Old dog, meet new trick!
Hello all… I’ve been silent for a couple of days since I spent it from Spectrum Canine Dog Training, actually more than a couple;…
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When Players Are Missing In Action
There are just a couple of mottos I try to stick to when playing a roll playing game. When I am DMing, one of…
Chessex Battlemat Review
One of the most important things as a Dungeon Master that you can have at your Dungeons and Dragons game is a battlemat. It’s…
Lovecraftian posts from the archives
I gathered all my mental strength and delved deep into the dusty archives of this blog to bring back some of the unspeakable truths…
Cataclysm
This is a rerun, it was originally posted on August 28th, 2009. From Wikipedia: The cataclysm is the Greek expression for the Deluge, from…
The Dungeon Master Guys
Today, on my daily commute, I listened to episode 1 of the new “Dungeon Master Guys” podcast. In this episode the three hosts, ChattyDM,…
Maps, maps, maps! A trio of reviews… Part 3 – Map Packs
On the last leg of this review of mapping aides and tools I use for my D20 games lets talk about Maps Packs. This…
Failure and complications
I think we all agree that a game without any chance of failure would be extremely boring. If you always succeed things tend to…
Maps, maps, maps! A trio of reviews… Part 2 – Dungeon Tiles
Continuing my reviews of the map aides I use for my games. On my previous post I talked about Flip Mats. Another great tool…
Maps, maps, maps! A trio of reviews… Part 1 – Flip Mats
As an avid player of D20 games maps have become an integral part of my games. On a previous post I talked about cheap…
Cheap battlemats!
For the longest time I gamed without minis or a battlemat. Despite beginning to play AD&D with 1st edition, I never had a war…
Apple’s new iPad and RPGs
I have to admit I am very excited about Apple’s upcoming iPad. In my opinion it closes the gap between smartphones and notebooks, could…
Lazy Friday Video Post: “Making the Most of Mythic Structure”
This time I want to share a video from the Neoncon 2009 GamesU with you. In this 51-minutes video Matthew Grau from WildFire LLC…
The Secret of my Success…
Like a mailroom clerk with dreams of greatness, of getting that corner office with a view, I too picked up a gaming book long…
Secret dice rolls
When I remember correctly I’ve always rolled behind the GM screen when I was running a game. My first GM did the same, as…
Five good things I learned playing D&D 4th edition (or… How I learned not to care about diagonal movement!)
Some of you might have gotten the idea from a previous post that I don’t like Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition. Nothing could be…
Initiative Tracking Tools
Initiative tracking is very important when it comes to running a Dungeons & Dragons game. Gamers all over the internet have come up with…
The Importance of Dice
Dice are a very important part of most role playing games. Without out a good set of dice you would not be able to…
The A-Team: A model for RPG campaigns?
Yesterday while watching an episode of The A-Team on TV, it struck me. Wouldn’t The A-Team make a perfect model for a RPG campaign? …
DMs Should Join Other Games
I think the best thing any Dungeon Master can to do improve his or her game is to join a game. You can learn…