Last week I dealt with brainstorming for my military-based high fatality huge party epic campaign. This week, I’m going to elaborate on a few of the underlying concepts for the campaign. What follows are my preliminary rules/fluff for the game, subject to further consideration and reader feedback.
Archives for 2009
Open Game Table RPG Blog Anthology
Yesterday, as I was leaving home to go and have lunch my good friend TheMaze I saw a big envelope in my mailbox. The sender was Jonathan Jacob, author of The Core Mechanic. My heart jumped! It was my contributor’s copy of Open Game Table: The Anthology of Roleplaying Game Blogs. This absolutely incredible project […]
I’ve Had Enough
I can no longer stand idly by, party to a fraud perpetrated on our readers.Taking advantage of the fact that I’m the only writer on duty right now, hoping that my treason goes undetected long enough for word to spread, I make my stand.It is with a heavy heart that I admit my role in […]
Sex, Love, and the Races of the PHB2
In honor of the release of the totally awesome PHB2 and Spring, I decided to write about sex, love, and the races of the PHB2.
Ever wonder what a gnome finds sexy? Or how goliaths deal with friction from rubbing lithoderms? Maybe I’m the only one who thinks about these things…
Under New Management
Good day! I am Vanir the Chatty DM. You probably came here expecting Phil the Chatty DM. I’m sorry to say that Phil has taken an extended leave of absence due to a severe poutine-related injury and will not be back for some time. In the meantime, he has handed his cape and sceptre to […]
YouTube Tuesday: Windy City Level Edition
“One toot on this whistle will send you to a far away land!”
The Dungeon Reality Show: Half-Time Showdown, Part 2
First Down, 5 Kobolds to go Okay so after having, for all intents and purposes, killed the game by the time that 8h PM rolled by, I asked all three players if they’d be willing to play the original 2nd scene of the adventure. I’m grateful that they accepted. As I had planned it, had […]
Inq. of the Week: PHB2 Power Creep
In the heyday of 3.5 I’d browse every new splat book, not for intriguing new play options (many, many sucked), but for the overpowered Prestige Class de jour. After all, who didn’t want to dip into a single level of six prestige classes for awesome abilities? With a few exceptions, the poor original DMG prestige classes were forgotten, unless of course something new came out that made a dog suddenly viable. Now, with the PHB2 out I was curious to see if this newer, more-balanced D&D suffered the same fate as its predecessors: Power Creep.
Of Healthy Bodies and Minds
(Warning, this post as NOTHING to do with RPGs, it’s another of my Stream of Consciousness stories about my health and my musings on them). A few weeks ago, I was officially diagnosed with my second severe depression in 4 years. Like many people out there, I am often fighting what I call inner demons. […]
The Dungeon Reality Show: Half-Time Showdown, Part 1
As I more or less coherently described here, Friday night was a “let’s test some Players Handbook 2 classes” session. Yan, Mike and Franky showed up with a level 2 Sorcerer, Invoker and Shaman. While fishing for concepts for the adventure, I had the idea to use a shtick I had tried once before. I […]
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