Dragons are one of the most feared creatures within any fantasy setting. Their thick scales, razor sharp talons, brilliant minds and feared breath abilities make them one of the greatest threats to groups of adventurers and kingdoms alike. With this fearsome persona it is easy to forget that these cunning and sometimes sinister creatures are also capable of love.
Friday Chat: Don’t be boring! A Real D&D Insider Pitch
levator Pitch: The PCs are on their way to meet the monarch of a peaceful land when they discover the half-buried body of a gigantic elemental noble where the king’s castle should be. As the colossal primordial pulls itself out of the ground and starts to walk away, the PCs realize that the castle is within the creature, and their only chance to recover it is to go inside its body. While inside, they must break several rituals that hold the castle in the creature’s chest before it can walk to a nearby ley-line and return to the Elemental Chaos.
Mailbag 2 – Freelancing 101
I’ve gotten a number of questions about freelancing and writing for D&D Insider. In this issue of the Mailbag, I’ll deal with queries and submissions. I’ll also touch on huge sums of money you can make and the glamorous lifestyle you can lead through successful freelancing. Or maybe I’ll just talk a little about money.
Lost: Mostly Filler, but with a Dash of Desmond, Things Look Up
First, before we get to the dreamy Desmond’s delicious deliverance to the show, let’s take a look at why Season 6 of Lost has been filler up until now. The major plot points of the first part of Season 6 were: The Flash Sideways Reality, The Lostaways and the Temple, and UnLocke Is Evil. These plot arcs are the primary reason for the show sucking so badly. However, hope is on the horizon and its name is Desmond.
Full-Spectrum Thoughts: The Traitors Among Us
A few weeks ago, I posted this on Twitter “Old/New/OSR… I’m sick of this. Full-Spectrum Gaming for me please. Sword & Wizardry, D&D4e AND Burning Wheel. You DM it, I’ll play it.” To say that I’m sick and tired of online geek debates about one true wayism is an understatement.
Inq. of the Week: Summer Movies ’10
As it is the first week of April, and luck has it that Dave is out of town and I am writing the Inquisition, I can happily continue my yearly trend of posting an inquisition around this time asking about everyone’s favorite summer movies!
The Power Of The Music Of The Nerd
Geeks have become more “mainstream” in recent years, and carved their own niche into several facets of our culture. To this writer, music seems strangely absent from this trend – or is it? Does our culture sing as one? Will we ever play the piano again?
Become Emotional
The psychology of desire and attachment defines our lives in countless ways. This fact is true even in the roleplaying games. Every character you play is an extension of you and the desires you want to fulfill by playing. More elusive, though, is real attachment–emotional connection–to a game’s goings on.
Critical Bits for the week ending 2010-04-04
Running a "teach a new player D&D" game at Pax East by Piratecat: http://is.gd/b5VOy # RT @newbiedm: Newly released combat manager: http://bit.ly/bJpw5J # April's DDI #dnd calendar is up, no sign of obvious April Fool's articles: http://is.gd/b8HIw (Hard to beat last year's offerings) # The Witchalok powers still crack us up: http://is.gd/b8Ium # Dice-n-Wipes http://is.gd/b9aZo […]
Festivities!
Holidays and festive seasons are apart of everyone’s lives, we look forward to those special times of the year where we can spend time with our friends and loved ones, relaxing and forgetting about our troubles, even for a small time. Festivals and celebrations can also play a special part in any RPG campaign, they can provide an interesting change of pace to the normal town and city experience for the players and DM. Being Good Friday, I have decided to take some of the more commonly known holidays and festivals of our world and twist them into festivals suitable for a RPG campaign world, I would love to see your own ideas for RPG festivals in the comments.
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