Maximum HP

I personally don't care for the Bard class, and I'll offer my explanation. Is it problematic as a class? should it be a background story to a great character? Do any of these new classes need to be a class?

#Bard #dungeonsanddragons #classes

B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
*SPOILER ALERT*

Dungeons and Dragons, under TSR, released B3 Palace of the Silver Princess in 1983. Many brave adventurers have taken on this quest by Jean Wells. Jean was the first woman writer employed by TSR If I'm not mistaken.

#DungeonsandDragons #TSR #DnD #TTRPG

Taking a look at Swords & Wizardry and Labyrinth Lord's Referee sections. What is inspiring, what is helpful and how it's organized changes how the GM interacts with the information.

Adventure Writing

My approach to Dungeons and Dragons adventure writing, some of the resources and strategies I have used to get from idea to rolling dice. Writing and planning adventures is an art and everyone has a different path.

Classes
The rest of the classes for Labyrinth Lord and BX Dungeons and Dragons. Just taking a look at how they work, where they land and getting used to them. Finding way to play, getting through backgrounds and abilities. why level caps work for BX.

In this episode I hop into the classes of Dungeons and Dragons B/X and Labyrinth Lord and discuss the ones typically seen as "the most boring" when I think they aren't. My homebrew solution to help out clerics is discussed and way to approach play of these two classes to expand beyond the typical vanilla techniques of play.

The Labyrinth Lord system is FREE on the Goblinoid Games website https://goblinoidgames.com/index.php/downloads/

Dungeons and Dragons basic character creation sounds brutal for any RPG, with just 3d6. This episode I take a close look at Labyrinth Lord RPG and how characters are rolled up and share thoughts on why it works and how I've played it.
A correction: I mention monster Hit dice as D6, it is actually D8.

S&W Light

I take a look at Swords & Wizardry Light from Frog God Games and discuss my thoughts and why I'm using it. It's free, it's short, it's helpful.

Herman Sims and Lloyd Metcalf talking about RolePlay encounters and more.

Tim McMenamin and Lloyd Metcalf talking about virtual gaming, more Gary Con thoughts, and making gaming happen in 2020.

I put out some feelers to talk with Gary Con folks about their experiences switching to Virtual Gary Con v.s. "analog". What we found were some great tips and techniques for going virtual. Kelley Johnson, Rich Franks, and Ken Spencer (https://www.whynotgames.com/) weigh in.

In this episode I chat with Danny Lee Grimes from Wizards of the Couch around digital RPG, getting into it, and what his recipe for success is.

Herman and I recount tales of our memorable moments as DMs and Players of both 1e and 5e editions.

Power gaming in 1E and 5E, challenging players and saying NO as a DM. All tough calls in the game and Herman Sims and I discuss our own take and strategy.

Herman converted last minute from pencil and paper to virtual and it wasn't smooth. We discuss Virtual Gary Con XII, the struggles, and our gratitude that it exists.