I don’t really do traditional reviews. I am one of those “if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything” kind of guys when it comes to my online activities. Traditional reviews generally demonstrate the good AND bad aspects of a product in a way I never really felt fit to do. I… Continue reading The [Not So] Lazy Dungeon Master
Category: Dungeons and Dragons
D&D “Next” Playtest Journal
On the morning of January 9th, 2012, we learned that the “next” iteration of D&D was coming. What I would find out a few hours later was that I was one of those chosen to participate in the closed play-testing process. Twelve days later the initial materials would be in our hands, and we were… Continue reading D&D “Next” Playtest Journal
Track Initiative Kickstarter!
Hey all! Forrest and I have just launched our very first Kickstarter project for our turn-tracking Initiative Tracker (web application) called… well, Track Initiative! I’m supposed to use this opportunity to assail you will reasons why you should go and immediately help us fund this project. I should be using all of my powers of… Continue reading Track Initiative Kickstarter!
Track Initiative
As some of you know, by day I am a web designer/developer for an IT/Web Development company. I’m the “Creative Director” there, which means I do anything from designing and building websites, to creating print material, ads and more. One of the cool things about my job is that I work with a friend (also… Continue reading Track Initiative
My First 4e Encounter Maps
While doing some research today and poking around my other websites, I ran into some scans of maps I had hand drawn (as I do all of my encounter maps) for my very first 4e encounters. Anyway, as I recently did the revamped Caves of Chaos map, I currently have maps on the mind and… Continue reading My First 4e Encounter Maps
Typing Out Loud: Vancian 2.0
There has been a LOT of discussion today regarding Vancian magic vs “Non”. It makes sense of course seeing as how the L&L poll put up today was about this subject. As such, my head was spinning with ideas today. Some were terrible, and others I just wasn’t sure of. As such, I’m going to… Continue reading Typing Out Loud: Vancian 2.0
I Want to Move Mountains
I have not said much about what I want to see from the next iteration of D&D. I’m pretty content to wait and see a little more info for the most part (my opinion most of the time seems to match the masses anyway it seems), but I was struck with an idea tonight and… Continue reading I Want to Move Mountains
Gary Gygax Photomosaic
I was playing with some photomosaic software tonight (Andrea Mosaic in this case) and needed to experiment first. As such, I figured I would quickly grab D&D book covers and use a photo of Gary Gygax! I thought there might be some people interested in seeing the outcome, so here it is (scroll down to… Continue reading Gary Gygax Photomosaic
Caves of Chaos Reimagined by Weem
So, this was another project spurred by something said on Twitter. Two nights ago Jerry LeNeave (@DreadGazeebo) asked the following via Twitter… Anyone know where I can find a nice high-res copy / fan-recreated map of the Caves of Chaos (aka B2 KotB). The 20+ year old scan is meh #dnd Well, I had been… Continue reading Caves of Chaos Reimagined by Weem
What Is This D&D Thing?
Prior to mid-2011, when it came to my online activities, they were primarily Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) related. A majority of those who are watching me (I hate saying “following”) on Twitter came from this period of time before Epic Inventor (a video game I designed and do art for) existed. With that said, many… Continue reading What Is This D&D Thing?