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Quick note: Looking for a room in the East Bay Area
A quick bit for those who know me but haven't heard this news: I'm looking to move down to the East Bay Area around the beginning of the new year. I've had some neat opportunities comes up, and it's high time I moved to explore them ( Read more... ) -
Finally solved the roleplaying issue in D&D 4/e
So, in Dragon 379, the 4/e team talks about Skill Powers -- utility powers you may take if you're trained in a particular skill, rather than just being wholly class-based. I think the idea is amazing, and I'm all for it, but I didn't realize what it opened up until recently ( Read more... ) -
Initial Concept: A Martial/Arcane Weapon-based Striker
So, after last night's D&D 4/e game -- the end of the campaign -- I was playing around with some thoughts about a new class. I should warn you, this post will be all stream-of-consciousness ( Read more... ) -
Doing The Work, Part I
Let's talk a moment about something near and dear to my heart: the act of game writing.
Or, to be crude (and those who have listened to my recent appearance on The Podge Cast know, I can be pretty damned crude), the act of fucking it up by procrastinating and other bullshit.
Now, if you're going to write a role-playing game -- and I mean really ( Read more... ) -
ENnies 2009 Voting!
Vote at www.ennie-awards.com! If you're looking for other indie products nominated, check out www.summer-revolution.com.
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This Just In...From GenCon 2009 is live!
Hey! This Just In...From GenCon, the live podcast show that Paul Tevis & I did twice daily at GenCon last year, has just launched the first pre-GenCon episode for 2009!
Check it out at: http://thisjustinfromgencon.com/
From the kick-off episode:
Ryan kicks off this second year of This Just In with his co-host from last year, Paul Tevis. But this ( Read more... ) -
ENnies nominations!
Ever since the ENnie Awards in 2007, I have been chief among those given a special honor: playfully jabbing at my good friend Paul Tevis' Gold ENnie Award for Best Podcast.
"Oh, hey, it's ENnie Award Winning Paul Tevis!" etc.
He has been eagerly awaiting an opportunity to turn the tables on me, and it looks like it's possible this year.
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A Montage hack for 4/e
In my D&D 4/e game, two of my three (yes, I only have three!) players are leaving in September. When I heard this, I told them that I'd like to see what paragon is like, as I've only seen lower-level Heroic. They were level 2, so we were going to level 11. We were also about to go on a three week hiatus thanks to mismatched schedules, so session ( Read more... ) -
Hacking Race for the Galaxy
While hanging out with two of my three local Race for the Galaxy crew on the 4th, I had a weird idea for a hack. We played it last night, after playing two disappointing games of Race (disappointing to everyone, including the winners) and one okay game. (I'll get to the disappointment later ( Read more... )