Character Spotlight – Bhulan
My experiences with roleplaying a character very different from myself. Four years ago Epic Fred told our group he wanted to start a new campaign.…
Player Choice and Consequences
One of my favourite things about roleplaying games is the freedom they provide. Whether it is a video game or a tabletop roleplaying game, I…
Anchoring Characters
Creating characters is the backbone of D&D. You can’t play without them and making a character you don’t jive with can ruin a game. OR…
Dungeons and Dragons Skill Spotlight: Insight
Recently my browsing led me to a Dungeons and Dragons article by CRB.com titled “How to Use Dungeons & Dragons’ Most Controversial Skill“. The “controversial…
Routines and Rituals
Sailors have a reputation for being superstitious but I am convinced that they have nothing on D&D players. You don’t have to watch or listen…
Roleplaying Downtime Outside the Game
What are players up to between missions? The adventurers in tabletop roleplaying games are often extremely busy. There are always dungeons to delve, citizens to…
A Short Storytime – Recorded Summary
Pre-Game Summaries Each of my sessions typically starts with me summarizing the events of the previous session. It’s a nice lead-in that gets everyone’s mind…
Monster Spotlight – Noloq
Creating a Villain Creating villains in Dungeons and Dragons and other TTRPGs can be a lot of fun. I enjoy attempting to balance personality, appearance,…
Playing D&D Via Text
So…an experiment A few weeks ago I had become curious about “play-by-post” RPGs. For those of you that don’t know, play-by-post is a way of…
Drawing Inspiration
Tabletop roleplaying is a realm of constant creation. Characters, conversations, strategies, situations, stories, NPCs, monsters, treasures, and much more, are created continuously. Some with much…