Hordes of the Things / HOTT Reference Sheet
Michael / Chgowiz 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,…
dark ages campaign
Using Roll20 as my campaign wargames world map
In my attempts to making my Dark Ages campaign work like Tony Bath’s Hyborea campaign, I’ve ran into a small problem to solve… how do I track all the armies…
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…
Making the players care
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…
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…
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.…
Diablo 2 Influence… with unexpected results
With horns, flutes and guitars, we were greeted to the world of Diablo 2 and the Rogue Encampment. I remember spending hours and hours playing Diablo 2. The lands of…
Taking 100 Men in a Dungeon – Act 2
Back in August/September, I came up with the crazy idea of doing a solo dungeon delve with a company of 100 men. Sir Reynald, the younger brother to Duke Reynald,…
Demographics and the military in my campaign, Final Thoughts
Now that I’ve figured out how to calculate the demographics and military forces of my D&D campaign world (Part 1 and Part 2), it’s been a very quick process to…