Cooperative Party Building

I am starting up a new 4e campaign and the players and I got together for the first session this past Monday. I have realized in the past year or two that the ease of DMing 4th edition (by which I mean encounter building, monster reskinning, and NPC design) leaves me lots more time to […]

The Value of a One-Shot

Okay, I’ll admit it… I don’t like running one-shot adventures.  I usually find it cumbersome, slow, and generally boring.  One of the reasons I love DMing so much is that my players and I get to weave a story that includes elements in which everyone is invested.  A one-shot pretty much always precludes that, reducing […]

Winner! Adventure Hook 017 – The Sorcerer!

Today is a great day. I have the exciting job of posting the Adventure Hook that won its composer a brand new copy of Martial Power 2!  There were 15 entries and all of them had the potential to be exciting and interesting starts to some great short- and long-term campaigns.  I will be posting […]

Adventure Hook 016 – The Juggler

– ADVENTURE HOOK 016 – The Juggler – Location: Starts in a town (size doesn’t matter) and also takes place at a traveling carnival – Situation: An old man, well known to the townsfolk, has requested that the party accompany him to the traveling carnival.  He wants to see his son give a juggling performance, […]