Decommissioned: Social Conflict Mechanic (first thoughts)
This morning as I was thinking about my nearly finished Mock AP (I know… I know…), I started thinking about how to resolve social conflict in Decommissioned. Instead of giving stats that are rolled versus o[...]Read on >>
Work and Play and Holidays
Well, I’ve been away from the site for awhile I admit. I never knew a desk job talking to people on the phone all day could be so exhausting. Part of it is the drive and having to get up so early I admit, but still[...]Read on >>
Elves Go Crunch
After months upon months of 4th Edition teasers and cryptic half-truths, not to mention possibly outdated reveals from the new Races and Classes book, we finally have something concrete. As a kind of Christmas present, [...]Read on >>
Episode 021 - Writing an Adventure
WARNING: Instances of strong language may offend some listeners. Accidental Survivors: the Modern Gaming Podcast sponsored by Sword's Edge Publishing All music in podcast by Mindscape Music This time, it's all ab[...]Read on >>
The Tome Ep 37 4e Classes
In this episode of the Tome guest co-host Chris Engler and I give you the first and longest part of our discussion of 4th edition news. This one focuses on classes. Information is only from official sources…except,[...]Read on >>
Reflections on My Giants Ashcan Playtest
At Gen Con, I purchased a copy of Giants by Jeff Lower of the Sons of Kryos. I had really gotten excited about Giants from listening to his show, so I went to the Ashcan Front with no doubt I was going to buy this game[...]Read on >>
Play Report: Treasure of the Shrouded One
My group played a decent session on Sunday, fraught with some unexpected twists and events, not all of them pleasant!The first of these involved the real world, and the laptop on which I transport all of my game notes. [...]Read on >>
The Tome Ep 36: Storm Dragon
Eberron novel, Storm Dragon, gets a great review by Geoffrey Winn. If you’re remotely interested in this book check out this review. Be warned, if you are sure that you’re going to read this book you may want[...]Read on >>
Call of CThulhu RPG: Coincidence, or destiny?
Last winter. in one of my visits to what me and my friends call "the roleplaying shops" (5 Comics, RPGs and boardgames shops in the same area) I bought a revised edition of the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game[...]Read on >>


























































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