I love maps. Ever since I was young, I always loved "antique maps", whether of the entire world or a region or to illustrate an event. The maps in our family Bible fascinated me and I'd trace my fingers along the paths of Paul's missionary trips as much as those of ancient Judea. These days, … Continue reading 5 Mappers to support on Patreon
Adventurers League has a lot going for it, but it can easily lead to railroading. As DMs, we pick some adventures to run, probably within a given storyline like Rage of Demons or Tyranny of Dragons. Then we tell players which adventure we'll play that session and they get to experience it. This doesn't have to … Continue reading Sandbox concept for Adventurers League
I decided a few days ago to cancel my Hoard of the Dragon Queen campaign. The module felt far too linear for me, as it consists largely of a plot rather than situations. For the purpose of organized play across many groups where players can come and go as they please, it probably works fine (at least for … Continue reading Cancelling my Hoard of the Dragon Queen campaign
One of my two campaigns on Roll20 just finished Episode 1 of Hoard of the Dragon Queen tonight. We ended up running all the missions. Although I realize that the module doesn't actually require that, various circumstances with player availability meant that it ended up being easiest way to handle things on a session-to-session basis. That … Continue reading Play Report: Hoard of the Dragon Queen Episode 1
Technoskald's Forge 