It’s taken as gospel by many fantasy roleplayers that in the bad old days, all campaigns were about dungeons. Characters left the dungeon and returned to town only for healing and to replenish supplies. They might have a few random encounters between the town and the dungeon, but those were nothing more than distractions from […]
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In the next several days, we’ll be posting the entries we received for the Seize the Tin Crown contest. These will each be only lightly proofread so that you, our voting public, have a chance to judge them based on your own criteria. After we post the last of the entries, we’ll be calling for
Seize the Tin Crown Entry: Clockwork Ooze Read More »
Back in the fall of 2009, Chris Dinkins and I interviewed a host of game designers and novelists who were also experienced game masters. We sent around too many questions to too many GMs and received far too much material for one article to hold. As a result, a lot of great material got scrapped.
The Lost GM Scrolls: Mike Mearls on Legos, Cinder Lords, and the City of Brass Read More »
In the next several days, we’ll be posting the entries we received for the Seize the Tin Crown contest. These will each be only lightly proofread so that you, our voting public, have a chance to judge them based on your own criteria. After we post the last of the entries, we’ll be calling for
Seize the Tin Crown Entry: Brandorek’s Crown Read More »
After several days of voting, we have our winner for the Kobold Artistry contest! The voting public has chosen . . . Krik the Knifer by Terry Maranda Congratulations, Terry, and thank you for submitting such an excellent piece to the contest! Thanks also go out to all those who entered, our judges, and all
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(Also Titled: The Ongoing Diary of Thppgrg, Goblin Minion) As ever, readers who are new to the diary, please scroll down a bit to where you see the Thppgrg tag. Click on it. Yeah, that’s right. Otherwise, if you missed part seven, you can just click here. (Art by Chris McFann.) DAY THIRTY-FOUR Odd day, today.
Oh, I’m Going to Get Killed Any Minute Now (Part 8) Read More »
Continuing with our preview materials, the patrons of Journeys to the West have finished generating items and spells, and now we’re heading full sail toward playtesting—presuming the winds of creativity and the authors’ muses are generous! In the meantime, patrons are looking over material, plus they’re looking for mechanical or grammatical concerns (and hoping to
Journeys into the West: Guardians and En Garde! Read More »
A character who favors ranged attacks has many ways to master the bow, and the schools presented in this article series give you some interesting options to round out your player character. This week, we present another school of archery styles by Rich Redman. If you missed the first part, you can revisit it here.
Archery Styles (Part 2) Read More »
By now, everyone has had time to settle into the idea that D&D is getting another revision. I’m using this week to look at some D&D history, what revisions mean, and their effects. Today’s episode concerns complexity and option fatigue. Every revision of D&D has made the game more complex somehow. Complexity comes in different
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Back in the fall of 2009, Chris Dinkins and I interviewed a host of game designers and novelists who were also experienced game masters. We sent around too many questions to too many GMs and received far too much material for one article to hold. As a result, a lot of great material got scrapped.
The Lost GM Scrolls: James Jacobs Lists His Pet Peeves Read More »
You’ve seen all five of the entries picked by the judges. Now it’s time to vote for the one you like best! It’s a hard decision, certainly, but it’s your decision to make. Again, in case you missed an entry, here are the five contenders: Venerable Jikook of Bluerock, Witness of 214 Moons by James
Kobold Artistry: Voting Read More »
It’s Friday! That means that we’re presenting the fifth kobold artist from among our five finalists in the Kobold Artistry contest. That also means that you can now start voting on each of the entries and help choose which of our five finalists become the supreme among our Kobold Artistry contestants. Voting will run through
Kobold Artistry: Ragged ScroungeScale Read More »
(Also Titled: The Ongoing Diary of Thppgrg, Goblin Minion) As ever, readers who are new to the diary, please scroll down a bit to where you see the Thppgrg tag. Click on it. Yeah, that’s right. Otherwise, if you missed part six, you can just click here. (Art by Chris McFann.) DAY TWENTY-NINE Mondays. Seriously. Had
Oh, I’m Going to Get Killed Any Minute Now (Part 7) Read More »
Here we are on Thursday, and we’re continuing to present each of the five finalists in the Kobold Artistry contest this week, in no particular order, so that you can vote on them at the end of the week. Voting will run for a few days, and then we’ll announce the winner. Again, we’d like
Kobold Artistry: Krik the Knifer Read More »
The patrons of Journeys have been hard at work brainstorming, collaborating, and creating material for an island-hopping expedition of legend. And with that comes not only the sort of item certain to save your hero’s hide as the ship sinks beneath storm-tossed seas, but the sort of creature locked within a giant brass monkey head,
Journeys to the West: Hazards and Havens Read More »
Today, we’re continuing to present each of the five finalists in the Kobold Artistry contest this week, in no particular order, so that you can vote on them at the end of the week. Voting will run for a few days, and then we’ll announce the winner. As ever, we’d like to thank those who
Kobold Artistry: Malena Read More »
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