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Red Box gaming via Skype
I decided to experiment a little bit tonight and play a bit of old school D&D. I ran a third level Basic D&D game over Skype, using a classic module, “Horror on the Hill”. We used the online whiteboard Scriblink as our game table, and rolled real dice (honor system). Playing with me were […]
Setting the mood in a galaxy far, far away…
I blogged about this before, last year when I thought I was going to start a SW Saga campaign. it took a while to get it going, but finally tonight we are playing Star Wars. I’ll be running it, taking a small break from my 4e campaign for a few sessions, and then just run […]
Couple of neat finds…
Here are a couple of neat things I found that you can use in your D&D game. Enjoy! First, here’s a thieves cant dictionary. Now your Guildmaster at the Thieve’s Guild doesn’t have to sound like he came out of 2010. Let’s Kimbaw the Cull. Second, here’s a bunch of art from old books. […]
Alingment as more than just flavor for the PC’s
I’m going to come out of the closet here and admit that I am a fan of the classic D&D alignment system. Maybe fan is a strong word, but I certainly never felt a strong dislike for it. While some see it as restrictive, I see it as a good framework for a character’s […]
About the indispensable PC…
A message to newbie DM’s everywhere: avoid falling into the trap of making your PC’s indispensable to your story! Picture it: You’ve got your epic adventure all planned out. You’re assembling your fellowship of heroes, and are ready to throw them into the fire. In your mind, each of them fills a certain role within […]
Inject a little roleplaying in your combat
Continuing my thoughts today on roleplaying in 4th Ed. D&D, I was thinking about a way a player might introduce some roleplaying into the mix if he/she feels that there’s too much combat going on and the DM is getting a little too carried away with consecutive encounters. Use your skills. Using Intimidate is a great way to […]
The lack of roleplaying in 4th Edition
“You enter the last room in the crypt, there are 3 sealed coffins, lined up in perfect order. A large one, flanked by two smaller ones. The etchings on the wall tell the story of a man who killed his family. You can safely assume these are them.” The Rogue says “I want to open […]
Sunday morning playin’…
I had a lot of run running the party through the inside of the Keep on the Shadowfell… we did the graveyard encounter, the zombie room, and the skill challenge with Sir Keenan. There were 7 party members, which meant I had to scale the encounters, but 4th ed. makes it a breeze. It’s running […]
Why we play
So I’ve been thinking about RPG’s, and what keeps drawing me back to them, and I think it has got something to do with me always being interested in acting and writing. It is a hell of a creative outlet, whether you are in front of the screen or behind it. I’ve been playing the same character […]
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May 26, 2010 by newbiedm
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