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Nicodemus the Archmage
Here’s that model I painted. He’s turned out not too bad considering I’ve not picked up a brush in years. Took about an hour, and it looks ‘good enough’ which is all I need it to do. Given that I … Continue reading
Wandering Monster Groups
I’ve been running 4e intensively since release, it’s a great game, I love it. One of the things I love so much is the way it helps me construct encounters. I’ve had fun building and running them, and when they … Continue reading
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Illusory Assistant
My wife plays Kallista in our weekly game, a level 25 human wizard. She’s pretty fundamental to the groups success, especially whenever there are minions in play (not for long usually). trouble is, my lovely wife is 5 months pregnant … Continue reading
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Previously…
Read Chris Perkins’ great column The Dungeon Master Experience over at the Wizard’s site today. I’m really enjoying both this and Mike Mearl’s column too. They seem to be replacing the blog posts we (very occasionally got from the two of them, … Continue reading
Scouting for Boys
In the last couple of encounters we’ve played through in death’s reach, something has become clear. The rules could do with a pre-combat structure. In hindsight, it’s always been true, so I’m not sure why this came as such a … Continue reading
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Time to shelve the delve?
I’ve never really been a fan of the delve format WotC use for their adventures. I think it’s great that you rarely need to turn a page when you’re DMing an encounter, that’s a good thing. However, I still feel … Continue reading
A DM is made, not born
My wife and I did something a little exotic last night. No, not that. She stepped up to run her first ever session of D&D, having been a player for the last couple of years. She was excited and nervous … Continue reading
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Quoted For Truth
I was catching up on my reading and came across this from James Wyatt: Did you ever read a novel where the world was a barrier? Maybe you felt like you had to earn a master’s degree in the history … Continue reading
Dropping Down a Gear
Finally decided to try out one of the many anti-grind solutions that have been mooted for 4e combat. As my group head into the upper Paragon tier, the combats have been getting even longer than they already were. We were … Continue reading
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World inclusive!
Everybody plays D&D to have fun, but different people get their enjoyment from different aspects of the game. If you’re preparing and running a game for a group of players, understanding player motivations – what they enjoy about the game … Continue reading
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