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 […]
Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-03-28
Open Game Table: The Anthology of Roleplaying Games Blogs is out now. Go buy it! d6 Damage… err, speakers WTF D&D, 1st Edition Monster Manual Newest Character Builder update available, including PHB2 data, and fixes retraining/power swap issues. Heaven is Funky Moose coming to Rock Band 2 PHB2 errata already at Wizards. (Thanks, newbiedm) D&D, […]
Preview: Ranged Warlord
When preview material for the 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons first started to come out, what excited me the most was probably the addition of the Warlord class. The Races & Monsters preview book described the class alongside pictures of armored warriors covered in weapons (both melee and ranged). When 4e was finally released the Warlord class was extremely interesting but it completely lacked that “Weapons Master” feel…
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