Q&A With Tim Kask
June 2013 This article was originally published in & Magazine, Issue 4 in February 2013. Recorded by Bryan Fazekas. Tim Kask, one of the people who helped create OD&D and AD&D, posts frequently to a Q&A...
Monthly Archive: July 2021
Undead Unlimited!
June 2013 This article was originally published in & Magazine, Issue 2 in August 2012. Written by Bryan Fazekas. Most adults have seen at least one of the plethora of zombie movies that have spawned like...
Level Draining Is Metagaming
June 2013 This article was originally published in & Magazine, Issue 2 in August 2012. Written by Bryan Fazekas. This is certainly an inflammatory title for an article. Next to alignment, level draining is possibly the...
Shade of Trelhaem
This NPC was useful just once. He provided the party with important information and set the stage for a follow-on adventure. That “prophesy” thing was FAR too much fun! I may revive this NPC...
Kersichay, The Black Wizard
Kersichay appeared in two of my campaigns, initially in the original Rendelshod campaign as a sage the party consulted a few times. In a later campaign I taught my players how much a mistake...
Ryflorin, Demon Prince
I invented this one with a need in mind … but he got put on a back burner. I think I was planning a story line involving competing demon lords but can’t remember where...
Is’Sel, Demon Princess
Is’Sel has appeared in name in my campaigns — she’s cropped up as Jxtl’s sometimes consort, and dangerous in her own right. I’ve never come up with a good story line that involves her...
Jxtl, Demon Prince
Jxtl was the chief demon in charge — while he didn’t rule the entire Abyss, he was strong enough to control some of the most powerful planes. His allies were among the most powerful...