I’m archiving this here before gleemax goes down… it’s the interview mudbunny conducted with me a while ago when I was an active contributor to gleemax, and gleemax was a going concern. Mudbunny: Welcome to the latest of our series of Gleemax Interviews. I ammudbunny, your host, and my guest is the regular Gleemax contributor,MerricB. Merric: G’day! And, please, it’s Merric. I only use … Continue reading The Gleemax Interview
The latest 4e errata is up. Of note to my group: Shadow Wasp Strike (Ranger Attack 3) now targets Reflex, not AC. Flaming Sphere has clearer text (see below) Brew Potion is now a 1st level ritual Stealth got changed (but you know that, don’t you!) Flaming Sphere – Wizard Attack 3Effect: You conjure a Medium flaming sphere that occupies a square withinrange, and the … Continue reading New 4e errata
I borrowed a book from the school library yesterday evening, and returned it, read, to the librarian this morning. Yes, I read that fast. Yes, she was surprised. I have the other two in the trilogy now, so I guess I’ll read them this week. The author in question is Alison Croggon, a Melbourne-based fantasy writer, and she does the best imitation of Tolkien’s voice … Continue reading Random musings
Dragon magazine has just published a new lot of rituals. Players in my games may well want to check them out. Here’s the list:1st:Banish Vermin (N)Explorer’s Fire (A/N)Fastidiousness (A)Wizard’s Curtain (A) 2nd:Delver’s Fire (A/N)Preservation (A/N) 3rd:Battlefield Elocution (A/R) 4th:Delay Affliction (H) 6th:Bolster Object (A/N)Earthen Ramparts (A/N)Excavation (A)Mordenkainen’s Ascent (A)Mordenkainen’s Joining (A)Preserve Flame (A)Wizard’s Escape (A) 8th:Signal of Pursuit (A)Tenser’s Lift (A) 10th:Chameleon’s Cloak (A)Conceal Object … Continue reading New Rituals
It’s a funny thing, but with the end of D&D 3e, I seem to be now buying some of the OGL products. Oh, I wanted to before, but being in rural Australia does make it quite a lot more difficult to get those products. Especially when you’re not being paid very much and you don’t have a credit card. I’m being paid (slightly) more these … Continue reading …but I still like Paizo
Once upon a time, I adored 3rd edition D&D. I thought it was the best edition of D&D ever. Then Paizo came and tore up my good feelings, stomped on them, poured gasoline over them, set fire to them, and then buried the ashes in a garbage pit and stomped on them some more. No, not really. It is true, however, that a lot of … Continue reading How Paizo made me hate 3E
I’ve just written my 400th session report to be posted on BoardGameGeek.com I feel pretty good about that. I’m still pretty far behind the person who has written the most session reports there; that would be Greg Schloesser, with over 2300 session reports (!), but I’m now in the top 5 session reporters. Another 105, and I’ll reach #4. The latest reports have been about … Continue reading 400th session report at Boardgamegeek!
We had our fourth session of my 4e Castle Greyhawk campaign on Friday, which is using the currently released “Castle Zagyg” supplements of the Troll Lords as a base. It was a blast – in about 4 hours of game time, we had 3 combats (probably taking no longer than 90-120 minutes in total), and 2+ hours of insane plans and roleplaying. You see, the … Continue reading Castle Greyhawk – session 4
This errata is from the D&D Rules Compendium; I expect it’ll be put in the official errata document when that is next posted. Note that you can’t become hidden in “Concealment” – sorry, Nate! STEALTHArmor Check PenaltyMake a Stealth check to conceal yourself from enemies, slink past guards, slip away without being noticed, and sneak up on people without being seen or heard. This skill … Continue reading D&D 4E – Stealth errata
Friday night’s Star Wars was cancelled on account of a party almost everyone (but me and the GM) were at, so instead I spent the night at home. Randy came to visit, and we played a few boardgames. Life is hard. We started with Battlelore, using the Scottish Wars expansion, and the Stirling Bridge scenario. That was fun – imagine if William Wallace was a … Continue reading Weekend gaming
