Making the players care
Michael / Chgowiz Far too often, games based on old-school styles and tropes end up focusing on dungeons and collecting gold and treasure to some end. Usually the idea is exploring some hard-scrabble…
[1HW] After Action Report – Escape the Orcs!
The silence in the Council Chambers was so utter and complete that you could not hear a breath or heartbeat. Even the sounds of the seas, which provided a constant…
[Solo Game w/Wife] Moving scales on the fly and caravan woes
11 Giant Spiders. 6 PCs/Henchmen/Hirelings. 10 NPC guards. This is the situation that Angie/Aeli ran into in yesterday’s game, as the caravan that Aeli was traveling in ran into yet-another-wilderness-wandering-monster.…
Ral Partha/Iron Wind Metals announces their Wave 2 Kickstarter – March/April
“we hope to launch the kickstarter funding period sometime in late March or early April.” And oh my stars and screaming, wailing wallet, this looks like a massive amount of…
[Solo Game w/Wife] Friday night gaming preview…
So after the previous game’s shenanigans, I asked my wife if she wanted to pick it back up this Friday. Here’s what I got back… Judging by her reaction, I’d…
[Solo Game w/Wife] The PC findeth, the NPC taketh away
“Hi, my name is Aeli, are you a mage?” “Why yes I am and whyACCCKKUGGGHHHKKKKKKK” *thud* “Off with your head.” — @thePrincessWife’s new tactic upon meeting people after this past…
A busy week in February
So.. what are you doing, ChicagoWiz? Well damn, quite a bit these days… * My D&D campaign with the “Dark Ages” world has exploded into a lot of things going…
Friday Night Stompy Bots on Pedion terrain
This past Friday, my friend Chris and I took the new Pedion 3d modular terrain out for a drive as we conducted another episode of “Friday Night Stompy Bots.” It…
Which Ruleset? (D&D is one of many)
My previous blog post “No Edition D&D” was fun to write, but it is something I’ve known for a long time about my game, and I’ve been very comfortable with.…
The Recipe Book
The recipe book dates back to 2009. It is a collection of my paint schemes and choices – my “recipes” – for the various miniatures I’ve painted. The first entry…