So, my series on using unusual mechanics in 4e games continues today with the subject of disease. On paper, I kind of like the look of ho...

Hello, this is the first in a series on this blog about using unusual mechanics in your games. I decided to break it into parts so it wo...

Passive Perception isn't a bad idea in and of itself. It has a lot going for it, actually. It is nostalgic, originating from old scho...

so sersa v over at the legendary 4thcore site has created a page for a 'hub' of sites that relate to 4thcore style gaming. many of ...

  **NOTE: THE FINAL HENCHMEN AND HIRELING RULES WITH ERRATA APPEAR IN ISSUE #1 OF 4E FOREVER *** I've been thinking today abou...

in my upcoming zine i have been working with reintroducing some old school flavor into 4e. one of the elements you will be seeing are wild...

*NOTE: THE FINAL MORALE RULES APPEAR IN ISSUE #1 OF 4E FOREVER ** Hello again. So I thought I'd throw some ideas out that are re...

check this out. there are just tons of links to many, many killer fanzines and such on here. Old School Zines

Hello there. As work continues on my zine, I thought I would post some more monster tips. I realize not everyone really wants to go back...

sorry its been so long! if you check out the previous post, i have updated the pdf for sorin yeate AND i have given a link to the monster fi...

So, here is a sample of the new monster type I am working on. I mention it in an earlier post . Check out how it is all incorporated. The ...

oh well, looks like 4th is going to be ending pretty soon. i plan on keeping playing of course, but cannot help being a little saddened by t...

I have been playing around with a new monster type, the Savage. A Savage is an Elite monster that is buffed up enough to challenge a party a...

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On the 4e forums the subject of random encounters came up. Most complaints really came down to encounter speed in 4e, or just hatred of rand...

rarely do I use a minion these days that doesn't have some kind of extra oomph. try having minions explode in an aura 1, leaving a zone ...

As everyone knows, Solos and Elites get locked down and abused waaay too easily. Here are simple "templates" to boost Solos and El...