Go ahead, ask my advice on anyhting. I’ve got tons of it…

In which MetalJim chronicles his first “live” DMing experience with 4th edition…

themes are fore losers…

In which MetalJim tries to stoke your creative energy…

This week is a tribute to the much beleaguered Gammaster.

Gamers of the world unite!

What’s the greatest weapon in the Empire’s mighty arsenal? Never mind; it’s a trick question. The answer is: subtractive reality. But the Empire in question is a bit fuzzy – it’s something as small as George Lucas’ brain, or something as large as that thing we blandly refer to as Big Media. And the target [...]

In which MetalJim explores effective multiclassing in 4e Dungeons and Dragons…

All those who walk the way of the Polyhedra Random Number Generators know that sometimes you just need to rely on luck.

Sometimes we are rewarded:

 But all things balance in time:

and any DM who’s tried to save players who can’t roll to save thier lives should be able to identify with this:

Roleplaying is a process where gamemasters have dreams and players destroy them.
-Johnny Nexus of Critical Miss
This has nothing to do with my article this week but I thougt it was a great quote and wanted to share.

Here’s what you should listen to on the way to your next fantasy battle…

I was reading MetalJim’s excellent Character Workshop article this week and it reminded me of one of my favorite Archetypes…

If you haven’t already purchased your 4th edition rulebooks, just stay away from this post…