Travis Miller's Blog About Sword & Sorcery Fiction and Classic Fantasy Adventure Gaming
Dave and I disagree on how to handle any number of things, and both of our campaigns differ from the "rules" found in D&D. If the time ever comes when all aspects of fantasy are covered and the vast majority of its players agree on how the game should be played, D&D will have become …
Continue reading Dave Played Blackmoor. Gary Played Greyhawk. Neither Played Dungeons & Dragons.
Brian from Death Trap Games put up a good post the other day about how D&D shifted away from old school play. I'm in broad agreement with his thesis and recommend that you go check out what he has to say. There was another shift that I find most relevant to my personal tastes in …
Continue reading Where the Shift from Old School Play Came From, As I See It
James of Grognardia published a post earlier this week wondering what level a king might be and if they had to be a high level character. He makes a good point. Many rulers, particularly in a sophisticated empire with rulership that is inherited, would not be involved in the activities D&D rewards with experience. In …
The Dweller in the Forbidden City blog posted about a Twitter poll they did on the question of colonialism in D&D. Here is a snip. The author seems to be surprised by the amount of vitriol they received as a result of this poll question. I don't find it surprising. The way this poll was …
Continue reading Colonialism is Not the Core Theme of Dungeons & Dragons
I want to bring your attention to this excellent post by Justin at The Alexandrian. Justin brilliantly describes something he calls "Description on Demand." This practice is when a player is given control over parts of the game world other than their character. In a conventional RPG, this is a game master technique where instead …
Cavegirl wrote a post about using dice which I agree with, mostly. Her thesis is, "Rolling dice is a tool for when it's hard for the GM to adjudicate the results." (emphasis hers) I can't agree that this is the only or perhaps even the primary use of dice in an RPG. As noted by Brendan …
Dennis Laffey had this to say about rolling in secret. John Laviolette responded with agreement. I'm going have to agree with them both on this one. Particularly John on the point he makes that the mechanisms are for the game master to be concerned with. When players are thinking about the mechanisms of the game, …
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