I’ve just added some notes on our latest campaign session (click here). Included is a journal entry by my friend, Joe. He is playing the Falmedian warrior named Narn. I was thrilled to see this happen. It means a lot to me to see the players having fun and wanting to add to the world. Continue reading

We ran our second session of the Thirty Years Reuel campaign last night. Only had two players, but they seemed able enough to get into some trouble. Click on the Thirty Years Reuel Campaign link at the top of the page to see a brief description of last evening’s game or click here Continue reading

Here are a few notes for the Reuel campaign on which I am working. It is a framework I am building in order to give me a starting point for new ideas in the campaign world. Most of this is all that I have for now. It’s not my intention to flesh out every area Continue reading

If you like play by posts, I am running one over on the Smoldering Wizard’s Forum. We been at it for almost two years now. There is a full cast of characters. Seven players right now! I have enough players at the moment, but the story has been really interesting. It is going in directions Continue reading

April Mundy has a blog called A Writer’s Perspective. She has some really useful bits about life in the 14th century. Her recent article about travelling itineraries is a useful piece to use in gaming. Instead of characters having a map, They have a list of towns along the way, possibly with distances. When moving Continue reading

I’ve been thinking about the jumping off point for my Reuel campaign. I want to choose a time period when the mythic war of the gods takes place. I’m considering the 4th century BC. In particular circa 320’s BC at the death of Alexander the Great. With doing this, I can create an alternate history Continue reading

After the war of the gods, the heavens shattered and fell to the earth. Pieces of each realm merged with the earthly realm. This creates endless opportunites for adventure and exploration in the campaign world. I am reimagining the map of earth but with major changes to the geography. Perhaps in the middle of the Continue reading

Reuel Campaign #2 Nib’s grandfather often told him of the war of the gods. It was a legend of their people, passed down from the elders. What Nib did not know, was that around the world different people were telling a similar story. The gods they worshipped differed, but each legend described a war that Continue reading

Nib rubbed his eyes. The wood smoke always seemed to blow into his face when he tended the fire. His grandfather watched with amusement. His grandfather never had difficulties keeping the fire fed. Grandfather always knew what to do. “Tell me again about the old gods?” “Finish your chores, young one, and fetch me some Continue reading

I have finally hit upon the name for my campaign setting, Reuel. It is inspired and in honor of J.R.R.Tolkien. Reuel was a family name for Tolkien and has a nice ring to it. I’ve read conflicting views on how much of an influence Tolkien’s work is on Dungeons and Dragons. It matters little to Continue reading