Escalation

Had a great time DMing last night. However, there was one frustrating encounter where the players were surprised by a Remhorhaz. The wizard's response was hold monster, and that was pretty much the end of the encounter. The monster was not proficient in any saving throws whatsoever, meaning it needed a natural 18 or higher in the die to break free. My challenging battle had become a game of teeball. What was the real problem here? Was it that...

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Board Game Campaigns

Got to play the Forbidden Stars Board Game the past two weekends. It's got a bit of a learning curve, but once you get past it your in for an exciting game. My first time with it was basically a throw away since we were all getting used to the rules. There are layers upon layers of strategic depth here. That's why I'm just going to go over a few of the finer points of the second game, and how it ties into using board game / campaign...

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Building A Game Table VI

I'm edging ever closer to completion! This weekend got the curves for top level of the table completed. Since these are going to be open both sides need to be finished. The radius was off a little bit so it took painstaking corrections to get them fitting correctly by adding thin strips of veneer. There was a lot of going back and forth to cut off minute shaving of the ends as well. With it being a curved piece, got this jig put together to make...

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Building a Game Table V

  This time we're working on the top tier. Both table halves are all sanded and ready to go. Naturally, the next step was to flip 'em over and clamp 'e...

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Building a Game Table IV

Progress moves ever onward! Today got the curved corners glued up to the veneers and then attached them to the table. Notice all the clamps? If you're gluing then you need clamps, because clamps are a woodworker's best frien...

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Building a Game Table III

The work on this project has continued, despite not being able to do so as often as I'd like. Last weekend was a shopping expedition to get some of necessities, like stains, varnish, clasps, etc. Below are images of of the stain I picked out, General Finishes "Georgian Cherry" . Here it is on the red oak...

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A New World

Recently, my Glorious Bastards campaign wrapped up and now I’m preparing for the next one with many lessons learned. First lesson, don’t invite players until the campaign is completely prepared. In ‘Bastards, the city was fleshed out as were a few locations outside the city. I intended for the campaign to take almost entirely in the city. The one thing I never saw coming was when one of the players made an interesting character choice. Whenever...

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Building a Game Table II

Building a Game Table II   For the next installment in this series, here's what happened on days two and three of the build. Since our machine was a 3 axis, it wasn't able to cut the rounded corners in the way I thought. Which meant some assembly was required.This is the rounded corners cleaned and glued up. Left these to dry until the next day.This here is a jig, for those not in the know its a device - often custom made - to aid in shaping...

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Building a Game Table

This is it! Cutting has begun. This picture above is of a really cool machine called a CNC router. Got all the pieces cut on this thing. Here's how it works. ...

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Game Table Ideas V

Here's a quick update toda...

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