Recent content by Jacob Lewis

The New Game button, as well as a variety of save slots (repeatedly).

1. WotC wants more people to play DnD. 2. More people need more DMs in order to play DnD. 3. WotC points to an online site where people can find DMs easily. I fail to see the problem here. Except the people who can't go a day without looking for one.

Statistics in 4e were designed to be fluid. They are not a representation of a static world where every ogre you encounter is a level 6 monster with 100 hit points and swings a big club. In that world, ogres would cease to exist when the characters get too strong to be bothered by them. 4e made...

I stopped playing games at the table in the last few years. Not too long ago, I also decided that I am uncomfortable running games online for anyone. Now, I mostly dabble with software to write, draw, and otherwise design stuff for myself. Otherwise, I am content to play video games by myself or...

It wasn't long ago that I dove into an experiment to see how feasible it was to run Essentials as a standalone version of 4e. I spent well over a year revisiting and researching whatever relevant material I could find, stripped it down to its bare basics, and refilled the empty bits where I felt...

The real highlight for me was losing enough interest in the current edition of D&D for the first time in decades and being able to 1) really explore some other systems that weren't just D&D adjacent, and 2) diving back into previous editions and rediscovering parts that I hadn't explored before...

Boy, do I have a video for you!!

Someone asked me this before, and I found a preview article in Dragon #390 where the developers discuss some of the specific changes to the game with the upcoming Essentials products. I'll copy the highlights and paste them here. Implements Going forward, ...will feature a system of...

I just recently discovered this myself, and started down the rabbit hole of learning how to use it. Had I known sooner, I would've used it rather than OneNote while I was still interested in running games. Now, it's more of a pastime because I love collecting, organizing, and customizing...

The red team.

More feedback if it helps. These ads show up when I use it on my android tablet with Google Chrome. I have no issues while using Firefox with AdBlocker Ultimate on my PC.

My immediate goal is to finally get to ACT 2 in Baldur's Gate 3. Then possibly finish the game at least once, and then see how much time is left to accomplish anything else this year.