Dreams from Salty Prunes This sounds silly, but I’ve literally had this dream. I arrive at an organized play table—typically Pathfinder Society—and nothing I need is in my bag. No dice. No miniature. Not even my character sheet. The whole […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Voiceover It’s frustrated when you’re trying to say something and are muted. It’s worse when you’re trying to say something and your players won’t mute. The way speakers and most VOIP are set-up, when more than one person is talking […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Divided Attention This is a self own. It’s so hard to stay focused while playing the game. It’s hard in-person when you have a device crying out to be glanced at, and it’s even harder when you’re sitting at the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
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…
White Glove Treatment I like dice. A bold statement to be sure, because most gamers are ambivalent regarding dice, seeing them as an annoying crutch. Oh, wait, no. Games adore dice. Heck, three other gamers at my table like dice […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sitting Posture I’ve noticed that the longer a game session goes on, the less i’m actually sitting. I start standing to set-up combat and move minis, but soon just remain standing rather that return to my seat. Because I’m just […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dripping the Stream Had you told me even two years ago that I’d be watching people play Dungeons & Dragons online for fun, I would have laughed. Laughed in your lying face. And had you told me that I’d be joining 35,000 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Caltrop It’s hard to decide what hurts more when trod upon barefoot: a Lego brick or a dropped four-sided die. I think Lego has sharper edges than more rounded dice. I don’t own metal dice, so I can’t attest to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Interview Can you work D&D into your resume? Useful Skills: able to dramatically narrate small sections of text; skilled at adding multiple small numbers; experience painting tiny details on small metal objects; ability to think outside the box and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Critical Look I play a lot of video games, and often throw some video onto the secondary monitor to watch while I grind away at some MMO, explore in a sandbox, or craft in a Minecraft clone. I’ve been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Learning Experience I’ve seen a few people post pictures or joke about “educating” dice. Most often this is the person shaming the dice for bad rolls by returning it to the bag. A few put the dice in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
