DM Chronicle: Session 5, Alien Feys & Whiskered Pirates, Part 1
Previously in Chatty’s Game: Our Heroes battled a pirate Scholar and her Dragon Pet only to see her escape at the last second before defeat. Alone against a city of angry Ape Men, they almost managed to turn them[...]Read on >>
My HEX-y Love Affair
So, we discussed... and decided we'd give HEX (Hollow Earth Expedition) a whirl. [...]Read on >>
A Slaver Dies
Krand stared at the ruined face of Drekk, a few scant inches away from his own. In his blood-dimmed vision, the warcaster’s eyes, lifeless as they were, seemed accusing. It seemed inconceivable that just hours befo[...]Read on >>
Thranil Session #33
Today, I made a big decision concerning about my character in this campaign. Our Thranil campaign has been a really big sandbox-style of a game and we have been playing it quite a long time (at least that is my opinion).[...]Read on >>
Demos & Distro
So nobody showed up to my Castles & Crusades demo yesterday. My wife was afraid I'd be heartbroken but it's hard to be down on the heels of two successful demos. Besides, I knew I was swimming upstream by schedulin[...]Read on >>
D&D Links - 20 Random Generators
November 15, 2008 from Dungeon Mastering
Filed under: Campaign, RPG Hub, dungeons & dragons, roleplaying
You know you want to go "click"![...] Filed under: Campaign, RPG Hub, dungeons & dragons, roleplaying
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Battle Journal of Kain Gaa’zaith - Tactical Analysis
So far the drawn-out narrative of the Battle Journal bores even me. I think I want to try boiling it down to what Kain really cares about: optimizing his weird little cadre. So this post will be in-character notes on eff[...]Read on >>
The Great Backpack of Holding Whatever Is Found
Okay… I imagine the title has caught your attention and I only have one question. What the hell? The average tank has a carrying capacity of roughly four hundred pounds before she becomes encumbered. That means that [...]Read on >>
Battle Journal of Kain Gaa’zaith - Blasts
Campaign Day 2 continuedFrom the second courtyard cavern, there was a single door back into what we had come to think of as "inside". When Marun opened it, there was a small square room full of fire beetles. The spellcas[...]Read on >>
Marius Solain, Madman
My new Planescape character Marius is a dispossessed noble who threw himself off a cliff, fell through a gate, and now believes that the Multiverse he's experiencing is just an elaborate hallucination in the moments befo[...]Read on >>
The Virgin DM Monologues: TrapMaster? No, try TrapBastard!
November 13, 2008 from Geek's Dream Girl
Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
I’m getting more comfortable with this whole DMing thing. Thankfully, I have good players (when they’re behaving!) and Hybban is basically a walking talking reference for all RPG rules, EVER. Did I mentio[...] Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
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Some getting used to…NPC’s designed with Monster Rules.
So I've been losing an absolute TON of time creating monsters. LOTS of monsters. Minions...NPC's...you name it. It took some thinking, but I have decided that in this particular campaign, the PC's will be nearly unique s[...]Read on >>
Spell Books and Spell Variety in Savage Worlds
In the real world magicians (or people who thought they were magicians) had spell-books full of spells and bits of magical lore that served as textbooks for learning and performing magic. If you wanted to cast a spell, s[...]Read on >>
Battle Journal of Kain Gaa’zaith - Violence and Vines
Campaign Day 2 continuedWith no other way to proceed, we returned to the room where we had camped and tried the other door. Hobb discovered and disabled a similar trap behind this door involving two urns. This time we su[...]Read on >>
Natural Success: A complete 180 from Critical Failure
YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! The other night my Eladrin Wizard kicked Thunderspire Labyrinth ass and took skulls. Well, actually our Minotaur decided to take the skulls, but the point is… the night’s [...]Read on >>
Adventure Prep: Keeping it Simple and Stupid
All right so last night I sat down to prep for my game as I planned it here and here. My goal of the night was to be done with the first half of the adventure: Getting on the Fey Airship and reaching the player’s[...]Read on >>
Help me! I Can’t Get Into Character
Have you ever had a hard time "getting into charcter?" You've thumbed through the Player's Handbook for a couple of hours already and have nothing to show for it? Or worse, you have a character... [[ This is a content[...]Read on >>
Battle Journal of Kain Gaa’zaith - Bugs and Bats
Campaign Day 2 continuedMarun opened the single door out of the room, which led into a strange underground courtyard. Walls of worked stone surrounded it to a height of around 15 feet, but above the walls was nothing but[...]Read on >>
Adventure Prep: Fitting everything in one evening
Since I’m running a D&D 4e home brewed adventure for my gaming group this week, a lot of my creative energies will be focused there this week. A guy needs his priorities straight and my D&D game is pretty m[...]Read on >>
Battle Journal of Kain Gaa’zaith - Slingers and Stingers
Campaign Day 2Our rest was, surprisingly, uninterrupted, though the elf reported hearing some scraping sounds during his watch. Hobb examined both doors leading out of the large room in which we camped and reported that [...]Read on >>
Thunderspire Week 4: The Horned Hold
Tonight, we’re venturing into the Horned hold of Thunderspire. We’ll see how the players do. We’ll be ordering a little Chinese food, kicking back, and hopefully get through all 8 encounters. Last week[...]Read on >>
7 Steps to Make Your Dungeon Master Love You
Upsetting the DM is a pretty common fear. After all the Dungeon Master can pretty well screw you over anytime she wants to. If you want to survive to level five, or higher, making her life easier... [[ This is a conte[...]Read on >>
Moradin’s Lass: Sister Mielka of the Healing Touch
November 10, 2008 from Geek's Dream Girl
Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
If there’s one thing I’ve learned during this whole Living My Destiny thing, it’s that you can’t always trust people. I mean, look at all the crazy people we’ve already met. So of course[...] Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
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Starting a new game, new system & new DM… back in September…
So I guess the first thing you’ve learned about me is that I’m a terrible procrastinator. So players, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to hassle me if I’m taking too long to post anythin[...]Read on >>
Moradin’s Lass: Sewage Is Grosser Than Blood
November 9, 2008 from Geek's Dream Girl
Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
So the militia arrives and asks us a ton of questions. We were heroes like yesterday, today we’re burning down Chauntessa’s competition? Eek! No, no, no. We try to explain what really happened, which [...] Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
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Moradin’s Lass: We Didn’t Start The Fire (Ok, Maybe We Did.)
November 7, 2008 from Geek's Dream Girl
Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
The next morning, Helion and I go to check on Lyssa. She’s in bad shape still. I heal her up with Moradin’s blessings and we wish her well in her recovery. Back at the inn, we’re still getting l[...] Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
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Blogging is Hard
... as I get back into the swing of blogging, I'd appreciate if you'd let know if there's something you'd like me to ramble about. :) [...]Read on >>
Tucker’s Kobolds
Let me say, this isn’t written by me. It’s from Dragon Magazine, issue 127 (Nov, 1987). I just thought it was a perfect example of a DM doing what a DM should do: challenge the players. From Dragon 127, p[...]Read on >>
How to kick up your game energy: meta-gaming edition
Are your players dragging themselves to the table and struggling to lift their dice? Not sure how to jump start your players' enthusiasm? Forget the Red Bull I.V., all you need are the tips from our Kicking Up the Energy[...]Read on >>
Moradin’s Lass: Famouser and Famouser!
November 5, 2008 from Geek's Dream Girl
Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
After huddling in the corner like a scaredy-cat for a while, the sense of fear wears off and I’m able to get my armor back on. Just as I’m pulling on my boots, the hallway goes black like POOF! Like someb[...] Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
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