Greetings and salutations friend readers! What news do I have to share with you this week?
I’ve mentioned in recent weeks how much I’ve enjoyed watching Critical Role from Geek and Sundry and how much I want to get back into Dungeons and Dragons and more specifically how I’d like to try 5th Edition. Well this past weekend I took the first step towards accomplishing that goal when I bought the Player’s Handbook, the Dungeon Master’s Guide and the Monster Manual, the Role-y Trinity of D&D. I didn’t read the books cover to cover, but perused the contents to get some idea of the changes. There’s a lot that carries over from previous editions as one would expect. The main thing I noticed from watching Critical Role was the addition of Advantage and Disadvantage which I like a lot. When a character is said to be in a position of Advantage when trying to accomplish a task, they roll two d20 and keep the higher roll. If they are in a position of Disadvantage, they roll two d20 and keep the lower roll. Such a simple change, but it’s a pretty nifty idea that mitigates some untimely poor rolls.
While I was getting our lunch on our way back from purchasing the books, my mom perused the Monster Manual and now knows more about Oozes than she did before. She knows I’ve been playing role-playing games for years, but it was the first time she ever asked questions about what it is we actually do when we play. It’s not for her, but she was curious.
On Sunday, I started playing around with my copy of Campaign Cartographer 3 to refamiliarize myself with the controls. I found building the map of Pelaria really helped in fleshing out my world. Each addition I made to the map made me think of what went on there. I’ll be doing the same thing for my D&D world. I know where I want the adventure to begin, but I want to be able to put things into context.
After talking about it for so long, it feels like I might just get a game started. Can’t wait!
While I was in Trois-Rivieres on Friday, I found out that the new Skylanders game was coming out on Sunday (which would be yesterday). I’m so out of the loop now. They’ve made it so hard to collect now that it’s turning me away. I’m still missing stuff from Trap Masters. If I stay with the franchise I think I’ll have to do so casually. I can’t afford to keep up with them anymore.
Okay, so that’s all for this week. Have a good seven everybody and we’ll do this all again next Monday. Carja V.