Prophecy (Atomic Array 003)
Prophecy (Atomic Array 003) Greg Hancock joined us to talk about Prophecy, the “real fantasy” roleplaying game from Relentless Publishing. Special Discount For Atomic Array listeners: $5.00 off Core Rules [...]Read on >>
Reminiscing with my Inner Grognard
There are two uses of the term "grognard" in use in the gaming community today. The first is an old-time wargamer, used to playing either with miniatures (I did Napoleonics in college) or with hex-and-counter wargames. T[...]Read on >>
A thought on licensing (updated)
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the best girlfriend evar
Background Part One As you may have guessed from such ramblings as Real Orks, I rather like orks — at least when they're done right. Part of the reason I use OD green 550 cord for boot laces is that they make exc[...]Read on >>
Point - Counterpoint
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WoAdWriMo Progress Report - day 31
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Quick Fix: Superpowers in Fate
When our ongoing campaign had to go on hiatus, my group and I discussed what we would like to play next. We decided to try Mutants and Masterminds. After a couple frustrating sessions of players not understanding how the[...]Read on >>
Implied Society in AD&D
For years I've felt that there are some societal structures hard-coded into the AD&D rules, in particular the class system. While it is certainly possible to bend and twist things around to create a campaign world th[...]Read on >>
That horse just moved! Hit it again!
In true horse flogging style, we are going to stick to 4e just a little bit longer. This time, lets look at the GOOD things about it...Okay, that was fun! Okay, okay! Sorry, couldn't resist a little "funnin". Seriously [...]Read on >>
A call for help
(I'm sure some would joke that the podcast, the site, and even taking up roleplaying as a hobby is a "call for help" in itself, and to the people who would make that joke, all I have to say is - You're welcome for the se[...]Read on >>
WotC trims the fat
WotC cancels books : original ICv2 articleWizards of the Coast has announced a decision to refocus the company’s publishing program on its two core brands, Magic the Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons. WotC’s 2008 [...]Read on >>
Gleemax is Dead
According to several sites, including ICv2, WotC has announced that it is shutting down the Gleemax social networking site. Apparently they got a little too ambitious and found that they did not have the manpower to sust[...]Read on >>
[D&D 4E] [Monsters] Kobold Gluer
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New Campaign Beginnings Part 1
As my Rise of the Runelords campaign begins to wind down, I am looking ahead to my next campaign. Paizo Publishing’s Curse of the Crimson Throne. One of the most important about a campaign, is the intro. I like to[...]Read on >>
Handling Angelic Encounters
Angels here meaning 3.5 and previous edition angels. The 4e angels look like confused fire elementals.Angels, and their diabolic/demonic counterparts on the other side, have been around since the beginning, or darn clos[...]Read on >>
Giddyness reigns
I've just finished my latest Open University assignment, my requirements document has been issued for review and I'm ready for the weekend. Why so excited about this particular weekend? Well, tomorrow I will load up the [...]Read on >>
The War Drums of Change
There's been a lively debate going on over at The Fine Art of the TPK about 3.5E vs. 4E. It may very well be just another exchange of fire between the two camps, but the post is a solid one and provides some nice links t[...]Read on >>
Information Management for DMs: Should you use a Wiki?
At least, that's the question for eDMs. This morning I read a post over at DungeonMastering.com where Yax starts off a new series titled "Power Up Your Campaign With A Wiki - Part 1". The number of comments started pouri[...]Read on >>
Martial Arts
Bruce Lee fights Chuck Norris. Beware of Chuck Norris hair-do. I love the kitty. a2a_linkname="Martial Arts"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.cyberpunk2020.de/en/2008/07/31/martial-arts/"; a2a_show_title[...]Read on >>
Alignments: Playing Your Character
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Gameworlds
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Up Coming RPG Conventions in the UK & Europe
July Update!0 Continuum 2008. John Foster Hall [also known as New Hall], Leicester University. UK.Friday 1st - Monday 4th August 2008.http://www.continuum.uk.net0 Grand Tribunal 2008. Venue ??, Cheltenham, EnglandFriday [...]Read on >>
Monster Design and Execution
Monsters, the back bone of any good campaign! My players are highly experienced, I can litterally describe a creature to them and they can tell me what it is, how many Hit Dice it has, the Armor Class, weaknesses and att[...]Read on >>
There’s always a counterpoint: Spells and Rituals…
My good buddy Vanir did a great job outlining his thoughts on fourth edition character generation, spells, and rituals. The group of us had some excellent discourse on the changes that we immediately encountered, howeve[...]Read on >>
Gleemax is dead! What the heck was it anyways?
From ENWorld:Wizards of the Coast today announced the decision to discontinue its Gleemax social networking site in order to focus on digital initiatives for core brands Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. [...]Read on >>
Popular Science: Rondo’s JM Screen
When I entered Rondo's Fugly Dice contest I has no expectations of anything but a novelty prize. All the man promised was loot swagged from an old stone's crib, after all. Maybe if I get real lucky, I thought, he sends m[...]Read on >>
Trask’s Thoughts on the Paizo Pathfinder Society Organized Play Campaign
I spent two hours last night in the Pathfinder chat session and carefully read all of the responses offered by the campaign staff to publicly-submitted questions. The questions ranged from character tracking to running [...]Read on >>
4E: An analysis of sorts - “The tyranny of balance”
I've been thinking more about D&D lately than I have in years. As an active player, that is to say A LOT! The more discussion and discourse that I see and involve myself in, the more evident the divide becomes. I hav[...]Read on >>
Runelords D&D: Part One
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Obligatory Alignment Post
Alignment has always existed in D&D, in some form. In the original brown books, there were only three. Been a while since I've read them, but the options were Good/Neutral/Evil, I believe. Later on you saw the silly c[...]Read on >>
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