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Archive for May, 2010
Gar StrongStone, the NonMetalist
As some of you may know, @NewbieDM has started a Basic D&D (OD&D) game via skype with some DM Bloggers (@SarahDarkmagic, @ThadeousC, @Deadorcs, @gamefiend, and @ChattyDM). The game has evolved, after just one session, into something of a phenomenon, with it’s own website. Several players have posted backgrounds for their characters online. Since I am [...]
Paragon Tier Game Session 01
My regular group started a new 4e game tonight. We decided to go with the Paragon Tier since we haven’t really done a lot in that level range before (most of our adventures have been in the Heroic Tier). – I started the session with a cooperative party building exercise. I describe my method in [...]
Adventure Hook 019 – Efreets Don't Flail Me Now!
It’s time to showcase another entry in the adventure hook contest I ran last month. This entertaining entry was submitted by Macadosche. You can follow him on twitter: @Macadosche – Adventure Hook 019 –“Efreets, Don’t Flail Me Now!” – Location: Starts in a mid-to-large town with a large amount of “stranger traffic.” Somewhere with large [...]
This is NOT an edition war
Hello everyone out there in gamer land. I hope you are having a productive Tuesday. I am breaking normal routine to bring you a snippet of conversation about the game I love so much. – Over at Jebbx@notarealdotcom there is a discussion about the decline of 4th edition. He wrote the article, in part, due [...]
Adventure Hook 018 – The Shipwreck
I have posted a new page in the page links above: Blog Schedule and Ongoing Series. This information page will tell you what content you can look forward to here on the site and when you can expect it to be here. And now, on with the adventure hook! – ADVENTURE HOOK 018 – The [...]
Player's Strategy Guide – Will It Help You?
Caution – this is a very long review – hopefully you won’t fall asleep when reading :) This is a review of the Player’s Strategy Guide, by Andy Collins and Eytan Bernstein, released by Wizards of the Coast in May 2010. First Impressions: Art: Sorry to all the penny arcade fans out there, but I [...]
Cooperative Party Building
I am starting up a new 4e campaign and the players and I got together for the first session this past Monday. I have realized in the past year or two that the ease of DMing 4th edition (by which I mean encounter building, monster reskinning, and NPC design) leaves me lots more time to [...]
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