Stuff Which Never Works
I love RPGs. You probably figured that out by now, given that you’re reading the RPG blog which I update five times a week. I think they’re a fun, community-building form of entertainment, which offers...
View ArticleMy GMing Methodology for ToKiMo
Me: “Shortly after mid day, you hear some noise coming from behind a nearby shrub covered ridge. Gibbous: “Doubtless more of those cowardly Kobolds we faced earlier!” Rosco: “Probably. We should take a...
View ArticleGoblins Redux
My friend Jeremy, his family, my ladyfriend Morrie, and I have a half-assed Thanksgiving tradition which we started three years ago. In that far off year of 2009, I was doing quite poorly financially,...
View ArticlePuzzling Obstructions
A Pathfinder GM has any number of time tested challenges to present his players. The most common is combat, but to focus on combat exclusively is to lose much of the flavor which makes fantasy role...
View ArticleSuccubi Deserve More
Warning: I do discuss sex a great deal in this post. I’ve tried to keep things clean, but this is an extended post about sex demons. Consider yourself forewarned. I love Succubi. Not because they’re...
View ArticleNo More Overzealous Paladins
Life isn’t straightforward. It isn’t black and white. The stories of vile villains and righteous crusades that we were weaned on are fairy tales. But heroes? Heroes are very real. They’re not perfect,...
View ArticleD&D 3.x Supplements for Pathfinder Players
Most people who play Pathfinder do so because they played Dungeons and Dragons 3.5. They are, after all, the primary demographic which Pathfinder has been geared towards. Paizo created Pathfinder with...
View ArticleGary Gygax, the Jeweled Man, and Letting Your Players Fail
I’ve always had a love for magazines. During my youth, one of the most exciting days of the month was when my issue of Star Wars Insider would arrive. Magazines are like proto-websites. Which perhaps...
View ArticleTheoretical RPG
After the recent announcement of Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition, and the news that Wizards of the Coast is looking for fan input to help them design it, I’ve seen a lot of talk around the web....
View ArticleHandling Overpowered Player Characters
I spent most of today working on a project which will affect the future of Comma, Blank_. Once completed, I think it will be a huge improvement for this humble blog. Until that time, however, I’m...
View ArticleOnline Video: LoadingReadyRun’s Rarelywinter
I’ve been a Loading Ready Run fan for years now. (LRRmon for life!) I’ve always enjoyed their nerdy brand of sketch comedy, and it’s especially fun for me when their nerdiness culminates in a Dungeons...
View ArticleThoughts 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...
View ArticleSitting Behind the GM Screen
I’ve helped a lot of new players take their first shaky steps into role playing. In fact, nearly every group I’ve GM’d has been composed entirely (or nearly so) of new players. As sessions pass, it’s...
View ArticleColorful Characters 6: The Owlbear
When The Owlbear was born, she was called Ebrya Wucen. Her parents were nobles in good standing with both the nobility, and the common people. Her father had devoted himself to the clerical magics, and...
View ArticleGMing For The Holidays
Just a few hours ago, my old friend and I got together for a Zalekios game. For those who didn’t read my post on evil in games, Zalekios is my character in the only game I’m currently in which I don’t...
View ArticleMagic Items: By Deed or by Craft
One of the great legacies of Dungeons and Dragons, a legacy continued by Pathfinder, is the strong presence of magical items. Ever since Gygax and Arneson first published their “Rules for Fantastic...
View ArticleAlternative Fantasy Race Relations
In 1948 America was at the pinnacle of its prosperity. It was nation of wealth and status in the world community. Russia was the United States’ great rival, an opposing superpower which seemed to us...
View ArticleWe Be Goblins! (You Be Food!)
“We Be Goblins!” is a charming little Pathfinder module which Paizo has made available as a free PDF through their online store. I printed out a copy a month or so ago, and thoroughly enjoyed reading...
View ArticleWEG Star Wars: What It Was, and Why You Should Play It
I am a Star Wars fan. I’ve read every book based off the original trilogy at least twice. Some of them I’ve read five or even ten times. I keep the audio books around as well, which I’ve probably...
View Articled100 Magic Words: Body Parts & Simple Actions
Two more d100 lists of Magic Words! If you’re not familiar with what’s happening here, check out the posts in the Magic Word category, probably starting with the basic system outline. “Body Parts” is...
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