I love the idea of Skill Challenges. They’re a dynamic yet way of codifying complex skill checks and running skill-based encounters. They’re a lovely framework and addition to the game. But I’ve always felt something was missing with Skill Challenges, that something just wasn’t quite right. I believe the total lack of resource management in… [Read more…]
December 5, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
With Anne McCaffrey having recently passed, this article becomes a topical albeit melancholy. While the Pern books were much more sci-fi than fantasy, this blog post is still dedicated to her memory. The Dragonlance novels were partially responsible for my introduction to D&D and RPGs. If there’s one memorable part of the Dragonlance saga it’s the epic battle of… [Read more…]
November 14, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
It’s been a while, but last time we talked about how to rejuvenate when you’ve lost the will to play. Today I’m going to tackle a similar topic. How can you as a player help your DM when his will to play starts to wane? Let’s frame up some context to facilitate easier discussion. We’ll… [Read more…]
November 13, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
Hey all, Jeff here! Before you get a new awesome article from Jeremy tomorrow I wanted to let you know about something non-D&D, but important none-the-less. I just wanted to send some information that I am participating in HoNoToGroABeMo again this year. That stands for How Not to Grow A Beard Month. A bunch of… [Read more…]
October 31, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
Earlier this year, the vampire class debuted in Heroes of Shadow. It was a solid class but had one rather large problem: you couldn’t make an existing character a vampire. It was impossible to infect a player character with vampirism or make a character that was more than just a vampire. For example, you couldn’t… [Read more…]
October 17, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
So several months ago I managed to beg, manipulate, and cajole my wife into allowing me to get an iPad…which then became her iPad, but she lets me play with it now and then and usually that includes game night. So the last few game sessions I’ve been making it a point to conduct some… [Read more…]
October 3, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
I think we’ve all been there. The campaign has been running for a while, and fun has been had around the table. There have been high points and low points, but there’s been momentum. There may have even been an epic moment or too. But something is wrong now. You’re not getting in character as… [Read more…]
September 15, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
Welcome to the continuation of the tales of my most recent journey into player-dom. In previous installments I told you about the concept, creation, and introduction of my PC, Alain, the warlord Templar that saw the rest of the party as his servants. In this installment I’m going to tell you about how I… [Read more…]
September 7, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
Recently someone was running around the internet asking the question, “Hey, where can I find a cheat sheet for players? Something to help someone new to the game or even new to a class?” My answer was, huh…no where that I know of, but there should be something like that. The DM has the tables… [Read more…]
August 15, 2011 by Jeff "JEFF GREINER" Greiner
Sometimes it pays off to plan ahead a little bit when bringing a character into a game. how do you want them perceived, or to get used to how to play them. As we continue to tell the tale of my recent journey into D&D player-dom we’ll discuss that concept and see how I did… [Read more…]
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