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   So, I was shopping for interesting miniatures and came upon a mini of an outhouse that was actually a giant mimic. I had to get it.    I bought and painted the mini.    Then I started yearning to write and run some Deadlands. Outhouses are iconic props for the Old West, so an…

   I’m a big proponent of Forge of Foes, the Sly Flourish book written by Mike Shea, Teos Abadia and Scott Fitzgerald Gray. It takes a very modular approach to creating 5e monsters. Seriously, I’d never have to create another monster the rest of my life, if I just used the stat blocks and recommendations…

   For StartPlaying Games I offered to run a Conan campaign using the Shining Kingdoms series of adventures as the framework, fleshed out with original adventures inspired by the PCs’ backstories and carousing tales.    This has been going on for over a year and a half, and many players have come and gone over…

   For Baldman Games’s Virtual D&D Weekend I was tasked with running the very railroady adventure Nightmare of the Naga. I made several changes to the plot to make it a more enjoyable experience for my players.    The PCs are tasked with going to a Feywild domain ruled by a naga archfey and her…

   For Baldman Games’s Virtual D&D Weekend I was tasked with running a Dungeoncraft adventure set in the Feywild. I enjoy CCC and Dungeoncraft adventures. I’m excited to see what new writers bring to the table while simultaneously fearing the material might not be up to snuff.    This was WBW-DC-ZODIAC-06 Nightmare of the Naga.…

   At GaryCon this year during my Conan games I learned the joy and the consequences of giving to the players when they ask if they can have things. While these boons are well deserved and can benefit the players in large ways, they can disrupt or at least derail a game.    At my…

So I’ve been gone to GaryCon and visiting family. I’d like to share with you my experience at GaryCon. I’m on the left. The other guys are Gary and Mike. It was through their constant praising of the GaryCon experience that I decided to plunge ahead and join this group. Here we’re standing in line…

   I wasn’t horribly effective in our latest Phandelver adventure, leaning in to casting the cantrip Vicious Mockery instead of getting up front with my rapier.    I’m playing a level 2 Bard from the College of Tragedy (from the Tal’Dorei Reborn Campaign Guide). I’m a goblin bard who was discovered by a traveling acting…

   “I can’t follow the Admiral’s orders. They are illegal. Besides… she’s having an affair with an Orion. It’s a security risk,” the Science Officer defied the Captain.    “Do not display that material in my conference room,” Captain Binat demanded. She tapped her com badge. “Security, escort my officers to their quarters to be…

   Sly Flourish likes to say the encounter should be built based on the story, not on xp budgets. I probably never would have come around to this way of thinking if it wasn’t for the Deadlands RPG where the PCs might go up against 200 zombies or a servant of death who is way…