Right now my players are in a conundrum. They can’t decide whether to take a long rest, a short rest, or no rest at all. Here is the Situation The party is on a mission to kill the leader of a local goblin tribe which has been causing problems for the local village. The goblin […]
The Eleven Pillars, Part IV: Cinereal Marsh and the Bog Frill
This is the fourth post in my series exploring the creation of my new campaign setting, The Eleven Pillars. The first post answers some important questions about the setting, while the second post provided a map and some general terrain notes. Post 3 looked at a specific terrain/region of the Lowerlands and described the dominant […]
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 […]
When a GM loves an NPC
Few things are more dreaded when it comes to tabletop RPGs than when a GM pulls out a pet NPC. Such NPCs are cool, awesome, and probably destined to take over a campaign because the GM loves them so much. Such foul creatures are usually frustrating to deal with because as a player you then […]