Rules and Reality: Aspects of D&D… Or not?

As I wrote my last blog entry, I noticed that my arguments were very… Sloppy. That’s why, after I started to tell you something about healing surges, I stopped writing. What are these healing surges that I was talking about? I didn’t really know. I kind of knew what they were supposed to do, but [...]

4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons… What to make of it?

I sometimes wonder if the world is sliding into a deadlock. Making everything easier seems to be what it is all about. 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons is promising easier handling of about everything. Now, I ask you: Why? I always felt that D&D was about real life simulation, but in a fantasy setting in [...]