I’m an old dog: it’s hard to teach me new tricks. For example, take a recent 4e character I made. Lute playing is a huge part of my character concept, and I instinctively wanted to quantify his lute-playing expertise as a stat. But it turns out there’s no spot on the character sheet for musical […]
Opportunity Actions: National Geographic Is Your Friend!
Given the hubbub lately over the impending end of Dungeon and Dragon magazines as compiled issues, there’s a void being left behind. Where can we truly go for great content, all in one place, that isn’t just a series of web articles that now have the luxury of being able to change the amount and […]
The Tableless Future of D&D, and Why It’s Not So Bad
DDXP is this week, the first major gaming convention of the year in terms of Dungeon and Dragons. The past few years, DDXP has been the first time the public gets to see what WotC has planned for release over the next 12 months. The next big campaign settings are announced, new books, tools, and […]
The Recycle Bin – ME2: Waist High Walls Grant +2 to Initiative
There’s a lot of shooter video games out there these days, Call of Duties, Gears of War, Uncharteds, and yes, even my beloved Mass Effect. Most of these use some sort of cover system popularized with the original Gears of War. Gone are the days of just jumping around like a coffeed up Tigger in […]