This week at Adventurer’s League, I decided to use a set piece and make an encounter that would actually be memorable, actually be a little threatening, and would actually give me around in combat for a change. So I put a little bridge in… Continue reading “After Action Report: Bridge on the River DIE!”
Author: mattwandcow
RPG dreams: A new system each time
I’ve had this dream for a while: to find a group flexible enough and willing to put in the effort to run 52 RPG systems in a year, a new one each week. I haven’t found that group yet, but as I was talking to my not-quite-a-boss at the gamestore yesterday, he counter-offered with a store event idea: 12 games in twelve systems in 12 months. Continue reading “RPG dreams: A new system each time”
RPG Musings: Pokémon Hexcrawl
This weekly article that no one reads thing is starting to wear on me. But I shall persevere. Gives me something to do at work. Continue reading “RPG Musings: Pokémon Hexcrawl”
10 things I hate about Tomb of Anhilation
Nothing is perfect, no matter how excited about something you are. It’s taken me a long time to realize that, but I have. And so, in my thralls of ecstasy about ToA, let’s take a peek at the places I think it falters. Continue reading “10 things I hate about Tomb of Anhilation”
10 Things I like About Tomb of Annihilation
To say we were excited would be an understatement. The other DMs wanted a book to try and kill players with. I wanted a book with zombie dinosaur jungle safaris. And we were all made happy. Continue reading “10 Things I like About Tomb of Annihilation”
Handcrafted Heroes 2: The Death of Bonda
Last week, I rambled and ranted about making Bonda K’dock, my barbarian in a world of super heroes. Well, after all that effort of the post, and a week of rebuilding him from scratch, I regret to inform you, my reading public, that Bonda is DEAD. Continue reading “Handcrafted Heroes 2: The Death of Bonda”
Handcrafted Heroes: Rambles on creating characters in a super hero RPG
As I said in the state of the status, I’ve been playing in a super hero RPG. It’s been a lot of fun, but I have had some teething troubles trying to make characters that work well with the group and with the world that their in. SO let’s talk about that. Continue reading “Handcrafted Heroes: Rambles on creating characters in a super hero RPG”
State of the Status August 2017
Hey y’all! It’s been a long time since I’ve taken the time to tell you about what’s going on around here. And I need to, as things are in a bit of a state of change and its good to keep people informed about all of that, ya dig? Continue reading “State of the Status August 2017”
Planet Mercenary Slash Star Wars
My little sister hadn’t seen Star Wars. She knew the basics, but I think it’s worth seeing the whole thing. So while I’m watching the films, I keep thinking about how I would run a Star Wars game in Planet Mercenary. It wouldn’t be too hard, methinks, so I wrote this. I know this is not a complete conversion. If there are any egregious errors, let me know and I will make some changes/additions. Use this however the heck you want. Continue reading “Planet Mercenary Slash Star Wars”
What I Did Wrong at D&D Adventure’s League Episode 3
Sleep deprivation is a weird thing. Sometimes, you run a game with little sleep and its horrible. Other times, you come up with the exact perfect idea on the way to the game, and, while you can’t assemble it perfectly in your mind due to the aforementioned sleep scarcity, you instantly know that it is an amazing idea and needs to be acted upon. I had the second happen to me tonight. However, first we have to talk about stuff I did the previous weeks, including everything I did wrong since I last wrote one of these. Continue reading “What I Did Wrong at D&D Adventure’s League Episode 3”