Dungeon23 (Wk 3) – Finishing Level 1 / Preparing for Play!
Michael / Chgowiz Day 15 Got a little carried away and did the 26th and 27th day areas. That’s OK though! Just gives me more time at the end of the month to…
A summary of my 13 year one-on-one D&D campaign with my wife
If you’ve followed along with my blogs and social media, you might remember that I have (in fits and spurts) run a one-on-one campaign with my wife. I’ve incorrectly called…
Dungeon23 (Wk 2) – Continuing Level 1 / Looking for Players
Two parts to this post – my Dungeon23 build log for week 2 and a “Looking for Players” request (at the end). Day 8 On. a. creative. roll! I added…
Dungeon23 – Starting the Dungeon – Early! (Week 1)
Yea, I know… it’s not 2023 yet, Michael, what the hell is your problem? Well, I did the starting point and well… one thing led to another and jeez, you…
Baking in the Flavor – Campaign or Rules?
Don’t depend on the system to do the heavy lifting, use the system as scaffolding. Your game system should provide you with tools – you get to use your imagination…
#Dungeon23 – Create It AND Play It
I fled the hellscape that is the BlueBird site and found myself on Mastodon – on a server with a lot of other TTRPG types. It has that new, shiny…
No, the OSR is not done – the lesson still needs to be learned
This was the content of the first tweet I saw this morning… “Now that the OSR renaissance or revival is done we discuss how to better label these games. “…
Something different – thoughts on the Mass Effect games
Having never played Mass Effect before, I just finished my binge of #1 – 3 today. I’m having similar to feels to how I do when I finish a great…
Why Dragons Should Never Lose
Back in the ‘aughts, WotC had a forum set up for folks to discuss D&D. I yoinked this little tidbit from one of the user profiles on that old (and…
Dungeon Master’s Handbook – Episode 43 – Running a Heist in AD&D
Running a heist game in D&D isn’t as easy/clear-cut as running a dungeon or wilderness adventure. This episode, I cover how I did it, in response to a vlog by…