Flashback

I've played tabletop D&D three days in a row, and the Yankees are sitting on a 6.5-game lead in the American League East. It this the 1990s all over again?

Level Up...Again!

After missing two weeks due to our trip to SoCal, we sat down again last night and tonight for more of our family's Tyranny of Dragons campaign. The heroes completed the second chapter of the story, bringing them up to third level. Everyone is excited about how their characters are progressing -- perhaps none more so than Matthew, whose warlock -- Edgeren Strongstaff, a name that Matthew is quite proud of -- just acquired an imp familiar. I have a feeling that Edgeren and his imp sidekick are going to get themselves into a lot of trouble!

Handy 5e Resources

Click here to download Fifth Edition character sheets (in various formats) and pre-generated characters.

Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

Following the release of the Sword Coast Legends video game is a promising D&D supplement called Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide -- click here for details.

It Never Rains in California in July

Holy crap, is it raining! I've never seen such a downpour in California before. We had planned on going to the park today -- our last day of vacation before driving back to Nevada -- but instead we're staying inside, playing Injustice. I'm reminded of something Amy told me, eleven years ago today, on our wedding day: "No need to worry about having an outdoor wedding. It never rains in California in July."

Got Her!

We got Hawkgirl! She's really amazing -- a perfect fit with my "A Team", which also includes the uber-suped-up duo of Lex Luthor and Catwoman.

Hawkgirl!

Hot on the heels of Hawkman's addition to the upcoming CW TV series, now the iPad version of Injustice: Gods Among Us has added Hawkgirl as a challenge character. Matthew and I are already well on our way to acquiring her. Are we entering a new era in which the Hawks once again take their rightful place as prominent DC heroes? Probably not, but I'll take what I can get!

Like Father, Like Son

Serious action figure collectors (like yours truly) are all about army building. If I'm interested in a line of toys, nothing makes me happier than finding a generic-looking soldier or vehicle of which I can buy multiple copies.

I think Nathaniel has inherited some of my tendencies. With his precious Legoland souvenir money (we spent a couple of days at Legoland this week and it was freakin' awesome!), the little dude elected to buy two identical Lego TIE Advanced fighters rather than two ships of different types. As he puts it, he's working on building up his Imperial fleet -- just like I'm doing for the Star Wars X-Wing game.

Hawkman!

This has nothing to do with gaming, but I can't even begin to tell you how stoked I am that my favorite DC superhero, Hawkman, is going to be a character on the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow CW TV series!

More on Siege

Click here for lots of additional info -- new NPC allies! new locations! -- about the upcoming expansion for Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. There's even a trailer!

Siege of Dragonspear

Hat tip to Matt for the scoop: There's going to be a new expansion for Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. Click here for details. I can't wait to see the shaman character class!

Mystics

Click here to check out the latest Unearthed Arcana article, which provides a draft of the Mystic character class along with rules for psionics.

Bath Time

It's bath time, and the boys are stalling by playing King of New York. Damn it! They knew my one weakness!

SCL Campaign Creation

Hell yes! Click here to watch a couple of videos about creating campaigns in Sword Coast Legends.