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Go to Michael's or JoAnn Fabrics and get some Stack Pack Storage Containers from the bead section. They're not as fancy as an acrylic rod, but they're also only $2. You can add/remove units as needed to indicate varying elevation. You can also use them to indicate invisibility or a wall of...

{no other publisher (that I am aware of ) did that} That's sort of the rub though, isn't it? How could one ever control that? That's the part I don't get. I will freely admit I would not have voted if I hadn't seen the link. However, I did not register an account specifically to stuff the box...

Hmmm... so the fact that I own 7 of the 12 products listed above or my 20+ years of experience playing D&D are negated by the fact that my post count hasn't hit quadruple digits here? I apologize for polluting the empirical integrity of the internet. I thought when it said "Choose the single...

I played the second edition a lot with my buddies back in the day. Then I moved a couple times and lost parts of the expansions (Dungeon, Timescape, etc.) I bought the re-release that came out a few years ago and was underwhelmed. It just was not the fun beer-n-pretzels experience I remembered...

As Agamon says, there are opportunities for intrigue and RP in the module, but you have to set your players up for them. Every large "dungeon crawl" area has multiple factions that can be played off each other if your group is just willing to eschew a "kick in the doors" approach in favor of a...

The NASCRAG tournament welcomes anyone who shows up to play for one of our four Round One slots. It is rules-and-hack'n'slash lite, with a heavy emphasis on story & role-playing. Add a dash of zaniness to encourage everyone to have a good time and there you have it. We accept walk-ups with...

That's four sets. I could probably fit one more in there, it's not full to bursting. The tiles that don't fit are the 20 x 40's and the full-pagers. But I can just keep those in some sort of sheet-keeper. Easy access and sorting are the important factors for me. -Thrommel, who's thinking of...

Someone over at Monte's boards asked for a pic of how I organized my tiles. Thought I'd share here. -Thrommel, who you'd think is a neat-nik. UNTRUE.

I picked up a Plano 28-compartment StowAway tray at Target last night for six bucks. Here's a link. I have four sets and all the components fit in there except the 'full page' tiles and the 20' x 40' ones. Everything else is neatly sorted and at my fingertips. It's not as bulky as carrying...

You can do that with the NASCRAG tournament at Gen Con. We find that everyone (DM included) tends to have more fun if the whole team knows each other - although we've kitbashed together winning teams as well. As someone who has played, won, written, and DM'ed various tournaments at Gen Con for...

It's been a while since I dragged out the old SF blue box. This is what I was referring to: The scaling ranged weapon I was thinking of is the sonic disruptor. That would make a decent analog to a shotgun. Looks like the rules laid out for this scattergun are basically a half-strength version...

I really hate to be one of those guys who brings real-world physics into a fictional arena, but the truth is: shotguns don't generally pattern wide enough to be considered a cone effect. At 40 yards, you want a minimum of 50-60% of your shot to fit inside a 30 inch circle. That's a 'cone' 120...

Please make my selfish DM dreams come true and run an Etherscope campaign set in Ptolus. -Thrommel, who will also insist on a GM log and a player campaign journal. And stats. And a pony. (But a neo-Victorian steampunk pony, of course.)

I recommend starting with the adventures in the book. The low-level scenarios are well done and will help you figure out what kind of adventures you should send them on down the road. For instance, my party started out indicating they wanted to run a heavy social intrigue campaign. Three...

{But Father Lucien totally should have gotten a save.} I made sure to include it, they just don't mention it aloud. If you watch closely, he rolls a 20 sider while Alissa is rolling her damage. {Where's the "No miniatures were harmed in the making of this movie"?} Sadly, that's not true...

Hey gang, Only 13 hours left in the D&D film contest. So if you enjoyed the video, take a moment to go visit the site and give it a rating. Thanks for your support. -Thrommel, blinkin' bard.

Thanks for the kind words, everybody! I'm glad you enjoyed it. A lot of the ideas came out of real life moments in my own games. (Well, except maybe the end.) I totally understand the comment about the character of Alissa. Her backstory is that she's new to the game and has a totally different...

Check it out. (10 meg QT file - work safe.) It's also my entry in the D&D Fan Film contest. If you like it, rate it and pass the link along. -Thrommel, who can't tank five ogres either.

[artistic license] Yeah, we had to cut a line from the original script where Sir Chastain pointed out Lincoln's faulty math and Lincoln retorted with "And how much damage have you done so far? [/artistic license] -Thrommel, high priest with a whip made out of cobras.