Big game hunter answering call for same issued by resident quasi-lich who feels proliferation of ropers obscures view of attractive scintillant gas cloud effusing from paleogean fissure, Power to Choose
Benbo, 3rd level Fighter/4th level Thief - he who dares.
Galzor, 4th level cleric - mysteriously disappeared along with the Third and his coffin.
Zanurax, 3rd level thief (recovering from being partly eaten by a lion and has now gone to join Merlin)
Olaf, 4th level dwarven fighter, now returning to his clan halls
Merlin, 3rd level thief (called away on the business of the Thieves' Guild)
Adthar, 4th level fighter - currently both an Ettin and a statue
Elador, nth level magic-user - called away on special assignments but will act as mentor and adviser to the team
The Fallen
Galadeus, 2nd level ranger - drowned and then eaten by a shark.....aaaaaand he's BACK! aaaaaaaaand he's dead again.
What I'm DMing for 6 new junior players
Old School Links to Wisdom
Give your d12...
...some Old School love
Running now
Call of Cthulhu - visit our wiki
That's what Old School means to me
"These rules are flexible and open to interpretation - designed not to cover all conceivable situations, but to allow good Referees and Players the freedom to create and play games of their own design."
from the Lulu download page for The White Box S&W from BHP
"This game is unlike chess in that the rules are not cut and dried. In many places, they are guidelines and suggested methods only. This is part of the attraction of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons"
Picturing Solo History
-
There are many gamers who will tell you that it was *Vampire the Masquerade*
that got them into roleplaying. That was in the 1990s. There are many
gamers ...
The Hidden Religions of D&D: The Church of Law
-
Thinking about rationalization of the implied setting of D&D, not in the
way of industrial magic or anything like that (though I've done that before)
bu...
GURPS House Rule: You're A Natural
-
I've been using this rule, or close to it, since my 3rd edition GURPS
games. I remember my friend Fred's brother Dave benefiting from this in his
very firs...
Cue the sun
-
Jamie and I have mostly avoided patching the Vulcanverse books once they're
published, as obviously it's not as easy to deliver a patch for a book as
it ...
Greyhawkery Comics: Tasha's Cauldron #5
-
Well met denizens of Greyhawk. Today is a new gem from our resident *5E D&D*
expert, *Tasha*! She always has a good topic brewing in her cauldron.
Anyone...
Sharpened Hooks: Santa Claus vs. Troika
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December is shaping up to be quite busy, so I suspect I won't have an
opportunity to use these, but you might! Here are two *Troika!* adventure
hooks for...
Haronin’s Folly
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His mind shattered by rituals contacting strange intelligences of other
planes, the wizard Haronin became reclusive and bizarre – not …
Continue reading →
BACK TO THE DUNGEON RPG now on LULU!
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PDF
BttDRPG DriveThruRPG
Back to the Dungeon RPG Deluxe Hardcover, Go download the FREE PDF!
Take a look at a few of the modules for it on DriveThruRPG...
Mince Pie Fest 2024: M&S Collection
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I do not like the pastry on these mince pies at all. AT ALL. Crunchy and
far too sugary (which doesn't help with the crunch), I suppose at least
it's not t...
The Great North - Visual Delights
-
In the background, quietly, as my Yoon-Suin 2nd edition projects nears
final fulfilment, work has been going on in relation to The Great North.
Behold, s...
Unfocused Thoughts on Operation: Mobile Armor
-
I like mechs and the various anime and video games that contain them. I
haven't talked a lot about them on this blog, but in pretty much every
other venu...
Curse of Strahd - for Shadowdark
-
I started running a game with my neighborhood gang for *Horror on the Hill*,
a classic module from the 1980's. Meanwhile, my high school group voted to
...
OUT NOW - DEEP SPACE SOURCEBOOK #5 - THE COALITION
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As the Cold War went on and dozens of star systems found themselves being
handed around like playing pieces, a few members of different nations
realised ...
The Rumor Mill - Week 41
-
We look at rumors around investigators for week 41 of The Rumor Mill. A
city the size of Fellport has its share of people who investigate problems,
uncov...
Traveller: Session 51
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This session was run on December 14, 2023.
*192-1118*
When the travellers arrived at Gyration, knowing that the system only had a
Class D starport, t...
The Mutant Epoch Expansion Rules
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* Long time followers of this blog will know that I am a big fan of
William McAusland's RPG The Mutant Epoch. He recently released the
long-awaited...
Trail of Cthulhu 2e and Broken Empires
-
I try not to back funding projects (on Kickstarter and the like) that often
these days. This is because I backed a few in recent years that I now kind
of r...
August 2024
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My father passed away.
It had been coming since the end of last year, when they moved him to
hospice care. That's when everyone realizes that the numbe...
Conan vs Barbarianism
-
One of the themes that Robert E. Howard returns to again and again in his
Conan tales, is the idea that civilization is a temporary thing that must
be w...
Terminal State
-
Now the lines are converging to the point of no return.
VX2, the publishing imprint my brother Chris and I operate, has launched
our second Kickstarter c...
The Mystery of the First Blackmoor Map
-
In this POST from a few years ago, I was concerned with the issue of scale
and distance in Blackmoor in the course of which I attempted to determine
the...
just play dnd
-
Deborah Ann Woll is a treasure.
I have been tempted to do this before, but it feels like an imposition to
just suggest to launch into a game but DAW does ...
Far Away Land 2nd Edition Kickstarter is Amazing
-
Fay Away Land RPG Ed. 2 is now Kickstarting! It funded quick and has 22
days remaining as of this post. It is a unique setting and RPG that reeks
of fun....
Doratas & Philosophia
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Another thing I did during my quiet time was create a game...kinda.
I've always wanted to write/create a roleplaying game. I've never had the
disciplin...
Editions of Dungeons & Dragons
-
Most of you know that I run an old-school Dungeons & Dragons game for my
daughter and her friends. We started when they were between 10 and 11
years-old an...
When did the OSR begin? 2008.
-
I was looking through a box of some of my old gaming stuff, and I ran
across a bunch of old OSR zines and DIY supplements from 15+ years ago. I
thought, ...
Review of The Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg
-
This dungeon is a reproduction of Greg Svenson’s dungeon. Greg was one of
the early players in Dave Arneson’s Blackmoor campaign and is immortalized
in...
Early TSR Modules: A Study in Style
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1978
B1 In Search of the Unknown -- Classic dungeon crawl which was designed to
train DMs in stocking and to some extent designing dungeons
D1 Descent i...
Ave Atque Vale, Jennell
-
Jennell Jaquays passed away two days ago, and it's hitting me hard.
I had a chance to meet Jennell at NTRPG 2016 (and '17), and even get into a
playtes...
Gwenevere (2023)
-
Poster by Sarah McIntyreBanished from Camelot, Queen Gwenevere (Laura
Frances Martin) must travel across wild country to the abbey where she is
to live out...
Marrow and Runner Bean Curry
-
It has been a strange summer here in London. Boiling hot June then cold
and wet July. Hasn't stop the garden cropping well but has deterred me from
goin...
[Update] Comments Disabled For Now
-
Hi All, just a bit of housekeeping. I've disabled comments on the blog
except to blog members because of spam comments, but I'm keeping the blog
up so t...
Now at ageofravensgames.com
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We've moved locations-- you can now find my blog content, hacks, scenarios,
reviews, TTRPG histories, AP videos and more at ageofravensgames.com.
I'm...
-
Haven't posted in along time but if anyone is wondering I took down the
various D20 content in case there are any forthcoming compliance issues
with th...
Looking Back
-
They say that if you don't look back at who who were from a year ago and
cringe that you haven't grown enough.
What if I look back five or seven years?
It...
Midjourney and Campaign Inspiration
-
I'm an improvisational GM.
I love random tables. I believe in the oracular power of the dice. I
believe in emergent storytelling and character backstori...
The Snake-Shaped Island!
-
I ran a little DMing workshop for my fifth graders earlier this month and
the result was interesting. First, I asked the kids what exactly they
enjoyed i...
The Great Migration
-
One way or another, this blog is not long for the world.
The great and powerful Goog is a capricious and fickle technical wizard.
To cut him off at the knees...
[ Kinship ] The Shadow Riders
-
I float above what is called by many the Road, some call it the Highway,
some call it something worse. Highway to Hell is a favorite. And if you
end ...
Hey, what's going on in here?
-
It seems the Mad Scientist is working on something secret in his laboratory
of horrors... I wonder what it will be? Is it anything to do with Warrior...
Character generation on a grid
-
I like the old-school rules, but there are things I have always tweaked and
twisted to fit my own taste. For instance, the old 3d6 in order for
character ...
A Game of What-if Pt 1
-
It has always been on my mind, the familial bond between Chainmail and
D&D. I have always been entranced by the OSR titles that explore that DNA.
I have...
Where the Wheat Grows Tall zine on Kickstarter
-
*Gaming Zine Quest Kickstarter post #2: *
Where the Wheat Grows Tall is an old-school fantasy adventure for low level
characters inspired by Slavic myth....
I moved ages ago, but forgot to tell anyone
-
I decided to get my own domain name: strangevistas.org and have been
posting there for over a year. When Adam at Barking Alien mentioned that
he wanted...
NEW Appendix N Video Review Series
-
Daniel, over at The Dungeon Dive, is starting up a Youtube review series
of various Appendix N authors, I highly recommend you follow along with his
inves...
Blood Sundown Review
-
I've actually been running games recently! Bully for me. I decided that
I'd start reviewing the products I actually use - this was my first review
on Driv...
Necrotic Gnome Bundle of Holding
-
Hi fellow gamers,
You may have heard of Gavin Norman's Old-School Essentials and Dolmenwood -
well good news for you, as you can nab a Bundle of Holding ch...
Mold lines are the bane of my existence
-
This afternoon I was putting some models together, cleaning mold lines, and
doing some basing. Mold lines are a long-running antagonist for my hobby
activi...
The Dozen Peaks of the Scarlet Sultanate
-
First and foremost, I should acknowledge my debt to the great Chris Kutalik
and his Hill Cantons blog -- I've used a lot of his material in my own
campaign...
Mordux on Throne of Bones for DuckQuest
-
Yesterday a small and unassuming parcel arrived from Macrocosm with some
resin dungeon terrain for me to paint. I really enjoyed giving the Throne
of Bones...
Levithan
-
I just picked up a copy of Scotia Grendel's Leviathan. This is a game I've
been meaning to get for years but thanks to the excellent Leviathan War
blog, ...
Dungeons & Dragonmead Fall Schedule
-
*As you know, I run public classic Dungeons & Dragons games at **The Loaded
Die**/Metro Detroit Game Night's Board Game Nigh at **Dragonmead**, in
Warren...
Campaign concepts I'd love to play
-
Here are some campaign concepts I would like to play, but have not gotten a
chance to. More may come later and I may elaborate on one if there is
interest....
James A. Smith, Jr. Memorial Video
-
A beloved father, devoted friend, and D&D Dungeon Master extraordinaire. We
miss you! To view video, click here Memorial Video
Note - The original video...
New content! New look! New locale!
-
What comes first? The dungeon or the wilderness?
https://mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/leveling-up-and-world-building/
Bestiary of the Fabled Occident
-
A long time ago I started to put together a bestiary. I've pursued various
other projects in the time since but I still have a fair bit of material
I'd lik...
Stepping Away and a New Beginning
-
After maintaining this blog for nearly seven years (an eternity in internet
time), I've decided to step away from it.
When I first began I wasn't 100% ...
Christmas Eve with Full Moon Entertainment 2018
-
Christmas Eve is here again! This is a night of personal and family
traditions, and I have several of my own. Now after a year hiatus, the
Amazing RPG Fun...
Here Be Dungeons 21: Ataaz Muhahah
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My final draft design of Ataaz Muhahah - the "Laughing Gorge" - developed
for Wizards of the Coast's "Tomb of Annihilation". Oh, how I wish I'd come
up wi...
Mernoth - Political Map
-
A map of the Kingdom of Mernoth situated within the southern central
portion of the continent of Fayrenneth.
The Realm of Mernoth is one of the oldest n...
From Tragedy to Gaming
-
On Monday, I had the opportunity to speak at a memorial for two students,
majors in my department. One was a veteran with PTSD. He took his own life.
The o...
Airlines Suck
-
I returned home to Pennsylvania a few days ago, after visiting my father in
Colorado.
I had absolutely *no trouble* with the Transportation Security
Adm...
The God of Death, reimagined
-
I've been thinking a lot about magic and gods and things you need for a
home-brewed setting. I've got the big things in place, actually for many
years, but...
-
I'm very pleased to announce that I've received the outline and readied the
cover for the first Battleaxes & Beasties adventure that is not written by
me. ...
Curse of Strand - Death House: our experience
-
First **spoilers** warning. I will try not to give it all away but if you
are going to be a player in Curse of Strand do not continue reading.
Death hous...
Adventures in the City of the Dead
-
I am trying a new approach to dealing with sessions that multiple players
have to miss in my new Waterdeep campaign. If I know in advance that
multiple pl...
My New Blog
-
I have started a new blog to cover my adventure into fiction writing.
spencerhartwriting.wordpress.com Feel free to join me over there.Filed
under: bloggi...
The Great Host
-
It took all Gruffydd had not to say "I told you so" to Lars.
Instead, he offered some advice.
"We've traveled this way many times", the dwarf said. "We have ...
The Beast of Beverly Hills
-
I am currently sitting in room 231 of The Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills,
drinking black coffee, contemplating a nightmare. It must be a nightmare. I
can n...
Vanity, thy name is "A New Blog"
-
*"Don't call it a comeback. I've been here for years..."*
- apologies to LLCoolJ for the use of his lyrics.
I've started a new blog. It's not the "OSR" blo...
Deep Dungeons
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Hello..............
Life changes and things get hard. I no longer play in a band and I am not
dating Amy anymore.
I have spent time fixing up my game room a...
Gorgonmilk: PETTY GODS AGOGO
-
PETTY GODS an Old-School Role-Playing Community (ORC) project that has been
years in the making is finally out now. Some of my artwork is scattered
through...
No Mean City Session 1.1 "National Express"
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Session 1.1 THE NATIONAL EXPRESS
* Take the National Express when your life's in a mess It'll make you smile
All human life is here...
Episode 30: The Conclusion
-
‘The Conclusion’ is the 30th episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual
play podcast. Additional information can be found
at http://irontavern.com/po...
Spell Casting Under Fire
-
This probably has been thought up before but I've been considering easy
ways to factor in casting spells while taking damage that don't require
lots of fuc...
Brief update
-
Just looked in on the blog. A quarter-million hits. Who would have
thought?
Technology moves fast.
I recall agonizing over learning to blog. Now if you...
Is this the End? Maybe for a While.
-
Some of you are probably wondering why there hasn't been any updates on the
website for a while? Well, it's because I'm winding down Lead Legion
Painting S...
Point Buy Calculator for D&D Next (5e)
-
Figure out the point buy value of your character for the Dungeons & Dragons
5th edition role playing game with this calculator.
STR 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ...
Anyone need an OD&D cover?
-
For those who know the dark places to look for such things, there are a
couple of versions of the OD&D booklets combined into a single letter-sized
volume....
North Texas RPG Con 2014 Lineup
-
Well it's time for the 6th Annual North Texas RPG Convention! The NTRPG Con
focuses on old-school Dungeons & Dragons gaming (mainly OD&D, 1E, 2E, or
Bas...
The Ferrowar
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Sometimes the most fierce denizens of a dungeon are the smallest.
The Cat-taurs (a name the Ferrowar loathe) are a clannish breed of fae who
dwell in tun...
Happy birthday, Pat
-
Today Pat would have been 78, although she never seemed that old. The
Knights are blessed with very young looking skin so I always forgot that
she wasn't a...
Megadungeon Bindings!
-
When I used to game all the time, most of my GMing took place in Waterdeep
and Undermountain in the forgotten Realms. In order to keep everything
organize...
Why Ethereal Jaunt?
-
Hello, this is Anthony, the guy who's been doing some RPG blogging over at Once
More Unto the Breach for a few years now. So, why would I set up another
...
Kickstarter - Ashes Without Number (Sine Nomine)
-
I'm a huge fan of Kevin Crawford and his Tag System. I own all of Kevin's
core books in print and his non-core books in print and/or PDF. *Ashes
Withou...
Dwemer Skeevaton
-
The Dwemer are famed for their automatons, metallic creations that continue
to function long after their creators left the world. Artist Andrei Pek
brin...
They Lost Me
-
For the past two years or so, I've been playing a mobile game called Star
Wars Galaxy of Heroes. While it had its annoyances (heavily pushing in-app
pur...
Thoughts on the US Election
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Or…Where Do We Go From Here?
When I was in high school, I learned an important lesson about debating. It
isn’t enough to have a strong position yourself;...
The Making of OD&D: Half-Price Sale on Amazon
-
The *Making of Orginal D&D *is currently on sale for $49.99 on Amazon,
which is 50% off the cover price ($99). This is the lowest price I've seen
for ...
Sopwith Triplane (1:200)
-
This was (I think) a CapnAhab design. I added a pilot and some engine
detail, but that's all, and I printed it on my Mars Pro at 1:200 scale.
The model...
OPALESCENT THING
-
OPALESCENT THING
"It resembled nothing so much as a star-shaped blob of transparent jelly
that shimmered and changed color like an opal. It appeared to be...
High Trust
-
Okay, read this first.
Now look this over:
Are you with me so far?
This reminds me of a systemless adventure published in issue 10 - 'The
Cowboy Issue' -...
Prison of the Firebringer - Dungeon Magazine 101
-
An epic challenge, Prison of the Firebringer begins with wilderness
locations and caravan attacks. It might work better for Ptolus if the
wagons and outd...
BRING IT ON. (I'm ready)
-
Today was freakin' fantastic. First day of staycation. Tim ran to Horton's
for bagels and we watched the first episode of Holiday Baking Championship.
What...
New Monster: The Schreckenkatzen
-
[image: Hell-Cat]
*Spooky cat by Evlyn Moreau*
Also known as a *Cait-Scairde*, the Schreckenkatzen is a lesser demon of
hell which roams the dark places o...
Classic Traveller: Mayday!
-
Previously in this series reading the rules of the Classic Traveller
boxed-set games: Snapshot, Azhanti High Lightning.
*Summary:*
Mayday! is an alterna...
Monster Entries Inspired by Dragonbane
-
As I compile information for my fantasy setting into a document for
tabletop use, I find inspiration in the *Dragonbane* Bestiary entries.
Instead of mer...
The Mystery of the First Blackmoor Map
-
In this POST from a few years ago, I was concerned with the issue of scale
and distance in Blackmoor in the course of which I attempted to determine
the...
Grimdark vs. Eucatastrophe
-
Noisms has some interesting ideas in this post about his desire for some
depth to his grimdark, and turns to Gene Wolfe and Tolkien for relief.
Now, it ...
Dragon Player Characters, Part I
-
I generally dislike the Council of Wyrms campaign setting, but I still use
an altered form of the Dragon races found in the Campaign Option: Council
of Wyr...
Wait... I have a gaming blog, don't I?
-
It's been awhile, and my muse and I are back on speaking terms, so it's
time to dust off the blog and get to writing again. Even though it seems
that blo...
Brief Encounters
-
When I was a whelp at my mother's knee D&D encounters used to go like
this. Listen at the door, open and charge in and kill any monsters inside,
count...
Convert 5e monsters to OSR standards
-
I can't remember what group I was in, but someone asked about converting 5e
monsters to OSR/BFRPG. This is how -I- would do it. I usually work with S&W
s...
Black Pudding 8 Print Edition Out Now!
-
The print edition of *Black Pudding Issue 8* is now available to order from
the Squarehex site using the following link:
https://www.squarehex.co.uk/coll...
New Finds in 2024.
-
Every once in a while, whilst watching something on TV, a piece of music
pops up, be it in an advert (not so much lately), or a film, or series,
that make...
Triangulation: The Land That Time Forgot at 100
-
I was once again offered the opportunity to write for DMR Books - as this
year marks a century since *The Land That Time Forgot* (or the novel fix-up
for...
Ave Atque Vale, Jennell
-
Jennell Jaquays passed away two days ago, and it's hitting me hard.
I had a chance to meet Jennell at NTRPG 2016 (and '17), and even get into a
playtes...
My Druid Adventure On Sale
-
Oakfell Vale, my adventure about mysterious druids in a secluded valley, is
on sale now for 20% off - only $7.99. It is 64 pages, and is intended for
use w...
-
Heya folks, the 21st Salt Mine book, Import Export, has hit the digital
shelves! In the 21st book we follow Aaron Haddock-codename Stigma-as he
tries to ...
Back to Neverwhere
-
I was delighted to come home from vacation the other day to find an Amazon
delivery waiting for me. I'd pre-ordered *Den Volume I: Neverwhere* months
a...
A Short Update
-
Nothing new to share in terms of D&D stuff, but I have to say I've been a
little more productive on another project now that all social media sites
are u...
Monster Stat Concept: Disposition
-
Yesterday, I introduced the concept of monster Motivations as a way to help
understand how to use that monster when designing encounters, or what they
mi...
Moving On...
-
So, my D&D 5e experiment has blown up the lab in a puff of green smoke
leaving my face blackened like Wile E. Coyote after a failed roadrunner
Acme trap...
There Were Dice
-
I started my Spelljammer game last weekend. It was my first time DMing
since December 2021. I wasn't as rusty as I thought I was going to be, but
I *was ...
Chronicles of the Adventures in the Dune Imperium!
-
Cover art for Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium core rulebook
I have one of the few copies of the Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium core
rulebook that were ...
Legends of Law: Von Hoff
-
Wampus Country has had its share of heroes, both in antiquity and in the
modern era, but perhaps none is held up as the flower of knighthood quite
as mu...
The Brave Art of Running Away
-
In last night's game, on two separate occasions the player characters
decided that discretion is often the better part of valor, and decided not
to fight...
Abiørn's Satchel
-
This weathered leather satchel is tooled in nautical designs and is full of
rose-colored salt. Rubbing the salt on a sea creature will dry it out and
sh...
Digital Vision Cards 1: Vladimir Kush
-
Ever since the *Everway* RPG was published back in 1995, its fans have been
supplementing the official Vision Card pictures with images found online.
In ...
Gygax 75 Challenge Sources
-
These of the sources for my Gygax 75 Challenge. Technically this post
belongs to *Week One*. At first I wasn't going to post my sources, but I
changed my ...
Aerosan OSGA 6
-
More stuff for Whiteout, this time 2 Aerosans from Baker Company.
In Whiteout you can have Sno-Cats as equipment or find them as
terrain-encounters. My ta...
Necrotic Gnome Bundle of Holding
-
Hi fellow gamers,
You may have heard of Gavin Norman's Old-School Essentials and Dolmenwood -
well good news for you, as you can nab a Bundle of Holding ch...
The Dozen Peaks of the Scarlet Sultanate
-
First and foremost, I should acknowledge my debt to the great Chris Kutalik
and his Hill Cantons blog -- I've used a lot of his material in my own
campaign...
Wargaming Wednesday: Blood Cross Chapter
-
Well, I'm a month behind already. ~sigh~ I'll just have to get better. As
usual, Amazon affiliate links at the end.
A Tactical Battle Brother of the Blood ...
D&D Sling Damage vs. Large Targets
-
In many early editions of D&D, weapons were assigned two damage values: one
for small/medium targets (i.e. man-sized) and one for large targets (giants
and...
Lots of Microlite20/74/5e Goodness
-
I have recently discovered Brian Mathers' blog, The Gnomish Embassy.
Brain's blog has a large number of posts for Microlite20 in general
although his Micr...
Mini-Review: Sennheiser MX 365 Earphones
-
No, you're not misreading that title. This is not gaming related. I've been
shopping for replacement earbuds for my SanDisk Clip Sport Plus. It came
with e...
My new blog: devilghost.com
-
For months, I’ve been slowly moving entries from my old blog (here) to my
new blog. I want to escape Blogger both because of technology preferences
(I li...
The Orchid Club
-
Bral caters to almost every vice, from grand scale corruption, via most
types of imaginable gambling, to lotus addiction, with each sin having its
own v...
Comertul online si lenjeriile de pat
-
Avand in vedere amploarea pe care a luat-o comertul electronic in ultimii
ani in tara noastra, putem intalni pe intreg internetul magazine online
care ofer...
Mernoth - Political Map
-
A map of the Kingdom of Mernoth situated within the southern central
portion of the continent of Fayrenneth.
The Realm of Mernoth is one of the oldest n...
Harbinger
-
Since I last checked in I have played some *Labyrinth Lord* off and on, but
not for quite awhile, and my online group has basically fizzled out -- the
ca...
Migration
-
A note to anyone checking this blog:
I've moved my blogging activity to https://necroticgnome.com/blogs/news.
This blog will remain indefinitely, but will ...
New Site, New Blog
-
For anyone checking this out: I've moved to a new site for my Starfinder
campaign and blogging activities. You can find my new blog at
http://www.rpgcampai...
The Migration Has Begun
-
It was inevitable - whether Sarmaks, swallows or Indo-Europeans, folks have
to migrate eventually. Thus, the good old Land of Nod blog is making a move
to ...
Director George Romero passed away.
-
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...716-story.html
Hard to believe he's gone. I've seen all of his movies. He's the man who
made everyone know what a zo...
Daily Monster Art- Axe Beak
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This art series is more like the monsters I've never actually used in a
game series. I think the axe beak is pretty cool, I mean, it is weird dumb
crea...
Comixology
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I don't know why this escaped me for so long, but Amazon has it's own site
for selling comics in digital format and it's awesome. Comixology offers
all the...
Swords & Glory, Vol. 2: Tekumel Player's Handbook
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Hello, 14 year-old me... I stumbled across this post on the Tekumel
Foundation blog early this last week, on Facebook (I think I traced that
back correct...
The Beast of Beverly Hills
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I am currently sitting in room 231 of The Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills,
drinking black coffee, contemplating a nightmare. It must be a nightmare. I
can n...
Spinning my Wheels on Systems
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Just throwing this out there to see what kind of feedback I get.
I've got a couple of projects that I'd really like to work on. One's
fantasy and one's sc...
Dynamic Grappling
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Before I say another word, let me direct the reader to Douglas Cole and
Peter V. Dell'Orto's article on grappling in *The Manor*, issue #8 (
http://www.rpgn...
Memorial
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Today would have been Millie's 3rd birthday.
The funds we raised to dedicate an acre of ancient woodland and a memorial
bench has now been completed, and t...
Cara Hack Facebook Terbaru 2015
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Meng-hack Facebook memang nggakboleh dan illegal, apalagi dengan tujuan
untuk yang tidak baik. Contohnya untukmenjahili teman, iseng, atau
mengambil alih b...
Wasteland 2110 - Session 1 Summary
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(Summary by Pedro)
The game starts with three figures emerging from the wastes: the thrill
seeking motor-head Dean McQueen, the quick-handed scout August,...
Go Vote!!
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Remember that poster I worked on a while back? Help us out, and help put my
knowledge of classic D&D to good use!
http://www.cinecoup.com/advancedwizardsan...
One Last Adventure with Manly Wade Wellman
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The good news is, while I had thought there were only five Kardios sword
& sorcery stories by Manly Wade Wellman, now I know that there are actually
six...
New Campaign 2014 Update
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We've been playing 11 session now into the new campaign. The players had
some hairy encounters with Proud, Spider-eye Goblins and Quill Wolves
(along with ...
TESC: Closer look at the Ceraan Sea Region
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Aztakh
*Government(s): *City-states with factional influences
*Description: *The desolate deserts of Aztakh are no paradise, but a
paradise of the mind ca...
Faces of Pretomournon:The Dwarf with the Eye-patch
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Ibbo
A strange-looking creature, small and stocky, but broad and strong. Maybe
it's a small man, or maybe a large gnome. Maybe it's a member of an unknown...
My FIVE favourite house rules
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Two more rules added and then republished to my last 'Three favourite rule'
post.
29th August 2013: "Long time no post. Life, work, other priorities.
But ...
Superheroes don't get their due
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*It should come as a shock to no one that I'm a huge fan of superheroes.*
In fact, I've often thought about retooling this blog to be more of a
"spells and...
Apprentices
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Cohorts and Apprentices. Useful in so many situations. You just need to
use your imagination and suspend your code of morality.
LooneyDM out
AnyDice Website
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For those concerned with the statistical considerations of role playing
games, often one of the most frustrating thing is determining the
statistical distr...
Murderous Menagerie: The Hounds of Skaith
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*I am Flay.*
He was big. The ridge of his spine would have reached Stark's shoulder. His
withers were high and powerful. The thick neck drooped with the we...
Over halfway to 90, I started playing AD&D when the Police were a cool band and Punk was wild. I am a father to a ten-year-old Junior Grognard and have now managed to establish a five-strong gaming group made up of him and four of his friends, ages ranging from 10 to 11. Solidly Old-School.
High fives and natural 20s to you all!
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