A Journey of Sorts | A place for D&D

1. Experience and Leveling

In my opinion, any DM worth his salt will welcome the occasional combat-less, roleplay-heavy session. However, at the end of said session, many of those same DM’s will feel disappointment when they hand over little to no experience...

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2. I'm back, nerds!

It’s kind of a long story as to what’s happened between then and now; then being the last time I dug around in some code and made a footprint on the web. For those of you who don’t know, or those who would like to take a...

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3. Turn Up the Volume

Starting a new campaign is always a taxing proposition. It’s typically full of complications, from getting the new players together, to settling on a type of game, to putting all the pre-campaign information together. What turns the...

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4. Follow the Leader

Do D&D adventuring groups need a party leader? What exactly does a party leader do, anyway? Is it his job to tell everyone what they can and can’t do? Or are they simply the voice of reason when the group can’t decide what...

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5. Good vs. Evil

It’s the age-old question: what makes good good and evil evil? D&D is a game about killing monsters and stealing their treasure. Is that kind of killing wrong? Even though they’re evil, does that make us right for killing...

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The Golden Rule

Posted by Christopher on Aug 15th, 2010 in Community, Life | 4 comments

With the exception of my four-year stint in the Navy, every job I’ve ever had was a customer service job. As many in the field know, it’s a tireless job, filled with demanding people and...

Good times; Old Pictures

Posted by Christopher on Jan 6th, 2010 in Meta | 0 comments

I’ve been posting pictures to my Flickr account over the past five years. Typically, until I find time to add commentary for each and every photo, they stay locked and hidden from view. This...

Bonus Action Points

Posted by Christopher on Jan 2nd, 2010 in Rules | 0 comments

Midway through 3rd Edition, I added a new system of rewards to my games. This system, simply called “action dice,” was in vogue at the time, and many d20 System publishers implemented...

Rule Zero

Posted by Christopher on Jan 1st, 2010 in Advice, Characters, Players, Rules | 0 comments

Players of 3rd Edition will recognize the term “Rule Zero.” It just means that any DM ruling supersedes all other rules; his say comes before anything else put to paper. In essence: this...