A few weeks ago I wrote a very personal post about the state of me and what I wanted to do with my still nascent writing life. In that article, I posted a list of what I wanted to do in the short to mid term to achieve my ultimate goal: becoming a writer that […]
Creativity and the RPG Mind: Part 2, The Right Answer
Way back at the end of September, I wrote an introductory post to a new series where I would explore how creativity is expressed (or stiffed) in the RPG geek’s mind. Based on the ‘A Whack on the Side of the Head‘ by creativity Guru Roger von Oech, I wish to explore the common barriers […]
Gears of Ruin: Creating PC-specific Clockwork Mechanics.
My new Gears of Ruin Clockwork D&D 4e campaign starts as soon as the holidays are over (with a pre-campaign session right before). I’ve spoken a bit about what the setting would be. I’m moving away from my traditional fantasy world and creating a new one based on Clockwork Fantasy tropes (Girl Genius, Iron Kingdoms, […]
Chatty’s Ptolus 4e Demo: A Tail of Two Shities, Part 3
See part 1 here and part 2 here. Rat and Roll! After the PCs rested for a few minutes, they continued deeper in the complex of caves and crypts. They eventually found the fleeing rats and followed their light to a large chamber. As they approached, they heard a rumbling sound, like stone rubbing on […]
Chatty’s Ptolus 4e Demo: A Tail of Two Shities, Part 2
See part 1 here. Of Kobolds and Rats As I mentioned in my pre-game post, the actual ‘dungeon’ of the adventure was a modified version of the Dungeon Master Guide’s ‘Kobold Hall’. In fact, I took Area 1, 3 and 4 and modified them to my needs. All kobolds became ratlings and I added a few other […]
Chatty’s Ptolus 4e Demo: A Tail of Two Shities, Part 1
(This series title was chosen by the players, you have been warned) As announced here, I organized a D&D 4e demo for 4 members of the Mindnight’s Lair local RPG forum. I didn’t want to do a big D&D 4e lecture upfront, and I didn’t have to, most players had either played it once before […]
Ptolus 4e Demo Game: Testimonials
Last night’s D&D 4e ptolus game was an absolute blast. Everything worked right and everyone seemed to have lots of fun. I’ll get to the game reports over the next few days but here are a few testimonials I lifted from Twitter and the Midnight Lair’s forum, both before and after the game. Walkerp (Before): […]
D&D 4e Ptolus: Chatty’s Demo Game
(This is the first post I write on my new mini-laptop that you all payed for by visiting this site, I thank you all!) Earlier this fall I attended a local gaming con called Draconis where I demoed a D&D adventure written by my friend Johenius. At the con, I met Erik, the owner […]
Primal/Within: Showdown at the Castle of the Overmind, Part 3
Part 1 and Part 2. Last Friday’s session was the final confrontation of the campaign. It was supposed to be an Epic battle between an Avatar of the setting’s sentient Dungeon and the PCs. I had a game plan, but it didn’t play out as I wanted…again. The fight ended up being hard and climactic… […]
Primal/Within: Showdown at the Castle of the Overmind, Part 2
See part 1 here. These last 2 sessions were marked with strong, not so positive emotions on my part. At the end of session one, I couldn’t believe that we played so little (we started at 7h00-7h30 and ended at around 9h45). At the end of session two, I was downright angry (and vocally so) […]
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