Andy, Author at Nerd Sourced

Making Combat Interesting Part 3: Enemy Relationships & Examples

June 20, 2015

This is part 3 of the Making Combat Interesting series. You can find part 1: Objectives & Terrain Design here, and part 2: Resources & Mechanics Modifiers here. Enemy Relationships The last component ... Read More...

What Destiny Has Taught Me About D&D

Andy

June 12, 2015

After a five-month hiatus, I've been hitting Destiny again, and hitting it hard. With two new DLC expansions since launch, I've had a lot of catching up to do. With a massive new expansion scheduled for this fa... Read More...

Making Combat Interesting Part 2: Resources & Mechanics

Andy

June 6, 2015

In Part 1 of this series, we talked about using objectives and terrain design to spice up your combat encounters. This time, we're going to be playing with the guts of an RPG system by using Resource and Mechan... Read More...

Making Combat Interesting Part 1: Objectives & Terrain Design

Andy

May 23, 2015

I play a lot of video games that involve action and combat. As a game design hobbyist, I consciously analyze the design decisions that developers make. As a DM, I'm always thinking of ways to incorporate the me... Read More...

Cerebral Gamer Episode 1: Speed Runs and Moly-Us

Andy

March 18, 2015

The Cerebral Gamer podcast has moved to Nerd Sourced. In this episode we talk to Peter Molyneux about his upcoming games and his predictions about the gaming industry. We also have Devin McLoad, also known as X... Read More...

D&D 5e Custom Magic Items | Shards of Fun

Andy

March 10, 2015

This batch of magic items was inspired by both my current D&D game and the Stormlight Archives series. Most of the items are interesting accessories that should fit a diverse range of classes. The only exce... Read More...

Let’s Roll Podcast #1 – Character Downtime and Team Killing

Andy

January 29, 2015

This week we roll out our first episode of the Let's Roll podcast! We focus on D&D from a player's perspective and talk about player inspiration, what players can do on their downtime between adventures, th... Read More...

Prepare an RPG Session in Four Steps

Andy

December 9, 2014

Freedom -or the illusion of freedom- is a very important aspect to players. You don’t want your players to feel like their adventures are railroaded or that their actions don't matter. There are many ways to n... Read More...

Demonic Encounters | Custom D&D 5e Magic Items and Monsters Cover

D&D 5e Homebrew Magic Items and Monster | Demonic Encounters

Andy

November 4, 2014

Recently, I introduced a demon story arc into my group’s campaign. My heroes were only level 3, though, and the demon creature types in the Monster Manual didn't fit the encounter I envisioned in my head. So, I... Read More...

Use Google to Buff Your RPGs

Andy

October 19, 2014

It's well known that Google is much more than just a search engine, but did you know that many of Google’s products are perfect for giving your RPG life a buff? In this article, I’ll go through some of the ways... Read More...

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