Which Films Should an Fantasy Gamer Watch 5. Lord of the Rings Trilogy I’m just getting this out of the way. All three films are technically excellent and beautifully catch the epic scale of Tolkien’s work but as you have
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Fantasy Magic
All the recent articles I have posted about wizards and magic have got me around to thinking about the mechanics of fantasy magic and its attributes. All campaign worlds need some kind of magic, some way of harnessing power to
Of Men and Gods
Why D&D Gods Make No Sense There is a big difference between our real world gods and the gods in a D&D world. The gods in D&D worlds exist and are real (at least to the characters). The gods in
Fantasy Armour
Like fantasy weapons in D&D, I believe armour defines the warrior. Conan in plate never really works for me nor do knights or paladins in studded leather. Or is this really true? Campaigns do not really have many boundaries and
D&D’s Most Valuable Item?
An Easy Way of Making Money Most characters are working class. The children of goat herders who go off in search of fame and fortune. The first few levels are full of daring adventures and close shaves that bring wealth
Removing Magic Items from a D&D Campaign
In Ye Olde Worlde Magic Item Shop I highlighted how magic items had ceased being special in 3.0 onwards. Here is my solution to the problem. Magic Items have a Story If you think of the magic items in literature,
Thrud – British D&D Humour
In my round-up of D&D Humor I managed to forget one classic from the eighties. Thrud the Barbarian. Drawn by Carl Critchlow, Thrud appeared in White Dwarf magazine (Games Workshop’s equivalent of Dragon) and followed the simple life of Thrud.
Cloverfield in D&D
Thursday night’s game session was canceled due to Pete having the flu so I found myself with an unexpectedly spare evening. One quick trip down to the video store later and I was settling down to watch Cloverfield. After a
Ye Olde Worlde Magic Item Shop
Looking back, one of the biggest mistakes in the 3.0/3.5 editions was the magic item creation rules. This seemingly sensible change fundamentally changed the nature of D&D. Back in the “good old days”, magic items were strange things. There was
D&D Humor
D&D Is No Joking Matter I can’t remember a game session where at some point everyone was not laughing. Playing D&D is fun and the wise-cracking and joking that goes with it are as much part of the session as
Super Heroes Don’t Have To Be Humanoid
Mention Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to most people and they think of the cutesy children’s TV / Movie / Merchandising phenomena of the late 80s and early 90s. What most don’t know of is the adult orientated gritty super hero
Free D&D Tavern Settings
Beneath the Screen has a free floor-plan and background notes for a great little tavern / inn useable for D&D or other fantasy systems (Use This Tavern). I love little things like this because one of the things that has