Happy Two Years!
I’ve been a little absent lately. The end of 2011 has been stressful and the holidays are always an experience. But I couldn’t let tonight slip by without a post. Tonight marks two years of the Rhetorical Gam[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 135: Errand of Mercy, Part 5
It’s that time again, adventure fans: time to catch up with the crew of the Broken Promise in episode 135 of the Icosahedrophilia podcast! I can hardly believe it took me over a month to roll out a new episode—for wh[...]Read on >>
MMXII is almost here! With a look back over December and MMXI.
Fast approaching the New Year here and with it the month of January. Best wishes to all for MMXII! January is named after Janus (Ianuarius), naturally, who is the god of doorways, pictured as looking both forward and[...]Read on >>
Top 11 for 2011
I can’t believe the end of the year is on us already. It’s been a good year for me and I hope for you, too. Here’s the eleven most popular posts this year: Character Questionnaire: Just what the name sa[...]Read on >>
Looking Back – Top 10
In chronological order, these are my personal top 10 posts of 2011. They are't necessarily highly viewed, highly commented on posts, they're just my favorites.Dogs in the DungeonOld Man of the DungeonWheaton’s Vicious [...]Read on >>
One Step Closer
Last night the missus and I had a few guys from the game group and their significant others over for dinner. Lobster bisque and beef tenderloin were on the menu. Everyone ate like pigs and we lingered at the dinner table[...]Read on >>
2011: The Rear View Mirror
I have been watching—from my woe-is-me sick bed—my blog roll steadily filling up with my blogging comrades' retrospectives for the year. Having ended the year much less of a contrarian than I started, I'm jumping on [...]Read on >>
Fury of the Feywild Fortune Cards: Don’t anger the eladrins!
Fury of the Feywild, the latest set of D&D Fortune Cards released last week month, just before I went away to a professional conference. Upon returning home, I eagerly tore into a thick stack of packs, including a c[...]Read on >>
A SAN Check for New Year’s Eve (and a bit more)
Most disturbing video of 2011? Perhaps ...Weird Al aside, just want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made 2011 a good year for me. I spend my days researching the Las Vegas commercial real estate market and[...]Read on >>
Reflecting back on 2011
The end of the year, a time to reflect on the lessons of the year... What happened? How did things change in my life? What were the milestones that I reached this year? Home FrontOn the home front, things have been gener[...]Read on >>
Can You Afford To Ignore This?
It has been a massively successful year for 6d6. We have launched our RPG along with three adventures and they have all got fantastic reviews. But 2012 will be the defining year for us. As we have been documenting in our[...]Read on >>
Looking Back – The Stats
Today, as 2011 comes to a close, I want to take a moment and see where things stand.As of now, I have had over 131,000 page views, with December of this year being my best ever with almost 14,000 page views. I have 144 f[...]Read on >>
Who’s the Best GM?
For those of you with community activist groups seeking to abolish role-playing games, don’t link to this post! This is not a very favorable look at role-playing games and their game masters, because it exposes the on[...]Read on >>
Year end crystal ball gazing
The end of a year brings with it reflections over the past and thoughts about the future. The Escapist has an interesting series of articles on the past, present, and future of D&D.I think that musing about D&D i[...]Read on >>
On New Year’s Eve
On New Year’s Eve, the people of the City prepare themselves for a celebration, unaware of the danger--never guessing that more than just a year might be ending.The eikone Chronos, Father Time, lies near death. His hou[...]Read on >>
End of the Year
December has not been a consistent month for us on this blog and we’re sorry. With vacations, holidays and general sugar comas, things have been a bit spotty. New Year’s Resolution: Get better about being consiste[...]Read on >>
500th Post: RPG Lessons from 2011 (and more…)
LET'S REVIEWToday marks my 500th post, done over three solid years. Earlier this week I finally broke 100 people following, and my thanks to everyone who has read or commented on the blog. This has been a pretty dynamit[...]Read on >>
New Years Resolutions / Gaming in 2012
It's that time of year when bloggers and social networkers churn out predictable lists of goals and aims for the coming 12 months.Why should I buck tradition?I'm not going to include the boring "become a better person", [...]Read on >>
Greatest Hits 2011: Are You Willing to Provoke an Opportunity Attack?
While the Dungeon’s Master team enjoys some well-deserved vacation time, we’re breaking out the greatest hits and shining a spotlight on a few of our favourite articles from 2011. We’ve searched for hidden gems tha[...]Read on >>
Was im Dezember so gespielt wurde…
Kurz vor der Jahres-Ziellinie nochmal ein Rückblick auf den Dezember: Rogue Trader: Lure of the Expanse (Teil 3) – In der dritten Session unserer Rogue Trader Runde konnten wir das erste große Kapitel („Eye[...]Read on >>
Ending the Year with Pathfinder RPG Beginner Box
For Christmas I bought my son the Pathfinder RPG Beginner Box, because we felt it was time for him to try the game we play. Lucky for us, Paizo came out with an excellent product to introduce role-playing games to people[...]Read on >>
Look What Came in the Mail
I haven't made it the post office for about a week, but when I opened my PO box I found a squished copy of Loviatar in between bills, advertisements, and mail that wasn't even mine. Within my envelop was a note that re[...]Read on >>
Canon Puncture 121: 2011 Wrap-Up
Welcome to our annual year-end wrap-up! [...]Read on >>
[Fortress Eibon] Lair of the Pink Ninja
"Priorities are sorely out of order if you hear that Heraphalmos is in danger and continue to waste time fucking around with ninjas." - Culumbo By "Crom" of Red Box Vancouver Featuring: Bonspiel von Helmut, priest of th[...]Read on >>
623 Worlds
I’ve been working on a sector generator for Traveller using Microsoft Excel. I think I’ve got it worked out. This is just the dice rolling, not the mapping. I’ll do that using Hexographer and a modified[...]Read on >>
I know it’s gonna be a good year!
As I post this, I reflect on 2011. To be honest, 2011 was very difficult for me. I count myself lucky that I am still gainfully employed when so many decent, hardworking folks are aching to find fulfilling meaningful jo[...]Read on >>
Received my rejection letter from Wizards of the Coast
Number of Views :5610So, on December 14th, I received an email from Stan! at WotC, informing me that the three pitches I submitted were rejected. While this is very disappointing, I understood where the production team w[...]Read on >>
Zatannurday: Happy New Year!
Time to say goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012!So how about Zatanna and Cedric Poulat show us the way.zatanna -new year card by *J-Estacado on deviantARTHere is to a great new 2012!![...]Read on >>
These Are Not Santa’s Elves – GGG’s Review of Heroes of the Feywild
Dear Readers, if you’ve been following my columns, you’ve probably noticed that I have a strong penchant for Faeries and Faerie Tales. Changeling the Dreaming is one of my favorite RPGs, and Fables is one of my favor[...]Read on >>
Plans for 2012 {Trollish Delver Games}
It's been a great year for the blog and I want 2012 to be even better. 2011 saw my first products being released through Trollish Delver Games, which was a big step in what I hope will turn into a much larger side-busine[...]Read on >>
current Caves of Myrddin PCs by class
Fighters - 10Clerics - 6 (a vast improvement since last I looked at these stats)Magic-Users - 6Thieves - 6 (incredible, considering how much the class sucks)Dwarves - 3Elves - 3Halfling - 2Pigs - 1[...]Read on >>
On Alchemical Items: Powder of Deathsight
Happy new year everyone!Powder of DeathsightBSC:80%(R)gp:15gpDC:12TTC:1 dayCC:0 (-4)CGP::3 gpNWP:+3XP:10xpD100:+55%Weight:- / 20D6:5 in 6 / 2Difficulty:EasyRarityUncommonMaterials: Rare Earth (1 dram),&nbs[...]Read on >>
December 2011 RPG Blog Carnival Round Up
The December RPG Blog Carnival for 2011 was on the theme Heroes – Living and Dead, and drew a solid range of posts from the technical through the speculative and on into the introspective. Each in their own way is[...]Read on >>
Lakers coach = D&D geek
Cool: LA Lakers coach Mike Brown announces that he has played his share of D&D in middle school - and at 41, he still plays the game, running adventures for his 14 year old son Cameron. Uncool: A Media Daily LA repo[...]Read on >>
Give Me Worlds
Well, 2012 is just around the corner, so this is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling with the blog again. I’ve been writing and doing creative work (Imperial Mysteries for Mage: The Awakening is coming…[...]Read on >>
Licences fade, systems are forever / Star Wars Saga Edition Hacks
I was thinking this morning about how good a game SWSE is, and that it's a shame that it's dead now.I was also thinking that if you remove the official licensed elements of Star Wars from the game, you've still got an ex[...]Read on >>
Reprise: Impractical Applications (How To Make Ravyn Love a Fight Scene)
Originally posted on April 18, 2009. I’d been considering writing a fresh Imprac for this week, but some problems with our internet service provider pulled the decision right out of my hands. Posting might be spott[...]Read on >>
Friday Five: 2011-12-30
First off… Welcome back to the Intertubes of the electronic work, Mr. Logos. For those of you that don’t know, the author of “A Character for Every Game,” Dyson Logos, has been away from us for a [...]Read on >>
New Article: Psychic Phenomena of the Flanaess
Welcome back Greyhawkers. Up today is another Canonfire.com Postfest article involving the theme of Psionics. Our author this time is no stranger to the call for a Postfest. Kick back a[...]Read on >>
Ladies & Gentlemen, It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)…
Tomorrow sees the dawning of 2012, "the year the world ends" (according to some liberal interpretations of ancient Mayan whiffle or some such nonsense) - an Apocalypse as plausible as the repeatedly postponed Rapture and[...]Read on >>
Happy New Year From The Dog At The End of The Universe
Greetings all and Happy New Year!While tying one on with some friends at the edge of the Nth galactic parallel, I had a moment or two to reflect on 2011 and look toward 2012.As I look to the New Year I see a number of po[...]Read on >>
PIRATES! [Warmachine, Legends of the High Seas]
On this end of year, I offer you more minis. This time, these minis I painted for myself. A lot of non-tourney-legal mercenaries, but fun to paint/build and assemble. The thing that had me most worried was how would thes[...]Read on >>
Nemesh
Nemesh, Avatar of the Black Ram The party may encounter a black ram prowling the alpine forests, leading a herd of mountain goats that seem without number. Surprisingly, the black ram has the ability to speak, and will i[...]Read on >>
12 Things Found in a Six-Demon Bag
Ogilvy requests: 12 things that happen when you pull something at random out of a six-demon bag. by way of Egg Shen: Jack Burton: Terrific, a six-demon bag. Sensational. What’s in it, Egg? Egg Shen: Wind, fire, all[...]Read on >>
Pattern Seekers – Episode 5: Stepping Stones across the Sky (Part 2)
Having completed their first scouting mission seeking the crystal orb of air, with a slight change of active characters (down a rogue up an alchemist and a druid) and restocking of potions, they returned arriving in the [...]Read on >>
[Friday Map] The Ziggurat of Rhissel the Morning Lord
December 31, 2011 from A Character for Every Game
Filed under: dungeons & dragons, Labyrinth Lord, RPG, RPG Hub
My last map for 2011 is the Ziggurat of Rhissel the Morning Lord – the burial tomb of an ancient …Continue reading »[...] Filed under: dungeons & dragons, Labyrinth Lord, RPG, RPG Hub
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Obligatory Top Ten 2011 Posts At The Savage AfterWorld
I use Google Analytics to track hits and visitors, as well as which posts are generating the most interest. And, as is customary for bloggers on this date, it's time to review...The Top Ten Most Popular Savage AfterWorld[...]Read on >>
The Barrier Peaks Syndrome
Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. Believe it or not but I've never had the privilege of either running or playing this module. Never had the chance to do so but it always remains as one of my best inspirations in terms of[...]Read on >>
Opening for a gamer: Friday night MapTool game
Spread the word all: You could be the lucky person chosen to join an actual OnlineDM-run campaign in MapTool! Calooh! Callay! All right, so maybe this isn’t the most exciting news ever, but I do have an opening in [...]Read on >>
perennial D&D puzzler
What is the smartest tree? I ask because my seafaring 6th Level Cleric relies very heavily on the speak with __________ line of spells in his search for his particular White Whale. Previous attempts to speak with kelp [...]Read on >>
