That sound you hear…
Michael / Chgowiz … is me screaming as my players decide to explore the area leading to the city of Irecia. It’s not untrodden ground, but things have changed/been-retconned since the restart, and…
dark ages campaign
Sir Reynald’s Assault of the Monastery – Taking 100 men into the dungeon
“Aye, bein’ a part ‘o Sir Reynald’s troops was a fine thing. We marched past Enonia and it was a parade, banners fluttering, the men and women all looking fine…
Pro DM Tip #38 – Your players will save your ass 4 years later…
With memory like a sieve, I’d long ago lost notes, forgotten points and just generally didn’t remember much of anything about the campaign from 4 years ago. I had run…
Restarting my AD&D campaign – doing it differently
This post is a reminder to myself… don’t get caught up in the frenzy and the hype. Because it just doesn’t always work out in reality. What I thought was…
Campaign Race: Goblyns
“When people think of ‘bestials’, everyone thinks of the Orcs. Yet it is the forgotten goblyns who have visited more atrocities on the ‘civilized’ races than any other species. From…
June Painting – 15mm Armies for my D&D campaign
June was a busy month for me, preparing two 15mm HOTT (Hordes of the Things) armies in preparation for a game night on July 2 with the Chicago Skirmish crew.…
Making Everything Count – HOTT recap and paying it forward
So the orcs and humans marched out on their little, itty, bitty 15mm feet to go to war… … sounds funnier in my head than I guess it really is,…
Campaign Race – Orcs
“Know what the sound a new recruit makes the first time they underestimate an orc? It’s usually one scream if they’re unlucky, none if they are. There won’t be a…
The things you discover when stripping minis
I’m doing a big push to try and get two armies ready for a schedule HOTT game in early July. I’m just about done with my D&D campaign human forces…