Flametoad

It’s been quite a week near Lake Greystone*, out on the edge of Pinebox… It all started more than a week ago, when I boarded a plane for Kansas City. I did a little photoblogging from my Facebook account, just because the iPhone app makes it so easy. The weather was about 20 degrees colder, [...]

Unless your geek rating is particularly high, you probably missed the tiny ripple in the Force associated with the release of an all-new edition of Dungeons & Dragons several weeks ago. The release (and run-up over the last few months) has caused a stir among gamers because it made many changes to the rules. Some people loudly [...]

A few years ago a new holiday was organized and started on the ‘net. It was called "March Fo(u)rth for GM’s Day", and it was a day in which gamers could express their appreciation to those special people who put in so much extra time and creativity so that the rest of us can have [...]

Here’s a little not-so-secret bit of trivia about me. I suck as a game master. It comes down to two problems. I don’t think quickly on my feet, and I don’t prepare well. A GM needs one or the other to be successful, and ideally both. Last Friday I ran the ETU plot point for [...]

Although one blogger I read recommends making your resolutions on Groundhog Day, there’s just something about the turning of the year that makes you look over your shoulder at the year that just ended and strengthen your resolve to do things differently the year ahead. Over at 12 to Midnight I wrote a summary of [...]