The DM’s Role: Player vs. Performer
My good friend and fellow gamer David send me this link to a show called “How to be a Great…
The Murky Mirror
In the comments of my last post Delta shared a link to the Angry GM’s blog where he describes a…
How To Play A Greedy Character Without Being A Greedy Player
In last night’s game the thief endured a nasty trap and discovered a magic item on the corpse of a…
The Mercer Effect
In last week’s Wandering DMs I mentioned the Mercer Effect. I think one of the biggest problems with it is…
Selling Off Some Minis
This weekend I finally started going through the deep recesses of my gaming closet to see what could be gotten…
Running Social Encounters Without Railroading
Work travel may mean a chunk of time without blog posts but it doesn’t mean no gaming! I ended up…
XP in Dyson’s Delve Take 2
One year ago I posted some analysis on the XP progression of Dyson’s Delve. I had just run a group…
Birthday Live Play
I am alive, but barely. I am totally exhausted and I suspect I will fall asleep well before sundown tonight….
Birthday Business
I spent all day last Saturday cleaning, shopping, and generally getting ready for my upcoming birthday party. This one is…
West Marches Update
I am now 4 sessions in to my West Marches campaign. A couple of those games had rocky starts, with…