Malevolent Mines – A Spontaneous, Con-Style Delve

I ran a spontaneous online game last night via skype, inviting players I did not previously know for a 3-4 hour session. I planned to run a short delve using the maps from the Dungeon Delve book but with a different storyline.  Because none of us knew each other before the game began, I am […]

Gar StrongStone, the NonMetalist

As some of you may know, @NewbieDM has started a Basic D&D (OD&D) game via skype with some DM Bloggers (@SarahDarkmagic, @ThadeousC, @Deadorcs, @gamefiend, and @ChattyDM).  The game has evolved, after just one session, into something of a phenomenon, with it’s own website.  Several players have posted backgrounds for their characters online.  Since I am […]

Paragon Tier Game Session 01

My regular group started a new 4e game tonight. We decided to go with the Paragon Tier since we haven’t really done a lot in that level range before (most of our adventures have been in the Heroic Tier). – I started the session with a cooperative party building exercise. I describe my method in […]

Adventure Hook 019 – Efreets Don't Flail Me Now!

It’s time to showcase another entry in the adventure hook contest I ran last month.  This entertaining entry was submitted by Macadosche.  You can follow him on twitter: @Macadosche – Adventure Hook 019 –“Efreets, Don’t Flail Me Now!” – Location: Starts in a mid-to-large town with a large amount of “stranger traffic.” Somewhere with large […]