Planning a Different Star Wars Campaign As of this writing, the final movie of the “Skywalker Saga” has just reached the theaters. The Rise of Skywalker has been met with mixed reviews, further dividing the fanbase between those who liked […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Starfinder Core Rulebook Starfinder is a stand-alone roleplaying game, being advertised as “Pathfinder in Space”. Starfinder is created and publisher by Paizo Inc, which made its name after licensing the classical magazines, Dragon and Dungeon before switching to 3rd […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Review: Star Trek Adventures Just last year, Star Trek celebrated its 50th anniversary, and this year is the 30th anniversary of Star Trek the Next Generation, likely close to the air date of Star Trek Discovery. It’s certainly a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Into the BorderLands This is the first blog in a new series where I will talk about DMing my new 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Writing about the adventure preparation I’m doing and how my game is going. The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Playing To Type My regular fantasy RPG went on hiatus as one of my players fell in love with Star Wars all over again following The Force Awakens. It was a soft sell; while Episode VII filled me with apathy, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
D&D5: Dates & Details WotC has finally revealed more information on Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. The dates and prices for the Player Handbook and Starter Set match those leaked by Barnes & Noble a few months back. And, in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Infighting The edition wars divide geeks into various factions, completely fracturing the community. But if the edition war were to end then former 3e fans and former 4e fans will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood… and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What IS D&D? The question is a bit zen but I’m asking anyway: what is Dungeons & Dragons? The obvious answers are “a game” or “a hobby”, or “a book, roughly 300 pages long”. Maybe even a glib “a lifestyle.” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Building a Fantasy World XV: Other Realms A detailed fantasy world can be called “complete” when as little as a single region has been detailed, typically a small continent or one side of a larger continent. But even with enough […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who are you? Elves and dwarves have become boring. After seventy some years of Tolkien-esque dwarves and elves these races have become bland and over-used to fans of fantasy fiction. So we need new races. Races we haven’t seen before than […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Building a Fantasy World IX: Factions & Organizations An often overlooked element of world building are organizations. Even if they are included, organizations are often limited to the role of antagonists. This might be to avoid heroic groups that might […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Building a Fantasy Campaign World IV: Race Non-human races are a big part of what separates Fantasy fiction from Swords & Sorcerery (and extremely poorly researched historical fiction). Folk Tales, Mythology, and Tolkien have all blended together in a smoothy […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
