As you may know, I am a co-host, along with my esteemed colleague, Brandes Stoddard, of the Edition Wars podcast. This is a show where Brandes and I look at various aspects of Dungeons and Dragons through the editions, compare and analyze them, discuss what worked and what didn’t, and go on all sorts of […]
Magic Items with Character
I’ve been doing a lot of prep for my D&D games lately and I have also been spending a bit of time over on the Troll Lord Games forums, talking about Castles & Crusades. One of the conversations revolved around magic items, so I have been thinking about magic items a great deal for the […]
Thoughts On Building A Homebrew Setting
Arguably, the most fun I have when I’m running a game is world building. I love it. I get to let my creativity flow and throw all the fun ideas I have into one pot where it can melt together into something I can share with other people by way of my campaign. It’s just […]
It’s Not Easy Being Evil
An evil campaign is one of those things that get talked a lot about in gaming circles. A game where all the characters are evil, amoral, power hungry, and dangerous. There’s always been a certain kind of appeal to a game like that, where you can just let loose and run wild. A guard sasses […]