Source books, other forums and even other gaming systems all offer valuable information for gaming, creative writing and developing your character. These resources also provide material to replenish your creative well. You’ll enjoy inspiration and fresh ideas.

If you want to add new depth to your character, learn more on how to rpg in the system you prefer, or if you want to understand the rules of the role-playing game better, here are a few resources to start with:

The World of Darkness: The System We Love

White Wolf has developed many different games and systems, and their site is an excellent resource for role players and creative writers.

You’ll find every book WW has ever published, each core rule book for the World of Darkness game series, forums for each game, news and upcoming events, new releases and much more.

A quick note: If you’re planning to buy any World of Darkness books, you can get them cheaper from Amazon. Click here to view their selection.

DriveThru RPG: Save Money with PDFs

If you don’t want to spend money on hardcover books and don’t mind reading off a screen, try DriveThru RPG.

DriveThru RPG works in affiliation with White Wolf Publishing and other game system developers and publishers to sell their gaming resource books in digital PDF format. You can save substantial money, since there’s no physical product or shipping costs involved.

Also, sometimes books go out of print – but DriveThru RPG probably still has a PDF copy for sale. Click here to search the site.

Save More Money with Used Books

If you still need to save more money, check out our recommended book list and search for used books on Amazon. You can often get great-condition books for just a couple of dollars. Click here to search Amazon for used books now.

Shadownessence

Looking for online gaming communities? Shadownessence is one of the oldest and largest RPG forums around. With 6,338 members and over 455,000 posts, it’s one valuable resource for gamers and creative writers.

Shadownessence has discussion areas for every subject in the World of Darkness gaming system, including classic versions and Mind’s Eye Theatre (the LARP system). There are also areas for game development, art galleries, downloads, creative writing and more.

RolePlay Gateway

Another very large RPG site is RolePlay Gateway. This site has forums, chats and directories to many other role playing sites around the web.

In their forums, you’ll find sections for several different RPG genres including fantasy, modern day realistic, futuristic and anime based fiction. They even have a forum solely dedicated to combat.

One forum of particular interest to new or struggling role players and gamers is the Role Play Academy forum. Ask questions about role playing, character creation, combat, and anything about role playing you want to know.

The Role Play Academy

If the forums on RolePlay Gateway aren’t enough, check out The Role Play Academy.

Some posts in their archive include: Building Mood Through Perception, Flexible Collaborative Writing, Turning a Simple Sentence into a Paragraph, and Roleplay Dynamics – Hooks and Entry Points.

And If That Isn’t Enough…

Of course, you can always get a copy of our ebooks, How to Create a Believable Character and How to Get What You Want Out of Role Playing. They’re written with creative writing and role-playing in mind to help you hit the ground running in your new rpg adventure.

There are many more resources for creative writing and RPG games. Do you have any favorite resources you’d like to share? Let us know!