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101 Days of D&D: web resources for D&D GMs #1

Posted on 29 Nov 2005 · tagged , , , · comments off

Administrivia: VERY busy this week with work projects, freelance projects, and planning a trip to KC this weekend to get the MINI serviced and do some Christmas shopping, so I’m going to hammer out a few short posts for “101 Days…”, though I’ve got a couple of longer posts percolating around the ol’ noggin. I [...]

101 Days of D&D: miniatures vs. counters vs. air

Posted on 27 Nov 2005 · tagged , , · comments off

Miniatures are one of the iconic accoutrements of RPGs. First, the “funny” dice, then maybe lots of books, then minis. Minis may be #2 and books #3. Not sure, nor does it matter. Minis are iconic, which is weird, because I’ve been playing off and on for twenty-something years, but I’ve only started using minis [...]

101 Days of D&D: Holiday break

Posted on 24 Nov 2005 · tagged , , · comments off

I’m pretty much familied-up for the next few days, and I’m cooking the Thanksgiving meal at our house this year, so I haven’t had much time to write anything. I’m working on a scenario for this week’s game on Saturday night, and I’ve got a list of pieces for this series I’m thinking about, too, [...]

101 Days of D&D: reward systems

Posted on 21 Nov 2005 · tagged , , · comments off

I spent much of last night involved in a long email conversation with one of the players in my Eberron campaign, we’ll call him “Tim” (which is convenient, since that’s his actual name). Tim sent me a link to the Experience section of “Sweet20″, which is Clinton Nixon’s (of Shadows of Yesterday and The Forge [...]

101 Days of D&D: “Spotlight episodes”

Posted on 20 Nov 2005 · tagged , , · comments off

There’s a great RPG called Primetime Adventures by Matt Wilson. It’s a heck of a game. It’s my favorite of the “indie,” narrativist RPGs. It’s really good stuff. I highly recommend it if you love good stories and good TV. It’s also a great one-shot or convention game, too. Not only is PTA a great [...]

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