RPG Blog Carnival (March 2014): Virtual Table Tops and Online RPGs

Welcome to Gaming Ballistic, March 2014 host of the RPG Blog Carnival. The topic for March is “Virtual Table-Tops – Impact on Games and Gaming.” As I thought of my history of gaming, first playing with a single friend in 1981 or so (Dungeons and Dragons, of course), through the years I’ve played with groups…

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d30 Sandbox Companion: Generically Awesome

+Erik Tenkar and +Tim Shorts have both rendered their opinions on the d30 Sandbox Companion. They loved it. (Erik’s review at Tenkar’s Tavern here) Now, I do play in Erik’s Swords and Wizardry campaign with +Peter V. Dell’Orto (whom I know well) and others (whom I’ve really only met once). But I wanted to take a different tack on this….

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Pyramid #3/38: Seven Mythical Artifacts for Dungeon Fantasy

Talk about the titular polar opposite of the previous article, The Golden Geniza of Ezkali. Seven Mythical Artifacts for Dungeon Fantasy is precisely what it says on the tin. Seven items, taken from real-world myth and legend, with which to spice up your Dungeon Fantasy campaign. Each one gives a brief overview of the mythological origin…