Recent content by Richards

I'm reading something a bit odd for me: an office romance comedy novel called Inter-Office Male. Not something I'd normally be drawn to, but I found the fact it was written by an author named John Richards to be completely irresistible, if only because I'm pretty sure I didn't black out in 2002...

Or "Everything You Know is Wrong" by "Weird" Al Yankovic. Johnathan

Might be worth an experiment or two, though. For science. Johnathan

In today's "Down to Erthe" game session, the PCs: Were sent to take out everyone working in two side-by-side businesses, a pawn shop and a bar, which were fronts for a rival guild of rogues and assassins; the PCs' Guildmaster had just survived an assassination attempt by this rival guild and he...

Took down entire assassins guild. Johnathan

Concur in full. I'll be counting down the days for this. Johnathan

In my first D&D 3.5 campaign with my current group, I had a gnome potion-maker named Piddilink Dundernoggin, who was famous for taking "shortcuts" in his potion creation. These he sold at a reduced cost, but they all had little quirks, like the healing potions that tasted so bad it took a...

Ooh, a Jack Vance quote! From Eyes of the Overworld, unless I'm mistaken! Johnathan

Tonight's "Middle of Elsewhere" campaign session had us tracking down an elven seer who'd been kidnapped by Muspelheim fire giants. The PCs: Entered Muspelheim through a cave gate, saw a 40-ft stone building with a fire giant guard on the roof and another 40 feet from the entry doors Cast a...

Pointless combat; (temporary) PC death. Johnathan

The thread: Subclass and Feat Path thoughts (+) What I saw: Succubus and Feat Path thoughts (+) Johnathan

No, but "Salem" and "males" use the exact same letters, and all three of us are males.... Duh-duh-DUNNNH! Johnathan

The thread: Wes Schneider is the product lead for Ravenloft: The Horrors Within What I saw: Was Schneider the product lead for Ravenloft: The Horrors Within? Johnathan

In high school, my two best friends were born on April Fool's Day and Leap Day. I was born on a Friday the 13th.... Johnathan

When I was stationed at Minot AFB early in my Air Force career, my neighbor across the street happened to mention her cousin was a comic book artist. I asked his name, and when she answered, I asked (in awe), "You mean the Bill Sienkiewicz?" She had no idea just how famous he was in the comic...