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Archive for June, 2010
Opportunity Actions: Review of Bloodsand Arena
So, Father’s Day came and went, and what do I have to show for it? I’m learning how to make beer, that’s pretty awesome. Oh yeah, and it was Free RPG day. The wise folks at WOTC put together an adventure for Free RPG day, called Bloodsand Arena. The release of Bloodsands Arena is a [...]
Using GridMapper for RPG Maps
I’ve been using GridMapper for a couple of weeks now, and I’m really enjoying the ability it’s giving me to create dungeon delve style maps. I was asked to write a tutorial about how I use it, so I’m giving it shot. The great thing about GridMapper is that it allows any RPG game master to [...]
Hero Up!
There was a Twitter conversation this morning regarding Paragon fights taking significantly longer than Heroic ones. While obviously the sheer number of choices is an issue, that’s a built-in for the game, so we have to accept it and deal with it. Besides telling your players to hurry up, I had an idea a few [...]
Dotings & Displeasures
Yesterday @ThadeousC on Twitter asked what Wizards could do to make me happy. (Not me specifically, but anyone who answered the question.) I answered that question pretty quickly with “Revamp treasure system and Dragonlance 4E.” Well, this morning I was going through my ENWorld feed e-mail and came across a thread that asked if anyone else was growing frustrated with the sheer volume of rules and material being pumped out by WotC for 4E. I didn’t answer there, but that question, in harmony with ThadeousC’s really got me thinking about Wizards and 4E.
Blog Carnival: Overpowered Sandboxes and Just-Right Rails?
This is my response to the blog carnival topic started on Twitter by @ThadeousC. Here are the rules: 1. Your post must be on topic. 2. If you wish to participate in this blog carnival, please post a comment saying so and you will have 24 hours to write and post your response (if you [...]
Opportunity Actions: Campaign Workshop – Betrayal
Benedict Arnold, Notorious Traitor One of the keys to running a good campaign is keeping the players invested. A fantastic way to do this is to make character backgrounds integral to the major plot of the campaign. A lot of this can be done in character creation.
Opportunity Actions: Late to the Picnic – PHB3 Review
Admittedly, I should have written this a while ago. I guess I was delaying. If you really wanted to know if The Player’s Handbook 3 was worth reading, there are plenty of reviews out there. Still, I submit mine, some time after its release. I’ll do a quick rundown of each chapter, and my thoughts [...]
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