GaryCon Prep Update: Moathouse Tested! Heist On the Way!
Michael / Chgowiz Playtesting is now complete on my Rescue of Hommlet scenario. My friends Chris and Alex came over this past weekend to beat each other to a bloody stalemate (or mutual…
Where have the players been in your campaign?
Sit back and consider, for a moment, the contiguous land mass of the Russian nation. It’s huge. Wikipedia says that area is 17,098,246 square kilometers. (6,601,670 sq mi) For comparison,…
Podcast Episode 28 – Lessons Learned and Campaign Happenings
A lot of games over the past couple of weeks, and some lessons learned as a DM! Come listen as I share about running boss battles, using random events in…
GaryCon XII Prep – Moathouse complete! Heist complete! Seeking Playtesters!
The Moathouse for my “Rescue of Hommlet” game is complete! First… picture time! I am ECSTATIC at how it came out! I can’t wait to get this on the table…
HOTT 52 – Battle 6 – Send in the Trolls!
A fun battle of Humans vs Orcs that suddenly and convincingly ended, this time with all elements filled in! I finished my Saxons that would become my human warband elements.…
When our “heroes” become “those people”…
“If there is to be a brave new world, our generation is going to have the hardest time living in it.” – Chancellor Gorkon, Star Trek VI – The Undiscovered…
HOTT 52 – Battle 5 – A Final Desperate Battle
Battle 5 was fought over the weekend. The more I play, the more that setup finishes more quickly, and I remember the combat factors a lot more now. Less referring…
Podcast Episode 27 – Horrors Under Tuluk – A Player’s Journal
This is a VERY special episode and it’s an experiment! David, player of Eadwig from my Etinerra campaign, submitted a fantastic adventurer’s journal entry that I simply had to share.…
Making monsters different – an example of invisibility
Different invisibility/blinking mechanic that I’ve used, instead of just a modifier to hit roll Advanced Dungeons & Dragons presents a great many monsters who can have some really cool effects,…
Answering Alex Schroeder – How’s My Campign? Just Fine!
Alex Schroeder asks a few questions on his blog/site to folks who’ve been running their campaigns for awhile. With ten years going and three active games within the campaign (plus…