So, my last post generated some vocal and literate counterpoints. These made me realize that I had left an important piece out of my discussion, which is what I want to talk about this time. When does a legitimate concern about verisimilitude become an irritating quibble about realism?* My answer … Continue reading
I’m going to make a statement here, one that I believe to be true based on a quarter century and more of gaming. No one wants to play a realistic game. I’m going to make another statement now, one that I know to be true based on a quarter century … Continue reading
I’ve been dragging my feet over reviewing this book, because it’s really only half the setting, and therefor somewhat incomplete. The setting won’t be complete until the Campaign Guide comes out next month. But I’ve always had a soft spot for Eberron. It is, hands down, my favourite official D&D … Continue reading
Last Friday, we had another Post Tenebras Lux game. Almost full attendance; one person couldn’t make it. The session was a little strange, in that the events in it existed for a meta-game reason, rather than for an in-game reason. See, the party was traveling back to Brindol, where there … Continue reading
So, yesterday I talked about my thinking behind when and how to use skill challenges. Today, I’m going to post a few examples of skill challenges that I’ve used, or am planning to use, in my games. Finding the Goblins One of the first skill challenges I designed and ran … Continue reading
A while back, I posted about skill challenges in D&D 4E. My thoughts at the time were that they were a good thing, but needed to be used appropriately. My opinion on that hasn’t changed, exactly, but it has evolved a fair bit, based both on Mike Mearls’s skill challenge … Continue reading
I noticed the other day that all my game posts are about games that I run. I have been remiss in not mentioning the games I play in, and have played in. So, here’s a greatest hits of my player career: Barabas – Barabas was a half-elven fighter/thief from Waterdeep … Continue reading
Last night’s Storm Point game advanced things very little, for a few reasons. First, we got an even later start than our usual late start. Second, one player had to take off early because of an emergency. Third, the single combat encounter went on a loooooong time. They had found … Continue reading
I’ve been doing some thinking about game balance lately. Here’s where I’m coming from. I remember back when D&D 3E came out. As information was slowly released, there started to be a lot of message threads on discussion boards about how different classes or spells or other features were broken … Continue reading
I made it home. Spent a lot of time sitting around the airport, thinking about writing. Spent a fair bit of time on the plane waiting on the tarmac, thinking about writing. Took a break during the flight to watch a couple of episodes of Carnivale on my iPod. Now, … Continue reading
