Category Archives: D&D

Carnage Game report – Day One

We made our way to the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee for Carnage. We’ve all been looking forward to getting away for the weekend, even Beloved Wife, who isn’t actually participating in the convention. She’s a crafting geek, though, and … Continue reading

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Thank you, Gary Gygax

The news that the creator of Dungeons & Dragons had died spread very quickly. And Geeks around the world have been expressing their feelings about his passing. Order of the Stick had a nice send-off cartoon. Paul Tevis, Judd Karlman … Continue reading

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Town Meeting Day/GMs Day

Today is the first Tuesday in March, and thus, Vermont’s Town Meeting Day. I have already been to the polls and cast my primary ballot. Today also is March 4th, as in “March Forth!!”, and has been selected as GMs … Continue reading

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Northeast Wars

I’ve volunteered to run two role playing games at the upcoming Northeast Wars gaming convention. These will be my first experiences GMing convention games, but I’m pretty excited. The first game is Dogs in the Vineyard, by Vincent Baker. The … Continue reading

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Carnage coming up

I’m taking the whole family to Fairlee, Vermont, for the Carnage gaming convention. NatureBoy and I are pre-registered for a bunch of stuff, and Fairlee is a heck of a lot closer to Beloved Wife’s college. So we’re all going. … Continue reading

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Kids D&D group resumes

For the last two years, I’ve run a Dungeons & Dragons game at the local library. This past May, I announced that the group would not be continuing in the Fall, since my Beloved Wife has gone back to college … Continue reading

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A little dungeon crawl

NatureBoy ran a D&D session for me on Saturday. He sprung a nice prop on me when my character was investigating the body of a dead adventurer…

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D&D changed my life

In response to a post on GeekDad, I posted the following reflection: D&D changed my life, too, though it has had a more profound effect on me as an adult and father. When I was a kid, I had the … Continue reading

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In other news

Since we’ve been anchored here at home while BW is recovering, NatureBoy and I have had some time to play together. And we’ve had time to ourselves. NB has been banging through some Super Mario Sunshine, and I finally finished … Continue reading

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Wisdom Teeth and D&D

Beloved Wife is having all her wisdom teeth extracted this morning. She’s been pretty anxious, but she’s resigned to her fate. I’m off from work today to tend to her. Of course, NatureBoy has his own designs on today and … Continue reading

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