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HeroQuest and D&D – What About Magic?

This continues my series of posts about using the HeroQuest RPG to run a D&D-style campaign. Previous posts in this series can be found here: Part 1: HeroQuest RPG: Not Just for Glorantha Part 2: HeroQuest – But Can It Do D&D? Part 3: HeroQuest and D&D – Adventure Breakdown In the course of thisContinueContinue reading “HeroQuest and D&D – What About Magic?”

Heroquest – But Can It Do D&D?

Well. Apparently there was some interest in my post last week about the amazing HeroQuest RPG and its great approach on mechanically resolving conflicts. It’s the most popular post I’ve ever done on this blog, by a good margin. So this week, I’m going to address how HeroQuest would work as an alternate set ofContinueContinue reading “Heroquest – But Can It Do D&D?”

The First Few Levels

As mentioned in a previous post, I’m running a first-edition AD&D game for my son a few other kids in the 10-12 age range. My primary goal is to give them a great experience so that they enjoy the game and look fondly at the RPG hobby in the future. I’m not trying to indoctrinateContinueContinue reading “The First Few Levels”

A D&D for everyone

The Dungeons & Dragons game has been around a long time. As befitting a game with more than forty years of history, the publishers of the game (first TSR, now Wizards of the Coast) have gone through multiple editions. And while the current edition of D&D is referred to as the fifth edition, this isContinueContinue reading “A D&D for everyone”

Which Forgotten Realms? All of them!

Later today, I’m going to be starting a new Dungeons & Dragons campaign with a bunch of kids aged 10-12, including my son. When I was planning this game, I considered a number of different system, including various editions of Dungons & Dragons, RuneQuest, the Omega system (found in the excellent Atlantis: Second Age), andContinueContinue reading “Which Forgotten Realms? All of them!”

Reading & Writing: The Crystal Shard

The roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons has been around a rather long time, going through multiple editions (commonly considered five, if you don’t count Original, or the various versions of Classic, etc.), two different companies, and countless writers. And over those years, the D&D and property has been used for a lot more than justContinueContinue reading “Reading & Writing: The Crystal Shard”

RPGs and novels – where gaming and writing intersect

The last few months saw the release of newest edition of Dungeons & Dragons, the granddaddy of the entire tabletop roleplaying game industry. As someone who has played roleplaying games (RPGs) pretty steadily for the last 33 years, this is kind of a big deal. Or, at least, it was supposed to be (more onContinueContinue reading “RPGs and novels – where gaming and writing intersect”