ROLL HISTORY
A Low-DC Dive into D&D Through the Ages
Episodes
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Episode Notes!
Roll History: Juiblex Part 4 Show Notes
Show notes for Roll History: Juiblex, Part 4! Plus, DM’s TIP!
Roll History: Juiblex Part 3 Show Notes
Show notes for Roll History: Juiblex, Part 3!
Short Fiction!
Caliber Bonus: Panacea Gets Out
The first thing Panacea did upon awakening was to check she still had her gun. The second thing she did was take a breath for the first time in seven years. Where the fuck am I? she thought. She did indeed still have her gun – it was a desert eagle with a barrel almost…
Caliber Bonus: Going Viral
The Morris Worm compiled away in Nora’s study, with the lights off. Had it been a human, it would have been brooding in the Byronic fashion, but being a computer worm, it had to settle for a more Lovelacian method. It had really, really fucked things up, and it didn’t know how to fix them.…
Caliber Session 25: The Lóng Con, Part 6 (Finale)
Ursa, Nora, and Merlin face off against Benzene and Amyll.
Caliber Session 24: The Lóng Con, Part 5
Setting off to the hostage exchange turns out to be a challenge in and of itself. Merlin loses his marbles. Nora wrestles an Angel. Ursa gets chomped.
Articles!
Building Better Boss Battles: Modular Monsters
Change the way you build a 5e boss fight forever using three dogs in a trench coat.
The Coffeelock: An Infinite Number of Spell Slots for the Low, Low Price of Never Sleeping Again
You may have heard of the Coffeelock before; it’s one of the more infamously busted builds in D&D 5e, and everyone hates them. But what if there were a way to pull this off, while still being fun for everyone else? (The clue is in the name)
Star Wars, Morality, and the Insidiousness of the Force
I’m back to hyperfixating on Star Wars because my autistic ass accidentally looked at a picture of a lightsaber. And as I usually do when I’m into something, I began planning a tabletop RPG campaign – I’ve got this concept for the antagonist that’s rooted in a particular frustration I have with Star Wars: the…
The Dungeon Master & Magician’s Guilt
Being the DM is hard. That’s probably the most lukewarm take imaginable, but it’s true; you have to run the game and be ready for questions like ‘What happens if I drink the slime?’ But… is it really that hard? It’s simple if you know the tricks, right? This is the Magician’s Guilt.
Game Recaps!
Caliber Session 46: The Scarecrow and the Kirkyard
After everything that’s happened, Ursa and Nora go for coffee the day after, to try and process a bit. Ursa is wracking her brains to try and think of rescue plans for Merlin in the pocket dimension, and Nora’s head is spinning with what the fuck to do about mantles in general – can they…
Caliber Session 45: Order In the Institute, Part 4
In the fight against Morris, Nora goes hogwild with the Mantlepiece and Merlin lets rip with tenth level witch bolts, doing damage in the hundreds to Morris. Morris screams, and in doing so lets loose a wave of magic that immediately drops Ursa. He also fires a necrotic bolt off that drops Merlin. Brynner arrives,…
Caliber Session 44: Order In the Institute, Part 3
The fight begins with Emva chucking a potion in Merlin’s face, but unfortunately it’s just a potion of lying from Ediera, and doesn’t so anything. Cepheus hits him with his horns, sending Merlin flying backwards. Ursa tries to talk Cepheus out of it, but he insists that it’s his job in a crisis to do…
Caliber Session 43: Order In the Institute, Part 2
So, Merlin’s got the mantle. The Caliber Institute security cuts in and teleports crisis-trained staff to their security posts, and visitors to safety bunkers. The institute itself is unmoored from reality, as observed by a helpful NORMAL HUMAN in the lobby. Merlin, taking on the visage of a marble statue with golden cracks, receives his…
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