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When we sit down to play a roleplaying game, there's always some amount of preparation we need to do before we can start slinging dice. What, exactly, that prep entails will depend on the game and ...

The rules for hiding and invisibility in D&D 5th Edition have always been a mess. There's lots of reasons for this -- ranging from the designers of the game having a deeply held belief that b ...

DISCUSSINGIn the Shadow of the Spire - Session 43D: Escapades of the OgreAgnarr called Seeaeti off the ogre so that it could successfully regenerate. They wanted to question it.But when ...

IN THE SHADOW OF THE SPIRESESSION 43D: ESCAPADES OF THE OGREOctober 25th, 2009The 23rd Day of Kadal in the 790th Year of the Seyrunian DynastySEEKING THE FLAYERRanthir had a wand which ...

Mouser: Okay. Let's get out of here. I open the door.GM: When the Gray Mouser opens the door, where's everyone standing?Pippin: Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!Merlin: As far away as possible!Co ...

A classic walks among us once more: It is time to visit the legendary City State of the Invincible Overlord, a hoary relic left from the younger days of roleplaying.Review Originally Published F ...

DISCUSSINGIn the Shadow of the Spire - Session 43C: Battle of the BanewarrensThey had pushed the lamia back into the generator chamber itself, but discovered that the darkness extended even ...

IN THE SHADOW OF THE SPIRESESSION 43C: THE BATTLE OF THE BANEWARRENSOctober 25th, 2009The 23rd Day of Kadal in the 790th Year of the Seyrunian DynastyKalerecent insisted on coming with the ...

suffering asks:What considerations are there for structuring a scenario so that the PCs are forced to choose between options that are mutually exclusive?For example, the PCs are investigating ...

DISCUSSINGIn the Shadow of the Spire - Session 43B: Kalerecent's CryPorphyry House stood on one end of an open plaza in the Guildsman's District near the Warrens facing a large, dilapida ...