It’s relatively easy to play a roleplaying game. Playing the same game skilfully, though, is somewhat trickier.
Gygax On…How Players Play Skilfully
Category: Player Advice
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Encumbrance: Into the Wilderness
Encumbrance. Surely, no single phrase (except possibly, “I initiate a grapple”) illicits so much terror and confusion among gamers.
Gygax On…A Player’s Most Important Ability
What’s one of a successful player’s key abilities? (Once you’ve thought of an answer, hit “Continue Reading” to see if you are right!
What’s in an Adventurer’s Get Home Bag?
I’ve blogged quite a lot recently about encumbrance. One of the first comments on my Fallacy of the Adventurer’s Backpack post referenced a Get Home Bag. I was fascinated by the concept and did some research. A Get Home Bag is a bag of stuff you keep near to your person that holds the bare essentials required to get you home.
What’s in an Adventurer’s EDC?
Urban adventures are an essential part of many campaigns. However, more than once in my campaigns I’ve had adventurers—or indeed entire parties—insist they are clanking around town with all their equipment, weapons and armour (just in case). Variously this can include full plate armour, lances (strapped to your back naturally) and more.
