NB: Stream of consciousness style. Just throwing this down someplace. "Broken Concentration" by Clint Cearley I really need to end my Wednesday game because weeknights are just too difficult. I've already cancelled my Tuesday and Thursday games, and I haven't done Monday in a long time. Already, this Wednesday and next have no game because … Continue reading Spring 2019 Campaign Musings
Street Musician by John Thomas Smith Last summer, Steven Lumpkin ran a survey about watching D&D that should inform the efforts of anybody working in or around "Actual Play"-type media. Despite the name, it also covers "listening to D&D" via podcasts and the like. Note that this is a voluntary survey and susceptible to a … Continue reading Watching D&D: what stands out to me
I watch YouTube a lot. I work from home, so while I sit on conference calls on average about half of my day, the rest of the day often involves YouTube videos playing on another screen or computer. Some of those need no introduction (Critical Role, Wizards of the Coast's D&D channel, etc.) But I … Continue reading Signal Boost: D&D YouTubers
As the Variant Roles Dragon Heist "mega campaign" has ended, I've started to think about what I want to do next. While we're still planning for Dungeon of the Mad Mage, that doesn't stop me from thinking about a homebrew dungeon-focused campaign. Principles In the meantime, planning has begun! I don't know yet if this will consist … Continue reading Principles and ideas for a dungeon campaign
As previously described, I'm playing in the Variant Roles multi-group campaign of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. (Props to Dan Gaston for organizing this behemoth of a project!) I play Open Book, a tabaxi magic-user who is exceedingly naive and trusting. I find it a joy to play against type and spend several hours in the head … Continue reading Variant Roles Dragon Heist
Some time has passed since I sat down to take stock of my current calendar of games. I thought I might as well write it down here, for ease of finding it later if nothing else... Current Life As a professional adult, I travel for work fairly frequently, though not overwhelmingly so — about one … Continue reading Musing on my gaming schedule
