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My current character in the next campaign for that group (Fading Suns) is a young Li Halan noble who romanticizes the ancient history of...

The character I played in our 11 year long Empire of the Petal Throne campaign (recently ended) was one of these. He was retired from...

Yeah. I also like the device of having a trap or secret door early in the dungeon left open/fired, maybe with a body lying in it, as a...

Personally, I think the best way for PCs to know to look for/find secret doors is to have enemies (or allies) use them when appropriate.

Monday night followed the plan, though the leg equipment was surprisingly busy and I wound up subbing a couple of sets of leg press for...

Thank the Universe for Caffeine. Upper/Chest another winner. 183.2 lbs on my weekly weigh in. I was hoping to hit 190 before I cut...

Just started watching season 4 of Critical Role. Well done, Liam. Yet another tragic backstory. I should turn this into a drinking game.

I saw an ad for the TV show and it looked interesting.

Read Washington Black by Esi Edugyan, which I found out about from Disney+ of all places because the TV series adaptation is there. It’s...

So if you take caffeine first thing, there are sleep chemicals that are not processed, just suppressed. I take caffeine, first thing...

The next level version of this is noticing no topics have gotten derailed in a way that lets you know someone you're ignoring is posting...

Map design should facilitate looking for secrets -- secret doors, hidden alcoves, traps, etc... -- by enticing the players to wonder why...

Ah, no. You couldn't automatically detect traps or secret doors in TSR versions of D&D. You've misremembered the rules and are...

Bingo. I draw my maps primarily to be a DM tool to describe a space to the players. A lot of people don't understand why I make such...

Canned potatoes are cheap and preserve for a long time. The ones I've used have already been peeled, which cuts down a step in...