It's a new year and a chance to try new things. For the first time in many a year as a gamer I find tons of high quality options at the ready for play. This might be the first time in the years since D20 has come to power that I will be playing three or… Continue reading New Year’s Roundup
Plays style; nearly everyone has an opinion on sandbox vs railroad methods of running games. I will make a valiant effort to explore some of the merits and flaws of each play style and finish with a few variations on these play methods you might find useful in your games.
This is not your normal obligatory Thanksgiving blog post. As this year I find myself more reflective than in so many years gone past. As I sit down for the kickoff of the Packers game I started to think back. Over the years I've seen thanksgiving in so many forms and facets. I honestly don't… Continue reading Gamer-giving
I felt that a bit of a Sci-Fi bug nipping at me so this weeks Side Trek Hooks will be Sci-Fi and Post Apocalypse related. Enjoy ! So today Star Wars ! A long time ago, In a galaxy far far away.... After Endor Breaking Base With the destruction of the Death Star the Empire tightens… Continue reading Breaking Base.
I am back after a very enjoyable yet all to brief birthday vacation at MACE gaming convention in North Carolina. Some of you might be be thinking "But wait MACE was two weeks ago. Give yourself a star because MACE Con was indeed two weeks ago. On the drive home from MACE I came down… Continue reading We now return to our regular program schedule
This side trek takes place over the course of three days while traveling through a valley. While on the road traveling through a valley the party finds themselves being followed at a distance by Orc's ridding Worg's. If the players attempt to close with the Orc's they ride away before ever reaching combat range. If they… Continue reading Orc’s for Dinner ?
The adventures are contracted to deliver a shipment. The pay is great but the route is dangerous and the time frame he needs the package delivered in is tight. The package is sizable and so is the fee for care and delivery of the product unopened, undamaged and in a timely fashion. The players are… Continue reading Shipping and Receving
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