Opportunity Actions: Hybridizing Gameplay

It’s tough. People’s schedules just don’t always line up the way we’d like them to. People move. People get married, have kids, and other things that make getting together less and less possible. So, what do you do? Many groups call it quits after they find they can’t get together once every week, month, or […]

Using GridMapper for RPG Maps

I’ve been using GridMapper for a couple of weeks now, and I’m really enjoying the ability it’s giving me to create dungeon delve style maps. I was asked to write a tutorial about how I use it, so I’m giving it shot. The great thing about GridMapper is that it allows any RPG game master to […]

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 […]

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 […]