When our “heroes” become “those people”…
Michael / Chgowiz “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…
Michael / Chgowiz
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…
HOTT 52 – Battle 4 – Attack on An’Burkag’s Encampment
I fought my HOTT 52 Week 4 battle over lunch today and had a blast! I tried out the Magician unit for the first time. After the battle report, I’ll…
Episode 26 – Q&A on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Magic
Mr. Goblin’s Henchman of Goblins Henchmen Podcast (https://anchor.fm/ghench) sent a message with two questions about AD&D – Magic Resistance and how spellbooks work in my campaign. I had great fun…
HOTT 52 – It’s all about the lines and remembering the rules correctly!
I took a quick moment to knock out another game of HOTT over Friday night/Saturday morning. It was a quick game, as I’m starting to remember how things flow and…
Podcast Episode 25 – AD&D Combat Demystified – Initiative for Spellcasting, Charging
I’m challenging conventional wisdom that AD&D by-the-book combat is too difficult! In this episode, I visit initiative one more time to talk about melee with a spell-caster, and then I…
HOTT 52 – Relearning the rules for the first two weeks.
I played two games of HOTT (Hordes of the Things) this weekend, to do my first two weeks’ games for the HOTT 52 challenge. I’m now caught up so that…