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Prepping for the "Christmas in July" celebration? Argument to be made this IS how they meet a Scrooge quota. Maybe their AI got summer solstice and winter solstice mixed up? At least we know this wasn't just a WOTC thing.

Steve Jackson Games - The Fantasy Trip. Core rule book In the Labyrinth does include elves and dwarves but they are not essential to the game or setting. Several other intelligent races are available for use as PCs. Base setting is Cidri. There is a Bestiary. Possible to play Octopi as PCs...

As I commented in the earlier thread on WOTC personnel actions, this is pretty SOP for WOTC. The new edition(2024 Core) is out the door, time to cull and replace the herd. Anyone considering accepting a gig at WOTC should consider it a temp job no matter how it is advertised and update your...

Had a 1/2 Drow monk in a long running campaign. As the campaign developed, she adopted the attitude of "If it considers her food, she will return the favor." Assuming of course, the critter in question was otherwise safe to eat. I liked the 'rat burger' scene in Demolition Man.

I am going with situation normal at WOTC. Long history of after a major project is freshly out the door, of there being a lot of folks leaving via either layoffs or voluntary separation. Multiple mass Xmas sackings have been reported right here on this site. While a lot of companies try to...

In stuff used for TTRPGs, there is this one: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1874304670/prism-dice-handmade-from-bulletproof-glass/description Some folks did get some dice. I wasn't one of those. Reading between the lines, seems the creator took too many orders and when she tried to...

What I have learned after many years of watching shows like Antiques Roadshow, is that Artworks are worth what the next buyer is willing to pay. One painting is worth $20, the next $200,000. Both look similar to my eye. Gives you as GM a wide latitude in providing the party with cash. Weight...

Rereading the Posleen books by John Ringo. Recently finished the current last book in Rebecca Yarros dragon flyer series. Got picked for jury duty a couple weeks ago. Turned out that one of the other prospective jurors is a published author. That book currently on order...

Does the book cover the downsides of pets and companions? Once a party has the traveling circus of critters, very unlikely that town guards will allow the group entry. Would you want to explain to his honor the mayor why you let in a party's lion that proceeded to chow down on a visiting VIPs...

If you go back a bit farther, one of the reasons for the switch from D&D 3.5 to 4 and the cancellation of most of the 3rd party licenses was Hasbro wanted to create something that would generate the cash flow of Blizzard's World of Warcraft. They thought they could do it with a staff of 10~20...

I scored a Dell Ultrasharp P2425 off the Dell Outlet store for $169 last winter. Nice 24" 16:10 monitor. But yes, 16:10s are currently a rare beast. The purchase was a tariff hedge against the possibility of one of my 10+ year old 24" Ultrasharps dying. The old monitor was repurposed as a...

GURPS Lite. Available free: GURPS Lite A free subset of the full rule set. Probably good enough for a short adventure. Followed by an Internet search for gurps adventures.

Invest in stuff to improve gaming ergonomics. If you host, replace those metal folding chairs and hard wood dining room chairs with more comfortable chairs. If gaming causes pain, you will game less. Better lighting - this is very person dependent. Ask your group before making expensive...

My ruling would be there is a good chance of spillage. Its a flexible bag, not a fixed shelving unit. Even if you assume a fixed directional gravity, the pot could wind up on top of the beholder body being taken back to the wizard for parts. Something could be added later that tips the pot...

"Not my drink". I don't use straws. :) As a resident of Tornado Alley, I have heard the terms soda, coke, and pop used pretty much interchangeably.

Most game systems assume the PCs are above average at the start. I am good with PCs starting there. No need for the "Chosen by god/fate/etc." stuff. Let the rest come thru play.

I think being an effective benevolent GM requires a good ability to compartmentalize what the Benevolent NPC knows from what the GM knows. This allows the BNPC to give advice to the party without spilling the whole plot secret. Even possible that advice is a well meaning but wrong bit of...

Also the effect on the local demand economy when those same adventurers return from their quest with the gorgon heads and a wagon full of weapons and armor looted from things they killed while hunting gorgons. Hard to sell the farmer's offspring a new freshly crafted long sword when there is a...

Since it seems everyone had fun, might be prudent to prepare a couple more short one shots. Having something ready means that if 'Grandma wants the kids' happens on short notice, you have something ready to run.

Congrats on making the session happen. One advantage of campaigns is you can reuse a lot of stuff. Both Bastion and the Necro-oozes could be reused in a future session. The dungeon gets occupied by something new a few months later and needs revisiting. The town becomes a base of operations...