A sense of wonder and magic in AD&D
Michael / Chgowiz You might get the impression, if you hang out on reddit and Facebook AD&D groups, or on some of the AD&D focused forums, that there is no way but THE…
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NPCs Come Alive! Using the NPC Note Card File
Make your NPCs come alive, through consistent and fluid events that can shape the world that your players experience! We’re going to do that by taking the NPC Note Card…
GameHoleCon bound and an update to the NPC Card File
For a second year in a row, I’m heading to GameHoleCon in Madison. I’m running several games this year! Friday – 10am to 1pm – Chaos Wars – Ford over…
NPC Note Card database – Tutorial
Want to have a simple, yet potentially very extensible NPC database? This tutorial will show you how to use Google Sheets and Google Forms to make one, accessible from any…
How I’m freehanding cool shield designs
I’ve been painting shields with free-hand designs for the past few months. This figure above is a Ral Partha Sea Elf and I’m inspired by ancient Grecian designs for their…
How Can I Encourage Imagination?
I see a lot of DMs and gamers who try to get precision and reality into their games. “How exactly big is this hex”, “How long to steep the potion…
Random Road Stop Generator
In my campaign, the PCs will often travel along roads in (mostly) civilized areas. The population is such that it’s easy enough to find a village, hamlet, camp or thorpe…
[Three Hexes] Megasprawl Eight
Campaign: Humanity has moved to the Megasprawls in the 250 years since the Nuke-Out. Life is a tough challenge in the high-tech protected areas, the industrial and military zones. It’s…
[Three Hexes] Dragon’s Reach
Campaign: The Dragon Wars cycle has begun again, with the dragons emerging from their mountainous lairs to rain their hellish breath on the civilized races for the ninth time. People…
Just Three Hexes – Campaign Starters
“It takes just three hexes to start a campaign.” The idea of that you don’t have to start big to run a campaign has been something that I’ve been saying…