Ken Newquist 
It’s been a slow couple of months for book reading as I’ve been focusing on knocking down my pile of comic books. Since my summer reading list ended back in September I’ve read two books and a novella, but the break gave me time to recharge and start contemplating my Winter 2017 reading list. Project Nemesis Project Nemesis (Amazon) … Read more
Tales of a GM organized the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. Here are my entries for the 2017 iteration: Day 1: The Ragnorak Dice Day 2: Oldest Dice Day 3: Favorite Game Day 4: Strangest Die Day 5: Ground Rules Day 6: d12 Day 7: Best Pattern Day 8: … Read more
Tales of a GM is running the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. The question for the twelth day of Dicember is “What is your favourite new dice technology?”. For me it’s accessible dice, which are dice crafted for people who are vision-impaired or blind. They include Braille numbering or raised letters … Read more
Tales of a GM is running the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. The question for the eleventh day of Dicember is “Which die have you bought most recently?”. My newest set of dice are the steel-blue ones I picked up at MEPACon in 2016. I bought expressly for use with Odothar Bronzearm, … Read more
Odothar Bronzearm is my human battlemaster, my favorite fighter since my first-ever Dungeons & Dragons character “Battle Axe”, and the culmination of a years-long quest for a tactical warrior. Though my favorite class is wizard, I’ve played my share of fighters over the years though most of them were multi-classed (fighter/wizard, fighter/cleric, etc.). Looking back, what I wanted … Read more
Tales of a GM is running the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. The question for the tenth day of Dicember is “Which are your hardest working dice?” My d20s work the hardest at my gaming table, regardless of which side of the dungeon master’s screen I’m on. Dungeons & Dragons, in … Read more
Tales of a GM is running the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. The question for the ninth day of Dicember is “What are your dice punishments?”. I can’t say I do much in the way of shaming of actual dice. If my dice aren’t rolling well, I’ll put them into … Read more
Tales of a GM is running the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. The question for the eight day of Dicember is “Who is your favourite dice retailer?” I buy most of my dice from The Portal, either at their store or at their stand at the biannual MEPACon convention. Most of their dice … Read more
Tales of a GM is running the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. The question for the seven day of Dicember is “What is the best dice pattern?” It depends on what what you mean by “best”. Overall, I’d say a high contrast dice pattern — dark die color with light … Read more
Tales of a GM is running the 12 Days of Dicember, a project dedicated dice in all their randomized glory. The question for the sixth day of Dicember is “what is your favourite dice shape?” I can’t say I’ve given it a lot of thought, but I think I need to go with the d12. It’s a good … Read more