by Guild Master Scott P | Oct 12, 2019 | B Series, College of Gaming
B4 Series #2 When the term “horror genre” is mentioned, the initial association is made to classic and sometimes cheesy monster movies or the more modern gore-intensive film experience. These particular approaches do have their place in the genre but there...
by Guild Master Scott P | Oct 5, 2019 | B Series, College of Gaming
B4 Series #1 During our column series in Guild Year 19, we ran a few installments about genres in role playing games. We are making a return to that topic in honor of October’s arrival. The month, and its very popular holiday and trappings, heightens our...
by Guild Master Scott P | Sep 29, 2019 | College of Gaming, Sidetreks
Sidetrek #1 Our College of Gaming column usually focuses on guidance and advice on how to be a better game master and player. We explore a lot of different rule concepts and how they have developed over time. We also offer personal suggestions based on our own...
by Guild Exchequer Rich B | Sep 1, 2019 | C Series, College of Gaming
C Series • #16 Building a character is, as should be obvious, an important part of role playing games. Characters are the “roles” that players step into. How a game system allows players to create their characters is a key element to the game and how enjoyable the...
by Guild Member Gus B | Aug 24, 2019 | C Series, College of Gaming
C Series • #15 How dangerous do you like your Dungeons & Dragons? I might be in the minority but I fall on the grittier, deadlier side of the fence when it comes to dangerous (and potentially lethal) play. I did not play 4th Edition at all, so some of 5th...
by Guild Member Gus B | Aug 17, 2019 | C Series, College of Gaming
C Series • #14 In my last piece, I spoke of death and dying in earlier versions of D&D, from the original version of the game through the 2nd Edition of AD&D. The trend of forgiveness with death continued in 3rd and later editions, though the deadliness of...
