The Omnivangelist

If you’re like me, then you’ve been playing a playing Modern Warfare 2. And if you’re like me, you’ve been trying to up your game through all means necessary, including reading online blogs, guides and watching youtube. No doubt there’s some help to be found there. In fact, I’ll post a few links to the [...]

Something you may or may not be using a lot in your 4e games are rituals.  If you’re not using them, it’s understandable –rituals are a little wierd, aren’t they?  They’re sort of spells, but they can’t be used quickly and they require some planning on the part of players.  Here are some thoughts for [...]

For the technology-savvy, time-pressed GM, a wiki really is a god-send.  Gnome Stew has written a great article spelling out what a good wiki can do, but I want to add some of my personal notes to this as well.
 
I had contemplated using Obsidian Portal, but I prefer to have more control over these [...]

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas season.  Christmas was super-relaxing for me, and also gave me more time for writing and blogging. 
 
One of the nice perks of an Insider account –and this is a small thing, and not a reason to subscribe, really — is the archived image galleries that they are now [...]

Thanks to the complicated marriage of a series of tubes and the online retail juggernaut Amazon, I got the Manual of the Planes shortly the day after it was released.  It’s a good read, and a worthwhile purchase for GMs, but all is not well in the planes.
 
This books weakness is the dark half of [...]

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed axioms of skill challenges.  In Part 2 we discussed the need for improvisation and the importance of pink and purple dice.
What I’d like to address in this article is time.
 
Time is on your side (Yes it is)
Pace is an important storytelling tool in every medium.  When you [...]

Paladin Power Packs…quick, three times fast, say it! 
Reagardless of how well you did with that little test, I shall bestow upon thee, a group of 14 Utility Powers for use with your paladin.  Please offer any comments or critiques you have here.
 
Enjoy!

Avenging Aura Paladin Utility 1

Your aura crackles with radiant fire, helping your allies [...]