One of my main goals with having a blog is to record a bit of what’s changed. How I got from A to B. Like the log of a ship; or Jean-Luc Picard explaining why the Klingons are at it again. In the past I’d title these things like ‘quick update’ but giving it a bit of […]
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The Homebrewery is an amazing tool for making your homebrew D&D adventures print with just as much style and awesomeness of your favorite adventure path. I’m definitely using this for my next homebrewed module. Hat tip to Payton.
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Campaign Complete
It’s like finishing a really good book.-My friend Kirsten after tonight’s game It’s an odd feeling to finish this campaign. Our group started playing Dungeons and Dragons together two years ago and I never would guessed it would become our regular thing. The friendships have stayed close and we all liked gaming, so this every-other-week […]
There are easier games to play than D&D. Not sure there are better ones. I’ve never had games of chess, or Arkham Horror, and any other game that I also truly love inspire me to make better stories or more interesting choices. I’d play for another 12 hours right now if I had the chance. […]
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The Blue Sword
Just because I’m a big bad dungeon master now, this was not always the case. It wasn’t that long ago that I was playing my first real campaign of Dungeons and Dragons. It was during that campaign I made a terrible mistake that I will never live down. In the story was something about a […]
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The Stonecutter Samurai
Originally posted on Payton.Codes:
Once a year Automattic gathers all its employees together for a week of projects, learning, and adventure at an event called the Grand Meetup. This year I wrote a D&D adventure to share with my friends and co-workers, most of whom had never played a tabletop RPG before. It’s now been run…
This is the fifth and final post in a series called “To Switch or Not To Switch” about whether or not my gaming group should switch to Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Edition, or stay with Pathfinder. Our gaming group discussed the switch a couple weeks ago. It didn’t take long to realize that some folks were excited […]
This is Part 4 in a series called “To Switch or Not To Switch” about whether or not my gaming group should switch to Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Edition, or stay with Pathfinder. Your dungeon master describes the scene. You imagine the environment and characters around you and decide how your character would react or choose […]
This is Part 3 in a series called “To Switch or Not To Switch” about whether or not my gaming group should switch to Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Edition, or stay with Pathfinder. Whichever gaming system we use, I’ve already determined that to be a better DM I’m willing to invest some money into the books […]
This is Part 2 in a series called “To Switch or Not To Switch” about whether or not my gaming group should switch to Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Edition, or stay with Pathfinder. Our gaming group has a varied background when it comes to RPGs. We even enjoy it for different reasons – some are […]
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