Everything old is…

new to you.  I realized the other day that I had a lot of material and ideas for the old Taera campaign that never saw the light of day.  Being lazy generally and looking to minimize my preparation time I thought this could be put to use.  Why not make Altaerra == Taera?
The events from [...]

I’ve been found out…

Yes, I did set up a site for Altaerra at a very cool looking Web portal Obsidian Portal. John K. is using the site to run his Moonsong City campaign and so far it seems to be working (well, heck it’s only been one session but it seems cool…). There’s nothing there yet…as [...]

To 4E or not to 4E, reprise…

So, I’m still struggling to get things posted to this site. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been thinking about it though. Of course, having a chance to be a player in a new 4E campaign (run by my good friend and a great DM, John K.) is proving to be a distraction. [...]

Where has the time gone?

So if I’d been sticking to my goal of posting 1 time per week there’d be 21 posts here by now.  Clearly, I haven’t been getting it done.  Luckily, this was a self-imposed deadline so there are little or no repercussions (aside from the feeling of inadequacy…).  Luckier still, I’m not yet trying to actually [...]

You got your sci-fi in my fantasy…

Christian raised a good point in the comments to my post describing the Everret Effect:
“I like this idea for a sci-fi game, not sure how it would fit in with a D&D world.”
As I responded there, he’s got a point. Here’s my attempt to clarify what I’m trying to accomplish with this and how [...]

More 4E discussion…

I haven’t had time to read through the discussions he linked to yet, but here’s an interesting discussion on the upcoming 4E release from the Chatty DM…

Focus

By which I mean tying things tightly together, rooting game rules being used in the campaign’s environment (i.e., world) and theme and yes limiting the rules being used to those that have been “vetted” and integrated completely into the campaign. Why do this? Well, several reasons:
1. Maintain a cohesive campaign environment.
So, for example (and really [...]

To 4E or not to 4E

That really is the question…as posed by John K. in response to my first post.
I confess I don’t know a whole lot about the plans for 4E, I’ve spent a little time reading about it online, mainly here. There’s a lot for me to catch up on.  From the little I do know there [...]

What is Altaerra?

The original thought was that it was marketing guy’s play on “Alternate Terra”. Hence the added tag line “Are you ready to be a player?” – clearly I’ve been spending too much time with those marketing folks…
As you surely noticed, the spelling is also reminiscent of the old Taera campaign (I guess it’s hard to [...]

Coming Winter, 2009

At least that’s what I’d say if this were a movie trailer…
Here’s the scoop. After a long run as DM of the Taera Campaign (see also here and here) I ended the campaign this fall and took a break for the birth of my daughter, Lila. Well, the itch to DM hasn’t gone away [...]