Holidays mean many things… family, joy, faith, thankfulness, and FREE DELVES!! I have been working on a secret project for all of you. Along with Tracy from the SarahDarkmagic Blog, Jeff from the Tome Show, and Jeremiah from McCoy’s Geeky Emporium of Thought, I have been writing a very special holiday delve for you. This […]
The Han Solo Theory and Your Campaign World
I’ve never been a fan of any of the Star Wars movies, both original trilogy and the prequels. I know, I should turn in my nerd card right now*. But a few unconnected events over the past few weeks have made me think about the Han Solo Theory and how it relates to custom campaigns. […]
Opportunity Actions: Character Optimization vs. Storytelling… Is This Really a Fight?
In a recent post over at Temporary Hit Points, SarahDarkmagic, sort of in passing mentions the conflict between Storytellers and Optimizers in character design. This gets me thinking. Why is there such a difference between storytelling and character optimization? The First Problem: The Argument Let’s start by defining the conflict. Optimizers want to get the […]
The Recycle Bin – Shell Creatures
I’m not a very original person. Creative, possibly, but not original. I took to heart what my 12th grade English teacher Virginia Olga Wortinski told me all those years ago, “Little ones, there are no new ideas. Everything’s already been thought of by people smarter and better than you.” Vow, as she asked we called […]