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Building a New D&D Campaign Diary – Entry #6: Geography

by Bob

I don’t know what your favorite subject was in school.  In High School, it was probably English for me;  In college, it had to be History, closely followed by Philosophy.  For those reasons, we’re going to hit an entirely different subject today:  Geography.
You see, I had a little Philosophical fun yesterday working on my little [...]

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If a Monster Comes in Here, I’m Going To Kick His Ass.

by Bob

I’m telling you, you want this chick playing the fighter in your group:

Happy Tuesday, y’all.

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7 Interesting Things About Me (Tag, you’re it!)

by Bob

So, my darling wife tagged me for one of these old blog tropes.  Being that we’re married, I suppose I’m obligated to follow through with it.  At least it’s not one of those 142 “what’s your favorite brand of fermented, pickled olives” surveys.  And, I’m pretty sure there’s no rule that I can’t make the [...]

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Missed it by *that* much

by Bob

A potpourri of unrelated items for you today:

 The older I get, the further behind I seem to be on what’s hip.  For example, I still use the word, “hip.”  I mean, what is the deal with Napoleon Dynamite and Superbad?  These were two movies that hit it big with the young crowd.  I couldn’t get them.  [...]

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Building a New D&D Campaign Diary – Entry #1: Questions

by Bob

So, I’ve been toying with the idea for some time of creating a campaign world from scratch.  I haven’t really had a compelling reason to do so, as the games I’ve had running have been in existing worlds with plenty of source material.  Still, I know that the best sessions I’ve had as a DM [...]

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The Economics of the D&D World

by Bob

Dante over at stupidranger.com raises some interesting questions today.
Dante’s point, which he makes so well, is that the economics of the D&D world are completely screwed up, primarily by magic items. 
Let’s think about it:  in our world, if there were wands that could cure diseases instantly, or if there were rings that could make you invisible, [...]

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