Recent content by Lazybones

I admit that I haven't been looking for yet another actual play to watch since I started Critical Role's season 4, but I liked Relics and Rarities, and may give this a shot. I enjoy DAW's use of physical objects/props when she DMs. Agree that the comparatively bite-sized nature of these makes it...

Thanks for the kudos. In a few of my past stories I polled the readership about their favorite characters. The rapscallion smart-asses like Ravani are usually popular, but I admit a fondness for the sturdy, straight-laced leader types like Leana. * * * Chapter 19 Everything happened all at...

Should be some interesting character dynamics with those groupings. I think I read somewhere that they were going to have players move in and out of their initial groups over the course of the campaign, which should allow for more character and story development.

My wife made a similar comment when I complained that I’d “only” written two novels in 2025; it’s a lot in an absolute sense, but my output is way down from what it was a decade ago. Chapter 18 “So,” Folgar asked, as they left the woods behind and rejoined the trail heading back to the keep...

As I noted at the start of this story, I’ve been a long-time participant in National Novel Writing Month, which challenges writers to complete a 50,000-word novel during the month of November. Sadly, the nonprofit that organized this event and ran the website became defunct this year. But I’m...

I have three games currently, two in Fantasy Grounds that play weekly, and one in-person game that plays every other week. I've cancelled a few sessions here and there, but overall my number's in the neighborhood of 250 hours for 2025 so far.

I think comparing sales to past editions is difficult due to the way that digital has changed everything in the tabletop space. I bought the 2024 core books in both hardcover and for my VTT of choice, and I'll probably do the same for future books that have player-facing options (e.g...

For a while I was running 5e games for strangers through my local Meetup, and I ran into plenty of people who came to tabletop D&D via Baldur's Gate 3.

Chapter 16 “No, wait!” Leana cried, but her calls went unanswered as both sides reacted to Vinx’s unexpected attack. The sling stone seemed to be flying straight toward a point between the goblin boss’s eyes, but at the last instant one of the warriors stepped in front of her, his shield...

Chapter 15 “Do you think they’ll actually do it?” the warrior asked, as they made their way back into the ravine. “Return the dragon.” “Doubtful,” Folgar said. “The creature represents a massive upgrade in power for the kobolds, especially if the other caves are as dangerous as they claimed.”...

An excellent board game. I still regularly play the digital version on Steam.

Heh, no worries. I never really got into 4e (never actually played it with a live group). I eventually adapted that story into a series of novels called The Colors of Fate, and I think it got better for having removed all of the D&D aspects. Question for the readers: I’ve already selected the...

Chapter 13 The first giant centipede staggered as it was blasted by one of Folgar’s magic missiles. It tried to evade the rest of them, but there was no escaping the arcane darts as they slammed into the monster, blasting it into pieces. The second bug kept on coming, its body undulating as it...

Bumping my most-read ENWorld story to let my thread subscribers know I'm writing a new 5e story based on the recently-released Heroes of the Borderlands starter set. It's a more modest effort than these ol' epic threads of yore, but I thought some of you might enjoy it. You can find the new...

I’m a few posts ahead in the story now, and I think I’ll go to an every-other-day schedule for posting chapters. I am not planning on having the party visit every single cave, but they’ll definitely need to get to third level before taking on the cult (assuming they survive that long). Chapter...