What's the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of lentils and herbs, with a dash of DMing observations. Don't be afraid to dip in your ladle and stir, or throw in something from your own spice rack. Gnomes shouldn’t drink and drive The D&D Third Edition Arms and Equipment Guide is chock full of DMing goodies. My favorite is the list of ales and wines. From Dragonbite bitter ...

Big News! Today's big news, of course: Kung-Fu Panda opens in theaters... Oh, That Big News Ahem. D&D 4th Edition launches today! Some of you may have already checked out the leaked PDFs, but I'm willing to bet plenty of folks are doing exactly what I'm doing: Counting the minutes until, the gods of Barnes & Noble willing, I can pick up my 4e core books after work, devour them and ...

What's the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of lentils and herbs, with a dash of DMing observations. Don't be afraid to dip in your ladle and stir, or throw in something from your own spice rack. Laugh it up, fuzzball Francis, the batted-around badger minion from D&D’s 4E promotional vid introducing the tiefling as a core player race, makes an appearance in the promotional posters provided to game ...

Random Thoughts on Gaming, Gamers, and Other Things. Every now and then, I'll hear or think of something that seems cool, but isn't worth an entire blog post. When I collect a few of these nuggets o' wisdom (or dross), I'll post 'em here under Wandering Damage, along with something amusing or geeky I overheard at Gen Con. -Telas Game mastering is an art form. Don’t let any overeducated elitist tell ...

What's the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of lentils and herbs, with a dash of DMing observations. Don't be afraid to dip in your ladle and stir, or throw in something from your own spice rack. Gnome-je vu Why all the 4E fuss? I’ll tell you why.  Gnomes are in the Third Edition Monster Manual, too. And they have a lair (“Gnomes make their homes in hilly, woodland lands. They ...

Random Thoughts on Gaming, Gamers, and Other Things. Every now and then, I'll hear or think of something that seems cool, but isn't worth an entire blog post. When I collect a few of these nuggets o' wisdom (or dross), I'll post 'em under Wandering Damage, along with something I overheard at Gen Con. -Telas Gaming should be a part of your social life, not a replacement for it. Does ...

Immortal. Classic. Throbbing with manly manhood. Everything a roleplaying game should be. Synnibarr! All others are just pale imitations. Never heard of World of Synnibarr? You owe it to yourself to buy a copy on eBay (mine was $10), or at the very least to read the classic RPGnet review. Thus Begins the Gospel According to Synnibarr I. Thy character is made of that bamboo from Rambo. "Never wish to be an ...

What's the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of lentils and herbs, with a dash of DMing observations. Don't be afraid to dip in your ladle and stir, or throw in something from your own spice rack. Leggo my Legos I’m installing laminate flooring in the front room of my house. It’s this stuff that looks like hardwood, but isn’t, so it’s cheaper. Anyway, the laminate boards are about four ...

Random Thoughts on Gaming, Gamers, and Other Things. Every now and then, I'll hear or think of something that seems cool, but isn't worth an entire blog post. When I collect a few of these nuggets o' wisdom (or dross), I'll post 'em under Wandering Damage, along with something I overheard at Gen Con. -Telas Real Life Comes First – because you can neither ‘retcon’ nor pause the action ...

What's the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of lentils and herbs, with a dash of DMing observations. Don't be afraid to dip in your ladle and stir, or throw in something from your own spice rack. Wisdom score, check I went in for my annual eye examination, and Doctor Mike told me that my vision had improved. “That sometimes happens when you get older,” he said. Really? I ...