Maze of the Blue Medusa by Zak Sabbath My rating: 4 of 5 stars I'm really torn on this one. It's meant to be a tabletop role-playing game supplement, a mega-dungeon at that. Some of the art is bizarre and very unique, and it takes an acquired taste to dig it. I did. For the … Continue reading Book review time: Maze of the Blue Medusa
Book review time: Kings of the Wyld (The Band, #1)
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames My rating: 5 of 5 stars This earns a solid 4.5 stars from me. What if in our usual medieval fantasy setting, bands of adventurers are treated as rock bands, where they tour, perform in arenas filled with crows? I read a fair amount of this sub-genre of … Continue reading Book review time: Kings of the Wyld (The Band, #1)
Book review time: The Atrocity Archives (Laundry Files #1)
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross My rating: 3 of 5 stars This earns a solid 3.5 stars from me. I enjoyed the book as an entertaining swing between action and low-beat mystery, where IT and esoteric jargon gets thrown left and right. I happen to work in IT myself, so this terminology didn't fly … Continue reading Book review time: The Atrocity Archives (Laundry Files #1)
D&D Tactics: Ahuizotl
This is a new series, based completely on the excellent blog themonstersknow. These are ready to use monster tactics for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition, where we analyze monsters and how to run them efficiently as Dungeon Masters. The goal here is not to win (there is no such thing in this game), but to … Continue reading D&D Tactics: Ahuizotl
D&D: White Plume Mountain (02)
We pick up the game exactly where we left it last time. This is a short and focused adventure, meaning that my preparation between sessions is pretty minimal. I needed a break since I had to call of my Echoes of the Eternal Nexus campaign, and so far White Plume Mountain has served well. The … Continue reading D&D: White Plume Mountain (02)
Book review time: Mother Night
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the third book by Kurt Vonnegut I enjoy reading, after The Sirens of Titan and Cat's Craddle. At any rate, I believe this to be a much more personal book to Mr. Vonnegut than the other two, since it focuses heavily on … Continue reading Book review time: Mother Night
GM Workshop: Notes on a One-to-One
Last weekend I boldly convinced my significant other (s.o) to have a one-to-one session of D&D! Rejoice, and much praise to them, really. In terms of tastes, my s.o. doesn't look like any usual suspect. At all. Hasn't watched any of the Lord of the Rings movies, nor Game of Thrones. Hasn't read any fantasy … Continue reading GM Workshop: Notes on a One-to-One
