http://www.thetreaclemine.com Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:54:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The official Dungeons & Dragons 4e character sheet has room to list the rituals that your character may know, but no place to actually write out what the ritual does, much less the component costs, skills, etc. I've created this PDF form that players can print out and fill in with ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2010/08/23/dungeons-dragons-4e-rituals-form/ I just sent out a mass-message to everyone in my Facebook Friends List, letting them know that I will deleting my profile, but that they can still reach me through other means. In that message I mentioned that I wouldn't get into a long, preachy rant about why Facebook is evil ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2010/06/04/it-was-worth-it-just-to-be-rid-of-those-stupid-invitations/ Another month has passed in which you have been spared my output. Take refuge dear readers, the reprieve ends now! Although I may have been idle these past weeks, the rest of the world was not. Busily churning out quality content for your benefit and mine, here are a few of ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2010/02/04/153/ Stay safe. Be awesome. http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2009/12/24/happy-holidays-to-all/ As a DM, I've always wanted a tool that I could use to organize my ideas and help plan for D&D campaigns. Masterplan is the tool for which I've been searching these past 10 years. The interface is very functional and almost genius in its simplicity, allowing for Dungeon Masters ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2009/10/31/masterplan/ Jonathan Coulton is an artist whose existence had previously been registered on the peripheral of my geek radar (the GEEKDAR 1000), but never submitted to a detailed scan. A nerd troubadour with whom some of you may already be familiar and whose oeuvre includes songs about zombies and the future, ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2009/09/10/joco-loco/ I really dig this trailer for The Beatles: Rock Band directed by Pete Candeland (of Gorillaz videos fame). Rolling Stone says. Opening on the cloud-filled skyline of Liverpool, the clip descends into the subterranean clubs where the Beatles first played, then segues into an homage to A Hard Day’s Night and ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2009/09/10/coo-coo-kachoo/ It's baaaaack! Wizards of the Coast announced today (at Gencon 2009) that the D&D 4e campaign setting for 2010 would be the incomparable Dark Sun. Back in the day of 2nd edition, Dark Sun was a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Invoking Mad Max, the setting was dark, gritty and downright deadly. And I loved ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2009/08/14/dark-sun/ Nevermet Press is a community-driven site that publishes system independent content for use in roleplaying games. Most of their articles present a villain or encounter that DMs and GMs can easily incorporate into whatever game they are currently running. They've recently announced that all of their content will now be licensed ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2009/08/03/closer-together/ Apparently there is a 12-mile long mass of organic "goop" floating off the coast of Alaska, and it's eating everything in its path. Nobody knows for sure what the gunk is, but Petty Officer 1st Class Terry Hasenauer says the Coast Guard is sure what it is not. "It's certainly biological," Hasenauer ... http://www.thetreaclemine.com/2009/07/16/gelatinous/