Origins and Types of Magic

I’ve never understood why people dislike psionic magic, although my first introduction to the idea was through 4e. I knew that psionics existed in previous editions, but never played them or really understood them. 4e too the concept of psionics though and made it distinctly magical. They defined it as simply being another vein of magical power, just like arcane, shadow and divine. Psionics to me have always been intrinsically magical.

D&D Campaign: Second Session

The second session of my D&D Campaign was yesterday and it was a bit less exciting than the last. It doesn’t help when half the players were absent from the last session, while the other half doesn’t remember what happened last time. Lots of explanations were necessary.

Magic and Changing It Up

I have really been pushing to play more casual Magic lately. Neither standard nor legacy has interested me lately and I’m at a lost for what I want to play with modern. I keep testing various decks, but most of them seem to play out the same or just don’t play well in my small experience. I also have been playing more with my much more casual friends and want to mix it up from my current mono-white Flickerwisp control.

D&D Campaign: First Session, Part 2

I put the general story and progress of the game in the first post, so this is more on personal thoughts and complaints. It’s going to be a lot of bitching and I’ll admit that I’m venting frustrations through this. It’s going to be one of those posts.

D&D Campaign: First Session, Part 1

The real reason I started this blog was a way to record and share my Dungeons and Dragon 4e campaign this semester and broadcast all my blatant thievery of ideas and, in several cases, intellectual property (I’m hellbent on prison, clearly). The first session was tonight, so I actually get the chance to make a post about it.

Most of the group has been playing for about two years now, and although they’re proficiency with the system is a bit varied, the majority of the players know what they’re doing.

Reconciling Casual and Competitive Magic

I’ll begin by describing my skill and experience with Magic. The people I started (re)learning it with were all very competitive and that has left a profound impression on how I play and view the game.