DM: Alright, so tonight’s module is a solo thing, but you’ll meet up with other characters later. What are you playing? Player: I’ve got this Grad Student/Game Designer. Oh, and he just took a level of Web Designer for the extra income score. DM: That’ll come in handy for this one. OK, so: “You’ve been […]
YouTube of the Week: Saul Wars Edition
Not Dead… but not all that well either…
This post is going to get a bit personal feel free to skip… 🙂 As you may have noticed, the flow of posts has slowed down in the last few weeks. I’m dealing with a certain amount of stress-induced anxiety related to both my job and the blog (The family and my physical health are […]
Mining Tropes for RPG Nuggets: The Crowning Moment of a Character
As I reading through the recent changes on TVtropes.org, I stumbled upon a Trope whose application to RPGs is as simple as it is brilliant: Crowning Moment Of Awesome The moment in a show when a character does something for which they will be remembered forever, winning for them the eternal loyalty of fans. While […]
Nerd News Roundup Thingie-majig
I would like to apologize for our absence over the last few days, I have been busy with moving and working on our new house, while Dave is on a quick vacation to Florida. We’ve neglected you, and for that there will be many red-hot pokers, you can count on that! I’ve been meaning to […]
Ending a Campaign: a Few Tips
It’s no secret that with the advent of the next edition of D&D, I have endings on the mind. While I’ve still got to make my final decision to adopt 4e upon reading the new Core books over the summer, chances are we are going to go the 4e way. I know many others are […]
You want to end… D&D? White Wolf’s ready…
I’m not dead… I’ve hit one of those deadly pockets of ‘work’ that drain all energy and creativity from your being. Plus my Friday game is not yet ready. If I finish early tonight, I’ll put up a short ‘ending your campaign’ post with tips. In the meantime, here’s something interesting that Tommi sent me. […]
X Marks the Spot
My wife and I went out to a bar in downtown Baltimore on Saturday night, with all of the typical inner city driving escapades that we love so much. What we didn’t expect, however, was what happened as we walked to our car. We decided to walk up a car-only entrance ramp as it appeared […]
YouTube of the Week: ROFLMAO! Edition
Adventure Prep: Planning Ahead for the End
This series covers the thoughts that go behind my Adventure Preps. I don’t go into details as my players read this blog, but I try to showcase the key challenges and choices I face every time I sit down in the days before we play. Game week again! For those who don’t know, our group […]
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