Draggin’ Through Dungeons… Wave It Around To See If It’s Magical
Arthur has Excalibur. Harry Potter has his cloak and wand. Thor has his hammer. Harry Dresden has his staff and duster. Heck, even the Doctor has his Sonic Screwdriver (don’t try to tell me that’s not...
View ArticleDraggin’ Through Dungeons: Don’t Split the Party…DM Style
For many years, there’s been an oft’ spoken rule in combat-oriented role-playing games that splitting the party is a bad idea. From a player’s perspective, you lose the added protection of your...
View ArticleDraggin’ Through Dungeons: The Tomb of Horrors
In October, Wizards of the Coast ran an event called “Extra Life,” a 24-hour gaming marathon, where participants could donate money and/or get sponsored to game, with all proceeds going to the...
View ArticleDraggin’ Through Dungeons: 5e Dungeon Masters Guide & Tyranny of Dragons DM...
Black Friday was a big day in the D&D world. The 5th edition Dungeon Masters Guide, last of the core rule books to be released, found its way to shelves of select gaming stores (10 days before big...
View ArticleDraggin Through Dungeons… When Heroes Aren’t
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… I started GMing a Star Wars game for some friends using the Fantasy Flight Edge Of Empire/Age of Rebellion rules. The general setup of the game is...
View ArticleDraggin’ Through Dungeons: Using Storytelling Tricks to Enable Fun
As a Dungeon Master (or Game Master, or whatever other term you want to use), I see myself primarily as a storyteller… or even a story enabler. Sure, I put together what I think will happen, but that’s...
View ArticleDraggin’ Through Dungeons: Monstrous Design Flaws
It comes as no surprise that I’ve played a LOT of roleplaying games, in tabletop, online, and console versions. These days, a lot of my gaming happens in 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons, the latest...
View ArticleDraggin’ Through Dungeons… Crying Over a D&D Game (in a good way)
Well met, adventurers. This week I’d like to give you some inside look into the behind-the-scenes thoughts that go into an organized D&D game in a public setting, though they can apply to any game...
View ArticleDraggin’ Through Dungeons – Yo Mamma’s AC is So High…
Many of you know that I manage the Dungeons & Dragons organized play program for my local gaming store (where I’m also employed). I’ve been playing at this store for maybe 5-6 years now, so a good...
View ArticleReview: Star Wars: Force & Destiny… Much More Than Space Wizards
A long time ago in a publishing schedule long, long forgotten, the third of the Fantasy Flight core rulebooks for the Star Wars RPG was announced. Though Force and Destiny (F&D) has been delayed...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....