One of my resolutions was not to talk about Fifth Edition D&D until I had it in my cold grubby hands. But... c'mon! It's been announced today (check out EN…

I'm planning a DC Adventures scenario where the Batman Irregulars have been sent by old Bats himself to investigate the death of a superhero. A short while back I threw…

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This is how a Points of Light setting should be. Ask a local villager where the nearest town is and they look fearfully at the Dark and Looming Hills…

2011 is slowly drawing to a close so it's time to dust off the old crystal ball and predict what 2012 will bring to the role-playing hobby. Some, none or…

Now there’s a contentious blog title if there ever was one, but hear me out. You just might like my line of thinking.

For those (few) of you that don’t know,…

Imagine being able to GM on the fly with no books by your side, no prep notes, no monster manuals with pages bookmarked, and no laptop and increasingly essential (no…

DM: "The Orc Shaman utters the cursed syllables and flame erupts from his hands!"
Rogue: "I dive out of the way!"
Wizard: "I use a counterspell!"
Fighter: "I raise my shield!"
DM: "... it's…

Corridors are rubbish. They're just the bits between the dungeon encounters, the place where brave heroes get back into their marching order and head for the next door in the…

Darn, I love this book. With over 300 pages of wonderful artwork from the best that DC comics can bring, plus full game stats for a metric shedload of iconic…

A lone Skeleton guards a bridge. How hard can it be? Then the players pause. It's a lone Skeleton. And it's guarding the bridge. Oh heck. How hard can it…