Comments for Mike's D&D Blog

Comment on 5 Cards to a Deeper Character by Character ideers « 100 Million Years

Character ideers « 100 Million Years — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:06:33 +0000

[...] An excellent post on enhancing a character by drawing 5 Magic: The Gathering cards at random – The author draws an Island and decides his monk was raised on an island. Seems simple, but the thought was put into his head at random. Love the Oulipian quality of it. Plus, I think M:TG is well designed and exquisitely illustrated, but not so fun to actually play, over and over again. (But that’s just me; obv., I like words/worlds more than numbers/fighting.) So this method gives meaning to cards that, for me, were just clutter. [...]

Comment on Halflings Are Not Hobbits by Rachel Pond

Rachel Pond — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:52:45 +0000

Playing a halfling in my boyfriends game, well, to be more precise, celestial halfling. Though I’m still figuring out how I’m going to play this character and getting to know her, I have seen halfling npc in a friend of mine’s game. The way she does them I can see making sense for the race, fun loving, tricksters, sticky fingers, love of the material and physical aspects of life, super energetic, and get along (if not driving crazy) gnomes, especially gnomish alchemists. In a sense, I would have to say they are the teenage sibling race to the older sibling races gnomes and elves, and the mellowed out (barely) older sibling race of the kender. In a matter of race dynamics I mean.

Comment on Time To Chuck Alignment by Spring

Spring — Sat, 28 May 2011 17:32:45 +0000

Ahahaha! Mike, I just saw the Buffy alignment one! THANK YOU.

Comment on Getting Your D&D Fix Online by BrandonLeon

BrandonLeon — Sat, 28 May 2011 16:20:32 +0000

If it’s a spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate, sign me up! Hacking and Slashing may not be everything at the table, but it’s more than enough in video game form.

Comment on Getting Your D&D Fix Online by Mike

Mike — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:56:21 +0000

Sign me up!

Comment on Getting Your D&D Fix Online by AJ Fritz

AJ Fritz — Thu, 26 May 2011 19:02:47 +0000

I wonder if I can get my diablo II loving wife and her mother to play so I can round out the party…. Anybody know if the ‘trial’ on XBLA has local multiplayer?

Comment on Getting Your D&D Fix Online by DBV

DBV — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:20:10 +0000

Hey, sign me up! I can’t say no to slaying monsters, with or without dice.

Comment on Getting Your D&D Fix Online by Curtis

Curtis — Thu, 26 May 2011 13:12:02 +0000

I wasn’t planning on picking up the game, though at $15 it is at least reasonable. Free would be worthwhile

Comment on Getting Your D&D Fix Online by EgoPoisoning

EgoPoisoning — Thu, 26 May 2011 04:46:45 +0000

I’ve been anticipating this game since I heard the first announcement months ago! Huge fan of the BG:DA games, and even the DnD Heroes Xbox game from way back.

Comment on Getting Your D&D Fix Online by OnlineDM

OnlineDM — Thu, 26 May 2011 04:07:31 +0000

I’m intrigued enough to enter a contest for a free copy, though I don’t think I’m intrigued enough to buy one. Enter me into the drawing!