Category Archives: Rules

AD&D Armor Properties

Posted on 12 December 2022 by jameseck

In the past, I’ve talked about what I love about the various weapon properties in AD&D. The time has come to talk about armor! I have to admit that the AD&D books themselves scatter these factors far and wide (DMG … Continue reading →

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Why Did the Attack Fail?

Posted on 8 December 2022 by jameseck

I have to admit that this is probably a question I encounter more than other people, but I often end up thinking about what is actually causing an attack to miss the target. For most Dungeon Masters and most of … Continue reading →

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AD&D Weapon Properties

Posted on 24 June 2022 by jameseck
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Spell Scrolls: The Oddest Design Decision in 5e

Posted on 30 January 2021 by jameseck

We’re level 8, we’ve been told that there is an imposter in the royal court and I have a brilliant plan: buy a Scroll of True Seeing and use it to give the queen truesight so she and her mighty … Continue reading →

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High School Demons

Posted on 16 June 2018 by jameseck

For my recent birthday, my wife gave me the most wonderful surprise: she prepared and a ran a magnificent little one-shot for me and our siblings. There is so much to say about this experience, I am going to do … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Kill

Posted on 17 October 2014 by jameseck

Today I’m going to play out a short scenario where an assassin sneaks up on and kills a guard. My assassin will be Darren Freemont. My guard will be a level 1 human fighter with no levels in Perception, Leather … Continue reading →

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Mind Weave Mounted Combat

Posted on 3 October 2014 by jameseck

While some may make it look easy, riding in general requires talent on the part of the rider.  This talent is expressed primarily in the form of the Riding skill, but also through abilities like Attack on the Run, Charge, … Continue reading →

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Disease in Mind Weave

Posted on 7 February 2014 by jameseck

Diseases are not a fundamental part of the game, but they are something that surely comes up. Over time I will develop a number of diseases for the game including how they are contracted and the effect of their symptoms … Continue reading →

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Progress Update-A Video of What You Can’t See

Posted on 26 January 2014 by jameseck

There! Most of the vision is limited now! There are still some little bugs, and still a lot of work, but this feels really good! Check it out: I should make progress more quickly now because I’m playing HabitRPG.com and one … Continue reading →

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Bags of Holding in Mind Weave

Posted on 24 January 2014 by jameseck

In Mind Weave, there are three varieties of Bag of Holding-like enchants: chaotic, neutral, and orderly. A neutral bag of holding behaves like a normal bag, but with weight reduction and a lot more space in its magical extra dimension. … Continue reading →

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