Clowns are nature’s candy.

I watched the series already. It really is worth your time. It has humor, it has tension, and it has some surprises along the way. In the brief time you have to get to know these characters, you can actually come to care about what happens to them and how. Each five-minute episode ends with a vampire-related cliffhanger until they reach their big finish. I will warn, though: If you watch that first episode while hoping to see the girl drop her towel, you’ll be disappointed. The whole thing is fit for broadcast TV.

This is just a compilation of house rules I found on a thread called “What are your house rules?” where people listed short and sweet summaries of what kind of stuff they do in their D&D campaigns. Here, I’m going to break down why I think some are pretty nifty, pretty mediocre, or pretty stupid.

Rockin’ guitar solo!

The Ranger is one of my favorite classes. In 3rd Edition is was far too easy to crank their damage up to 11 by picking a few select feats and making sure to have a nice attack bonus. What made them really wonderful was part of what made the Paladin wonderful. They were a class that could physically attack their target but had more options because of their access to spells. A lot of people love these guys because of some classic characters in literature that were Rangers, guys like Aragorn or Drizzt.

As fans of older comics, we’re always looking for comics that remind us of the classics, whether that means in terms of story, setting, or artistic style. This month’s Zuda Comics compeititon from DC Comics includes two black-and-white comics – one currently at #1 in the contest and the other at #10, bookending the ranks. While Pluck […]