tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51247707548058278942024-03-14T01:53:59.898-04:00 DYVERSKill the Girl; Save the Treasure; Loot the Dragon! Dyvers is the best place on the net for D&D, Greyhawk, and killing Orcs. Join the fun!Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comBlogger1120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-42112298475929745232020-02-17T08:23:00.002-05:002020-02-17T08:25:06.271-05:00Closing Comments.
Due to the influx of spam comments on Dyvers I am closing the comments. I'm not currently doing anything with this blog, but I don't want to see the comment section become a flooded sea of "Check out my knockers" and "Who wants some swamp land at the highest price possible" spam.
I'm also removing the email link on the front page. I've had too many spam emails lately so it's done as well. A
Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-26544717708915078972019-10-17T01:31:00.003-04:002019-10-17T01:31:31.784-04:002019 GREAT BLOG ROLL CALL IS LIVE
After working on the next iteration of the Great Blog Roll Call for the better part of the year I've finally finished it! This year's list has over 450 blogs!
Check it out!
Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-6673131012493975962019-08-20T16:16:00.003-04:002019-08-20T16:16:42.764-04:00I've Moved Blogs! Have You Joined Me?
Hey everyone!
I know that a lot of people tend to bookmark a blog and then move on but I wanted to remind all my readers that I have a new blog called Dragons Never Forget. I've been writing there this year and I've actually managed to update every single month without fail.
If you've like my stuff in the past I sure would appreciate you checking out my new blog when you have a chance!
CheckDyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-65004936191084894432019-01-09T14:23:00.000-05:002019-01-09T14:23:19.899-05:00Traps, Not Just for Ex-Girlfriends Anymore
When I first started running Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) I tended to treat traps as an exercise in dice rolling to overcome the challenge I had placed before my players. There was the roll to detect the trap and then another roll to disarm it. All this rolling tended to make for rather dull gameplay.
In an effort to remedy all this tedium I started looking for more complex traps, such Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-50924112493914841882018-12-15T22:17:00.005-05:002018-12-15T22:17:37.948-05:00The Best Villains Money can Buy
I own seventeen monster manuals, tombs, and guides across a variety of systems and editions that now clutter up my gaming shelf – the vast majority of which haven’t been opened in years. The monsters that fill these volumes range from the common flesh and blood variety, so gauche, to clockwork creations that move about automatically and deliver a sterile, clinical death.
I have Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-37788022296277708812018-12-05T00:10:00.000-05:002018-12-05T00:10:05.423-05:00Dragons Never Forget
Over the last few months I've largely been absent from Blogger. The website has been aggravating me as I've lost posts I've scheduled, and the integration with Google Plus has become a joke. So I decided to start a new blog over on Wordpress called, Dragons Never Forget. If you liked the stuff I've written on Dyvers I imagine that you'll like the things I write on Dragons Never Forget as well. Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-30174164020797273812018-04-03T11:22:00.000-04:002018-04-03T11:29:00.356-04:00GM Toolbox: Things to Do from January 24, 2005
Shortly before I was going to run my first game back in the early months of 2005 I was sitting in the Den working on a list of things that I felt like I had to master before actually running my first session. Thought I'd share those with all of you real quick.
TO DO
Know all the rules
Internalize everything about the world of El Fantasma del Sur (a homemade world I was using at the time)Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-1083092785378049552018-03-19T19:02:00.002-04:002018-03-19T19:02:52.638-04:00Old Files and Transitory Thoughts
When I first started getting into playing role-playing games back fourteen years ago I tended to go online a lot searching for articles that I could use and that would inspire my imagination and improve my games. Often I would copy these into a folder I lovingly called my "DM Toolbox." The thing is that after fourteen years the Toolbox has become more akin to a junk drawer filled with all kindsDyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-568257956701380102018-03-14T18:54:00.001-04:002018-03-14T18:54:13.940-04:00We Were Strange Before You Thought it Was Cool
I was sitting down this evening and thinking about playing Dungeons & Dragons when it occurred to me that I hadn't done a Greyhawk poster in a while. So I figured that I should fix that tonight.
The question though remains: how do we bring more eyes to Greyhawk? How do we get Dungeon Masters who have never plumbed its depth to start exploring it's caverns, forgotten citadels, and Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-65660363671034647962018-03-13T21:18:00.001-04:002018-03-13T21:18:37.870-04:00Silly Elf Games and Bullshit Schedules are Meant to Fall Apart
There are nights, like tonight, when I find myself wondering what the fuck I'm doing with my life. I have a full time, regular, job which has allowed me to be able to provide for my family. And that's wonderful. It is. But I spend a lot of time worrying about things that don't matter and that only hamstring my efforts to be better at this life thing.
There isn't really a point here. I'm just Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-8558692078253435612018-03-08T19:38:00.001-05:002018-03-08T19:38:09.446-05:00Life, Mother Fucker. Life
I'll be back to Gygax's Role-Playing Mastery read through on Monday but right now we're rocking out to Phish and wrestling with all the kids in the neighborhood. Time to get back to the fight!
Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-43257730451301725952018-03-07T17:51:00.000-05:002018-03-07T17:51:01.051-05:00Well I Just had Tremendous Fun on The Greyhawk Channel!
Did the show on the Greyhawk Channel. Had a lot of fun even though my microphone had me sounding like a hillbilly Kermit the Frog. Still fun.
Watch Tales From the Green Dragon - With Charles Akins! from thegreyhawkchannel on www.twitch.tv
Right, so now that I've done that and had so much fun I want to do more. Hit me up kids!
Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-26811101026034797732018-03-07T13:18:00.000-05:002018-03-07T13:18:16.020-05:00THE GREYHAWK TALK BEGINS AT 3:00!
Come watch and talk shit with us about Greyhawk! WHOOT!
Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-86504600617846980592018-03-06T06:00:00.001-05:002018-03-06T06:00:51.053-05:00Tomorrow, I'm on the Greyhawk Channel
First let's listen to some funky tunes:
Now, I'm going to be on the Greyhawk Channel tomorrow at 3:00 PM. You should all come on over and talk shit with me. It'll be fun!
I'm so ready to have fun with this. I hope you kids will join me.
Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-16349078294410074872018-03-05T15:00:00.000-05:002018-03-05T15:00:47.658-05:00I'm Being Interviewed!
That's right kids!
On Wednesday, March 7, 2018 I will be interviewed on The Greyhawk Channel by DM Shane at 3:00 PM EST. We're going to be talking about all kinds of nerdy shit and you should totally join us and talk shit with us on the chat! Got questions you've always wanted to ask me but don't want to leave a comment on the blog? Here's you chance to do just that!
Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-10472469598703329532018-02-14T12:47:00.001-05:002018-02-14T12:47:50.794-05:00Do Not Go to the Risus Monkey Blog at this Time
I don't know if anyone has attempted to read the Risus Monkey Blog in a while but avoid it entirely at this time. It has been hacked and the site attempts to take over your browser.
Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-78713458234157152062018-02-13T00:00:00.000-05:002018-02-13T00:00:25.822-05:00Somehow I'm Getting Ready to Run Two Campaigns for Two Groups of Novices.
So in the last two weeks I've been approached by two separate groups of my friends looking for someone to run D&D for them. One group is going to be all the ladies and will consist of my Wife, our friends R and C - who have not yet met but I think will like each other. The other group involves my friends W and B and a whole passel of their homies. Other than my wife and R not one of these Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-10473093814312898982018-02-05T00:00:00.000-05:002018-02-05T00:00:30.226-05:00Ratik, as Far as that Goes.
Yesterday my brother was looking at the World of Greyhawk map and he noticed the land of Ratik. He was curious about the little nation, and I'll be honest here, I was too. In my years of running in Greyhawk I never ran across the province as I tend to focus south of the Nyr Dyv and out west towards the Sea of Dust.
Ratik was new territory for me to explore; and the thing is, Ratik appears Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-18276877170680109752018-02-04T00:05:00.001-05:002018-02-04T00:05:44.305-05:00January 2018 in Review
So January is over and I'd like to talk a little bit about
how it went because that's what I want to do today. Creatively the month was
okay. It started strong but the last two weeks kind of fell off. I've got some
things I'm working on for this month so if everything goes as planned this
should be a stronger month.
Page view wise this last month was very good. I saw an
overall increase of Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-60148182031790725802018-01-31T00:00:00.000-05:002018-01-31T00:00:20.884-05:00A Research List
Living Greyhawk Gazetteer
Al'Akbar
Allitur
Atroa
Beltar
Beory
Berei
Bleredd
Boccob
Bralm
Celestian
Cyndor
Dalt
Delleb
Ehlonna
Erythnul
Fharlanghn
Fortubo
Geshtai
Heironeous
Hextor
Incabulous
Istus
Iuz
Jascar
Joramy
Kord
Kurell
Lendor
Lirr
Llerg
Lydia
Mayaheine
Merikka
Mouqol
Myhriss
Nerull
Norebo
Obad-Hai
Olidammara
Osprem
Pelor
Phaulkon
Pholtus
Phyton
Procan
Pyremius
Ralishaz
Rao
Raxivort
RuddDyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-20261407160444291632018-01-29T07:00:00.000-05:002018-01-29T07:00:00.185-05:00Magic in 5e D&D is too Easy
In Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons magic permeates the game in the form of spells, abilities, items, artifacts, enchanted locations, and creatures. It is so pervasive that for many players it exists as an omnipresent force without a moral character; much like gravity, it has a power over their existence in that it affects their physical world but no power over their moral character or Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-23286940494231431702018-01-15T00:00:00.000-05:002018-01-15T00:00:30.572-05:00Pre-Written Adventures and Me
Last night I was talking to my wife as we were cooking dinner and she made the comment that in the 11 years we've been together that she's only see me run a pre-written adventure a handful of times. I started to argue with her but it's true. The vast majority of the time that I've been running has been me starting the adventure by giving them a location, a few things around them they can shop Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-74049409357335616192018-01-11T00:00:00.000-05:002018-01-11T00:00:15.303-05:00I Don't Believe in the Session Zero
One of the things that I've been seeing a lot of role-playing advocates proselytizing lately is the idea of a session zero, a session where players first get together to learn about the world and the sorts of characters they will be playing. I imagine that there are some people out there who have friends and players that are willing to indulge them in such a session - Lord knows that I read Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-80150421905996378842018-01-06T00:00:00.000-05:002018-01-06T00:00:05.816-05:00The Book Shelf: Sumerian Mythology by Samuel Noah Kramer
Yesterday after work I finished Sumerian Mythology by Samuel Noah Kramer. The book provides a glimpse into an ancient culture that I know entirely too little about and the way that they understood the universe. Most of the myths are given summaries with key passages written out though there are a few which appear in their entirety (or at least as much as we had available at the time Kramer Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-13711396191119020242018-01-04T00:00:00.000-05:002018-01-04T00:00:50.110-05:00Greyhawk as a Post Apocalyptic World
At it's core the world of Greyhawk is a set in a post apocalyptic time period. The two great empires of old, the Suloise and Baklunish, waged a war that devastated both empires and reshaped the continents. The story that is told in official publications is that the end of these empires came about due to the "Invoked Devastation," a magical attack so devastating that it's like could never be Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.com6