The Gassy Gnoll: The Road in the Darkness
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to be able to take a bit of time to head to the mountains with my family. We left late in the afternoon on Friday and were going over a mountain pass I’ve...
View ArticleSupplement Review: A0: Crow’s Rest Island from AdventureAWeek.com
Yes, I’m more than a bit behind on reviews, but I keep chugging along. This past weekend I had an opportunity to check out A0: Crow’s Rest island from Adventure A Week (AdventureAWeek.com). I’ve been...
View ArticleThe Gassy Gnoll: Aging Heroes
As this Gassy Gnoll enters his mid-40s, he finds himself undergoing a curious transformation. Over the last 7 months he has engaged in *gasp* physical exercise and a change in diet and is probably in...
View ArticleThe Gassy Gnoll: Travel Troubles
This Gassy Gnoll had some travel troubles this past weekend. A belt broke, shredding my radiator among other juicy bits in the engine compartment. Made for an interesting drive home. But we did make it...
View ArticleThe Gassy Gnoll: Where are we again? (Location, Location, Location – RPG Blog...
This month’s blog carnival was kicked off by Mike Bourke @ Campaign Mastery and I have to say it’s a doozy. Though “Location, Location, Location” may have originated in the real estate industry, it...
View ArticleSupplement Review: Dungeon Crawl Classics #66.5: Doom of the Savage Kings by...
The Old School movement and Dungeon Crawl Classics have produced some of my favorite adventures of late. There’s something especially freeing about the wanton destruction of beginning adventurers. And...
View ArticleSupplement Review: Urban Dressing: Thieves by Josh Vogt for Raging Swan Press
Thieves appear throughout actual history just as often, if not more, than in fantasy worlds. Whether it’s Conan stealing the “Heart of the Elephant” (The Tower of the Elephant) or Fafhrd and the Gray...
View ArticleThe Gassy Gnoll: Taking Charge of the Gaming Lesson Plan (RPG Blog Carnival)
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I had an opportunity to continue a D&D 4e adventure we started a year ago. With this particular group, we have now met three times in 12 months and only worked...
View ArticleAdventures in 5e, Overview and Character Generation
Those of you who know me know that I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons for a very long time. I started in 1982 and have played every edition along the way, though I was a little late to the party...
View ArticleAdventures in 5e, The Actual Session
In the last two articles we’ve talked about character creation and module prep… now let’s get into how the actual play session went! Quite honestly, I wasn’t sure how this adventure was going to go. In...
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