Back From GenCon
And, as usual, I spent a lot of money, though not as much as you’d think. By the end of the con, Troll and Toad had an “Everything $1.00!” sale. The guy there told me “If you fill a box, … Continue reading →
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Necromican, Level 8 And 9
Necromican, Level 8 And 9 Featuring Benign Boots Wow. I just checked and realized the last post in this series was written almost a year ago. Fortunately, that wasn’t the last time this site was updated, though it seems that … Continue reading →
Magical Descriptions
Magical Descriptions So, in my post on magic, or somewhere else, who can keep track of this anymore, I sure can’t, I posited that there should be good guidelines and idea pools to help DMs describe magical items in ways … Continue reading →
The Magic Of Magic
The Magic Of Magic Once again, this a is reply to, and expansion of, some of the WOTC articles on 5e. Here’s the original article, and here’s my (two) original replies, and after this, we’ll get even more ways to … Continue reading →
A History Of Facile Video Game Comparisons
In Convenient Chart Format Year Edition Video Game 2000 Third 2008 Fourth 2012 Fifth Discuss.
Continue reading →Common Law vs. Statutory Law
Common Law vs. Statutory Law (I thought I posted this ages ago, but no searches return it. Weird.) One of the best things I’ve seen that helps spell out a lot of the rules style debates on RPGs was pointed … Continue reading →
D&D 5e: Hit Points
Another in my highly irregular series of “crap I wrote on WOTC’s board that I’m reposting here in order to pretend I have content”. OK, first of all, you need to read this, which is Mike Mearls’ take on hit … Continue reading →
Acid Sands
Acid Sands Yes, it’s actual content! A hazard for Earth Delta. (I told you it’s not dead, just pining for the fjords.) Acid Sands There are many places in Earth Delta where caustic chemical wastes and industrial metamaterials have combined … Continue reading →
Comments on 5e: The Grid
Again, this is simply a repost of an off-the-cuff rant to a blog entry at WOTC. Read it first, or this replay makes no sense. An interesting fantasy, and I don’t mean the kind with elves. Now, let’s discuss how … Continue reading →
Beginning: Comments On 5E
Race, Class, Theme, Background Well, since a lot of my writing time (i.e, time when code is compiling, tests are running, etc) is being taken up with occasional rants on the 5e boards, it seems to me that I could … Continue reading →