The Tao of D&D

Addendum to the last post.  It was argued, reasonably, by a reader that I should define the difference between the role-playing I was speaki...

Coming back to worldbuilding. Let's put all the detailed structural work surrounding geography, politics, sociology and such upon a shel...

By the age of six, I did what all little boys did.  I tied a sheet around my neck and ran around pretending to be superman.  I built forts o...

"We all know that acting in character adds fun, but role playing enhances D&D for everyone at the table.  Role playing heightens ...

Charisma reaction adjustments, Player's Handbook, p. 13: -5% per point of charisma below 8; +5% per point of charisma above 12. The...

I wonder if someone who has been a DM as long as I have, without much playing, should give any advice about rolling up a character. I’ve wa...

[ I was prodded into this ] To play Dungeons and Dragons, one person is chosen to be the Dungeon Master, or DM.  The other players then pr...

Teasers can be maddening. Recently, JB dropped such a teaser on his blog and I've been ruminating on it for days now: "I'...

I have heard from people who were not pleased with my treatment on Al and Chad's podcast .  But I do rush to point out, it was not I tha...

Let's talk about comedy. Comedy is a construction in which subjects with particular characteristics are placed in jeopardy which, ulti...

Continuing with yesterday's post , I'd like to expand some of my points about character, discussing what a character is , as opposed...

I have lately been thinking that there is a case to be made against "role-playing" ~ in which players take the role of an imaginar...