Search results

It was better than I thought it'd be--but then again, the first two D&D movies didn't exactly set the bar very high. I've got to admit, I'd like to see what this story could've been with a bit higher budget and some big-name actors.

Yeah, I "moved on" about 2010. Pathfinder is my D&D of choice now. I've kept abreast of the 5E developments and have been downloading the playtest packets and all that jazz, but bluntly, I'm just not all that invested in being part of a massive effort to playtest the new edition. Why? First...

Well... If you go by "encumbrance points," I think the easiest solution would be to simply say that you can carry a number of EP equal to your Strength score as a light load (without penalties of any sort). You can carry up to twice your EP as a medium load (with some mild penalty), and up to...

I don't have a problem with Kickstarter. I don't really care how products are financed, and I've tossed a few dollars into a kickstarter project here and there myself. Nevertheless, I voted yes. The phrasing of the poll, "self-promotion," perfectly describes several posts I've seen and even...

Howdy EN World folks! I'm going to Atlanta this week for business. While I won't have much free time during the week, I've scheduled Saturday to see what's around town. I'd love to swing by a game store and pick up at least a set of dice--it's become a tradition for me to pick up dice while...

I actually enjoyed it--but I went in with the idea that it's comedy, it's not supposed to be "serious." C'mon, were you expecting a deep, cerebral plot about Abraham Lincoln killing vampires? The action sequences are ridiculously overblown, sort of like a cross between the Matrix and 300...

I've given my homebrew's cosmology some thought, but it rarely comes up. I mostly play lower-level games and the planes are distant and mysterious to most of the characters. There's an astral plane that exists "above" the material plane. Most spells that reach the astral plane must be cast in...

One I heard all the time growing up (and in far, far too many gaming circles) is charisma. It's "ka-riz-ma," right? I've seen people go into apoplectic nerdrage over whether it's "ka-riz-ma" or "SHEER-iz-ma." Another big one is mage. Most people say it rhyming with "page," but some people...

I'm not a fan of the intoxicated condition. In fact, it was the first thing that I noticed that I distinctly disliked. I dislike it because I have enough issues with goofy players without having some sort of mechanical advantage to being goofy. In my last campaign we had a bard that was...

I realize that not everyone is going to share my experiences in this regard or my opinions, and that's fine. We want different things out of the game. One of the things that I rarely see addressed is that most of the people that don't like save-or-die effects in previous editions don't have...

First impressions: neutral. I've found things that I like and some things that I don't like. On the positive side... I dig the idea of flat math and the theme/background elements. Stuff about using kits during short rests is kinda neat, I could see digging that. On the negative... The...

I mostly use a desktop computer, I have a laptop computer that I use when I'm traveling. I don't really like to use the laptop for day-to-day tasks though. Most of the time we leave it in the kitchen to play music, watch shows, or get recipes and whatnot while cooking. I have a smartphone on a...

I'm a huge fan of two-parter traps. You trigger a trap and then something else happens. For example... A simple snare trap isn't too much of a big deal. It suspends you 10 feet in the air. (Pathfinder has a spiked snare trap at CR 1 that even slams you into spikes on the ceiling for some...

One of the things that I immensely enjoy is having the group fight members of "good" races: two human nations go to war and the characters are stuck in the middle, a tribe of reclusive elves are killing travelers because they want to keep civilization from encroaching on the wilderness, dwarves...

Usually, if you have to ask whether or not you're doing it... You probably are. If you have any doubt, it's best to phrase the statement in such a way that there's no doubt about what you're saying. The definition of "edition bashing" is a bit subjective, here's how I determine it. (Note: I'm...

Honestly, I'd like to see little or no deity statistics in the core rules. Perhaps one or two as an example for how to do it, but there's no way I'm running enough campaigns to need multiple sets of deity stats. That's something perfect for a new Deities and Demigods supplement. Put it in with...

Howdy Starman! :) Did you know that the Sedlec Ossuary was used as a location in the abominable Dungeons and Dragons live-action movie circa 2000? It has a bit of D&D history there already!

As many others have already stated... I prefer to put the ball in the player's court and make them carry some of the narrative onus. I don't do this just with how the party got together either, I also make them describe their cool actions (such as critical hits) and I occasionally ask open-ended...

My copy of the core rulebook (second printing) has random weather and wind effects on p. 439. Has this changed in newer printings? I haven't found guidelines on using random encounters either, although different resources provide a plethora of tables for them. I've just been using the 3.5...

My homebrew campaign has a Greco-Roman/ancient world type of feel to it. Although I do have an Asian-inspired region, I made a monk variant for the main campaign region. The basic idea is that instead of being a cloistered martial arts master, the athlete is the guy that competes in the...