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Not with a bang, but a whimper
That’s the way my campaigns end. That’s the way my campaigns end. That’s the way my campaigns end. So I’ve noticed that of the campaigns I’ve run, they tend to end with a nod and wink and “this a...
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Random plots
I saw this web site, “The story starter,” recently — it was highlighted in a blog about writers. It just generates randomized sentences, and they are kind of goofy. Some examples: The absent-minded...
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False advertising
DMGR1/2112. The Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide. This is actually a pretty good reference book for DMs. There is general advice on designing dungeons and indoor environments, and lots of stuff...
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Stonefoot’s revenge
The first D&D campaign I ever ran was only about seven years ago. I made a lot of mistakes but the best thing I did, I think, was to have a rival party of adventurers to annoy the players’ party....
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Weasels ripped their flesh, or, The triumphant return to in-person gaming
This week marked the first day everyone in my gaming group and in my household were fully vaccinated, and we could at last begin to play in person again! I went with Basic Fantasy, an inexpensive and...
View ArticleBF update: Dyson’s Deathtrap*
The last few Basic Fantasy sessions have bene brutal. A harpy killed the henchmage Brown Julius, along with the torchbearer and pack-bearer. Then the elf was killed by a hell hound — which also brought...
View Article“Medieval authentic”
D&D’s medievalism inspired a lot of players to try to develop something more verisimilar to the real world medieval period. In the early days, games like Chivalry & Sorcery made a nice effort...
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Medieval Wiltshire, sessions 1 & 2
It’s been quite a while since I DM’ed anything, but our 5e foray into Isle of Dread petered out and I decided that if wait until I’m “ready” to run the campaign I envisioned, it would take forever. So...
View ArticleMedieval Wiltshire, session 3
The 3rd session began with the party assembled at the sealed doors to the basement of the ruins of the cathedral in Old Saurm. We hand-waved the fact that we had a slightly different set of players —...
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