The Dragon’s Tower

One of the things I miss from 1st and 2nd Edition AD&D are the tables. So many tables…. For everything. d20 has some of these but d20 Modern has almost none. The explanation given is that there’s just too much in a modern universe to give tables for what could be found in a packet, car, apartment. Perhaps so but this site sure lists a lot of it and I created these tables Continue Reading »

GM’s often view players the way men view women, “Can’t live with them, can’t live without them.” See this example. I found this comic in the links provided by Treasure Tables and the one linked above illustrates an awful lot of games I’ve run. It does not matter what you’ve set up, players will find a different way to do things and no matter what you say, will steadfastly resist being steered back in the direction of the original problem.

The best way to deal with Continue Reading »

And Chatty DM proves it! Check it out.

He gives ideas for a variety of ways to use glowing things in encounters but my favorite is the chest made of solid light. He comments, “I’d bet my next round of XPs that no one will want to touch it before at least some honest research is done.” I agree! And I’ve got to admit, I’d be laughing my ass off while I watched the PCs deal with it, too!

Since this whole site is about using the internet in creative ways for a better game, it seems like it begs the idea of using a blog as a gaming tool. I know a few groups that have forums or a static site but I haven’t seen any of my friends move over to a blog yet.

Some reasons to move Continue Reading »

Random pages on Wikipedia are good for relieving boredom, expanding your mind and improving your game. Clicking “Random Article” can take you almost anywhere on a huge site about a million different things including a page on company name etymologies. See how, and why, Continue Reading »