Ways to Play : Inspiration

What’s the Story Rory? – by Dublin illustrators
Friday, December 18th, 2009

A group of Dublin based illustrators have been using a roll of Rory’s Story Cubes® as inspiration for illustrations in a project called ‘What’s the Story Rory?’ Each was sent a photograph of a cube roll and was challenged to create an illustration inspired by the roll. Some of these have been tagged ‘whats the [...]

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Role-Playing Random Plot Hook
Friday, December 18th, 2009

We are really pleased to read that Vulcan Stev of Role-Playing Game blogging site Vulcan Stev’s Database has started a regular feature called Rory’s Story Cube Random Plot Hook. [http://vulcanstev.wordpress.com/category/rpg/fluffinspiration/plot-hooks-from/] The name says it all. Vulcan Stev is using each roll of Rory’s Story Cubes® to generate a random plot outline, and posting it on [...]

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Alternative Story Starters and Opening Lines
Friday, December 18th, 2009

“Once upon a time…” is traditionally used as the opening line for stories told with Rory’s Story Cubes®. As you become more familiar with the cubes and their icons, you might find yourself using the same associations. You can bring a whole new lease of life, and fun, to your storytelling simply by changing the [...]

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