Interview with me on Gleemax
I see that an interview that mudbunny (sortof) conducted with me is now up on Gleemax. Enjoy! Continue reading Interview with me on Gleemax
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Gleemax FFV
Hmm – I’ve been nominated for the best post of the week on Gleemax again, this time for my essay on D&D Monster Naming Conventions… which, like many of my essays, was crossposted to the various sites I visit. If you liked that essay, and you’d like to see me win the award, you can vote for it on this Wizards forum thread. Of course, you … Continue reading Gleemax FFV
D&D Monster Naming Conventions
JeDi Wiker recently made the point on EN World that he finds the new D&D 4e monster names ((“kobold skirmisher,” “hobgoblin warcaster,” “deathjump spider”) too similar to D&D Miniatures naming conventions, which thus lessens the D&D feel of the game for him. I do think that the CMG and new D&D names are very similar, but I don’t think the design decision was “let’s make them … Continue reading D&D Monster Naming Conventions
A Farewell to 3rd Edition – part III
The second encounter of this final D&D 3.5e session hadn’t taken much time at all, and it looked like the same would be true of the third. This wasn’t a session with a lot of roleplaying and exploration it; it was all about resolutions. Things I’d set up years before were finally playing out in their final form. One of the really nice things about … Continue reading A Farewell to 3rd Edition – part III
Agricola
No, not the roman general. Agricola is the new Eurogame getting a lot of chatter on boardgamegeek, and I now happen to have a copy in my possession. It’s not my copy, but Mike’s, and he’s lent it to me in preparation for the game day on Saturday. It’s around 1670. You’re in central Europe somewhere. You have a 2-room hut that you live in with … Continue reading Agricola
A Farewell to 3rd Edition – Part II
The first encounter of our final 3.5e session had taken a little over an hour, I think, although with the confusion of people arriving and just greeting each other, it might not have been that long. Perhaps more to the point, the combat had only just reached its 5th round. The Ogres and Blasphemes got to act twice each; old father Copperleaf had four actions … Continue reading A Farewell to 3rd Edition – Part II
ASL SK#3: Sherman rides west!
I’ve been busy recently with a bunch of other games, but I found myself yesterday able to get out my ASL maps and counters for another shot at teaching myself this venerable warhorse of wargaming. The ASL Starter Kits have been a real boon, although the rulebook for the third of the series is probably the worst of the series: there’s so much in it … Continue reading ASL SK#3: Sherman rides west!
A Farewell to 3rd Edition – Part I
Earlier today, I ran my final homebrew 3.5e D&D session. There are still a few Savage Tide sessions to go, but I don’t anticipate that I’ll be creating my own adventures for 3.*e any more. The players were stupendous – they defeated everything I threw at them, and managed to surprise me with things I really didn’t expect. This post is part one of a series … Continue reading A Farewell to 3rd Edition – Part I
Farewell
It’s been quite a while (read: months) since I’ve been updating my D&D Miniatures News Site, but it’s time to make official what you’ve all known for some time: I’m no longer in the DDM news game. Indeed, I haven’t bought any new D&D Miniatures for over a year. No longer having a FLGS does that, along with having enough minis for most of my … Continue reading Farewell
Goodbye to DDM News
It’s been quite a while (read: months) since I’ve been updating my D&D Miniatures News Site, but it’s time to make official what you’ve all known for some time: I’m no longer in the DDM news game. Indeed, I haven’t bought any new D&D Miniatures for over a year. No longer having a FLGS does that, along with having enough minis for most of my … Continue reading Goodbye to DDM News