WIP – “Rescue of Hommlet” – Playtest weekend
Michael / Chgowiz Having written stolen and mashed up rules to create a Chainmail/Book of War hybrid Frankenstein monster, I wanted to make sure that the thing played well, and I wanted to…
Book of War
WIP – “Rescue of Hommlet” – Rules and Scenario
In preparation for my first real foray into Greyhawk at GaryCon 2020, I’ve been reading the T1 “Village of Hommlet” module, as well as researching rules! My intent is to…
Gameday
It’s Game Day Sunday at Chez Chgowiz. All the prep is done and just waiting for the players!
Hey ChicagoWiz, how’s those Pedion terrain tiles working out?
I frakkin’ LOVE these Pedion terrain tiles. I got them from supporting a Kickstarter that I wasn’t sure was going to make it, but it made it and then some.…
Hordes of the Things / HOTT Reference Sheet
If you’ve followed my blog long enough, you probably know I’m an idiot when it comes to complicated rulesets. I like my games simple, fast and easy to remember. No,…
More Book of War + D&D = Great Fun!
My PCs are becoming shakers and movers in my campaign these days, with helping take back lost areas, clearing out ruined monasteries of Chaos and now having performed a rescue…
[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.…
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.…
My Holy Grail found – mixing mass combat D&D with RPG D&D
On the first day of Summer, the 58th year after The Doom, the brave Marshall Roehm, his valiant companion Sir Reynald, a large company of knights, cavalry and foot soldiers…
Assault the Orc Fort!
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…