Started a new campaign Friday night(it seems like I use this phrase more than I should, but hey- two gaming days allows for more campaigns, and it lets our new player try out another character before she leaves us for a return to college ( Read more... )

When DMing, if I'm on the ball I like to make sure there's moments for everyone to be awesome during the adventure. Undead tossed at the cleric who demolishes them; minions for the wizard to crush; stupid monsters that swing and miss the rogue's astronomical AC vs. opportunity attacks, opening said monster up to the fighter's combat challenge free ( Read more... )

Saturday saw the start of my housemate's much delayed first D&D4e game, set in Eberron. He's starting out with the book adventure, going on to the Free RPG Day adventure, and then Seekers of the Ashen Crown, and whatever he comes up with after that ( Read more... )

Four parts of what I'm enjoying and will be enjoying in my D&D games ( Read more... )

Tonight's game was a delve. One of my housemates has taken the occasional night to run something out of Dungeon Delve so she can get a feel for DMIng and get comfortable with it. For the rest of us, it's a chance to try out characters that we don't have time to fit into a full campaign; my other housemate gets to play his monk, while I've tried out ( Read more... )

My PHB2 arrived today and I've been flipping through it. Lots of cool stuff, but I had to pick just one. In three Saturdays, my Scales of War DM is starting a new game to run on certain Saturdays (why three? this weekend we continue my game where we've started Demonqueen's Enclave, and the Saturday after, we're playing Twilight Imperium with ( Read more... )

Three 4E D&D campaigns represent all my current RP gaming.

On alternating Saturdays, I've been running the WotC modules. Last Saturday saw the start of exploration on the second floor of the Pyramid of Shadows. It's been a pretty light game, lots of dice and combat, and it's been a lot of fun. This is our most advanced game experience-wise, and it's ( Read more... )

Tonight, my group finished Rescue at Rivenroar, and I got to show why I'm playing a two-handed fighter. On the boards I frequent, the sword-and-board fighter is held up as the preferred fighter type; one comment I read today was "...IMHO it's the (fighters and paladins) who don't use shields that have to justify their choice." Certainly, there are ( Read more... )

This Tuesday, I'll get to play 4E (as opposed to DMing it) for the first time. My wife will be making irregular trips in the coming months, so I wanted someone else to run while she was away, so she wouldn't miss the regular campaign. I'd also wanted someone to take over from time to time so I don't burn myself out ( Read more... )