Ideas I’m stealing from conversations I’ve had with my players: -Nomads with donkeys that have bags of soil and small fruit trees on their backs -The Old Spice God -The Green Orphan Riders–knights who ride orphans into battle, somehow -Cloak made of four-leaf clovers that protects its wearer from everything through sheer good luck Read more
IN THE BEGINNING were the ancient gods, born in the creation of the world. They were beings of unfettered power, and the world of mortals was their plaything. Mighty were they, and unopposed in their might, and cruel. Among their numbers were only destroyers of mortal works, and all creation was drawn in fire. SOON […] Read more
Things that my players dismissed as unimportant that they came to horrifying realizations about during the final night of D&D (last night): 1) The military, almost mechanical precision of the dragoons that Marshal Darpan loaned them to help them hunt for the heretic Jebwyer Fanda and the Servant of the Saint of Chains. 2) The […] Read more
Music used as inspiration for/directly during D&D: ___________________________________ Guild of Mute Assassins (or, Somewhere In This City Is A Man From Lomar Who Has Been Hired To Kill You) Hoodoo Operator (or The Witch-King of the Lower City is Rolling Out) The Depths Below (or, The Reason My Players Never Want To Go Out To […] Read more
Let me preface this by saying I hate elves. Let me also preface this by saying I love elves. I hate elves because so many people have decided that elves are flat-out better than humans, and furthermore (this is what really pisses me off) the human characters in whatever story being told accept this like […] Read more
Cast of characters: Peter as Sh’vass, painted-elf cleric of Whoever’s Listening; Brett as Varrik, half-elf rogue; Nick as Marcus Bighammer, human barbarian/cleric of Lack, the God of Laughing Knives; Spencer as Gibson, human paladin of Jojo McMotherfucker; Jake as Atlas Brulio, dwarven monk; Tami as Arianne, frost-elf druid; Ben as Faust, human wizard; and Sam […] Read more
OR: How To Create An Entire God From Just A Name Spencer had a paladin. We knew that much, at least. We were rolling dice, writing down numbers, making characters, we knew his strength (decent) and intelligence (low) and all that. Then came the big question: “What god should I worship?” The players turned to […] Read more
All right, let’s create some gods. I’ve always liked the phrase “Elemental Evil.” It sounds right. It’s got a nice alliterative ring to it. If I tell you that the Lords of Elemental Evil are awakening, you know exactly what sort of shit is going down (hint: it involves fire and probably tentacles). So I’ll […] Read more
This blog is about whatever I feel like writing at the moment. Since I think a lot about Dungeons & Dragons, that means this is partially a D&D blog. Now, I really, really like random tables. Roll a die, get a result, keep on playing. They’re useful little things. I could probably entertain myself for […] Read more
