Quick Note – Neeeeerds by state
Apparently a website called Estately has ranked states according to nerd populations based on facebook likes. Not an exact science but interesting results. Where does your state fall? PA – 28. Texas, the state I want to move to is 27 … not much of an improvement.
Creatures of Eira – Spider Cultist
Spider Cultist “I’ll never understand men who give their souls over to the Gods of the Outside,” El whispered as she crouched at the edge of the hole high in the temple wall. “What would drive someone to such …abomination?” Type: Mortal Hit Dice: 2+2 Armor Class: 6[13] Attacks: Weapon (Dagger 1d4 + Poison) Saving […]
Quick Poll – How did you play?
Was talking to my only co-worker who ever played D&D today about how we played. I am still amazed at how common mini’s were in the “olden days” before I started playing. I’ve always heard of the world and the charactes and the like existing completely in the players’ imagination and then I hear about battlemaps, […]
Quick Note – Encounters of a different color!
Playing around with tables for future things. I hope everyone enjoys! Encounter Location – The Unknown Sand Graves The unknown sand graves is a spot of land typically on a beach or in a desert that is the site of an unmarked, unremembered and unsanctified burial ground. The dead do not rest in this place […]
D’Shive’s Twisted Wand – A magic item for Swords & Wizardry
D’Shive’s Twisted Wand Thousands of years ago the twisted Elven Mage known as D’Shive looked himself away in the tunnels and catacombs beneath his tower. For decades he slaved over the magical formulae and eldritch arts that would allow him to create an item so powerful it would grant him his every twisted desire. Finally […]
Quick Note – Star Kids revisited
Last night was the second time I’ve run my Star Wars/Hero Kids mash-up. This time my daughter, Code Name: The Wife, and our friend visiting from Japan played. Given Code Name: The Wife’s general dislike of tabletop games (and generally games all around) and her love of Ewoks, I set this adventure on the Forest […]
Quick Note – Archetypes
Archetypes are a concept tha tI’m working on in Chromatic Commandos that is a bit of a mix of d20 style skill checks alongside Fate style concepts. Oddly the Archetype system was inspired not by fate or even D&D but by Brave Halfling Games’ Xplorers’ class skills. Of course like the rest of Chromatic Commandos this will […]
Quick Note – Playtest Questions
Quick questions for everyone in regards to the upcoming Chromatic Commandos playtest. 1. What is your preferred VTT of the following: Fantasy Grounds II, Roll20, Realm Works, Hangouts2. What is your preferred time of day of the following: Mornings, Late Evenings3. What is your preferred day of the week? I am hoping to get go […]
Quick Note – Mage Armor
Looking at the SRD the spell “Mage Armor” reads as such: An invisible but tangible field of force surrounds the subject of a mage armor spell, providing a +4 armor bonus to AC. Unlike mundane armor, mage armor entails no armor check penalty, arcane spell failure chance, or speed reduction. Since mage armor is made […]
5-Minute Adventure: Shrine of Thiseir for Swords & Wizardy and Next
While the following is a new 5-minute adventure it is a departure from a normal 5-minute adventure in two ways. The first is obvious as it is listed in the title of the post and that is tha tI developed the adventure to be usable in both Swords & Wizardry Core (4th printing) and the […]