Table Topics

Never waste a Critical Failure!

Never waste a Critical Failure! Too often I see game masters play forgivingly and handwave a natural one. I say,”Never let a good storytelling opportunity go to waste!” As a Game Master, one of the most often overlooked chances to add more to the story is when one of the players at the table roll… Continue reading Never waste a Critical Failure!

Homebrews

GM Inspiration Dice & GM Compells House Rules

Today I decided to that I would like to share with you a favorite Homebrew Rule of mine for 5E D&D. This is a Homebrew rule that I developed because you see I love the Inspiration mechanic. Inspiration is simple and elegant in its both its intent and its use in the game. I have… Continue reading GM Inspiration Dice & GM Compells House Rules

R&R (Runkles Review's)

Review: Hull Breach In Defiance of Dictators

Hull Breach is back with its third expansion to its story and timeline. Providing us with more lore, more factions and more ways to seek out a victory against the forces arrayed against us. Some of you might already be familiar with Hull Breach. Some of you might be hearing about it for the first… Continue reading Review: Hull Breach In Defiance of Dictators

Gaming News

Into the Beyond Phase 1 Thoughts.

Today I was one of the hordes of people who signed up this weekend. I was able to log-in and look at the D&D Beyond Beta pages. The honestly I poked around a lot but there was not much to see. At this stage, expectations were not high to see much anyway. Most people expected… Continue reading Into the Beyond Phase 1 Thoughts.

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D&D Beyond, I’ll believe it when I see it.

So yesterday the big D&D announcement was D&D Beyond " A new Digital Toolset" that works for 5th Edition D&D. Yay! were finally going to get the digital tools we all have wanted for so long for our favorite game! No, No, NOPE! Color me a skeptic. I refuse after 3+ Editions of D&D to be excited about… Continue reading D&D Beyond, I’ll believe it when I see it.

GM Corner, Table Topics

Mixing Figure Flats & Standard Minis.

I have a massive collection of plastic and lead figures and they take up a huge amount of space in my game room. Regularly this has me thinking about better ways to use the space that I have. Now I have a considerably large game room and if I am thinking about it. I know some… Continue reading Mixing Figure Flats & Standard Minis.

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Burning Games: Faith A Garden in Hell Review

I am back again with a review of FAITH - A Garden In Hell. In June last year, I reviewed FAITH RPG and gave it a very positive Ranking of 17. Since then, they went on to run and deliver another Kickstarter: FAITH - A Garden In Hell. I did not pick this one up, as I… Continue reading Burning Games: Faith A Garden in Hell Review