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Author Archives: MssngrDeath
Weapons with Powers (Part 1)
I have a lot of problems with 4th Edition (in fact, I have a list of topics I’d like to address eventually), and one is the change in weapon tiers. 3rd Edition had “exotic” weapons, for weapons that required a … Continue reading
Campaign Writeup: The Eight Arms and the Deed of Taiyun Gao
The Eight Arms and the Deed of Taiyun Gao is the third campaign to end in the Eight Arms universe, though it was the second to start (five-week campaigns do a number on my count). The Eight Arms see an … Continue reading
Campaign Writeup: The Eight Arms and the Conqueror Worm
I recently concluded the second campaign in the Eight Arms universe, The Eight Arms and the Conqueror Worm. It’s part of my continuing effort to design a D&D super-adventure by building a setting organically through a series of campaigns (basically, … Continue reading
Keeping Plots Discontinued (or, Nobody Cares about Your Wolfos Ranger)
Most players don’t know what goes into making a D&D session. It’s not unlike how most children don’t know what it’s like to be a parent, or how most people don’t really know what their boss (or their boss) does … Continue reading
Dealing with Character Death
The death of a character is rarely a happy event. Sometimes it’s a well-deserved comeuppance for terrible play (he said, glaring knowingly at the mirror-man sorcerer), but usually it’s a series of unplanned circumstances that leave the player and the … Continue reading
A Rant on “Good” Role-Playing
I’m starting to think that I don’t understand what makes a good role-player. I was pretty sure I did, but the more I watch other people and see what they think is “good” versus “bad” role-playing, the more I think … Continue reading
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Advanced Racism Race Guide
Considering how little I like racism, I’m shocked at how much I’m loving the Pathfinder Advanced Race Guide. It’s a lot thicker than I thought it would be, has a good balance of crunch and fluff, and provides new rules … Continue reading
Thirteen-Week Campaigns (or, How to Write a TV Season)
I like to think that after this long, I have some idea about how to build a 13-session campaign. I ran three campaigns over five semesters in college, and the winter and summer breaks framed 13-session arcs well. Since then, … Continue reading
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This Story Is Happy End
I really don’t like endings. I don’t like it when a book ends, or a TV shows hits a season finale, or I have to say good-bye to a longtime friend. Little endings, like the end of an episode or … Continue reading
A Rant on the Wizards Goblin
Sometimes I forget about the differences between D&D as intended by the developers and D&D as I play it (and have always played it, and how it’s played by the people I know, etc.) Reading today’s Dragon’s-Eye View, I saw … Continue reading →