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E is for Earth Elemental, Disguised

So far this month has been all about monsters I created and ran as a DM, and most of the rest of the month will be too. But every once in a while I get the opportunity to develop a … Continue reading

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D is for Death Slaad, with Sternness Despised

I’m always impressed by how serendipitously these posts come together, like how last year we happened to have two characters from the same campaign, but polar opposites, at adjacent letters. You’d think I planned it that way. Today is one … Continue reading

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C is for Chimera (Three out of Five)

I think we take certain D&D creatures for granted. We know there are several monsters borrowed from Greek mythology, like minotaurs and sphinxes, and it’s somewhat common knowledge that golems come from Jewish folklore, and so on. But we’re often … Continue reading

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B is for Brains, Who Walk, Still Alive

When I started on the list of monsters for this month, I expected to hit snags on certain letters. I had ideas for Q and X, but J? Y? I anticipating having trouble with the smaller sets of monsters. I … Continue reading

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A is for Angels, Virtuous Jerks

Remember last year, when I said I had more characters who began with A than any other letter? It turns out A is also a competitive letter for “highest number of interesting monsters”. I’m starting to think we’re all just … Continue reading

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A to Z Challenge: Monsters with Quirks

It’s nearly April again, and that means it’s almost time for the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge. Last year I talked about the characters my players have brought to the table and what made them memorable, for better or worse. This year … Continue reading

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On November

I need to apologize for November. I didn’t have everything lined up nearly as well as I thought I did when I signed off to work on National Novel Writing Month. I should have realized other people would have the … Continue reading

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Quis dominābit ipsos dominī?

It’s National Novel Writing Month again, and per tradition I’ve signed up. This will be my tenth NaNoWriMo in twelve years, eleventh if you could last year’s focus on writing a new mechanic for Pathfinder, and I’m going for my … Continue reading

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#RPGaDAY 2016 Day 31

What is the best piece of advice you were ever given for your game of choice? I don’t really remember what gaming advice I’ve been given, what advice I’ve adapted to gaming from other sources, and what I’ve determined on … Continue reading

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#RPGaDAY 2016 Day 30

Describe the ideal game room if your budget were unlimited. We’re actually in the process of creating our own game room, so I’ve been mulling this over lately. Given a budget significantly higher than mine, I’d go for: A table … Continue reading

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