With the planning phase behind us, it is now time to get down to business. But, we have some time to kill so we attempt to give the entire town depression. A heroes work is never done. The adventure continues with Steve Melloncamp (Mike Bachmann), Aludra Wyrmsbane (Jennifer Cheek), Jaela (Nika Howard), Toby Treacletart (Tim …
The gang is doing really well on the the whole getting out of Norhall thing. Really, top marks all around. But, the road to town is long and full of potential dangers what with work crews fast repairing the damage from the night before. Not the best time to try and sneak out, but that …
Mike C. asks – How tough would it be to run a campaign (or even just a session) with no notes at all? Mike, I love this question because it comes from a place of absolute fearlessness. GMs spend a lot of time locked in a personal battle over how much to plan versus how …
Y’all ever get that felling like you are in a cheesy action film? Maybe it is the man with the eye patch. Or maybe it is the blaring guitars in the distance but I will tell you what, this whole “Save Cheryl she has been kidnapped” thing sounds familiar. Luckily we have our new Ettin …
David asks – I’ve been running a campaign with a group for a little over a year. For the majority of them this has been their first exposure to pen-and-paper games, so I have spent a lot of time teaching and reteaching terminology and mechanics in our sessions. This has slowed the pace of the …
Our rowdy monster crew gets let in on a secret tip that someone very important to them has been snatched. Knowing in their Monster Hearts that leaving the Atlanta Falcons alone is possibly a cowardly action, saving their leader is the most important thing they could do at this time. Cheryl is the most important …
Von asks – How can I break up with my DM? I’m about 18 months into a weekly campaign and my life is just getting too busy. I still have time to play but it is starting to feel like more of an appointment than a hobby. Von, regardless of how you extricate yourself from …
When you meet a new friend you just have to establish a baseline level of trust. Trust is so important these days, what with the dreaded Nareevians taking the shape of potential new friends but they are actually trying to siphon off the magical energies from a nice Elven city and overthrow a city that …
Mike J. asks – I’m running a Traveller campaign, and the party is the crew of a spaceship. I had planned to have them get involved in a big interplanetary war and eventually come face to face with the big bad of the campaign. Unfortunately, the party has no interest in joining this war or …
Ruh-Oh! The gang has to catch up to a fleeing Smash and try to get out of the Norhall Grounds alive?!? What a strange journey. What an intense turn of event. Hope you have a nice seat with a nicer edge because things are about to get dicey! And random. This is a 5e Dungeons & …