Handling Oversized Parties

 Posted by on August 23, 2010  Filed as: Better Gameplay?  4 Responses »
Aug 232010
 
Handling Oversized Parties

So, you’re sitting there, squinting over your DM shield with dice in hand, your books, spells, and monsters pre-sorted – all to aid in the fabrication of the epic marvel of a session you have thought out for the last week to place before your fellow gamers. You glance up and are forced to a sudden reality. You realize that your party consists of the [Read the article]

Aug 152010
 
That Is Not A Real Person - It's A Stuntman

Over the course of a few days you contemplated what race you’d play, what class, what build, what history. You thought about his purpose in the game, his personality, and his goals. You were creating a living, breathing hero, instead of filling out some stats on a character sheet. At least, you thought you were. There he was, Rolen Darkmoor, a two-weapon fighting emo ranger [Read the article]

Rules Lawyers – Raising the Bar

 Posted by on May 30, 2010  Filed as: Better Gameplay?  6 Responses »  Topic(s):
May 302010
 
Rules Lawyers - Raising the Bar

The rules lawyer knows the ins and outs of the game system like I know the curves of every turn in Gran Tourismo. It’s their specialty, their baby, their forte. Give them the opportunity to throttle into the turn… er, I mean spout out a rule infraction, and they take it. Meaning, the referee is not always the gamemaster. On my first session with a [Read the article]

May 182010
 
What's with all this fancy talk?

So, you’ve finally got your awesome background for your character. In addition, you’ve decked him out with the best gear a 1st level character can get, and you’re totally ready to impress your gaming buds with your new badass character. Then, when the game starts, you’re sitting there waiting for your character to get introduced, and you’re nothing but a bundle of nerves. You can’t [Read the article]