Closing Arguments 3rd and 4th Edition were much more regimented rule sets. The rules explicitly stated what was possible and what was not possible, what conferred a bonus and what did not. The best way to “win” was to know […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oldest of Schools I almost feel like I should start this blog with: not to crap on the Old School Renaissance, but… I honestly don’t really have strong feelings about the OSR, be it the Renaissance or Revival. Probably because, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Death by Dying In most D&D games, the default attitude towards death is that it’s not really much of an impediment after 6th or 7th level. And even prior to that threshold, it’s often possible to be resurrected via a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cycle of Loot This was one of my biggest pet peeves regarding 3rd Edition and Pathfinder, and one I was sad remained in both evolutions of those games. How adventurers never actually accrued wealth, but simply gained more power via […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Highly Motivated Sometimes you design a character knowing exactly how you want them to evolve as an individual over the course of the campaign. Perhaps you’re telling a redemption arc where they grow from being a reaver, criminal, or mercenary […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Heavy Metal A recent Unearthed Arcana introduced the Armourer Artificer. A heavly armoured spellcaster that can literally use mind over muscle, ignoring a requirement of armours while using their Intelligence in place of their Strength. Which is cool and upon reading […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
All the Feels This past weekend, my “Borderlands” campaign ended. (Named after my homebrew campaign setting and not the videogame or the module). And following that I slowly shelved the PCs’ minis, then tucked away the campaign notebook and setting […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Stockholmed As a DM I love a captive audience. I don’t know if I’d like being forced to play D&D for several hours. But it’s probably not as bad as some of the sketchy basements I’ve ended up walking into […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Final Tactic I hate scheduling. It’s a personal pet peeve. Juggling and trying to coordinate the fun of multiple people. It’s my personal hell that I have volunteered for by running a game. But adulting is hard, especially around Christmas […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Minion Might Minions are a 4th Edition rule. Monsters with a single hit point that die after one blow. They’re an element of cinematic play, where the heroes face off against a dozen weak enemies. They can kinda exist in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
God Paradox Who created the flumphs? Well… we know WHO created the flumphs: they’re credited to Ian McDowell and Douglas Naismith. But we don’t know how or why they were created in-world. Who they revere as their creator or pray […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
