So I’ve looked over the previous 1,496 entries and tagged some, largely so I can find some idea or notion or citation to reuse as fit - teachers are recyclers, to a large degree ( Read more... )

Some yearbook students asked me what D and D is, how it’s played.
A Question!

Now, in the Mahayana school of Buddhism, when someone asks for dharma instruction, and one is capable of competent teaching, it is a “downfall” not to instruct the seeker.

Yes, it is comparable: it is at that point one’s sacred holy dharma to instruct the uninitiated ( Read more... )

Gygax always enjoyed hearing from the game's legion of devoted fans, many of whom would stop by the family's home in Lake Geneva, about 55 miles southwest of Milwaukee, his wife said. Despite his declining health, he hosted weekly games of Dungeons & Dragons as recently as January, she said ( Read more... )

Dreams ( Read more... )

So you’ve rolled up the character’s attributes; strength, intelligence, dexterity, wisdom, constitution, charisma ( Read more... )

Seeing as Jim has postponed the game, all I can do now is write about how the game is played, which might actually afford a few interesting details.

Exposition: the expotition.Imagine a table covered with books, papers, pencils ( Read more... )

There's a pool of shimmering water in the dungeon. Bill goes to work ( Read more... )

EDIT: Make sure to check in with the running D and D bitchfight in the commentary ( Read more... )