Archive for August, 2006

Spring Attack – Better Than You May Think

Posted by Mike on August 31st, 2006

I think everyone can agree that Spring Attack is a good feat. It allows fighter types to effectively combat opponents with reach weapons or larger opponents with natural reach without subjecting themselves to painful Attacks of Opportunity. However, I think most people view Spring Attack as “that last feat they have to take before they [...]

Bringing Back 2nd ed-styled Weapons

Posted by Mike on August 30th, 2006

One thing that I thought was a lot of fun in 2nd edition was the goofy sorts of weapons you could create. This was before 3.x introduced the stricter way of pricing and limiting weapons to a set +10 max for non-epic weapons. While I think this change was for the best, it also limits [...]

So What Exactly Is D&D?

Posted by Mike on August 29th, 2006

I’m not shy about the fact that I play D&D. I even have a D&D-inspired tattoo. That still doesn’t mean other people will understand what’s meant when I say “I play D&D” in any meaningful way. Most of us that play are quite grounded, have a firm sense of reality and won’t dress up like [...]

Pre-Launch Announcement

Posted by Administrator on August 28th, 2006

Scrag.net is a blog targeted at the classic table-top game Dungeons & Dragons along with other role playing games. The main focus will be the 3.5 version of D&D published by Wizards of the Coast, but will be in no way limited to this system alone. With many years of play, we hope to bring [...]