Recent content by Dr. Bull

Kelsey Dionne and the Arcane Library artists deserve all the praise they can absorb! Great product, great layout, great art, great product... Best game of the year, no doubt. BTW: Although it is designed for dungeon-crawling, ShadowDark can easily run psychological, political, or...

Thanks for bringing Mazes to my attention! I just bought the book and PDF after reading the Free RPG quickstart. It's a fun system and the graphic design is excellent...

Mike Schley is awesome!

Love every cover... Collect 'em all!

I bought the rulebook, read it, and then returned it without a second thought. 'nuff said?

Dear Clint: I think you are right. I'm sorry that I yucked on your yum (a great expression, by the way). Thankfully, there are dozens of ways to play D&D and I hope my comments didn't inhibit how you play and/or enjoy it... You are correct. The community is very open and accepting...

I could not agree more with the critiques I've read so far. When I want to play D&D, I don't want to be a spectator. I want to run a character or be the DM. I appreciate the contributions of talented voice actors and professional Dungeon Masters. I also admire the editing, the special...

Dear Mr. Dunwoody: I am grateful that you have posted this and I am also glad to join this conversation. As a long-term DM (with 40 years of experience), I like to read as much as I can about time-saving strategies and alternative perspectives to DM'ing. This was one of the best articles I've...

Greetings! I've always enjoyed the discussion threads on Peregrin's Nest... Here are my ideas: 1. Fast Zombies. A nasty surprise for any jaded adventuring party. 2. Will O' Wisps, Undead Stirges, or Crawling Claws that attack in swarms. 3. I like Sketchpad's idea of intelligent...

Nailed it!

That (previously mentioned) ranking of OSR games was probably based on a wildly subjective survey. Old grognards (like myself) are notoriously opinionated... :) Personally, I haven't been this excited about a game for many years. For me, ShadowDark is my Holy Grail. In fact, I can finally...

Excellent answer... Well played!

I'm grateful they're making a book on Phandelver that will hopefully tie-in the box sets and the region. It's a well developed resource that is excellent for introducing D&D to new players. In 4e, I appreciated the Nentir Vale (one of the few things I liked about 4e). It was like an...

Good call. The War of the Lance trilogy would make excellent material for a film.

The description of Dwarven Fiasco is oddly phrased: "They pooled their resources but stray light from a distant star pierced their magic circle." I have no idea what that means. Any suggestions?