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Tools of the Trade

I’ve been using a lot of accessories for writing and adventure design lately, among my many tools, a few of my favorites have been the Fourthcore Alphabet and the Deck of Many Things from Madness at Gardmore Abbey. I’ve also been using some miscellaneous bits on things like cryptography, numerology, and puzzles from online sources. Using stuff like this makes for a really interesting mix of dungeon scenarios, plot hooks, fun challenges, and lots of other stuff.

Haste Podcast: Lords of Waterdeep, Dysfunctional D&D, Baldurs Gate Enhanced Edition

[powerpress] [Episode 38]

Announcements

The d20Monkey caption contest demands you to pour some sugar on it this week, as do Micah and I demand you tell us outrageous lies!

Haste Podcast: Lethality in D&D Next, Cdistiller, & “What is an RPG?” Sections.

[powerpress] [Episode 37]

Announcements

Tonight we’re joined by Sersa Victory of Save Versus Death who has recently released the Fourthcore Alphabet and re-released the Fourthcore Armory among many other great projects!

Don’t forget that Micah and I are still asking you to tell us fabulous lies about how you got into gaming. Also, you need to get to captioning the latest d20Monkey comic strip, the fate of the goblin strip club depends on it!

The Do’s & Dont’s of Character Naming

What’s In A Name?

Now and then Obsidian Portal gets email from folks who (with good reason) unfortunately aren’t very excited about being part of our imaginary worlds. While we know that we’re not causing anyone harm, there are a lot of people out there that have no idea what RPG’s are or how they work. By ‘a lot of people’ I basically mean 90% of everyone, ever. So I’m taking time out to write this post as a PSA to our community, and just to give some general advice.

Haste Podcast: Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, V20 Deluxe Kickstarter, Boring ‘How I Got Into Gaming’ Stories

[powerpress] [Episode 36]

Announcements

We’ve got a brand spanking new d20Monkey comic caption contest and of course Solstice, the hottest and freshest campaign of the month ready for your enjoyment so be sure to check them out! Now, on with the show!

d20Monkey Caption Contest for March

And now, we bring to you a caption so evocative you can almost hear the goblin version of Def Leppard echoing off of the page. So behold your new strip to gratuitously throw captions at, so get on it! Keep it classy, folks!