To me, the 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide by Gary Gygax is perhaps the best gaming book I have ever owned. In fact, I think it’s a strong contender for greatest gaming book of all time.
Continue reading My Favourite Unsung Table(s) from the 1st Edition DMG
It’s relatively easy to play a roleplaying game. Playing the same game skilfully, though, is somewhat trickier.
Encumbrance. Surely, no single phrase (except possibly, “I initiate a grapple”) illicits so much terror and confusion among gamers.
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!
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.
