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What are the Hexes in a Citycrawl

November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 Jeff

Disclaimer: I’ve never actually played in or run a hexcrawl. This is all coming completely out my behind. The Problem(s) At the beginning of a hexcrawl, what do the characters have? A largely empty map, that may have some terrain… Read more

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What is Hildagarde?

October 28, 2015 Jeff

Introduction Hildagarde is home to ancient civilizations, modern magic and science, and entrances into the mystic underdark. Centered on the intersection of many leylines, it is prone to the whims of these magic conduits. Due to the constant fluctuations and… Read more

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The Abstraction of Experience Points

October 24, 2015October 24, 2015 Jeff

What are experience points? What is the difference between second level, which takes 300-4000 xp (depending on class and edition) and third level, which requires 600-8000 more xp? To use 5e’s baseline Fighter, at second level we get Action Surge,… Read more

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Goals of the Campaign

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 Jeff

Open Game Table I want to run an open table. Justin Alexander does a phenomenal job explaining the concept here: http://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/1223/roleplaying-games/opening-your-game-table. I really like the metaphor of catch. I think I know maybe two people who would be willing to commit… Read more

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D&D 5e, the Megadungeon, and You

October 15, 2015 Jeff

Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons is a pretty cool thing. It makes things simpler than 3.5/4, but it still has mechanically codified cool things. My go to example for this is the Divine Smite feature of the Paladin class, but… Read more

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Introduction

October 6, 2015October 15, 2015 Jeff

In 2013 I moved to NYC and started school. The first week I was there, I met Eric Minton and he introduced me to New York Red Box. I started playing in his Principalities of Glantri campaign the next week,… Read more

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