Posted by Daniel on Mar 4, 2011 in
4e D&D,
Actual Play,
Encounters
Number of Views :972(Editor’s Note: Daniel is currently running the current season of D&D Encounters at Unique Gifts and Games in Greyslake, IL.) I came in with a bold plan to seriously injure and maim my group this past week. I am talking about the random encounter while protecting their resident scholar as he looked [...]
Posted by Daniel on Feb 21, 2011 in
4e D&D,
Actual Play,
Encounters
Number of Views :907(Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from my buddy Daniel, who played with me in the last season of D&D Encounters. This season, he’s taking over.) I have recently started the new season of D&D Encounters. I am a week late, but that is due to a blizzard we had in the Midwest. [...]
Posted by Mark on Feb 6, 2011 in
4e D&D,
Actual Play,
Dark Sun
Number of Views :1993Wow, did this game go great. We ended up really heavily snowed in over the last week, so there wasn’t any parking in the neighborhood. I had to set up a little chauffeur service from the local grocery store to my house, picking up the guys and bringing them to the game. [...]
Posted by Mark on Jan 24, 2011 in
4e D&D,
Actual Play
Number of Views :662You can see parts 1 and 2 here and here. Finally, I’m wrapping up the game with my family. Sorry it took so long! Descending the staircase, the heroes found themselves in a massive room, dominated by three magic circles and a large platform with a Kobold Wyrmpriest on top, chanting over [...]
Posted by Mark on Jan 22, 2011 in
4e D&D,
Actual Play,
Dark Sun
Number of Views :939Last night, I got the brand new group together for the character creation session of our new Dark Sun campaign. Everyone began filtering in starting at 8:30, and by 9:30, everyone was there. I explained the background of Dark Sun to them, and the history of Tyr, where the action will be [...]
Posted by Mark on Jan 9, 2011 in
4e D&D,
Actual Play
Number of Views :639You can see Pt. 1 of the entry here. They looked down into the descending darkness, and my dad, the sorcerer, decided to go down first. Now, this isn’t a crazy prospect, sending the squishy one down first, as he had robes that created a zone of shadow around him. They figured [...]
Posted by Mark on Dec 29, 2010 in
4e D&D,
Actual Play
Number of Views :872So, on the 27th, I ran my family through a game of 4e DnD, almost all for the first time. My sister had to return to Moscow, ID, where she’s a college student, so the players included: My mom, the Half-Elf Seeker My dad, the Human Sorcerer My brother, the Minotaur Bard [...]
Posted by Kate on Nov 26, 2010 in
Actual Play,
Star Wars RPG
Number of Views :717 Editor’s Note: I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. It’s Friday, and that means another installment of the actual play of our online Star Wars RPG, assembled and adapted by Kate. And, today is Kate’s birthday! Happy birthday, Kate! Looking at HA-K7, Page spoke first. “We made a deal with a [...]
Posted by Kate on Nov 19, 2010 in
Actual Play,
Star Wars RPG
Number of Views :543 Editor’s Note: Friday means more adventures from the Iron Dawn! Once again, here’s Kate! The hard clicking of boots struck on the echoing metal floor. Throughout the shattered facility, the sounds of sparks and shifting metal reverberated. The figure stopped momentarily, looking at one of the battle droids. It was still [...]
Posted by Mark on Nov 18, 2010 in
4e D&D,
Actual Play,
Advice/Tools
Number of Views :1001Last Wednesday, I ran an absolutely immense game of D&D, with 10 players at the table. Yes, 10. We’ve had about 4-5 players on average for D&D Encounters, but on Wednesday, we had more and more people arrive. Bridget was actually able to make it, since my brother came to visit and [...]