Monthly Archives: January 2020
Let’s Talk About Death!
I still remember DM’ing a game session for a friend of mine back in the 90’s where the first paladin he’d ever rolled was quickly losing a solo combat encounter to a small group of Giant Ants. At some point … Continue reading
Hex Maps
As time allows, I’ve been plugging away on my Google Docs/Sheets, and on my style guide for Dahrqbrü’s maps. I’m trying to work at it a little each day—it’s a deeply satisfying labor of love, reminiscent of model building. (Don’t … Continue reading
I Think I Just Peed A Little…
Every day, I find myself wading through rivers of D&D 5e content—some great, some not so great. I’ve had a cursory look at virtual tabletop subscriptions through Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds, but I’ve been too distracted with DM stuff to … Continue reading
Death
Unconscious (Player’s Handbook, pg. 292) • Attack rolls against the [unconscious] creature have advantage. • Any attack that hits [an unconscious] creature is a critical hit if the attacker is within 5 feet of the creature. Damage at 0 Hit … Continue reading
Priorities
My leading priority right now is retooling the current campaign so we can get back to playing, but in a way that will be more efficient and engaging. That said, I still want to get more of my worldbuilding notes … Continue reading
Blackhammer Ironworks (Aia–District of Smiths and Craftsmen)
Either by reputation, scale, or appearance, no northerner mistakes the Blackhmmer Dwarves’ Foundry in Aia for any common forge. While humble blacksmiths toil away fleeting daylight hours by banging out horseshoes and nails, or bending metal strips into simple hinges … Continue reading
Exposition and Lore Moving Online
At the last minute, I let everyone in our gaming group know that I’d decided to postpone our next gaming session for a week. We’ve only played two games in this new campaign, and while I was ready to run … Continue reading
The Dawn’s Hope Massacre
Within a day of our heroes’ returned to Aia, word reached town that the mysterious and malevolent forces tormenting nearby communities and trade routes around the Dawn’s Hope settlement in the prior weeks had apparently brought their full force to … Continue reading
Revisions
So, what do you do when you craft a campaign around four characters and then one of those four characters dies unexpectedly at 1st level? Yeah. I’ve been thinking about that question a lot over the last week.