Cool Free Stuff

So, you want to run an RPG but have little spare cash. Well Basic Fantasy Role-playing may be just what you are looking for. Everything is free as a downloadable PDF or available via Amazon as a paperback. It is a D20 like system with an old school feel. Enjoy!

http://www.basicfantasy.org/

More WOTC Free Stuff

This month's Sage Advice column includes some nice tools and errata for DnD Next (5th ed.)

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/sage-advice-june2015

Origins 2015 Report

Overall a great show. The vendor hall was humming with lots of new products. I believe everyone has figured out where WizKids and some of the large companies have moved. Some of the card only vendors have moved into the hallways outside of the area where the card tournaments are taking place. Strangely, the oyster picking place was still there.

Maybe its just because I am getting older but it sure seems like there are fewer places to sit and congregate than in years past. The other major issue is that registration is still way slower than it needs to be, especially the on-site registration. Both registration lines move slower than Ohio BMV lines (number 1 baby!) but the BMV is doing way more than getting you a badge to play games.

Overall a lot of fun. I saw Rodney Smith of "Watch it Played", Tom Vassel, and Zee Garcia (the Dice Tower) as well as all the normal vendors (Lou Zocchi had fun talking to my 9 year old daughter).  I think the people I meet there are my favorite part.

See you next year!

What I bought

Cthulhu - Hastur la Vista - Twilight Creations

Q Workshops Cthulhu Dice Set

Epyllion - the Drake Edition

Run, Fight or Die!

Roll for It!

Zombicide Scenario Book

Zombicide Plastic Counter set

Mice and Mystics: Dornwood Tales

Hobbit Tales

Strike a Pose

Dice Ring

What I almost bought:

Collapsing wood dice tower and tray combo

Sergeants Miniatures Game

Is this thing on?

Wow, long time since my last post. What can I say but time has been limited since we got Sirius our now 7 month old German Shepard puppy. He is 64.5 pounds of love and stink.

Origins is next week so I hope to post a description of the event and snarky comments about the organizers.

More free stuff from WOTC

WOTC has just posted a link to download the "Elemental Evil Player's Companion" PDF.  I have not had a chance to read it yet but it looks really cool. Did I mention that its free?

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/elementalevil_playerscompanion

Dungeonpocolypse lessons learned

The forces of good were overwhelming. Each person controlling a party of six miniatures was too much. Even though there were casualties along the way there is still enough power left to make the last two tiles a forgone conclusion.

The old school pace of the dungeon allow the party time to regroup and heal between doors. This kept them marching forward altogether as an unstoppable juggernaut. Next time have the doors to the next area open at the most inopportune time bringing evil in before they are ready.

The last point would be to add more pathways to the adventure. The way I designed this dungeon there was essentially only one way through it made things easy to keep track of for me but predictable for the group.

Take a look at the list below of everything they have killed so far.

2 Fiendish Trex

2 Troll Slashers

2 Bullette

1 Behir

3 Fiendish Girallon

1 Purple Worm

2 Goblin Underboss

Lareth the Beautiful

1 Drow Cleric of Lolth

2 Teifling Blademaster

2 Yuan-Ti Half-blood Sorcerer

Half Orc Executioner

King Obould Many Arrows

Warduke

Bugbear Champion of Erthnel

Trogledyte Barbarian

Dark Moon Monk

5 Flame Skulls

6 Hobgoblin Archers

5 Hobgoblin Sargents

1 Demonic Gnoll Archer

1 Clay Golem

2 Stone Golems

2 Berserk Flesh Golems

1 Iron Golem

1 Blood Ghost Berserker

1 Cleric of Lagozed

1 Drow Guard

2 Drider Sorcerers

2 Formorian Giants

4 Feral Minotaurs

1 Beholder

Aspect of Nerull

Boneclaw Impaler

Death Priest of Orcus

2 Terror Wights

Spectre

Wraith

King Snurre

Fire Giant Raider

3 Orc Maulers

2 Tanarack

Erinyes

Balor

Half-fiend Ogre

Blood Hulk Fighter

Githyanki Fighter

Marilith

3 Ogre Skirmisher

Vrock

Dungeonpocolypse part 3

Last night was part three of the Dungeonpocolyse game. The party started where they left off a few months ago. So, with great enthusiasm they opened the door to the next room and waited to see what was next.

The Undead

The first room of the night contained undead nightmares. The Death Priest of Orcus was an unwelcome surprise but the teams were able to push through.

Old King Coal

King Snurre and  an Erinyes demon awaited them in the next room. The group finally overcame the fire giants and their allies. No one felt her was a jolly old soul.

The Balor

Not much to say about this room. The Balor gave and took a pounding before the group advanced.

The Marilth

There is something about a six armed snake demon that gets the party excited. Multiple disintegrate spells later she was down. The Vrock in this room did not last much longer.

Monsters killed
Aspect of Nerull
Boneclaw Impaler
Death Priest of Orcus
Terror Wight (x2)
Spectre
Wrait
King Snurre
Fire Giant Raider
Orc Mauler (x3)
Tanarack (x2)
Erinyes
Balor
Half-fiend Ogre
Blood Hulk Fighter
Githyanki Fighter
Marilith
Ogre Skirmisher (x3)
Vrock

The bottom line is that the group did not finish. They had only two tiles left to explore but it was getting late. So far the it has taken 15 hours to get through 16 tiles.

The Party prepares to face the undead.

 The Allies muster in front of the doorway.

The battle rages. The Aspect of Nerull holds the forces of good at the door.

 The battle continues....

 King Snurre and his forces.

 The Marilith is already gone. The ogres try to hold the line.