On something rotten

. . . if Homer had really been able to educate people and make them better, if he had been able, not to imitate such matters but to know about them, wouldn't he have had many companions who honored and love him? Protagoras Abdera, Prodicus of Ceos, and a great many others are able to...

On the problem of traps

Traps in D&D have always bothered me. I get it: they're iconic, they're fun, they're a staple of the fantasy genre, and so on. I love the idea of them, having grown up with the Indiana Jones films (and games) (except the 4th, because fuck Lucas). And I love the roguish archetype, especially the clever,...

Inspiration

Seriously, does anyone actually use this mechanic? . . . the entire mechanic comes down to being a device to encourage the players to play the way the DM wants. Yeah. That sums it up. And that's the general feeling I get about 5e as a whole ~ here's a bunch of rules that you can...

On inspiration

Seriously, does anyone actually use this mechanic? . . . the entire mechanic comes down to being a device to encourage the players to play the way the DM wants. Yeah. That sums it up. And that's the general feeling I get about 5e as a whole ~ here's a bunch of rules that you can...