MerricB
@merricb.bsky.social
Australian gamer and occasional reviewer and blogger. D&D, TTRPGs, various computer games.
Fireball for 17th level characters doesn't always work.
April 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Fireball for 17th level characters doesn't always work.
About a decade ago - when shipping was cheap to Australia - I went on a big collecting spree, but it's currently impossible to source most of it at a reasonable price, alas!
I mean, just look at this:
I mean, just look at this:
March 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
About a decade ago - when shipping was cheap to Australia - I went on a big collecting spree, but it's currently impossible to source most of it at a reasonable price, alas!
I mean, just look at this:
I mean, just look at this:
Here's a couple I took end of last year.
(And then boxed sets and 3rd party books give me more trouble... :))
(And then boxed sets and 3rd party books give me more trouble... :))
March 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Here's a couple I took end of last year.
(And then boxed sets and 3rd party books give me more trouble... :))
(And then boxed sets and 3rd party books give me more trouble... :))
It's a big battle tonight in Empire of the Ghouls!
March 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It's a big battle tonight in Empire of the Ghouls!
Managed to capture this picture of a lightning bolt in AC Shadows last night.
March 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Managed to capture this picture of a lightning bolt in AC Shadows last night.
My rather specific Lego collection is expanding!
March 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
My rather specific Lego collection is expanding!
Large monsters need more space than Wizards typically give them in adventures. Something they need to pay a LOT more attention to if they're pushing their new VTT...
(Example image from Vecna: Eve of Ruin).
(Example image from Vecna: Eve of Ruin).
March 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Large monsters need more space than Wizards typically give them in adventures. Something they need to pay a LOT more attention to if they're pushing their new VTT...
(Example image from Vecna: Eve of Ruin).
(Example image from Vecna: Eve of Ruin).
Found this bit of text in a recent DMs Guild D&D adventure. I hate this so, so much.
The cultists, numbering 6-8, fight with erratic, unpredictable tactics. They roll a d6 each round to determine their behavior (e.g., reckless assault, retreat, self-inflicted harm, unpredictable magic).
The cultists, numbering 6-8, fight with erratic, unpredictable tactics. They roll a d6 each round to determine their behavior (e.g., reckless assault, retreat, self-inflicted harm, unpredictable magic).
March 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Found this bit of text in a recent DMs Guild D&D adventure. I hate this so, so much.
The cultists, numbering 6-8, fight with erratic, unpredictable tactics. They roll a d6 each round to determine their behavior (e.g., reckless assault, retreat, self-inflicted harm, unpredictable magic).
The cultists, numbering 6-8, fight with erratic, unpredictable tactics. They roll a d6 each round to determine their behavior (e.g., reckless assault, retreat, self-inflicted harm, unpredictable magic).
I'm not always using really well drawn dungeons in my Roll20 play...
February 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I'm not always using really well drawn dungeons in my Roll20 play...
Why, look what has turned up in this remote part of Australia!
February 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Why, look what has turned up in this remote part of Australia!
The marketing blurb (when buying digitally from XBox or Playstation) has this.
February 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The marketing blurb (when buying digitally from XBox or Playstation) has this.
Resistant to necrotic. Pack Tactics. Gouge attack that poisons.
(It's noted as a Fantastic Animal in a sidebar)
(It's noted as a Fantastic Animal in a sidebar)
February 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Resistant to necrotic. Pack Tactics. Gouge attack that poisons.
(It's noted as a Fantastic Animal in a sidebar)
(It's noted as a Fantastic Animal in a sidebar)
Every so often, the D&D Beyond formatting really screws with my brain.
February 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Every so often, the D&D Beyond formatting really screws with my brain.
More fun against golems!
January 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
More fun against golems!
First fight of the night!
January 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
First fight of the night!
How not to save words - and how to make a simple calculation very difficult at the table.
How much does Healing Word heal in this stat block?
How much does Healing Word heal in this stat block?
January 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
How not to save words - and how to make a simple calculation very difficult at the table.
How much does Healing Word heal in this stat block?
How much does Healing Word heal in this stat block?
Yeah. That's an actual rule in OD&D and B/X D&D (and other early basic versions).
January 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Yeah. That's an actual rule in OD&D and B/X D&D (and other early basic versions).
Not being able to stand up books in the bookshelf is a little annoying. Oh well!
December 24, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Not being able to stand up books in the bookshelf is a little annoying. Oh well!