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The DM Binder Project

May 3, 2011

I had an idea while recording the latest “Dungeon Master Guys Podcast” that I thought would be cool for the blog. Some time ago, I posted an article called “The DM’s Binder, Folder or Notebook” that proved to be pretty popular. In it I wrote about different things that DM’s should keep in their notebook, […]

Classics Unboxed: Planescape Campaign Setting

May 3, 2011

It’s hard not to think about the numerous campaign settings that were released for D&D when one thinks of 2nd Ed. In fact, campaign settings are likely the reason for that edition’s popularity throughout the 90’s. The era of the boxed sets brought gamers many jewels, and to many, the brightest one of all was […]

Our own Helm’s Deep part II

April 21, 2011

Last night saw the end of the PC’s role as the Heroes of Redhold, an Avvarian settlement in the Frostback Mountains of Ferelden, and it ended on a kick ass note that truly showed how much stunts can turn the tide of battle in the Dragon Age RPG. FIrst, a quick recap, and be warned, […]

Guest Post: Why I stayed with DDI

April 14, 2011

I posted my “Why I left DDI” post this week and received numerous responses. Some were supportive of my decision, while some were calls of me even somehow being a “traitor to WOTC and D&D” whatever that means. I know, ridiculous. One of the most level headed guys in the community is Teos Abadia, who […]

Why I Left DDI

April 11, 2011

There’s no way to write a post like this without sounding like, or coming across as, a troll looking for cheap traffic. And those are two things I’ve tried never to do in the 2.5 years I’ve been running my blog. Having said that, I feel that it is a topic worth exploring and writing […]

7 Weeks in my Realms

April 7, 2011

My name is Mike Lemmer, and the last campaign I GMed stalled a year ago. Eager to shake the rust off before starting a new one, I posted a call to arms on the RPTools forums for an adventure set in 4th edition D&D’s Living Forgotten Realms. I vowed to create & run 6 homemade […]

Our own Helm’s Deep

April 1, 2011

I ran a real neat encounter in my Dragon Age game, and I thought I’d share it here, along with some ideas you could steal from it for your game, whether its D&D, DA, or something else. The encounter isn’t mine, it’s part of a published adventure found in the excellent “Blood in Ferelden” supplement […]

rpgKids craziness and Adventure Pack update

March 22, 2011

This past week I saw rpgKids hit outside of the insular D&D community and blogosphere in a big way. I was contacted by the popular BoingBoing blog to write an article about the game for them, and it led to many people picking up the game to (based on emails I got) rediscover gaming by […]

Moral Conundrums & Tough Choices in Your Game

March 17, 2011

One of the things I’ve learned since I began DMing Dragon Age is just how good placing moral conundrums in front of your players is. The Dragon Age adventure philosophy, by design, encourages this approach to story-telling, and I’ve found that it really makes players become more involved in the story you are all trying […]

More on Star Wars using AGE

March 11, 2011

On my off time I’ve been quietly working (for fun) on a Star Wars conversion of the first 5 levels of Dragon Age. I’m not spending too much time on it, but I admit that the prospect of an AGE powered Star Wars game is appealing to me, if not for nostalgia alone, as the […]