So I suppose you are wondering what this is all about? Is Scormey just going to rant on endlessly about something he doesn’t like, as he almost always does? Oh, no, dear reader! I assure you, this series of articles (why yes, I envision this becoming something of a regular feature of the Blog) will […]
Tag: 5e
Five Years Gone – Loot Mechanics #252
A fun look back at the last five years of this show, from our days as “Pixels & Dice”, through our run (thus far) as “Loot Mechanics”. Intro (0:50) – A few words from Scormus Main Topic (3:57) – 2017: A Gamer Confessional (with Ryleia!) Other Bullshit (27:32) – 2018: Our first impressions of D&D […]
Revisiting some topics
Episode #38 – Let’s discuss some topics we’ve talked about previously, but are deserving a second look. Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief, and some further comments on the Intellivision Amico Main Topic (10:57) – Kickstarter is full of Indie TTRPG projects, and those are dominated by ones that are compatible with D&D 5e. […]
Crushing the Crunch
Let’s make this clear right up front: I’m no fan of “crunchy” tabletop roleplaying games. I have a ton of them, mostly older games in my collection, but they aren’t my favorites. In the last year or so, I have discovered “Powered by the Apocalypse”-style games, which really got me focused on “rules-lite” TTRPG systems. […]
Halloween in May?
Episode #31 – Today we’re talking about “Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft”, and providing a correction to last week’s show regarding “Diablo Immortal”. Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (3:38) – There’s another official book for D&D coming this May! Let’s talk about it! Video Game News (18:20) – Correction for last […]
The Eternal Debate
This might get a bit contentious… As many of you may know, I’ve been playing and running (not to mention designing) tabletop roleplaying games for well over four decades now. I’m not saying I’m an expert by any means, especially when it comes to game design, but I’d like to say I know a thing […]