Archive for November, 2010
D&D Insider: Arena Training
New DDI article went live today. This time it’s Arena Masters: Grandmasters for Gladiator Adventurers. This article presents three extended training options–blind fighting, savage fighting, and beast fighting. (I had submitted several more. I’m not sure if the other ones were cut for good or will appear in a future article. We’ll see.) Subscribers can [...]
Read moreGreyhawk Report I: Village of Hommlet
Last night I launched the new campaign and, so far, I’m super excited. Here are some observations from the first game.
Read moreLanguage Games
There’s a language to roleplaying games, a language born from shared experiences and understanding about what is going on at the table. The language is the way in which we identify how the imagined world operates, its laws, its truths, and assumptions that allow gamers to converse even when the jargon changes. Pardon me while [...]
Read moreShameless Self-Promotion
Winning Races: Devas went live this morning and to my surprise I wrote some of it! Subscribers can check it out here.
Read moreClass Conscious Part 2: Electric Boogaloo
Yesterday’s post sparked a lot of questions and comments. Rather than bury the answers in the comments, I’ll address them here.
Read moreClass Consciousness
Are classes products of role and power source? Or are they something else? Behind the cut, you’ll find my musings on how to think about character classes.
Read moreTwenty Ways to Improve Your Game
Sunday ended my three-year campaign. It was a British ending. Just about everyone died. Yay. In preparing for the next campaign starting in a week and a half, I’ve cobbled together a list of things I’d like to implement. Some of these might not work. Some might. Undoubtedly, there will be things here you will [...]
Read moreAsk Dr. Evil: Better late than never?
Apologies to Mike who sent in a question only to not receive an answer for weeks! Bad Doctor. Let’s not waste any more time.
Read moreLost Monsters: Phaethon Spawn
The march through the Epic Level Handbook continues with the Phaethon Spawn!
Read moreCue the Led Zeppelin
It’s been a long time, but if I say to you tomorrow… okay. Sorry. Enough of that nonsense. What’s cooking? Check it out behind the cut.
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