Meta-Gaming the Skill Check

One relatively common question from new DMs/GMs goes something like this: “How often should players be rolling a perception check?” or, put another way, “How many times do you allow PCs to search for something?” or, put yet another way, “If one player rolls low on their perception check, should you allow every other player to roll perception […]

Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle: precursor to next starter adventure?

WHAT IS IT? Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle is a 281 page preview of the next edition of Dungeons & Dragons that includes four linked adventures and a work-in-progress version of the rules. It is meant to present the game as it was in the later stages of development – that is, it is the state […]

Simple Fill-in pdf DnDNext Character Sheet

I have to say that, while I like the specially designed character sheet that was distributed with the most recent DnDNext playtest packet (August 2013), it isn’t very utilitarian. That is… I am finding it hard to use to good effect. So, I made my own. I made a simple one. It is a form-fillable […]

Why I’m Disappointed about Murder in Baldur’s Gate

Okay, I might take some flame for this, but I can’t stay silent on the matter – I am disappointed. This is shocking because I was so excited when Wizards of the Coast announced that they were making the upcoming D&D encounters season (Murder in Baldur’s Gate) a pay product that will be marketed and […]