I am running a game of Castles & Crusades in my Eleven Pillars setting and needed to flesh out the perception of mages/wizards among the populace – this post is the beginning of that effort. How does one become a recognized and respected caster? In this setting there are only two recognized wizard academies, but […]
Meta-Gaming the Skill Check
One relatively common question from new DMs/GMs goes something like this: “How often should players be rolling a perception check?” or, put another way, “How many times do you allow PCs to search for something?” or, put yet another way, “If one player rolls low on their perception check, should you allow every other player to roll perception […]
Eleven Pillars Setting Guide
I have been slowing expanding the setting information for The Eleven Pillars as my two RPG groups play through certain areas. One group is playing Basic D&D and have their campaign centered around the Viridian Pillar. The other group is playing D&D Next (the July 2013 packet) and has their campaign centered around the Cinereal […]
Thoughts On Building A Homebrew Setting
Arguably, the most fun I have when I’m running a game is world building. I love it. I get to let my creativity flow and throw all the fun ideas I have into one pot where it can melt together into something I can share with other people by way of my campaign. It’s just […]