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Monday, May 21, 2012

The Grumpy Dwarf Looks at Mike Mearls' Latest - Hit Points, Our Old Friend (What Have They Done to Ye?)

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(I talked about this a bit in the previous blog post, but The Grumpy Dwarf has his own take on it, let alone his own style) - original artic...
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Mike Mearls Keeps on Spinning

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I just looked at Mike Mearls latest post over at the WotC website. This one deals with Hit Points, Hit Dice and Healing. I'll have mor...
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Sunday, May 20, 2012

May 19th ACKS Session Recap

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I was going to break this down as a blow by blow, but I am quite sure my players will do a much better job of that when they do their write ...

The World Ends at 0130, 0830 in Finland

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Last night's ACKS session kicked off at 9 Eastern Time.   We moved it up half an hour to get more game time in if needed.  That being sa...
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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Unlimited Adventures - Limited Commitment

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I should have my second weekly Google+ Hangout using the Tabletop Forge app game up and running in about two to three weeks.  This is the o...

Games From the Basement - Cyberpunk 2020

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I always like the idea of playing in a cyberpunk themed game.  Somewhere I have GURPS Cybertech(>) filed away, shadow run always seemed v...
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Friday, May 18, 2012

Chris Perkins Posted Some Excellent Maps at the WotC Site

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I was going to have the Grumpy Dwarf look at the Latest Rule of Three but there really isn't anything there worth talking about, let alo...
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Let's Play the AD&D 2nd Edition Trivia Game!

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We used to play the shit out of this game back in the early 90's.  We never used anything but the trivia cards.  Speed and accuracy in y...
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Four Years Later and WotC Still Doesn't Have a Viable VTT

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I've really been having a blast using the Tabletop Forge app in Google+ Hangouts to facilitate by online ACKS Campaign. With the D&...
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Grumpy Dwarf Chews The Chat - Mike Mearls D&D Next Chat Session (Part 2)

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link to part 1 of the chat, with Grumpyisms ;) 11:31 Mearls: Next! 11:32 Jeremy Crawford: My favorite new condition is intoxicated. ;)  (isn...
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Closing the Circle on Some Lapsed Gamers

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In two days I'll be running the third session of my ACKS campaign. I know it's hitting the right buttons as I'm able to visuali...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The Grumpy Dwarf Chews The Chat - Mike Mearls D&D Next Chat Session (Part 1)

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This is a long chat to chew.  I may have to break this into two separate parts.  Lets see how much actual meat there is as I chew the fat ;)...
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Showing a Little More Sand in the Campaign

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I suspect that my players will wrap up the current adventure this Saturday. They've already accomplished much of the current scenario a...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Mini Review - Toys For the Sandbox - The Abandoned Mine (OSR Generic)

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I'm simply amazed that The Abandoned Mine is the 19th release in the Toys For the Sandbox release.  There's a few reasons for that ...
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Mike Mearls Live Chat 1100 - 1200 PDT May 16 (Tomorrow)

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Yep, Mike Mearls and Some Other Guy are going to be having a chat about D&D Next and the upcoming play test tomorrow, May 16 from 1100 a...

Is DnD 5e Retreating From Its Goal of Encompassing All Editions Feel in One Set of Rules?

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I'm still a bit confused by Mike Mearls' latest article about Wizards in 5e. I thought the plan was to have a Vancian styled wizard ...
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Monday, May 14, 2012

The Grumpy Dwarf Remarks on Mike Mearls' Attempt to Balance the Wizard in 5e

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 Mike's doing it again.  Fixing problems that don't exists, or maybe do exist, but not to the extent that he believes.  Still, game ...
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