This week, I’m going back to another beloved series that I’ve touched on before. I statted up beloved bounty hunter Samus Aran at the start of the year, as well as her common enemies the metroids. Although Samus can...
GMing can be a thankless job, especially when done right. We are the producers and directors of this game we play and this play we game. We are the supporting actors. Even when we run published adventures, we add...
Last time on Craft (Adventure), we looked a some of the major changes in PF2 based on the playtest. However, we forgot one of the major changes to the game that directly impact adventure writing: Encounter Mode, Exploration Mode,...
Welcome back to another installment of Burst of Insight. Two weeks ago we talked about my evolving impressions of the Pathfinder Playtest and I still have a lot of opinions and impressions I need to unpack. So, this week...
Where in the Pact Worlds did you get such a unique drill bit? Ahh, I see you have found my diamadon tooth. It is a one of a kind, you won’t find any that cuts better without using plasma!...
Welcome to Guidance! Today we’re back in the Playtest Ponderings as we talk a little bit about another topic that’s really been rocking the Playtesting world, healing. Players tend to have REALLY mixed feelings in regards to healing. Some...
HI, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about travel. Back in August, I along with the KD crew went to Gencon. Alex and I drove in with a group of 2 other...
There are two types of ability scores in Pathfinder: those you aren’t expected to act out at the table and those you might be expected to act out at the table. My patent-pending fitness program where players get bonuses...
“You’ve been on the road for 3 hours…I think. You’ve probably gone 5 miles? Umm…let’s just say you’re there, ok?” The specifics of time spent traveling, and the amount of distance traveled, is frequently more guess work than precise....
“You’re designing a geographically small but almost unrealistically varied area. (You somehow managed to explain why a Jungle could appear within a day’s travel)” – Litis Yes, well, sorta. I have avoided specific distances up to this point for...