Hey Wizards of the Coast! Where Are My Apps?
This is a questions that has been bugging me for almost a year now. Why have Wizards of the coast not made any Dungeons & Dragons apps for the iPhone? The way I...
May 19, 2010
Advice
Campaign Inspiration
Growing up I was never interested in fantasy books. I could not stand them. To this day I still find them difficult to read. In my minds eye I know what a dragon...
May 14, 2010
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; thirteen days to be exact. Sorry for my silence,...
May 13, 2010
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 those mottos is: “Treat your players how you would...
May 12, 2010
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 one of the items I struggled with for the...
May 11, 2010
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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 about the Mythos. Behold! All the posts listed here...
April 28, 2010
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 Greek kataklysmos, to ‘wash down’ (kluzein “wash” +...
April 19, 2010
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, DaveTheGame, and NewbieDM talk about how they prepare their...
April 14, 2010
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 little shrink wrapped treasure throve may look unassuming in...
April 13, 2010
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 get uninteresting after a while. But on the other...
April 12, 2010
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 is Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeon Tiles. What can...
April 12, 2010
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 battlemats and what I use for most of my...
April 8, 2010
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 gaming background and for the longest time my combats...
March 30, 2010
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 be a perfect alternative to ebook readers like the...
March 29, 2010
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 talks about the monomyth (aka the hero’s journey) and...
March 19, 2010
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 ago and embarked on this journey we call role...
March 19, 2010
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 did most GMs I met in my life. Recently...
March 18, 2010