I noticed early on that LotRO’s main conceit about their “Health Bar” really really works in DnD 4th with regards
Category: Musing
Technical Difficulties
A staff writer on Massively.com writes a bit about how he really got into Age of Conan, and then stopped
DnD Skill Challenges
Skill Challenges are a new wrinkle in DnD skill use that aim to make said skills use… well, more interesting.
“Keys” for DnD
For a longer-term DnD game, I am seriously considering using something like the experience point system in The Shadow of
Dealing with the whiff-factor in DnD
Played some DnD last night. It was good. I will talk about that more in a bit, but for now,
Watching the 4.0 DnD release
… is a fascinating kind of car-crash voyeurism. Lots of folks into gaming have never really tried anything outside of
For the nerd on your Father’s Day list
Dungeons and Dragons, 4th Edition. I’m sorry, I’m just hearing too much good stuff about it. The indie roleplaying community
How Conflicts Work (PTA, Galactic, and many many more)
So in this post, I’m going to talk about some different games and how they deal with conflict resolution. Specifically,
“I kick it (old school) for 1d6+2 damage.”
So a few weeks ago, I was poking through an old chest of junk from high school and found something
Playing Wrong… Right
So Paul Czege (author of the RPG My Life with Master) has something really interesting to say about that game
“Let’s not create a WoW-widow before we even get married, hmm?”
… or, to be fair, a Gaming-widow in general. I’ve been giving my Google-calendar a workout for the last couple
Fiddling with my global cooldown
Cooldown: n. MMO-related. A period of wait time before a spell, ability or power can be used after that same
Week in Review: Done with PvP
Okay, that’s not entirely true. I like WoW battlegrounds. I like WoW Arena. I even like flagging myself for PvP
Building Excitement
It is a very special kind of activity that, when discussed (even in the abstract) via any medium, actually makes
Motivation in Games
Penny Arcade discusses why people play games. Kate said to me “yeah, I definitely play to explore the game —
Game Mechanics that set the tone
So I’m musing about game mechanics; have been for the last couple weeks, actually, because I’m playing a lot of
Religion in Gaming
We need more Starbucks: the character, not the coffee. An interesting take on probably the most believably religious character in
Year in review
Yes, I know it’s not the end of the year yet, but since the holidays typical kill my gaming, I’m
[SotC/Fate] A Different Take on Phases
From one of the game’s author’s a great tweak to the phases in SotC character generation to move away from
Wish Fulfillment
Last night, Kate and I were running around the edge of this orc camp up the Greenway a few miles
Casual/Hardcore vs. the Serious Gamer
Okay. This is going to seem like it has a lot to do with MMO gaming, but at it’s heart
Splitting the Party
A good, though old, discussion about the histrionics and misconceptions that surround ‘splitting the party’ in gaming sessions. Are you
Demonstrating Learning Behavior
Three MMO mistakes I’ll never make again “I do not need to level tonight.” For “level,” also insert “get the
Monday Thought for the Day
xkcd, By Randall Munroe
Gaming in review
From the last week or so.
A very limited market of appeal
I can’t seem to find that vital crossover audience of people who appreciate the subtle genius of taking Little Einsteins
Fiddly Bits
One post before I hit the paving stones of the work-street… possibly with my face. Hmm. I was going to
Mayday, mayday
Although they are just as flammable and thus, just as fun, the zeppelins of World of Warcraft are quite a
More Amber Pulp!
Jvstin of long-time Amber DRPG fame just finished up a pulp-Amber game using Spirit of the Century at “The Black
Burning Aspects
This is a SotC rules tweak. I didn’t come up with it, though I am tweaking it. FATE and Spirit