W. F. Smith 10/22/24 W. F. Smith 10/22/24

Playing as a Ghost

Rules for and commentary on playing as a temporary ghost character after a player character meets their bitter end in the dungeon.

W. F. Smith 4/25/24 W. F. Smith 4/25/24

We Live Again

Rules for resurrection, soul transference, reincarnation, and cloning (in roleplaying games. If I knew how in real life, would I really be spending my time pretending to be an elf?)

W. F. Smith 4/23/24 W. F. Smith 4/23/24

Do Fear the Reaper

Rules for your character’s starting age and natural death.

W. F. Smith 7/14/23 W. F. Smith 7/14/23

Humpty Dumpty Should Die: Fixing Falling Damage

The original rules for falling got changed (for the better) by an editing mistake, but I propose some rules that keep the simplicity while adding some of the realism that Gygax aimed for.

W. F. Smith 3/24/22 W. F. Smith 3/24/22

I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again

A few options for making healing from 0 hp feel more realistic and offer more tactical depth.

W. F. Smith 6/24/21 W. F. Smith 6/24/21

A Better Approach to Deadly Games

Don’t let character death slow down your games. If you want to run a deadly game, you do not need to make it easier to die. To run a deadly game, make it easier to live.