Category: Thinking

Redux: Socially Responsible Gaming

Originally posted on Google+ on January 4 2018: Somebody in a G+ RPG community was asking about being a more socially responsible gamer: specifically, game recommendations that were more socially conscious, and actions that could be taken by gamers to positively impact the world. I made a big giant post!But everyone else in the thread … Continue reading Redux: Socially Responsible Gaming →

Redux: Fire in D&D

Originally posted to Google+ in February 2015: Basically, the DM wanted a fight that forced some choices: there's going to be a hellhound, a zealot bad guy, and the scene is going to be on fire. It's going to make the PCs have to decide whether to turn and flee or fight on, and the … Continue reading Redux: Fire in D&D →

Tome to Table: Godsteel in “The Chalice”

This week I finished reading The Sword, The Ring, and The Chalice, a fantasy trilogy penned by author Deborah Chester; it forms the smaller part of her Mandria/Nether cycle, alongside the four Queen's Gambit novels. I enjoyed this series quite a bit! The lead character, Dain, is the elven heir to the throne of Nether, … Continue reading Tome to Table: Godsteel in “The Chalice” →

Redux: Beneath the Bathhouse, a Planarch Codex Dungeon Example

Originally posted to Google+ in December 2014. I really enjoyed putting this together! I love the Codex's guide to assembling a dungeon on the fly, and I want to use it for pretty much everything, every chance I get... derelict spaceships, dramatic and complicated social interactions at parties, whatever. Love it. This was my answer … Continue reading Redux: Beneath the Bathhouse, a Planarch Codex Dungeon Example →