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Ya know, I write some pretty cool shit. I have spelling mistakes, sure. But fuck, man. I don’t drink enough water and have Tiny Human who yells at me in the night so that’s what’s going to happen. Didn’t write about D&D this month so my blog stats are way down. This is what the …
‘Roll initiative.’ ‘Which dice?’ ‘The d20. You roll d20 for everything except damage. Mostly.’ ‘Where is it?’ ‘It’s the biggest dice you have.’ ‘No, where on the page?’ ‘Under the Armor Class, at the top of the page.’ ‘It’s not there on mine. I don’t have initiative as a skill.’ ‘It’s not a skill.’ ‘Well, …
Combat can be slow and painful and boring. Don’t lie, you know it to be true. Search your feelings. I run an after-school D&D club for a group of 12 to 15-year-olds and have learned that long combats can quickly derail your game. The attention span of a teenager after a full day of school …
I’ve decided it is time to stop some things. One of those things is the Dungeons & Dragons Lorecast. I felt as if I was constantly doing things, but doing them poorly. There was a constant thrum of nervous energy vibrating through me. Every week I know there were things I should be doing. I …
5e is fine. It’s fine. But… It’s also a little boring and not dangerous (I will be taking no questions at this time). I have been playing with and investigating other RPGs to bolt onto this West Marches game. RPGs that add to context, not detract from it. There is a heap of …
I started writing this in April. It is now July. A prime example of why I want my game to be efficient. Sorry for the delay, I will be working on a few in the coming weeks. I am a father, husband, teacher, writer, podcaster, and like to play TTRPG’s. That’s a lot of …
I suppose I should talk a little about character creation. They can use the Player’s Handbook. That’s it. That’s the blog. Not really. There is a little more to this. For example, they can use any method they like for stats. Standard array, point buy, or they can roll for it. However, if they roll, …
Want a free thing? Excellent, click here. I am creating some free micro supplements over the next few months. I figured I would go with a bit of a theme too, so each supplement will have something to do with being on the road and can be easily used as a little tool for GMs. …
It is the players’ responsibility to document their adventures. The notes that they take on their exploration into the wild become the lore they can refer to. They become the truth that exists in the world. It is the record that all players can research to find information, make connections, and influence decisions on where …
