Morale Breaks Fights Before Hit Points Do

 

They do not fight to the death. Most things should not.

You roll morale after the first losses. Not at the end. Not when it is obvious. Early. That timing matters. One creature drops. Maybe two. Now you check.  

AD&D Encounters Aren’t Fair. That’s the Point

 

So AD&D was never built around the idea that every fight should be balanced, fair and "level appropriate". This is one of the biggest, I guess shocks for modern players when they come to the table to play AD&D 1e. You could enter a dungeon, turn a corner, run into a monster that is more powerful then you and get your ass handed to you as you finally realize running was a better choice rather then rushing in like a superhero. The correct answer is in most cases is learn how to run and come back later with a better plan.

AD&D is the Gold Standard...

 

I will say it plain. AD&D is the gold standard of Dungeons and Dragons and will always be...

Not because it is perfect. It is not. Not because every rule is clean. Many are not. Not because it is easy to learn. It is not that either. It is the gold standard because it expected more from you. 

Shadow of the Bat #1 (1992) Review.

 

This first issue knows exactly what it wants to be. It is not a bright superhero opener. It is a locked door story. A place story. A sickness story. Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 drops Batman into Arkham Asylum, but the real focus is the people running it, the people trapped in it, and the thin line between treatment and cruelty.

White Dragons Are Meaner Than You Think

 

How mean are White Dragons? That's what this episode is about. We're looking at the dragon itself, what makes it nasty, and how you can use one in your campaign without treating it like a big white lizard with wings.

Ash vs Evil Dead: Baal write up for Unisystem

It's no secret that I enjoy the Cinematic Unisystem games, by Eden Studios, and I often will play games using them, and making Ash vs Evil Dead TV Show as the campaign setting. Well here is one of the write ups I did, for this Demon, Baal. He was a pretty cool demon, and in the Ash vs Evil Dead online game, he was fun to play. 

The Knock-Key Magic Item

I released a free Magic Item on my Patreon for use with any Old School RPG. I originally created it for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons back in the day. I decided to pull it out of my binder and use it for my Basic Fantasy game that I’m running at https://rollhighordie.com

I heard You. I'm Back. Let's Try This Again...

 

One month ago I said goodbye to the channel. Since then, I received emails, messages, and a lot of support asking me to come back.

So I heard you.

Skinwalkers in D&D, Let's Discuss it!

Skinwalkers make better D&D monsters when you stop treating them like Doppelgangers.

That was the thought behind the video. At first, it feels like the same idea. Something takes a shape. Something replaces someone. Something gets close to the party and causes trouble. Fine. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that is not the same monster at all.

Justice League Unlimited #18 Review

 

Last week, I visited the comic book store to pick up my regular comics. While chatting with the staff member behind the counter, he recommended that I take a look at the new Justice League Unlimited series, saying how it was just like the old cartoon of the same name. Interested in it at that point so I decided to give it a shot.