player. Just go there now, okay?
What To Tell The Six-Year-Old You Just Embraced -- Heh. Very clever, this. Check it out.
Werewolf:
The Apocalypse Sites
Garou -- Good basic info on making Werewolf chharacters. Useful if you ever get caught without a player's handbook.
The Caern Of The Wyld -- Something for everyone: storytelling and playing tips, links, and much more nifty stuff. A great page.
White Wolf Storyteller Resources -- Fonts, character sheets, handouts, and other useful stuff for Werewolf storytellers.
Kanane'sgi's Uktena Lodge -- A lovely page for a fascinating Garou tribe. Love, love, LOVE the Oingo Boingo quote at the beginning!
White Howler Home Page -- Like it says...all the stuff you'll need to play a member of this lost tribe, if you so desire.
Virtual Reality Moon Phase -- Hey, guess what? I'm a Galliard! Cool! Find out your auspice here (although I doubt that was the intended use...)
Shadowrun
Sites
Shadowsource -- Wow. If you're looking for Shadowrun info, start here. Contact other runners, download info, and that's just the beginning...
Blackjack's Shadowrun Page -- An extremely close second. Lots and lots and lots of places to play in...
The Shadowrun Archive -- Excellent! Articles, links, and more Shadowrun stuff than you can shake a really, really big stick at.
Here There Be Shadows -- Expanded rules, new gear and character classes, and the ever popular "Shadowrun Humanity Test."
Porthos' World of Shadowrun -- Background info, places, characters, humor, etc.
Shadow's World -- Very insightful and informative rantss, locations, player and GM advice, and more.
Angels -- Cool new metahuman race...gotta work this into a game somehow...
General
Resources
Wowee - The Roleplaying Index -- An entire search engine and database devoted to RPGs.
About.com Roleplaying Games -- Lots of general RPG info and links to things you never knew existed!
RPG.net -- Product reviews, message boards, links, humor, and much, much more.
WebRPG – A free, nifty way to feed your gaming addiction online.. Also, an online gamer database, forums, links, fun stuff, etc.
RPG Host -- Online games, message boards, product reviews, links, and more. Make sure to check out the surveys--I'm a regular!
RPG Gateway -- Reviews, a gamer database, news, downloads, chat rooms, an enormous amount of links...all you could ask for.
Everspire -- A great, extensive links resource. Also, breaking news and other cool stuff.
FantasyHoo -- HUGE web directory for SF and fantasyy stuff also has a nice selection of gaming links.
The Dark Library -- A nicely designed newer site that is a growing repository of gaming info.
Legolas' RPG Index -- Tons of RPG info and a super-nifty free homebrew system you really oughta check out.
Effie Rover's RPG Library -- Extensive index of D&D rules and info, links, reviews, a fantastic gamer database, and so on.
Digital Fortress -- Vast archive of materials for D&DD (2nd ed.), WoD, Star Wars, GURPS, and others.
Places To Go, People To Be -- A clever, informative online magazine for roleplayers everywhere.
BlackHat Matt's Guide To Roleplaying And Storytelling -- Some of the best "how-to" gaming articles I've ever read. Make sure to check this out.
The Burning Void RPG Resources Page -- Great! Reviews, articles on games, info on writing for the RPG industry, and beyond.
Ramblings Of A Mad Gamer – Fun info, well-written and interesting opinions, and a great title to boot. Go here, you’ll like it.
A Role-Player’s Sanctuary – GCP regular Al Ray presents gaming-related poetry, fiction, and essays (his own and others’).
RoleplayingTips.com -- Homepage for a newsletter delivering some very useful general gaming tips.
Uncle Figgy's Guide To Good GameMastering -- A must read for anyone who's new to the whole DM/GM/ST thing, or just wants to improve.
MisterBaldy's Bazaar -- More excellent essays on gaming and some good resources for Vampire players.
Tales From The Green Dragon Inn – Fiction, linkages, and other fun stuff by a GamerChickPlanet regular. Woohoo!
Women In Gaming -- The single best resource out there for female gamers...articles, discussion, links, and more!
Hazel's Women In Gaming Room -- Essays about being a female gamer, and other cool stuff.
Saving Throw For Half Cooties -- The best article on women and gaming that I have ever read. Go there now!
The Escapist -- Semi-official site of the Committee for the Advancement of Role-Playing Games (CAR-PGa), which defends the role-playing hobby against charges of satanism and immorality. A great cause, and a great page!
The Avenging Dragons -- Great pro- and anti-gaming links, and more.
Dungeons & Dragons -- Excellent overview of the gaming and satanism debate; also provides links.
Sources About Role-Playing Games -- HUGE list of gaming-related articles, studies, papers, and other resources.
Ideas & Knowledge FAQ -- The FAQ of a mailing list that discusses and promotes kids role-playing. Very informative and convincing.
A Parent's Guide To Role-Playing Games -- Does a beautiful job of explaining the basics. What to show to those people who just don't get it.
Christian Gamers Guild -- The title about says it all--possibly the best refutation of the satanism charges out there.
Humor
& Miscellaneous
The Game Of Satan -- Yes, this page is a JOKE. The author has said so himself. Considering it as such, you have gotta see this...it's great.
RPGSurvey.com -- Share your crazy gaming stories with the world. I hang out here way more than I should...
Dice Tales – The original crazy-gaming-story site is back and better than ever!
The Gamers' Purity Test -- The one, the only, the infamous. Have fun comparing scores with your friends...
Critical Miss: The Magazine For Dysfunctional Roleplayers – An absolutely hilarious monthly webzine including free games and much more funny stuff.
Canonical List Of Famous Last Words -- Those things your character says just before dying...and more of them than you ever knew existed...really.
Blaize O'Glory's RPG Character Post-Mortem Hall Of Fame -- Where you, too, can memorialize those poor deceased characters of yours.
The Gamer Jargon Web Site -- A nifty lexicon of gaming terms, some classic gamer humor, a store, and more.
Roleplaying Laughs -- Lots of general gaming and World of Darkness (mainly Vampire) humor.
WebRPG Surveys -- No longer updated, but the old Top 20 lists are always good for a laugh.
Chris Pound's Name Generator -- For those of you who always have problems naming characters. I guarantee you'll find one here.
RPGSheets.com – Lots of character sheets. Lots and lots of character sheets.
Fanboy: The Unbathed -- Sounds totally awful, but is actually a well-done, clever, silly tribute to gamers and geeks everywhere.