[note: this article first appeared on R P’s personal site in 2019] I see a lot of sound and fury about railroading on various internet fora. Trouble is, I think almost all of it is bullshit. The discussion which spawned…
Modern game accessories with an Old School feel!
Tag: d&d
Wow, are we ever getting behind on our #Swordtember posts. Never fear! We’ve got lots of sharp, pointy goodness incoming for you. Here’s the next installment! Desolation Weapon (greatsword), legendary Desolation did not always have that name. Once it was…
Time for another #Swordtember post! This time it’s a fabled blade with an intelligence of its own. Striker, Deflector of the South Weapon (longsword), legendary (requires attunement by a creature of good alignment) It is whispered that one day a…
When you’re at the table, pay attention. Shut off your phone. Get off your tablet. (More on that below.) You owe it to your friends to actually pay attention to them and what they’re doing when you’re together. Focus on…
Last week we talked about working with your DM. Remember also to work with your fellow players. If the party decides to go east and you decide to go west, you’ve more than likely just made things infinitely more difficult…
Tabletop role-playing games are exercises in collaborative storytelling. Whether you’re sitting around a table in someone’s house, at a game store, or via an internet app, you are interacting with real people who have real feelings and a real investment…
I was listening to a podcast the other day (specifically “Down With D&D”, which you can find here) and the host mentioned something that hit close to home for me: The internet has heaps of helpful information about how to…
