People look at me funny when I tell them that one of my favorite D&D characters started out as Chaotic Evil and, over the course of three years of play, slowly changed alignment a degree at a time until he landed on Lawful Good. Of course, his character sheet never actually said “Chaotic Evil”; the … Continue reading
As I’ve been slowly sketching around the homebrew-setting Pathfinder campaign I want to run, I’ve decided I’m not going to use any “primary source” monsters. That means no 3.5 Monster Manual, no Pathfinder Bestiary, just other monster books. I currently own two older 3.5 books: Monsternomicon Vol. II by Privateer Press, and Sword & Sorcery … Continue reading
James Raggi is known for being f’n METAL, but he is also (in my opinion) ROLPUNK. He plays what he likes to play and doesn’t really care what you think. He makes things for his favorite game and makes it available both via his blog content at Lamentations of the Flame Princess and for sale. … Continue reading
Count me as one of the people that has a love-hate relationship with hit points. From a story point, I can completely dance along with the concept that they’re abstract and represent bruises and fatigue and such, and that as characters become more experienced their endurance increases and they can go longer and better avoid … Continue reading
Rolpunk (one L, no E) is about pure, stripped down, no BS tabletop gaming. It’s about taking your game back to its bare bones roots: play a character, chuck some dice, period. It’s about not letting other people tell you how to play your games. It’s not about telling other people how to play their … Continue reading
Damn Fine Pi is a café located near a university, complete with staff and patrons, designed to be customized to your needs and dropped into any setting or genre. There are no system-specific crunchy bits and many details have been left open for you to develop so that the location meshes completely with your setting … Continue reading
