Been re-reading The Dresden Files, since I’m up at all hours with the newborn anyway. In Proven Guilty, Harry sets up to do a ritual to use a wizardly tool to look in Chicago for fear and terror. Butcher spends some prose on describing the fact that the thing about ritual is it helps you…
I’m going to be slowly working my way through the Basic DnD (5e) free rules book. Slowly because between a nearly-four-week-old baby and my eldest daughter, I hardly have time to brush my teeth (though I insist on it, as does, well, everyone) much less do a detailed “hey, let’s read an entire chapter of…
One of the new mechanics in the DnD Basic ruleset is the concept of being advantaged or disadvantaged. It’s a simple mechanic reminiscent of GURPS’ Luck advantage (though a tetch less powerful) or bonus point expenditures (where it’s basically the same concept). The key bit is if you’re advantaged or disadvantaged on a roll, you…