Session Writeups and the DF Criteria
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Session Writeups and the DF Criteria

Over at Dungeon Fantastic, +Peter V. Dell’Orto lays out what he looks for in a session writeup. Now, I enjoy writing me some Play Reports. I’d like to think my transcripts are fun, informative, and I do try and find good pictures to illustrate points. But how do I do using Peter’s Principles of a good After-Action…

Armor as DR in DnD5 – corrections must be made
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Armor as DR in DnD5 – corrections must be made

In my pondering of heretical D&D concepts from the other day, one of the thoughts that I had was: Wow, rolling vs. a “Defense Target” of 10+DEX Modifier is going to make even very experienced fighters get hit an awful lot. On the other hand, armor subtracts from damage. How does that balance out? Guess…

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Quick Contests go Quickly

I’m a bit exhausted from the run-up to GURPSDay this week, but here’s something that was inspired by a fun game last night. GURPS: Simple Quick Contests last night I played in a game with a bunch of people I’ve never gamed with before. +Derrick White was gracious enough to accept me into his game.  It’s a…