Meta-blogging post alert… After nearly 2 months of Ad Sense and referral adds, I pulled in a Whopping 2$ (Canadian, mind you). I initially put ads on the page because I was curious to see how it worked. Since I’m nowhere near the threshold 1000 pageviews a day point (which would land about 0,15$ a […]
Negotiation and Wacky Futures
Nearly every multi-player game has some aspect of negotiation, whether overt or implied. Many games boil down to “attack the leader” which is a form of negotiation. You give up something- your turn- to gain something in return. This is the essence of negotiating. However, some people object to these kinds of negotiations, and in […]
Finding the Path: Pathfinder #2 First Impressions
Image Source: Paizo’s Pathfinder Wallpaper found here*. According to Google Analytics, the 1st search result that lands people here is ‘Pathfinder’ (at 11,6%), right before my ‘Nom de Plume‘ (which doesn’t mean ‘My name is Plum!’). So there seems to be some genuine interest in Paizo’s Pathfinder Adventure Magazine on the Web. Since I just […]
Real Ultimate Showdown: News Updates and Sponsors
We’re preparing for our next Showdown. And this time, it’s going to be a smackdown between various hero-types. Who’s the most badass hero of them all? We’ll find out. This next round will be run a bit differently than the last, allowing more people to pick, and more chances for prizes until the very end. […]
Mining Tropes for RPG nuggets: Grab a can of Evil
Image Source: The one and only PM! This is part of a continuing series of articles that tackles the concepts of tropes and how they can be applied by a DM/GM to improve their favorite Role-Playing game adventures. It is heavily inspired by the sheer goodness of the TV Tropes Wiki.Ahhhh Evil, evil, evil… Misunderstood, […]
A Fey’s Journal, 3rd entry. Part 2
As we where heading back to find the drug lab, seven other Spriggan were blocking our path. They were the remaining force of the Dogbane House and they got to see the unconscious form of their leader, Raketi in our grasp. To my surprise they started talking to me in Sylvan, stating that they had […]
Adventure Prep, Special Session: Introducing Newbies to D&D
Since PM posted his first ‘Perspective‘ post yesterday, I thought it was the perfect timing for posting this Adventure Prep/Response to PM’s post Next Friday, PM has agreed to get a few friends together and allow me to DM an introductory D&D game. I feel honored to be entrusted a mission so many of us […]
Guest Post: Perspective on Weekend Wizards from a closet Half-Orc…
Image Source: PM himself with a little help with a South Park creator, I would guess. Chatty DM: Welcome to the first of what I hope will become a series of posts by PM. PM is a friend of ours who has yet to succumb to the sweet call of RPGs, but the Evil Overlord […]
"Dammit Jim, I'm a Doctor… and an asskicker"
Bartoneus, Sucilaria, and I all got to talking before the D&D game last Saturday about the new Star Trek movie. There’s some good choices, and some surprises too. Empire Online has a side by side comparison of the old actors and the new, and asks you to vote if the casting is good or not. […]
YouTube of the Week: Brains! Edition
A parody of the viral “Shoes” video about female zombies eating brains. Caught it at Ginohn‘s yesterday.
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