He Said, She Said: Up the Mountain, Down the Hill

Money, money, money! It all boils down to that I suppose. From all my companions, only my wife gave her money to the city. She kept a really little amount for her so that she could buy some equipment. It seems that I have been too hasty; I should have done the same. She thinks [...]

Hybban’s Geek Review: GM Gems by Goodman Games

Welcome to another Geek Review by Hybban, Mielka’s DM.
Prior to the edition of new 4E modules for their Dungeon Crawl Classics line, Goodman Games published three edition-free books this summer.   Let’s review those, beginning with the first one published : GM Gems.
This 64 page book, available in PDF or paperback, gives tools for the GM/DM [...]

He Said She Said: Never Leave Your Group Without A Leader

Never leave your group alone. When you say that you want to assume the part of the leader in a group, you have to be there at all time.
You see, I was still working on the fortifications for Almraiven, when the group came to me, saying things about going out or whatever.  I was really [...]

He Said, She Said: Fortification of Almraiven

The wizards of Almraiven have given me the following task:
Because of your knowledge of warfare, you have been asked to join the city guard to help strengthen their defenses.  In the process, you will learn more about the Genasi battle tactics, their leadership structure and desert warfare.

Hybban’s Geek Reviews: Engineering Dungeons by Troll Lord Games

Engineering Dungeons
Editor: Troll Lord Games
Author: Robert Doyel
Series: Castles and Crusades / Generic
Format: 28 pages, paperback or PDF, black and white.
For those who don’t know, Troll Lord Games is a small independent editor that publishes Castles & Crusades (C&C), a d20 game with a strong AD&D1 flavor.  In the last years of his life, Gary Gygax [...]

He Said, She Said: Sent By A Higher Power

So here we are, in a distant land if not another world, branded, sold, considered like goods… But at least I’m with my wife and the companions that we met in Punjar, all but the drow.  And the one that replaced him is not going to be a friend.  While he is dealing with the [...]

He Said, She Said: Slaves In A Foreign World

Cold.  Feeling of cold stone on my naked skin.  Memories of the sky swallowing me.  Nausea.  Must fight nausea.  I feel weak, and then I realize the terrible smell there mixing sweat, excrement, urine, and mold.  The nausea must come from here.  I don’t dare opening my eyes, but there are no sounds that I [...]

He Said, She Said: Into the Hornet’s Nest…

Finally, we have made it to Punjar.  I thought the travel would never end. Hundreds of miles, traveling with caravans, fending off bandits and wild beasts… Kord, I need a bath.  A hot bath.  Joelle would need one too.. Some time together in a hot tub would help forget the travel. Hopefully the address given [...]

He Said, She Said: Meet Andric Al’Maera, Part 2

My two brothers came to me and held me in their arms.  I could see their eyes full of tears that they tried to suppress.  They were sad to see me go away, but they knew that reading was not enough for me, that I wanted to see the world, see things that I wouldn’t [...]

He Said, She Said: Meet Andric Al’Maera, Part 1

This is awkward, me grabbing this pen to tell you my story… Let’s face it; I’ve never been good with these things.   Oh sure, I can write about military maneuvers, but telling my life, my story.   Of course this is Joelle’s idea, not mine, and what a woman wants… you know the saying… This is [...]