Travis Miller's Blog About Sword & Sorcery Fiction and Classic Fantasy Adventure Gaming
Most old school DM's and players, in my experience, have not been a part of games with high level characters. The lethality of old school play can keep you from getting a character much over 6th or 7th level. A lot of campaigns fizzle out before characters hit 9th or 10th level. Often this is …
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Stilgar the Red Monk, Rexor the mutated fighter and Akbar wielder of the Shadow Staff descended into the Undercity of Nightside from their private entrance in the cellar of their villa. They purchased the manse because it has a direct connection to an entrance known as "The Shaft." The Shaft was reportedly dug by the …
While working on another post about non-player characters, it occurred to me that different groups have different priorities during player to player "in character" social interactions. Some groups enjoy in character social interaction that doesn't advance the party's objectives. In my games, I prefer to limit any activity that does not move characters toward some …
A phrase frequently stated by writing teachers is, "Show. Don't Tell." This applies equally to game masters. If you want to get your players on the edge of their seats, your location descriptions need to "show" the players what their characters see. Do not "tell" them what to think or how they should feel about …
The Kompanions woke refreshed from their rest after there adventures in and around the lost dwarven adamantine mine. They packed up and began the long flight back to Vanessas' Lament. With only one encounter in the boglands with a vampiric vapor creature, the party returned to the Temple of Chaos near Woodhurst. Several months ago, …
My wife likes opera and I have watched several live streams of the Metropolitan Opera with her. The Met has the best musicians, the best singers and the best production crew in the world of opera. My response? Meh. I appreciate the effort that goes into it and I appreciate the amazing skill that everyone …
Monstress by Sana Takeda and Majorie Liu Monstress is a triumph. I don't buy a lot of comic books. Only so much money and so much time, you know. I have a standing order with my local comic shop to hold this one for me, every issue. Image has, over the years, kept me buying comics …
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