Rise of the Runelords, Epilogue
Turtleback Ferry, Midwinter Great bonfires burn away the afternoon chill, visible for miles across the frozen lake. The townsfolk were initially suspicious of a “the Dam’s Still Standing” party, but...
View ArticleRise of the Runelords, Final PC Sheets Part 1
Taeva Nix Female Gnome Rogue 15 / Barbarian 1 TN Small humanoid (gnome) Init +15; Senses Darkvision (60 ft.), Low-light, Perception +22 DEFENSE AC 33, touch 23, flat-footed 25, Evasion, Improved...
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Balekh Scrollseeker Male Human Cleric 3 / Diviner 3 / Mystic Theurge 10 NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +2; Senses Perception +9 DEFENSE AC 25, touch 13, flat-footed 24 ( +1 Dex, +10 Mithral...
View ArticleAlternate History Song of Ice and Fire
This text potentially contains MAJOR SPOILERS for ASoIaF/Game of Thrones. Read at your own risk if you’re not up to date on the books. This is an alternate take on the history of the books to set up an...
View Article“Gozreh’s Oath” the Trident of Azlant
(Minor SPOILERS for Curse of the Crimson Throne) Early on in my Curse of the Crimson Throne campaign, the random treasure generator spit up a +3 Holy, Axiomatic, Icy Burst, Cleaving, Keen Trident. It...
View ArticleStraight-Up Premise Theft: The Almighty Johnsons
So you know how video game designers who blog tend to have blogs that go dark suddenly and for extensive periods when their game is about to come out? Yeah, sorry about that. It’s been a pretty...
View ArticleStraight-Up Premise Theft: Sense8
The Elevator Pitch Eight unrelated individuals from around the world share a dream one night: a woman commits suicide to keep herself and her friends from a creepy old man and his conspiracy. Each in...
View ArticleGMing Tricks from the Defenders
One of the first things I noticed about the new Defenders show on Netflix was that, by virtue of making an ensemble out of a bunch of established solo characters, it wound up feeling more like an RPG...
View ArticleStar Wars: The Force Meddles
This article contains spoilers for The Last Jedi (and likely other Star Wars films). A significant difference, in my mind, between Star Wars and Star Trek is how many story-moving coincidences I’m...
View ArticleBorrowing from Video Games: Spider-Man’s Sinister Morality
This article contains fairly shallow SPOILERS for the main plot of the new Spider-Man game for the PS4, but that nonetheless cover topics up to the game’s ending. A lot of these are things that are...
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