Travis Miller's Blog About Sword & Sorcery Fiction and Classic Fantasy Adventure Gaming
I've been to several conventions over the last decade. I've had a few negative experiences. Most of my convention going has been wonderful. My own errors and observations helped me to learn some strategies to get the most out of a convention. I start with research. When I hear about a convention, it is usually …
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I participate in some of the discussions about "the world's greatest fantasy role playing game" on the local Facebook D&D group. I occasionally bring up some element of the Old School Renaissance play style. Almost without fail there will be a dismissive comment from another gamer who started playing D&D around the time I did …
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Games answer questions. Stories answer questions. Games and stories answer questions in different ways. The game state taught me how they are different.
I have been reading gaming blogs for over a decade and published over 400 posts of my own. Blogs have been massively important to me and my enjoyment of the hobby since I became aware of them. They have been crucial in the growth and development of the many excellent games that we have available …
“People don’t want a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole in the wall.” Theodore Levitt XP is far less of an incentive than many game masters and designers think it is. Experience points are a proxy for what players want not the thing that players actually want. The myth of Experience Points as primary …
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The cleric is a class that is like licorice. Some players love playing clerics. Some players hate playing clerics. Few are indifferent. The cleric is quite versatile and can be key character in a lot of adventures. They have access to resources the other characters can't touch and as they go up in level, become …
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A lot of old school gamers love the fighter for the simplicity and joy of battle. What does my character do? He fights! It can be a great fun to play a reckless, ridiculously named, swashbuckling warrior who gets himself killed in a hilariously ignoble fashion. Sometimes you want your fighter to become a famous …
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