Joining Aron, Paul, Wayne and Andrew this week is one Luke Meyer, one time columnist for Ideology of Madness and formerly of The Podge Cast. We chat about our New Years Eve activities, SciFi/SyFy Channel, Harlan Ellison, Star Trek, Comixology Down Time, and what we’re looking forward to in 2013. Beyond that, we heap mountains […]
I have never been fan of systems that dictate building encounters in roleplaying games. I’m the kind of GM who has always relied on the “eyeball it” method that comes with enough experience with games. While this gave me great freedom in how I approached things it also meant that I was often adjusting stats […]
Francis can suck my big toe. His video game reviews are…how to put this nicely? Adequate, I guess. Y’know, if you haven’t played many video games. So I thought I’d show him, here at The Wizard Sleeve, just how things are done this time, since I’ll be covering a tabletop game turned video game. After […]
Good news, folks! WOTC made a surprise move by offering the Keep on the Shadowfell and the quick-start rules that came with it for free. That’s right, free! Our group just played through the module and we had a grand ole’ time. That’s not to say the adventure is something spectacular, but it certainly isn’t […]
One of the hardest things about playing rpgs is breaking into the hobby. Without a knowledgeable hand to guide you, deciphering the myriad of terminology, niches, and reviewer biases can be absolutely mind-boggling. And don’t discount this problem to apply to just gaming newbies. Even the experienced gamer may have to do a whole lot […]
As a gamemaster, you must never discount that player motivation will often trump character motivation. Sure, everyone likes to brag about games with “deep roleplaying” and “staying in-character” and most of the time experienced roleplayers have little trouble separating their desires from the character’s. However, sometimes there’s a carrot dangling that no player can resist […]
Last time I told you all about two of the ways to handle overland travel in D&D (and other fantasy games). Today we’re going to jump headfirst into even more techniques. Again, think of these as different knobs and dials you can adjust in order to make overland travel as easy or as complicated as […]
Welcome, weary internet travelers! The kind overlords at Ideology of Madness have given me this new column as a place to spew my incoherent babbling about gaming. Some would say I already do that enough over at The Podge Cast, but some brain droppings are better consumed in a visual medium such as this than […]
Well, that’s only half true. Luke Meyer, in addition to his weekly duties co-hosting The Podge Cast, will be writing a regular column for Ideology of Madness. His column, The Wizard Sleeve, will focus on gaming related topics with a heavy emphases on Fourth Edition DnD. We’re as tickled as we can be to welcome […]