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Hunter’s Quarry Poll: DDXP
So I’ve been watching videos coming out of DDXP about the next iteration of D&D. I’ve seen activity on forums ranging from hysterical accolades to hate-filled diatribes. I’m curious if others out...
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Equality in Fantasy Art and why it’s vital to be open to criticism in our hobby
Over on Sarah Darkmagic, Sarah has been highlighting the type of art she likes to see. She displays images, frequently with a focus on females, and states that she likes art that tells a story, that...
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ACKS: The New Old School and why it’s so appealing.
Adventurer Conqueror King System. What? Being an old-timer means that I find lots of the OSR world interesting. In most cases it’s not enough to make me ditch the new shiny(4E), but sometimes I wonder...
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Keeping The Ball Rolling
It’s summer. In the midwest, it’s been like a thousand degrees every day for the last 3 weeks. Lawns are turning brown. People are hiding indoors. You’d think this would be a great time to play some...
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Maintaining Momentum……for an entire year
I recently had lunch with one of my players and we discussed the current state of our game (and he very kindly commented that I’ve been ignoring this site). Beyond the general consensus that people are...
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Active Defenses…or…Get Your Hands Off My Dice!
So, every 6-12 months, I see a thread pop up on RPG sites around the net. The concept is one of Active Defense. What does this mean? It means that, instead of monsters making hit rolls against PCs, the...
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Adventure Review: Interludes: A Brief Expedition to Bluffside for C&C
I recently had the opportunity to take a look at a new Castles & Crusades adventure conversion. It’s called Interludes: A Brief Expedition to Bluffside. It was written by Jeff quinn, converted by...
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Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day Blogfest
I’ve been an on-again off-again reader of an OSR gaming blog called Tenkar’s Tavern for close to two years now. Erik Tankar, the proprietor of Tenkar’s Tavern came to my attention due to his blogging...
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Bits of Story #1: Treasure or Life?
His callused finger tips slid slowly over the dry stone wall, feeling for anything out of the ordinary. They moved in a pattern, left and right, painstakingly up and down. The dust of the stone work...
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Dungeon World: The New Old School and why it’s so appealing….part 2.
So, if you read this blog, you might recall a post I wrote a while back about Adventurer Conqueror King System, in which I sang it’s praises, while simultaneously lamenting that the OSR has not availed...
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Know Thyself
On blogs like this one and internet comment sections everywhere, people discuss the “proper” form of D&D or other myriad games and pursuits. I’m always fascinated by the subcultures that pop up...
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The D&D 30 Day Challenge: Day 1
In my cruising of the internet D&D-o-sphere I’ve started to see something popping up. That is the mention of “The D&D 30 Day Challenge.” As far as I can tell, it originated on the Polar Bear...
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D&D 30 Day Challenge Day 2: Favorite Playable Race
This is a toss up for me, between Elf and Halfling. I will probably go Elf because I play them more, but Halflings and the concept of a small, quiet race is very enticing. I think the draw to Elves is...
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D&D 30 Day Challenge Day 3: Favorite Playable Class
So if you read my previous post about favorite race, it’s probably no surprise my favorite class is Ranger. As I mentioned, I’ve always gravitated towards a connection to nature and the outdoors. As a...
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D&D 30 Day Challenge Day 4: Favorite Gameworld
Honestly, I don’t have an obvious favorite gameworld. I guess I’d have to say either The Known World (eventually known as Mystara) or the The Nentir Vale. I’ve enjoyed both immensely. Perhaps it has...
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Everything I need to know about being a father, I learned from D&D
Ok, well, perhaps that isn’t literally true, but give me a chance to explain…. So, I was giving my 22 month old son a bath last night and I got to thinking about a D&D campaign I’m currently...
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Trying Something New.
A close friend (and player in the group I run for) and I often sit around and discuss gaming, RPGs, game theory, dos and don’ts and whatnot. Sometimes it’s over lunch. Sometimes it’s after a game...
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D&D 30 Day Challenge: Day 5: Favorite set of dice or individual die
Ok, so the D&D 30 day challenge took a bit of a hiatus. But today it’s back! And today we talk about our favorite gaming dice. This brings up a few things I’d like to talk about, things that are...
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Maintaining Momentum……for an entire year, or……4 years?
So I recently reread my post from 2013 about maintaining momentum. Maintaining Momentum……for an entire year It seems I was partially right and partially wrong. First, I’d like to say whatever happened,...
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Charity, Misogyny, the meaning of words, and defending those who can’t defend...
So, it’s been a while. In fact, it’s been a long time. But an important topic has drawn me from my blogging hiatus. It’s the topic of perceived misogyny in gaming in particular, but consumerism in...
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