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About Craig

For those who need to know these things: - I'll never see 60 again. - I'm tall enough to see well in crowds and fat enough to leave a wake. - I'm well married to a woman with twice my smarts, three delightful and challenging children (er-hem), and one cat overlord. - I am Welsh. - I have to work for a living, but do nothing that makes me perspire.

Ye Gods and little murderhobos…

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Craig

Ye gods, I am so tired of D&D.From when I started playing D&D in 1976, it was obvious that this was a 1:1 tactical skirmish game.The original element to the game was that you played as a team (a ‘party’), … Continue reading →

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Hello darkness, my old friend

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Craig

I am increasingly of the opinion that Darkvision should be got rid of for three main reasons. The first is that darkness is a staple of medieval fantasy and horror. For in darkness dwells fear and monsters, both of which … Continue reading →

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Handling death

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Craig

As a DM I generally bring characters to the point of death for two main reasons:1. The players were being unnecessarily negligent with their character’s lives.2. It serves the story being told. In the first case I shall try to … Continue reading →

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Waterboarding the Party

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Craig

Anyone who has spent any amount of time underground, perhaps in caverns or mines, one of the most common features is water. Over the years I have noted that very few GMs actually feature this or use it to make … Continue reading →

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Initiative

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Craig

I’ve been thinking about the D&D Initiative system.First consider that in 5e a round is supposed to be about six seconds long.Each active PC and opponent may each have up to one second to complete their actions. The more actors … Continue reading →

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What I want from a roleplaying game

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Craig

What I want from a roleplaying game is the following: So, as an example let’s compare D&D 5e against my wish list? Unfortunately it is a game I have to play as most of my friends are into it. I … Continue reading →

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Dying by degrees

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Craig

In pretty much every roleplaying game there is a mechanic for representing being physically damaged.Many use the classic Hit Points system, where a character stays fully capable until that final hit puts them down and they begin to die. Even … Continue reading →

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Other cuisines in Codai

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Craig

Following on my last article, here are some examples of other regional or national cuisines that can be found on the city of Codai and a few other places across the province. Vimallan The elves of Vimalla have a particular … Continue reading →

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Codai – The Importance of Soral

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Craig

In my RPG campaign world of Kham-ra, specifically the province of Codai, there are many things that I have gone into some detail with. I consider this level of detail to be important, as it lays the foundations under the … Continue reading →

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My first published work

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Craig

Back in the day, my friends and I were keen readers of the early White Dwarf magazine (issues 01-820). We even contributed adventures and creatures to it.Well this morning I came across a forum where a fine chap known only … Continue reading →

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