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1988: My first Gen Con
According to the Web sites I read, another Gen Con has come and gone. As expected, attendance keeps growing which is great. I’m glad the convention is carrying on despite WOTC/Hasbro’s withdrawal, a really odd decision they made a few … Continue reading
Stephen Colbert sharing his D&D roots!
Stephen Colbert nerding out on his shows is nothing new but when he does with D&D, I feel joy for a few reasons: My hobby has attained mainstream acceptability. So suck on that Jesus freaks and my parents! Satanic panic my … Continue reading
Strategy Guide…don’t buy
Strategy Guide is really code for Powergaming Guide or how to make your PC more efficient, screw the roleplaying. I originally thought it was a book on how the PCs can utilized Team Feats and/or set up cool moves like the … Continue reading
Advanced Class Guide
My players over the years already know this about me, I’m not big on new classes in D&D because the majority don’t solve anything. Prestige Classes can since they’re more conceptual. Now I’m fine with the four brought in by the … Continue reading
Bestiary 4
The emphasis on Paizo’s fourth monster book and it has numerous worthwhile creatures in here, most of them being evil. As always, a few are collected from their Adventure Path series, the Nosferatu vampires which live in Ustalav (Pathfinder‘s version … Continue reading
Mythic Adventures
Upon its introduction, I was skeptical and somewhat uninterested in Mythic since I really wanted Pathfinder’s equivalent to WOTC’s old Epic book; it covered characters at 21st and higher levels. Then the podcast my local comic/game store does got me to change … Continue reading
Brief preview/blurb on the Greater Austin Comic Con
What a weekend. I think the first one without hockey in a while and I spent a good chunk of it sponsoring, okay, shopping/spending money at our first comic convention really focused on comics. Sure, we have WizWorld near the … Continue reading
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Ultimate Campaign
The next optional rulebook fleshing out Campaigns by providing new elements for plays and GMs. Chapter One covers Character Backgrounds. Wisely, Paizo put this into an optional book instead of the numerous page WOTC wasted in their 5E Player’s Handbook. For … Continue reading
Greg Gorden
I was able to be one for two at this year’s Chupacabracon by meeting a Roleplaying Game legend Greg Gorden! He designed many games (TORG, Earthdawn) but my absolute is DC Superheroes published by Mayfair from 1985-199? Despite Champions being … Continue reading
NPC Codex
I often look down on these codices because they’re a different kind of cash grab, a book of NPCs which is one of the easiest things to publish. It’s been done many times in many games over many years. Like 76 … Continue reading
Ultimate Equipment
Equipment is the most useful and a favorite reference book. Inside are hundreds of items, even non-magical. Since it’s very thorough, for my game, it is the de facto source for gear, overruling the Core Rulebook and (I think) GMG. The bulk of … Continue reading
The rebuttal I’ve been waiting for!
Often I find myself holding down my vomit when I see SUVs with large stick-figure families on the back door. My personal prejudice also envisions them being frequent attendees at the local godbarns, trying to push Austin into their hypocritical … Continue reading
Pathfinder Pawns: Bestiary Box
This will be quick since this is a product I’ve never bought nor have given much thought. The basic box game comes with pawns to get people started and I’m figuring this product helps continue. I personally prefer minis but … Continue reading
Player Character Folio
As I go through all the Paizo/Pathfinder materials in chronological order, it is rather odd that they never published any kind of character sheets right away. This they’ve “corrected” for StarFinder. Plus, one thing I know from my brief year in … Continue reading
Sherwood Forest Faire ’18
I think I will be writing about the recent past for a while since I am continuously having a good time and failing to get these events posted in relative time, unless it’s somebody famous passing away. One exception is … Continue reading