Big Bada Boom Picking spells is sometimes tricky. You have the default “adventuring” spells that are designed around combat and kicking ass with a couple utility spells just in case. And maybe the exploration spell choices or wandering around the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Aggressive Negotiations I’ve been playing rather than running D&D for a while now. Which is odd. And less fun for me in many ways, not the least being my rolls are garbage. I have terrible luck. I’ve rolled double 1s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Forced Rest As someone who is typically a Dungeon Master rather than a player, I tend to like to encourage the rest of the party to continue to adventure rather than blowing all of our spells in a single fight […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
End of the Road Anyone who collected D&D Miniatures in the early 2000s likely recognises this “boss.” It was a Common rarity miniature, so if you bought more than three packs of Desert of Desolation’s randomized minis, you had a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Full Contact Game Despite a surprisingly rapid vaccine campaign (in some parts of the world),for many this is still and unobtainable fantasy: physical contact with someone outside your household. The distant dream of sitting around a table with close friends, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Triggerflake Whenever I hear someone complaining about the idea of a fellow gamer being upset by something occurring at the table, I think the above. “That person is someone who has never lost anything of real importance in their life. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sidetracked Open world video games tend to conveniently but unrealistically put the plot on hold while the hero(es) wander around collecting assorted baubles, doing fetch errants for amusing NPCs, or visiting every scenic landmark. Or just grinding out gold to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Critical Overkill Crits are awesome, but it does feel wasted when you roll a natural 20 on an injured mook that is barely managing to stand upright. Kinda. On the other hand, dealing 40 points of damage to a goblin […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You Died I have a love/hate relationship with Dark Souls and other Souls games. I played Dark Souls for a decent time before giving up. My ability to recognise boss movements and anticipate blows is poor, and my reflexes are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
DIY A mostly true story. They didn’t print out minis for the entire campaign. Just most of the campaign. Plus props, setpieces, puzzles, vehicles, and more. And the campaign as 4-5 sessions left—after which I plan to take over as […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Finding Narnia The title refers to the common joke that someone is “so deep in the closet they’re having adventures in Narnia.” Typically referring to being closeted in terms of sexuality, but also applicable for other socially less well accepted […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maximum Security More crafty people than me have made fancy dice jails to punish their misbehaving click-clack math rocks. If I attempted such a project it would look like a father’s day present made by a kindergarten student who just […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
