The ships in a Star Wars RPG serve a real clear purpose beside just getting your party from point A to point B. And yes, that’s a very important purpose, considering that unlike D&D, where the party marches for a few hours, and arrives at their destination, in SW a party has to cross the… [Read more…]
August 19, 2010
I was pretty surprised at the Dark Sun Creature Catalog. Aside from being in essence a Monster Manual, it also includes Monster Themes, Fantastic Terrain and Hazards, which have historically been part of the DMG’s. I guess this may come as a result of the Dark Sun setting being combined into one book, rather than… [Read more…]
August 17, 2010
The 4e Home Encounters project now has its own home on the web, at http://www.4ehomeencounters.com so if you are at all interested in the project, point your browser in that direction and get off my lawn. In all seriousness, that’s where will be doing all the updates and announcements, as well as offering the downloads… [Read more…]
August 17, 2010
So you’re a newbie DM, and you’re trying to decide whether or not you are going to run a little bit of Dark Sun for your group. Here are a few things you’ll need to keep in mind if you do, as the standard fantasy fare won’t really apply to the world of Athas. And… [Read more…]
August 11, 2010
One of the things I was looking forward to doing at Gencon was DMing my first game in public. You see, I’m not a great public speaker, in fact, I’m pretty terrible. I don’t do well in public arenas, and I’m very self conscious about my DMing abilities. Sure, I’ve DMed for some online friends… [Read more…]
August 10, 2010
A quick update on my Home Encounters project, considering that yesterday’s post may have been a bit misunderstood and perhaps you think the project is dead… There is behind the scenes progress going on. We’ve determined the tier of play (it will be mid-heroic), we’ve determined a basic outline for a story that are now… [Read more…]
August 9, 2010
This post will be a weird one for me. This post is being written with very raw emotion present, along with a spinning head, and not passed through the filters of thought and etiquette. It will begin as one thing, and may end up as something else. It is definitely a stream of consciousness article,… [Read more…]
August 2, 2010
I decided to run a 2nd lvl. Chaos Scar adventure at Gencon this year. Right now it looks like it will be Saturday at 2pm. I have one player confirmed, and am looking for 4 more. I would prefer 4th Ed. newbies, but it is not a requirement, but I’d strongly prefer it……… So, here’s… [Read more…]
August 23, 2010
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