The most often overlooked aspect of roleplaying (this is just a guess, I don't have any research or raw data to back this up) are the parts of the game the players seldom, if ever, dig into. Non-Player Characters are treated by most players as expendable pawns in a chess game in which the players … Continue reading The Secret Life of NPCs
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Don’t Pester Me with Details!
I know that there could be some concern over certain details in my stories, at least the ones presented here in what amounts to be a book format. Before anyone gets their knickers well and truly twisted, let me just say I took a bit of poetic license. Plus everything about this sort of nerd … Continue reading Don’t Pester Me with Details!
“Ok, you prepare to attack with your sword and…. let’s stop there for the night.”
Last night marks the first time that I have ever ended a weekly game during a battle. Not hardly ideal but time had been creeping up on us and before we realized it 10:30pm rolled around and players started turning into pumpkins. The bard and one of the rogues were the first to abandon the game, … Continue reading “Ok, you prepare to attack with your sword and…. let’s stop there for the night.”
Keep an Eye on the New Kid
Last night's game wasn't a long session but it was certainly an active one. No fewer than three brand-new non-player characters were introduced to the group and the band of merry misadventurers finally made it "home" to the castle of their old friend the Marquis of Chute de l'Ombre. But there are two delightful details … Continue reading Keep an Eye on the New Kid
What Mystery Science Theater 3000 Can Teach Young Women
There was a time, and gleefully it has circled back around again, when there was a little television show called Mystery Science Theater 3000. In it bad movies were made fun of and along the way valuable life lessons were imparted. Here are a few worthwhile pearls of wisdom for young ladies such as my … Continue reading What Mystery Science Theater 3000 Can Teach Young Women
A Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of Doom
We all know the way the old ads went: "You got your chocolate in my peanut butter! You got your peanut butter on my chocolate!" Last night's game was something like that, except you need to substitute the words "chocolate" and "peanut butter" with "dragon" and "lich" respectively. These are not two great tastes that … Continue reading A Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of Doom
This will be one Memorable Night
There is a certain hilarity in how the world conspires to make our lives interesting. Last week the my D&D group decided to go ahead and tackle the green dragon that has been making their lives miserable. She is a cantankerous soul who has a penchant for harboring grudges that she is reluctant to let … Continue reading This will be one Memorable Night
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
One of the most hilarious and often overlooked aspects of any D&D game is what might be happening at the player's home base of operations while the adventurers are out looking for trouble. An old Slothjemian proverb goes, "If you go seeking danger, you will find it. If you are patient, danger will come seeking … Continue reading Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
Did You Forget He Was an Orc…?
That was a rousing chapter, eh kids? Was it everything you were hoping for? Not enough? Because I can do more. Were you suitably traumatized? Were you hoping it would be more gruesome? I thought about making it more horrifying but honestly I am trying to keep this more or less friendly for older kids … Continue reading Did You Forget He Was an Orc…?
An Act of Unspeakable and Unprovoked Evil (less than 20 minutes of pure carnage)
The old adage that runs "an ancient evil long forgotten can prove to be the most disastrous" was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt when the Diosian Lodge reached out from their fetid, unholy realm and struck a blow against Fanolania through the horrific power of one of their own, the Viceroy, as he … Continue reading An Act of Unspeakable and Unprovoked Evil (less than 20 minutes of pure carnage)
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