17
Oct/2008

by Laggy

Over the past few years, I have been picking up the novels of this guy. And I have to say, Byers goes places where I like to think about.
I wasn't wild about his Dissolution (2002), but it was set in the Drow spheres of influence in the Underdark of the Forgotten Realms. He did really get into the mindset of the Drow, and work on some pretty large scale sub-plots.

I have no real recollection of where The Black Bouquet (2003) was set in the Forgotten Realms, but the story I did like... Read More

25
Aug/2008

by StupidSmurf

As promised in my previous blog entry, this one deals with how I approach a campaign, design an adventure, and what my characteristic quirks are. We had our first session of our newest campaign this past Saturday (Recap to come later), so since I have campagin design fresh in my mind, let's jump in!

When I start planning a campaign (and we're talking D&D here), I usually ask myself three questions:
"What have I already done?"
"What do my players like?"
"How can I take th... Read More

21
Aug/2008

by StupidSmurf

With the summer down to its last third, it's time for our gaming group to reset. Having sort-of finished the Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign super-module, it's time to get back to our regular favorite, D&D (3.5 of course), in our favorite setting, Forgotten Realms.

(speaking of Forgotten Realms, even though I already knew a bunch of stuff about what was happening with the Realms in 4.0, I decided "what the hell" and thumbed through a copy of the 4.0 Realms hardcover yesterday when I bo... Read More