Assault the Orc Fort!
Michael / Chgowiz The players in my campaign have discovered a way for Marshall Roehm (the local noble in my campaign) to retake a key strategic position away from the orcs. There is…
2015
After game thoughts…
So I know I was semi-chastised elsewhere in the blogosphere for wanting to just concentrate on having fun and suspending “realism” in favor for “awesomeing up”… … but when my…
On being a DM with Aspergers
I’ve been pretty open about my diagnosis of Aspergers for awhile now, as well as realizing how it affects my choices as a DM. It’s also one of the main…
That sound you hear…
… is me screaming as my players decide to explore the area leading to the city of Irecia. It’s not untrodden ground, but things have changed/been-retconned since the restart, and…
Sir Reynald’s Assault of the Monastery – Taking 100 men into the dungeon
“Aye, bein’ a part ‘o Sir Reynald’s troops was a fine thing. We marched past Enonia and it was a parade, banners fluttering, the men and women all looking fine…
Mass Combat Underground – Proposed adaptations to Book of War rules
Listen up! Form ranks! Prepare to move out! This is roughly what I’m looking at doing in my “Mass Combat In the Dungeon” scenario I was talking about yesterday. My…
Take the skirmish underground – mass combat in the dungeon
From the “I’m sure SOMEONE has done this…” Department in my head comes this question. Take a force of men, say 60 to 80 men at Skirmish scale (10:1) versus…
Pro DM Tip #38 – Your players will save your ass 4 years later…
With memory like a sieve, I’d long ago lost notes, forgotten points and just generally didn’t remember much of anything about the campaign from 4 years ago. I had run…
Mech Attacks – when you want freaky fast stompy 30ft robot action
A couple of Fridays ago, my friend Chris and his son came over for what has become a slightly regular Battletech game night. The first couple of times, we played…
Restarting my AD&D campaign – doing it differently
This post is a reminder to myself… don’t get caught up in the frenzy and the hype. Because it just doesn’t always work out in reality. What I thought was…