Posted by Mark on Aug 4, 2010 in
3e D&D,
4e D&D,
Fluff/Inspiration
Number of View: 189Following the last couple of days, we have a new campaign concept, the Empire of Tel. Magic, as we know it, vanished over 200 years ago. The fey races have faded, leaving humanity as the sole power in the world. Magic is, by many, thought to be merely that of legend, as are the [...]
Posted by Mark on Aug 3, 2010 in
3e D&D,
4e D&D,
Fluff/Inspiration
Number of View: 166Continuing on from yesterday’s post of campaign concepts, I present the idea of running a campaign in a war-devastated world: There Is Only War. One hundred years of warfare takes its toll. The once great cities of the Empire have fallen into ruin. Survivors hide in the rubble, facing the armies of Tieflings, Orcs [...]
Posted by Mark on Aug 2, 2010 in
3e D&D,
4e D&D,
Fluff/Inspiration
Number of View: 249I’ve been thinking about new campaign concepts recently, how to break the mold from the traditional fantasy game, and have come up with a series of different concepts I think could make for some pretty great roleplaying in your next D&D campaign. We’ll begin the series with what I like to call: [...]
Posted by Mark on Jun 30, 2010 in
3e D&D,
4e D&D
Number of View: 583One horrifying artifact from older editions of D&D was the Deck of Many Things, an object of supreme power that could either shape or destroy campaigns on a whim. For those of you who are new to D&D via 4e, here’s basically what it is: Basically, a deck of cards which grant [...]
Posted by Mark on May 27, 2010 in
3e D&D,
4e D&D,
Reviews & Culture
Number of View: 239It’s been more than a year since I’ve done one of these, so I decided to do an Off the Shelf Review. For those who don’t know what that means, it means I grab a random game book off my shelf and talk about it for a bit. Today’s review is for [...]
Posted by Mark on May 24, 2010 in
3e D&D,
Reviews & Culture
Number of View: 369I was sent a free review copy of the Conflict Roleplaying Rulebook recently by Conflict Roleplaying, and have perused it. Conflict is a roleplaying game supplement by Mark M. Scott for the Pathfinder and OGL d20 rule systems, allowing for a group of players to play PVP combat while making sure the [...]
Posted by Mark on May 10, 2010 in
3e D&D,
Humor
Number of View: 481Have you ever looked over a spell list and wondered what it’s doing among such powers as polymorph and fireball? I found a post up online titled “Spells Not Worth Memorizing.” Here it is, for your amusement. 1 Acid Trip 2 Affect Abnormal Fires 3 Affect Normal Foyers 4 Air Breathing (land-dwellers [...]
Posted by Mark on Apr 29, 2010 in
3e D&D,
4e D&D,
Reviews & Culture
Number of View: 435Big applause for Wizards, who have released, for free, a version of D&D for kids entitled Monster Slayers: The Heroes of Hesiod. Apparently, it’s based on a new book D&D is coming out with. What I really like is both the simple art, as well as the simple rules. The game is [...]
Posted by Mark on Apr 10, 2010 in
3e D&D,
Ravenloft,
Star Wars RPG
Number of View: 531Over at Stargazer’s World, Youseph interviewed one of his buddies about playing D&D while in the Navy. It’s a great interview, and you should check it out. I had a similar experience while deployed back in ’07, and with our ship about to head out for prep work soon, I thought I’d [...]
Posted by Mark on Apr 9, 2010 in
3e D&D,
Savage Worlds
Number of View: 299I realized I didn’t fully clarify yesterday, in reference to my post Parting with 3e. I’m not getting rid of all my books. Only the ones I truly know I will never use ever again, not even if I went back to 3e to play again. The Complete series? Nah. The Races [...]