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Deadly Dungeons: Scholomance Part 1
It may be seen as a black mark in the tabletop gaming community, but I spent several years as an avid World of Warcraft player. For all its flaws, the game is damned good at being what it is. My...
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Thoughts On Hero Points
Hero points, alternatively known as action points, have been a part of tabletop role playing games since days of yore. They’re a quirky and polarizing concept, often lurking around the edge of a game...
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Dwarven Tanks
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this in the past, but I’m a huge fan of oldschool Final Fantasy games. Any numbered games X or prior are great, but IV, VI, VII, and VIII are my favorites by far....
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Deities Defined
After 100+ posts, it’s a little hard to remember what I’ve revealed about myself and what I haven’t. So I’m not sure if I mentioned this before, but I majored in philosophy in college. Cue all the...
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Page By Page: Gary Gygax’s DMG part 1
I find a lot of pleasure in writing about books which I’ve read. Whether I’m excited about a module I’d like to run, or lambasting an author for being sexist, it’s a lot of fun for me. I believe it...
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Page By Page: Gary Gygax’s DMG part 2
The second in my continuing series on the 1979 Dungeon Master’s Guide, written by Gary Gygax. This post begins with the section “Money” on page 25, and continues through Loyalty of Henchmen and Allied...
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Page By Page: Gary Gygax’s DMG part 3
This is the third installment of my continuing series on the 1979 Dungeon Master’s Guide, written by Gary Gygax. This post begins with the section “Time” on page 37, and continues through Illusionist...
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Tabletop Items from A Link to the Past
I don’t know about you, but I really enjoyed my post from a couple weeks back about adapting the magic systems from Final Fantasy games to work in tabletop. As you may have noticed, I’ve been giving a...
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System In Progress: LOZAS
Concept art for the original Legend of Zelda, by Katsuya Terada. My ladyfriend is 3 years younger than I am. It’s a little strange for me, since most of my relationships in the past have been with...
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Magical Marvels 8: The Greatsword of Horrid Dreams
The Greatsword of Horrid Dreams, as painted by Daarken for the WoWTCG Once long ago, an evil wizard summoned a demon into the world, intending to use the demon’s grisly might in a nefarious scheme for...
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