I have tended to hate most druid concepts and yet have a Druid in my game. The truth is, most of my problem with Druids came out of a narrow slice of players that favored them in previous editions. First, they were players that picked it for optimization purposes (and I tend to dislike optimization as... Continue Reading →
Regal Clothes and the Fine Pipe of the Mad
You can find the ever-growing list of "Better Than Nothing" items over on the right. Read 'em, like 'em, share 'em, and comment. The Finery of The Duke of Gaw The Duke of Gaw, a wide and rich land of dark soil and excellent vintages, was known centuries back for his extravagances. Most notably, his wardrobe... Continue Reading →
The Great Dwarvish Hammer, the Jar of Blood, and the Asshole Brass
You can find the ever-growing list of "Better Than Nothing" items over on the right. Read 'em, like 'em, share 'em, and comment. These will lack a "story", they were some of my older items--I may revisit them again for fluff as a project. The Light Hammer of Doss Crafted with crude dwarvish magics in the... Continue Reading →
Quiverfull and Boxfull of Dollars
You can find the ever-growing list of "Better Than Nothing" items over on the right. Read 'em, like 'em, share 'em, and comment. These will lack a "story", they were some of my older items--I may revisit them again for fluff as a project. Repeating Quiver The arrow or crossbow bolt and the quiver itself are... Continue Reading →
Playing a Dragon
THIS IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO USE CERTAIN MONSTERS IN YOUR GAMES--A RESOURCE FOR FLAVOR AND OCCASIONAL COMBAT TIPS. After being asked about the one we had in LMoP in our game, and how we wrote up the story of the encounter on our game's Obsidian Portal, I decided... Continue Reading →
Fancy Silk, Fancy Make-Up, and Fancy Flute
You can find the ever-growing list of "Better Than Nothing" items over on the right. Read 'em, like 'em, share 'em, and comment. Executioner's Silks There were dozens of them... dozens and more. Wex could hear his own heart pounding in his ears as he raced lightfooted through the tall grass. A spear flew over his... Continue Reading →
Horrors, Airbags, and Jerkknives
You can find the ever-growing list of "Better Than Nothing" items over on the right. Read 'em, like 'em, share 'em, and comment. Bag of Horror Devan leaned on the couch, while the old priest eyeballed him suspiciously. "I bet you never thought I'd make it this far, did you? Into your inner sanctum. Into the... Continue Reading →
Running Hobgoblins
THIS IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO USE CERTAIN MONSTERS IN YOUR GAMES--A RESOURCE FOR FLAVOR AND OCCASIONAL COMBAT TIPS. So, I like to take intelligent, lawful evil things seriously. Very seriously. Like Dr. Doom seriously. Hobgoblins being the more featured "antagonists" of Kalamar (the setting we in my group... Continue Reading →
Intestines, The Greatest Sword, and A Chaos Dart
You can find the ever-growing list of "Better Than Nothing" items over on the right. Read 'em, like 'em, share 'em, and comment. The Bastian Churn The Pekalese warlock panted and gaped for air, exhausted from the beating he'd given the young gnome. As Tilbuck lay on the ground, a motley of bruises and a squeezebox... Continue Reading →
Sacks and Seeds
You can find the ever-growing list of "Better Than Nothing" items over on the right. Read 'em, like 'em, share 'em, and comment. Hood of the Lazy Kill "Oim tellin' yers... he come staaaaaalkin' in the noight. Roight up ter yer baid whil yer slaepin'. His ole gnarly hains reddy ter chalker loif outer yer." The... Continue Reading →
Many-Sided Dice 