So in this post, I wanted to highlight a few places where I have been making some comments. Ok, so it is writing week, and I have been spending all week writing my Global Frequency session, which is turning out to be quite good…and have not written an article for mid-week. But have been around a few blogs and have made a few comments…so I am liking them here so that you can see what I have been saying, not because I have this need for you to listen to what I say all the time (not all the time), but rather, they are some good discussions..

Chatty’s Debates: Black Box vs Process-Response design

My good friend, and Canadian twin, Philippe, the Chatty DM, has posted an argument from one of the EN Worlders, or as I like to call them EN Ranters. This one has to do with the black box vs. Process-response models for D&D 4e vs. 3e, respectively. Personally I find the EN Ranters argument flawed because no one has A COPY OF A FOURTH EDITION PLAYERS HANDBOOK! Check out my comment to the piece.

Avoiding Gilligan’s Island Syndrome

This is a great question on the Treasure Tables boards. Personally, I love the TT Forums, it is some of the best GM talk you will find, and the most reasonable (Glares at EN World). The question is about how to set up a campaign that focuses around an event, that when it occurs could lead to the campaign, and how to avoid it feeling like Gilligan’s Island. This is right up my alley, as my Iron Heroes game is centered on this same idea. I give some comments on how to deal with this, and compare this to Star Wars.