I got it, started it, had to return it to the library when life intervened. I have now ordered it online (because I really want to finish it and I didn't want to go into a bookstore) and mentioned it to K., my Librarian Friend in Chicago. (One of several Librarian Friends in Chicago, so I suppose K. is Children's LFiC.) LFiC has now ordered it and ( Read more... )

Apparently every time the pregen adventure says "your players can do X or Y," we choose option C. Or something like that.

We're on a quest in the Faewild (weirdass land of magic and enchantment, for all those of you who don't know D&D) that's basically central to my character, Alisane Telemnar, rogue Eladrin of the Winter Court, who didn't like the ( Read more... )

If you overlap on the Venn diagram of paralegal (or lawyer) and gaming nerd, you might understand how I explained (to Mr. Havoc) taking legalese and government legal code and meshing them together ( Read more... )

1. Worldbuilding. So much worldbuilding. Roleplaying games where other people do worldbuilding and it's just constant and well thought out and interconnected. Roleplaying games where other people don't mind if you do your own worldbuilding ( Read more... )

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition? Seriously?

I am not blowing hundreds of dollars on yet another new edition of this game.

Let's not talk about the character generator either, shall we?

ETA: On the plus side, the edition wars in the comments section are hilarious.

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