Caped I have both mocked and championed session zeros in the past. They’re really being held up as this important thing that needs to be done, but can often be ignored if you’re in a familiar group. You might have already […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Breeching I remember my first real session of D&D using the rulebooks. This was back in the days of 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. I’d read the books and made a few test characters but this was my first […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rule One-Half A Rule Zero conversation is where you establish the rules before the rules. The table rules, lines, limits, and things that will get in the way of fun. While the term likely originated with tabletop RPGs it’s also […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pure Imagination I’ve actually done this in a Ravenloft campaign, with a twisted version of Wonka who was—of course—turning kids into candy. It’s a lot of fun and a license to get bizarre and creative as you create a classic […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Literal Worst I’m always seeing discussion on Facebook and message boards regarding the worst class. It’s the ranger. But the monk is also bad. And the rogue isn’t great either. And the warlock is limited. Really, what it comes […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shipping & Mangling I’m a big Ravenloft fan and scrimped and saved to buy a Silver edition of van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft from Beadle & Grimm, pumping most of my spare cash from book sales on the DMsGuild into the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shuffled Unassisted As I mentioned a couple weeks back, with the new D&D themed set, I decided to try Magic the Gathering, buying my first cards since 1994. I bought a Bundle and a box of boosters. More than enough […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Praise Be To RNGesus In video games and virtual tabletops, randomness is handled by specialized programs called a “random number generator” that are designed to create numbers with the illusion of true randomness, in a way that can’t be manipulated. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Virtual Insanity Most VTTs can do a lot that you can’t do on a physical tabletop. All the players can see the dice, which limits cheating, and potentially see each other’s hit points. You never run out of space on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Gift that Keeps on Giving I’m running an online game at the moment, but am thinking ahead the three or four months until I start a new in-person campaign. Because that’s the DM way: don’t be satisfied with what […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Adventures in the Forgotten Crack As an obsessive D&D fan, I decided to go all-in on the crossover Magic the Gathering set, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. I have a bundle and a variety of packs on order and picked-up […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
System Matters Online, there’s often a real negativity to D&D. And, well, everything. But especially from D&D by people who are upset it’s popular and their personal favourite artisanal niche indie RPG system isn’t more popular. (Which I understand. I’d […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
