This year I’ll be participating in three gaming conventions. Despite all three being spread out through the year, the varied size of the conventions make
Collectorism
As a child I collected things — stickers, GI Joes, comic books. While I was curious about collectiblity (I recall owning at least one comic
High Speed D&D
Dyson Logos posted a very interesting article recently recounting his experience running a “high speed” D&D campaign, as a follow up to his post about
Dwarven Forge
I’ve mentioned before that I generally do not play with miniatures, at least not for RPGs. However, here at work our crazy boss loves to
Stocking the Dungeon
This morning while reading other blog posts I became aware of Dizzy Dragon’s Adventure Generator, a nice online random dungeon generator that uses Dyson‘s geomorphs
Spell Interruption By the Book
My poll on Spell Interruption pointed almost unanimously to the option of declaring spells first, then rolling initiative. Turns out, though, that this actually exactly
Spells Through the Ages: Cure Light Wounds
Remember this little feature? Man, I haven’t written one of these in forever. Sorry everyone! OK, today I’m tackling a staple of the clerical spell
Zombie Apocalypse Game
Here’s an idea for a silly little meme like game I thought up this morning while roaming about the house getting ready for work. The
Palace of the Vampire Queen
Last February, at TotalCon, I played an enjoyable game of OD&D GMed by Frank Mentzer called Palace of the Vampire Queen. You can read all
Casting in Combat
Spell-casters will always insist that they are able to use their powers during combat melee. The DM must adjudicate the success of such use. The