I just realized that I have two small areas unkeyed (103 & 104) and I forgot to include any grell in this...sigh... This was the first adventure I ever used grell in...and I dumped them in the rewrite - hmmm, where can I secret a couple of these critters?
Busy Past Few Days
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Everything is busy but it’s fine. The past few days have been a blur of
Urgent Care and Emergency Room visits followed by crashes of exhaustion.
Nothing wa...
[New Magic Item] Chalice of the Dread Feast
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Chalice of the Dread Feast Dhiv looked at Welter and then at the wine
spilled on the dungeon floor. The wine that was now getting darker and
beginning to m...
Success!
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Day 1 of the 2026 Busan Con has come to a close. I didn't have any games
in the morning, because I was thinking I'd either be too tired from my trip
to ...
Flying space gnolls!
-
One of the unit types in Grimdark Future's "jackals" army list is *vultures
- *canine beastmen equipped with jump packs. Gnolls, of course, are
feliform...
More Paper Minis
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Ive printed and cut out a new batch of paper minis from OkumArts, bought
via DriveThruRPG.
David Okum's minis are my favourites, when it comes to card ...
Wvyerdown vs Irontree: An Example of War
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You know what This Means War is missing? Examples. There are not nearly
enough examples. I was hyper focused on making sure all the rules clicked
before I ...
Memorial Day – May 25, 2026
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The warrens are closed today for Memorial Day in the U.S., so we're taking
time to relax and reflect on those who sacrificed for our well-being.
The post...
[DeathInSpace] 12 A.I. Bodyguards
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A while ago I published Looks & Details for A.I. Bodyguards. A set of D20
tables to generate the details of an A.I. Bodyguard for Death in Space
with. Roll...
40K Friday: Orks!
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I am still working on the GKs part of the time - got to move a terminator
squad and a dreadnought into the "done" case last week - but as 11th
edition...
[Fanzine Focus XLIII] Carcass Crawler Issue #5
-
On the tail of the Old School Renaissance has come another movement—the
rise of the fanzine. Although the fanzine—a nonprofessional and nonofficial
publica...
A lovely little home in the Shire.
-
There is always good gossip to be found in any halfling community – stories
are told around meals and often …
Continue reading →
GACKS AAR: Session 3
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GACKS AAR: Session 3Between session 2 and session 3, I recruited eight
players to control the various factions in the game. I wrote up some order
resolutio...
Fantasy Fridays: Forgotten Realms Book of Lairs
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[image: Book of Lairs [Forgotten Realms] (2e)]
Working through my Forgotten Realms books. I’ve been wanting to put in
some time with the Forgotten Realms...
SPAWN OF YOG-SOTHOTH II
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SPAWN OF YOG-SOTHOTH II
"They's prints in the rud, Mis' Corey - great raound prints as big as
barrel-heads, all sunk dawon deep like a elephant had ben ...
Stonehell B Team: Smells so bad
-
Session 318 was played on 1/25/26
Sonara, Wizard (Rob)
Adorellen, Elf (Me)
Glimmer, Kobold (Lanse)
Kessaren, Cleric (Cindy)
Loahn, Halfling (Josh)
3 Kob...
Local Experiences Tables
-
One idea for my new campaign I'm working on that I'm borrowing from the
Japanese rpg *Sword World *(or at least its unofficial translations into
English...
GM/Player Interactions, Part 2
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Last month, I introduced some aspects of GM/player interactions, and I’m
going finish off what I have for you on this topic here and now. Make
Things Inter...
Pit stop
-
*In the library you find the first volume of *How to Enter the Underworld*.
This book is the work of a man called Agrash the Explorer. You learn that
the...
M is for Metagame
-
[*over the course of the month of April, my plan was to post a topic for
each letter of the alphabet, sequentially, every day of the week except
Sunday. Wh...
Journey Home
-
At about 1,300 words, this is a short-short. So there’s not a lot of room
for anything here. Writing wise, it’s pretty good, but I wonder if there’s
a bunc...
Prepping Map for our The Enemy Within Finalé
-
We’re coming to the end of our run-through of The Enemy Within, with
tomorrow evening probably being the final session, it’s been great fun
despite being v...
Mythic Weapons
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I love the idea of specialist weapons and how this is used in Mythic
Bastionland. Here are d100 such weapons.
by Wayne Reynolds
*This weapon is...*
...
Inspiration! (RPG Blog Carnival)
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A new month, a new RPG Blog Carnival hosted this month by Vulcan Stev’s
Database with this month’s theme being Inspiration! Where does yours come
from? My ...
6 Titles of the Oases (Lanthanide Horizon)
-
A revived Navigator campaign (almost assuredly not a domain game - am i
stupid? somewhere between the post about them being evil and the summer i
spent p...
Greyhawkery Comics: Cultists #36
-
Welcome back to the ongoing adventures of the *Cultists of Tharzidun.* As
you may have seen last episode, the deranged duo has traveled to *Orlane*
to co...
[Booktalk] XLZABK002 by Jon Zaremba; Concept Album
-
Disclaimer: I received a review copy of this fine work Journeyman Author
Jon Zaremba beseeched me to review his second anthology. I guess I do
commissioned...
Some Perverts And Magic Items
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Yah, yippee, I'm participating.
======
A woman dressed all in brilliant red. She has the ability to swap bodies
(at her choosing) with whoever she fucks...
Mighty Sons of Hercules Volume 2 is Out Now!
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Mighty Sons of Hercules Volume 2 is out now on Amazon! If you missed the
Kickstarter, now is your chance! If you backed, please leave it a review!
Arcane Arts hitting inboxes... make it yours
-
The latest issue of Arcane Arts--my weekly-ish email newsletter covering
all things sword-and-sorcery, heavy metal, personal, and random shit that
crosse...
Under the Caustic River Ahnd
-
By Dale HoustonDuck & Crow PressOSRLevels: Low/"Rookies" Under a raging
river of turbulent, caustic water that melts organic material in moments
lies the d...
Trinary Stars
-
In writing the setting for *Intergalactic Bastionland* I feel pulled
between the gravity of three stars:
- Reality - What would it really be like to ...
Ornamental Women is Now Available!
-
After a long, long road to get to this point, I can now say that Ornamental
Women, my first novel, is *available now at Amazon as a trade paperback and
e...
Maze Master Hank Chapter 3: “Unnormal Norman”
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“Welcome to my DEAD TALK!” said Unnormal Norman. Unnormal Norman was a
skeleton man, but instead of old rags like the rest of the Skeleton Boy
Bonez Brigad...
Pass of the Thorn Crowned
-
An ancient path from a forgotten age, the old stone path leads
through a rocky pass. Barely intact, fallen old structures are scattered
throughout ...
"Free" GM Resource: Level 6/7 BX Adventure
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[image: "Free" GM Resource: Level 7/8 BX Adventure]
OK, I know that I usually post a *Fre*e GM Resource and technically this is
not free, but Pay-What-You...
ArcGIS Pro Layout Redesign volume 2
-
We geographers can dig pretty deep in the weeds of data collection and
analysis, reveling in the fun of precision, process, statistics, even
visualization....
Faerie Tale Edgelord Background Table Fables
-
*My players in my weekly club game *
Burned a freakshow down and freed mutants in Greywater
Then killed village leaders performing a cult ritual, leaving Bu...
They Met at a Tavern 27: Hangin' With the Horde
-
Who's riding along with the wagon train tonight:
- Rick: Bjorr, 1/2 orc Paladin
- Dan: Kiara, elf Ras Godai
- Seana: Zanegar, 1/2 orc Sea Wolf
...
Why the low posting rate?
-
Long story short:
- it's a busy time of year for me
- we're gaming a little more infrequently, and I generally post about game
sessions these days
- I'm ...
Paralysis Analysis
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We all know how paralysis works in early *Dungeons & Dragons*, right? You
get hit with an attack that causes paralysis, you make a saving throw, and
if ...
Bathtub Review: Rare Bird
-
Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely.
I’m doing them to critique a wide range of modules from the perspective of
my o...
My New Campaign: Jaded Prophets and Pesky Gods
-
Creating pantheons has always been an interest of mine, to the point I
wrote a book about creating pantheons. I’ve got another one in the works
about devel...
Draw Small Maps
-
You don't need to get fancy when drawing maps for your RPG. Nor do you need
to rely on hundreds of dollars of tiles, terrain, pre-printed maps, or
computer...
My Own Cover Band
-
First, a couple of brief updates:
I’m still hard at work on the first draft of the second edition of *Thousand
Suns* and, while it’s going well, it’s not...
Pickpocketing 101
-
One of the hard parts of being a DM is the characters doing random things,
like pickpocketing a random person. Here is a list of 101 random things
that c...
50 More Alternate History Divergence Points
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First installment
THE TROUSERS OF TIME HAVE SPLIT AGAIN
1. Aleister Crowley successfully summons his guardian angel at Boleskine
House; it imme...
Who is the GLOGosphere? 2026 Edition
-
In 2019, Anne wrote a partial survey of the big names and blogs related to
the GLOG scene. Seven years on, the landscape is a bit different, and you
may...
B/X Tomb Robber Hack
-
I wrote this little B/X D&D hack recently to emulate a gritty, scummy, city
style sword and sorcery experience using the classic game rules.
You can down...
Interesting Guys, Theory Of, Examples Of
-
The reason why dwarves have had such an amazing tenure in fantasy
roleplaying games is the same as that which explains their (relatively)
rapid disap...
The DOOM of the DARK is a success!
-
Praise be to Hekaton and the children of Old Night, the *Doom of the Dark
Kickstarter* smashed its initial funding goal within a few minutes and made
ten...
Micro-Adventure - #114 RATS!
-
Dungeon tropes are a thing to embrace, not to dismiss. It's simple to
handwave the storm the orc infested tower to save the princess, evil wizard
in a t...
Teori-indblik #266
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- *An exploration of emotional resilience developed through tabletop
role-play* af Luka Brave analyserer hvordan rollespillere synes de får
t...
Frightful Fridays! Nemesis Tree
-
Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! It’s the 20th monster
of the year, and as I’ve capped the monsters at CR 20, it’s the ultimate
monste...
5 Pillars Game Designer Profile*
-
James “Grim” Desborough There are tabletop designers who create systems.
There are designers who create worlds. Then there are designers who leave
behind a...
d100 - Where Does That Lamp Oil Come From?
-
Sometimes, I like to confront a few of the curious questions that
occasionally come up in various Settings. This time I decided to tackle
that ubiquitous...
LIBRA Houserules
-
Did some setting, now for some rules for my LIBRA game. Again, thanks to
Archon. By the way, if you want more content easily insertable into this
kind o...
Dirty door tricks
-
Doors, the lifeblood of the dungeon, or something. They show up all the
time in our fantasy dungeon crawling games, yet are often underdescribed.
Most of...
Damaging Calidar Demons
-
Immunity to non-magical attacks is an old D&D BECMI rule designed to make
high-level monsters tough to defeat. With equally high-level opponents, the
iss...
In the Foothills
-
The wind was cold on Yurelalte's face, cold enough to numb her lips and
sting her cheeks even with the golden sun shining down from a blue and
glorious...
The Face in the Frost (review)
-
The Face in the Frost, by John Bellairs, is a somewhat odd book to include
in the Appendix N. Apparently, Gygax was a big fan of it (though he said he
re...
Choosing Tanelorn
-
Another literary creation that has already been adapted to a role-playing
game is once again being adapted to another role-playing gamemake that
*two* n...
Choosing Tanelorn
-
Another literary creation that has already been adapted to a role-playing
game is once again being adapted to another role-playing gamemake that
*two* n...
Recent Arrivals: Conventional Wisdom
-
I'm not a gaming addict! I'm an enthusiast! So, in the past few months I've
attended not one but *two* conventions. That's a rarity because I don't
like ...
THANK YOU! THIS BLOG IS NOW CLOSED
-
A heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported Farsight Blogger since June
2009, through the streams of conciousness, articles, reviews, interviews
and gam...
Cinco: May 2026
-
I've finally posted an updated version of my homebrew heartbreaker *Cinco!* having
accepted that it is a living document and that there will always be gap...
Different System, Different Genres, Same Game?
-
Running different games with different groups of players has allowed me to
“self-populate” these same game worlds with ongoing, behind the scenes
world b...
Resonances and Dancing Babies
-
In *"Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote,"* Borges sets up a fascinating
thought experiment. Can someone stretch their mind far enough to be able
to re...
Immersion is not what you think, player
-
*Here we go, another post on the Substack. I think I can claim that I'm
back at it. There are already two new essays lined up, and I'm aiming at
one a we...
[BLOG] News on the March! Episode XIV
-
This post continues the series of brief play reports I have been posting on
Discord. This does not cover every single session (sometimes, recon and
setup...
What sets Mythic Bastionland apart..
-
This is a collection of thoughts around Mythic Bastionland. I like talking
about this game. I like addressing players by their knight title instead of
the ...
Adventure Game on Cardboard
-
Here is the game I have been running most recently, that was written on
cardboard, in scanned PDF format:
https://mraston.itch.io/adventure-game-on-ca...
Updates to Tricube Tales and Tricube Tactics
-
There's been a lot of feedback and questions about Tricube Tales and
Tricube Tactics since I first published them, and I've collected all the
comments wi...
Moldvay Basic finally available in Print on Demand
-
Great news: The "B" of "*B/X*", the rulebook of *the 1981 D&D Basic Set*,
commonly known as the *Moldvay Basic*, is finally available in
print-on-demand...
House Rule: Sharing Potions
-
Something my players have tried (off and on again) is splitting
potions—particularly if many in the party are in need of healing. In
furtherance of my...
Game Review: Grok?! 2nd Edition
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*Author*: Lester Burton
*Publisher*: Gander Gaming
*System*: Unique indie RPG system
*Marketplace*: Currently Kickstarting
I recently had the pleasure o...
DaveCon 2026 happening this Weekend
-
DaveCon 2026 takes place this weekend, April 24th-26th. Organised by its
founder Victor Dorso, the list of special guests include Blackmoor alumni
such...
The Corruption of Power
-
I read The Man Who Was Thursday recently. I'm still not sure what I think
of its answer to the question of theodicy, but there was a bit that seemed
ACK...
The Evolution of a Superhero setting
-
So in my earliest days of hanging out and playing as a kid at "OSR Famous"
Aero Hobbies in Santa Monica, I had access to a lot of older post DND game
...
Abstraction in My Liege,
-
I think the aspect of *My Liege,* that could potentially put off the most
people is its lack of accounting granularity. It does not track Court
wealth in...
OSRIC 2.0/2.2 versus 3.0: What's really changed?
-
Since the public release of OSRIC 3.0 in late 2025/early 2026, I've seen a
great deal of interest online in the nitty-gritty details of what makes
this n...
Economic Woes Implied by DCCRPG
-
Photo text: The money and hoes will flow freely.
I have been thinking about the economy implied by item prices in DCC. I
think I have a good guideline to ...
Artifacts & Enigmas of World War 2
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Now available on DrivethruRPG.com is *Artifacts & Enigmas of World War 2*.
This supplement, for use with *Treasure Hunter Adventures* and the *Savage
W...
Spell Research
-
Been awhile...
Cool way to mix random spell determination with choice...
When you level up (or even at character creation) and are gaining new
spells, y...
Draw Steel Monsters on a Credit Card
-
Click to get it full-sizefront and back! I’m the guy who does “monsters on
a business card” posts, and I just started at MCDM, so I should probably do
a Dr...
Something old...something renewed?
-
Finally getting around to doing what I meant to start doing back in
January...
As some may recall, I had a long spate of self-publishing, both fiction a...
Christ is Risen!
-
*Hades took a body, and met God face to face. It took earth, and
encountered Heaven. It took that which was seen, and fell upon the unseen.
O Death, where...
Cthulhu Dark: The Watcher in the Valley – Session 3
-
Our fourth and final session of Cthulhu Dark, continuing from session zero,
session one, and session two, running through the classic Call of Cthulhu
modul...
Something creepy this way comes
-
Kabuki Kaiser ‘s latest procedural solo generator and Plastiboo’s guide to
a non-existant video game have similar flavors. The Temple of Jubilex
(shown her...
Haven: Strange Magics and Animated Alembics
-
On December 18th, with Gobblebob otherwise occupied, the party returning to
the dwarven ruins is no longer inclined to return to the many doors in the
hall...
The Competent Traveller
-
I have written much about Classic Traveller skills in the past decade.
However, a recent discussion on the Traveller Discord server took me back
to this...
26.Q1 Hobby Update
-
Despite being rather busy with work, the first few months of 2026 ended up
being surprisingly fruitful on the hobby front.
Role-playing games
- I r...
Mothership: Alternative Trauma Responses
-
My current weekly drop-in game of Mothership: Gradient Descent is now
twelve sessions and thirteen characters deep. The extant four (or six, if
you count...
Superheroes: The Rat
-
A small wiry man in a black bodysuit, red shorts, brown loafers, white
gloves with torn fingers exposing dirty, gnarly long nails, and wearing a
cheap cost...
How to Talk About Difficulty
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Artist credit: Jeffrey Hummel
Gamers suck at talking about difficulty. It's one of those topics that
somehow never produces a good conversation. It's mire...
Consolidated AD&D Weapon Characteristics List
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Having spent the last few days down a research rabbit hole, I ended up
compiling a chart of AD&D weapon characteristics, adding some "missing"
entries an...
One Guard Always Speaks
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One Guard Always Speaks: In Harsh Truths In Pretty Lies In Convoluted
Charades In Obscure Riddles In Interpretive Dance In Long Winded
Soliloquies In Morse...
Alternative *Alternative* Combat System
-
What was the purpose of the original Alternative Combat System outlined in
the first booklet of original Dungeons & Dragons?
The common explanation by t...
What WOULD Conan Do?
-
I can finally answer that question. He would move his blog to DSell.me.
Reasons!
1. Google is both generally evil and liable to suddenly cut se...
Still Alive... really.
-
Real Life has been rough and impacted my creative and gaming schedule quite
a lot. Adapting to the new schedule has been a trick but my creative juices
a...
Death Moon Hallucinations
-
Gibberish stuff for the game I currently work on. Yup, I shifted my posting
duties from here to Substack - but I do not plan on giving up on this blog.
Ha...
Emergence
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[image: Emergence zine on my bed]
It is our patriotic duty to buy Canadian Mothership modules. Emergence is a
funnel adventure—like you remember playing ...
Happy Tolkien Day
-
So, Happy Tolkien Day, for those who celebrate with a cup of tea, old
books, and the good green things of the earth.
--John R
--current reading: MacDon...
Guest Post! Monotheism & D&D (2 of 2)
-
In the first part of this thought experiment, I focused on how the
setting’s true God would function within a monotheistic campaign setting.
In this second...
The Reset Button Isn’t Redemption
-
WotC is presenting us with a new turning point. Legacy names are back in
the spotlight, and the messaging leans heavily on a return to roots and
closer t...
Wheel…of…fortunes!
-
Fontaine’s Golden Wheel Fortune-Teller, and Dream Book (published by Dick &
Fitzgerald, in 1862 and 1866) claims to reproduce a list of 100 fortunes
associ...
Referee Sabotage
-
It is an old saw that players are bad at executing their plans. Imagine
this common scene: the party have some big job that requires planning;
perhaps robb...
The Company Bloodhound
-
*The Hunter *
Hendrick “Bloodhound” Van Daalen works indirectly for the Dutch West India
Company. He is not technically an employee of the company, rather ...
D6 State of Orc & Goblin Clan Relations
-
Roll every day, keep if higher, resetting on a 1.
1. Orcs kill Goblins on sight because one looked at the clan chief
wrong, Goblins fled into warr...
The Dungeon Hates You!
-
The Dungeon is *alive*.
The Dungeon considers the monsters that reside in it to be its children –
if they are not, in fact, its “children” via some eldrit...
3d20 Fairytale Character Creation Tables
-
This was the original method of character creation that I was going to use
for my Weird Wanderings game. I had initially envisioned this game as
another ...
2026-02-26 Clone a virtual machine from inside it
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2026-02-26 Clone a virtual machine from inside it
I want to move my virtual machine from hoster edis.at to hoster hosting.de.
I’m using Debian stable/13/T...
GO VOTE IN THE BLOGGIES OR ELSE
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HI HELLO HI
I'm posting this like a day late but that's okay that's whatever.
My unnecessarily long-running post series Goin' Through the Fiend Folio ha...
Bad Unicorns and 2026
-
Hello all – it is the second month of 2026 and I haven’t yet posted
anything here – so here is at least something. We have been struggling with
S.A.D. and ...
The March 1636 Lantern is Published
-
Okay, The March Lantern is available. Those fast on the draw may have
noticed that I mistakenly published it as free access for 56 minutes. I
was just so ...
Cepheus/Traveller: Blake’s 7 Crew
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Wherein your humble scribe presents stats in Cepheus Universal (which isn’t
Classic Traveller, but is close enough for a BBC budget) for some
universally c...
Gary Con 2026 Registration
-
Silver Badges get to register for events at Noon Central today (February
21, 2026). Somehow I thought I failed to register for running games this
year and ...
Sunset Realms Diss Track
-
Thanks, Wizzz
I am currently playing in my *9th* campaign of the illustrious Wizzzargh of
the DMiurgy blog since joining their server in 2018. I wanted to...
Review: GURPS Gun Stats
-
Imagine the following situation: you want to feature a certain gun in your
campaign, but you want to do it “properly”. You’re not the kind of GM who
woul...
Is 5th Edition OSR? (Part II)
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(Design by Thaddeus Moore)
Considering the AD&D (1e) experience that comprehensive rules actually
guided DM rulings, we can the second "Zen Moment" of pl...
Sickle & Torch
-
For many of us, 0-level play was our first experience with DCC RPG. Throw a
bunch of nobodies into an awful situation, and see which ones come out
alive....
15 Years of Daddy Rolled A 1! (Blog Anniversary)
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*Fifteen years!*
On February 11th, 2011, I started this blog with no grand plan. I did not
have a “brand strategy.” I did not have a content calendar. I ...
GURPS Witch World
-
I had no idea SJG had done a licensed sourcebook for Andre Norton‘s
excellent Witch World series. It feels awesome to crack open a book from
1989 — my sala...
Guest Post - More Thoughts on Space: 1999
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I wrote a guest post on the *Flashback Universe Blog*!
I recently started watching the show *Space: 1999*, and my friend Trey, who
operates both *Flash...
The Sacrament of the Minotaur
-
This is the first of a small series of posts which will be about how I am
running Luke Gearing’s *Gradient Descent *in my Mothership home campaign.
This ...
Nordheim: Runes as Dice in D&D
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[image: Black dice and runes with gold lettering]
Chessex polyhedral dice and rune set by Arcturus Publishing
I've been digging in some old rpg sandpits I ...
Committing my Intention for 2026: HHSOLO2
-
Hey, Wayfaring Reader!If you're a frequenter here at this infrequenting
blog, you'll be dimly aware that a while back was the 10th anniversary of
the publi...
STRANGE AEONS - LIMA
-
Alright I'm doing this and the next one and then I'm going to stop.
Poetess Magda Portal is secret agent for revolutionary party. Sits in
corner of Lima...
World-building using stuff I found in my bathroom
-
This is a foolproof and highly untested world-building exercise where you
only need a bathroom and some imagination. The more people you share the
househ...
How to Hexcrawl, The Easiest Way
-
There are many creators [1] [2] [3] [4] detailing in great detail or
simplified form, their unique ways to play a hexcrawl, in terms of travel.
I have dabb...
Return to Returned Blackmoor
-
At the end of the prior year, Threshold Mystara released Issue 37. Within
it, there are various articles about villages and settlements. And within
is a “l...
THW Football on Wargames Vault Deal of the Day
-
50% off for tomorrow's Deal of the Day at Wargames Vault. Just in time for
the playoffs. 😀 Scroll down the Vault page to see the how to video.
https://...
Arneson Gaming Solo ~ The Village of Aberford
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Here are notes on my solo game using Matt Jackson’s Arneson Gaming. I’ll be
using Mythic GME and other oracles for the game. I’ve created my PC, Sir
Mathia...
The Reassembulation Will Be Messy
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I’m reassembulating wizardthieffighter.com on a different platform, in a
different format and style. This reassembulation will be messy. Most links
will di...
The Road to Splashdown
-
Earlier today, I read Patrick Stuart's newest post 'Spider is a Mushroom Now',
and immediately found I had to write something about it.
I recommend you rea...
2025 Kickstarters
-
My Annual update on the Kickstarters I have signed up for. Note that for
some, which I have marked (pdf), I have received the final pdf although the
fin...
2025 Gaming Summary and 2026 Plans
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I didn't blog at all in 2025 because I was too busy gaming. I was playing
in two weekly 5e (2014) campaigns and running a weekly Imperium Maledictum
camp...
On a Happy New Year
-
We are about to experience the most social upheaval since industrialization.
What will that look like in sixty years?
Sinless is starting it's third yea...
The Return of Fairwind
-
A while back devoted listener Snickersnax pointed out that Fairwind denied
herself and her daughter the accompaniment of ladies-in-waiting and
personal m...
It just needed a thump! Or so I thought...
-
My power unit fan had been wobbly and noisy for a while. Then the other
day a new Mod for a game caused a total panic crash and shut down on Turn
7. Since...
Review: Cthulhu by Gaslight, Keeper’s Guide
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Review: Cthulhu by Gaslight, Keeper’s Guide
As anyone who spends ten minutes in my presence knows- I love CoC and I am
fascinated with 19th century Lon...
Downtime
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Yeah, I know... I said "I will have to get back to blogging" and then
nothing since October. But the last few months of the year always seem to
be a time...
The Captive Cervantes and the problem of history
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The recent Spanish film The Captive (trailer) is difficult to review
because it tells a very streamlined story that is very deeply situated in a
complex hi...
The Captive Cervantes and the problem of history
-
The recent Spanish film The Captive (trailer) is difficult to review
because it tells a very streamlined story that is very deeply situated in a
complex hi...
Under Gallax Hall - Level 4 - Monastery
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*"I'm challenging myself to try and write at least 1-3 rooms per day to
crank this thing out in like... 3 months, maybe?"*
-Me, about 5 years ago.
Been ...
Soul in Shadows (The A.I. D&D Campaign) Session 4
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*SESSION 4 — ENTERING THE CENTRAL PASSAGE*
*Dane finds the last soul shard. Art prompt by ChatGPT, Art by Krea AI. *
Time for more solo D&D run by ChatGP...
Character Upkeep
-
The standard annual upkeep of a character is equal to the square of their
their levelin gp (£). Due to the fact that there are 12 sp in each gp, this
is ...
Mutants and Wizards
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Heya folks, long time no see.
I've just started working on something new called Mutants and Wizards. It's
going to be an OSE/OSR post-apocalyptic game t...
The Sky Scions: Part 2
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The Sky Scions: Part 2
Friday, November 7, 2025
Are you ready for our 40th Paizo blog report across the past ten years?
Here it is, with the newest rele...
Cauldron Con AAR: Day 3 & Final Thoughts
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Hello Blogland. The spine-tingling conclusion to my European adventure at
Cauldron Con is here!!
*DAY 3*
I awoke feeling not too worse for wear consideri...
Short Fiction: A matter of priority
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A M A T T E R O F P R I O R I T Y
CAPTAINS LOG STARDATE 2093.5
The Marie Curie is the first of the Warp 2 Colonial Medical Frigates. A
week i...
Pack it up, we're moving!
-
I have been side eyeing blogger for about a year now. While nothing is
inherently broken right now, the website feels like it is abandonware. I've
been ...
Ten Friggin Hill Cantons Wizards
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10 Wizards of the Hill Cantons
#
Name
Description
1
Magister Dobromil the Cauterizer
Specializes in magical “cleaning” of reality leaks. Wears fou...
Experience with Python
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Well, it amused me to make it. (Inspired by my Facebook ads.)
But it did get me thinking about how Conan the Barbarian set the bar so
high for 1980s f...
Gormand's Larder is back
-
Hello, I made a 36 pages extended edition of my old zine Gormand's
Larder. You get the digital version
here: https://evlyn.itch.io/gormand-larder
I’m Moving!
-
I did a lot of soul searching and talked to a lot of people. The blog will
be going away but I’m not. I’m moving my posting over to Substack. If you
are em...
Escape, Engagement, and Eucatastrophe
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Artwork from GRIDSHOCK 20XX by Grey Wizard
A sentiment that I've been seeing often lately is wanting to avoid games
that take place in post-apocalyptic...
How do you do piracy… in SPACE!?
-
Interstellar space travel in Iridium Moons was always going to be a form of
hyperspace jump like in Star Wars or Traveller. Simply because it’s the one
for...
B5 Horror on the Hill - Finished!
-
After what feels like an inordinate amount of time, we finally finished
Adventure *B5: Horror on the Hill.* We started this one back in the fall of
2024....
Rolling Dice
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Greetings from the Edge!
That's right, been rolling a lot of dice, as in running my homebrew on a
fairly regular basis since February of this year. It's d...
Cimmerian September 2025: A Scotalogue
-
In researching Conan of Caledonia, I scoured through my collections of
Robert E. Howard's work for anything even vaguely related to Scotland & the
Scots....
Appendix N: September 2025 Edition
-
It's long-since-past the time that this Appendix N list needed to be
updated. Several additional books have been added to the collection,
including s...
Take Stock of my Stock Art :)
-
Sorry for the really bad pun. OK, not really. Anyway, I just wanted to say
that I've got things up and running with both my Ko-fi and DriveThruRPG
shop...
Fantasy RPG Video Game Project
-
Long time, no blog!
Life treated me poorly, and life treated me well. I went dark on YouTube
and most certainly here due to the fact that, put simply, I...
Angstone: A Magical Substance
-
I came up with this magical substance for one of my homebrewed settings,
and maybe you can use it in a game.
Angstone Recipe:
Every cubic yard of the s...
Defiance Of Darkness Campaign Journal I
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DEFIANCE OF DARKNESS SESSION 17/12/25 @ Mythic Games Santa Cruz Our
Heroes:Sylvia, Half-Elf Female CLR-1 / RNG-1 (Brandon)Kale, Human Male
MNK-1 (Brandon)T...
Alma Mater / OSR Mash-Up
-
I recently ran a one-shot games day for a group of friends I rarely get to
game with in person anymore. After a friend’s initial suggestion I’ve been
think...
A Wraithblade to Bind a Murderer’s Soul
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Wraiths are the restless souls of brutal murderers. They cannot find rest
in death, and keep on tormenting the living, leaving behind a long trail of
pain....
How (Not) To Play D&D 4th Edition in 2025
-
In the last few months I really got excited about D&D 4th Edition again. I
actually wrote a post about this a couple of weeks ago. After not having
run any...
Roll Windows
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These days I mostly post on my Substack, but I thought I’d share this one
here. Three months ago I ran a poll over at Questing Beast looking how GMs
actu...
OSR: Spectacle Fighter
-
This is a new variant of my Fighting Man class. It is designed to be the
anarchic sister to the Free-Form Wizard, to lend that same air of gleeful
unpredi...
Observations on Onboarding
-
The few chances I had to crack open the dusty ol' tomes and partake in
adventure gaming has been on the refereeing side of the table. Normally
with some ...
The Mygnskerö Unleashed!
-
Out latest set of paper minis - The Attack of the Mygnskerö - three
fearsome Fungoid invaders, alongside three craft working defenders,
hand-drawn in old s...
Playing at the World 2E V2 Arrives
-
With the release of its second volume, the second edition of *Playing at
the World *is finally complete. The two books combined total well over
1,000 ...
I Want Magic Weapons to Matter
-
There’s part of me that wants to put monsters that can only be hit by +1,
+2 or even +3 weapons back into the game. And you’re wondering, “Why do you
hat...
THE WOUND LOGIC
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THE WOUND LOGIC
These are not commandments. They are fault lines. Pressure responses.
Sacred malfunctions. Each one is a site of tension, and some are ...
Giants of the Middle West
-
When summer comes, and the heat hangs in the air, the giants appear low on
the horizon matching ponderously from some distant sea.
Chimes hang over man...
Thoughts on conworld calendars
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Yes, we’re still playing and yes, I have to get a lot of logs up. Those are
as much for me to have a reference as anything else, and I feel lazy.
But th...
Process Book
-
The Brief For this assignment my brief was to design a Process Book, and
have it printed. This book shows my process, from initial ideas, through
research,...
Wizard Tricks (OSE)
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"Do not mistake me for some conjurer of cheap tricks!" - Gandalf the Gray"A
trick is something a hooker does for money... or candy." - Gob Bluth"What
can m...
Why Did Natural 20's Become Automatic Hits?
-
Here's an observation I just made, that came up from a friend's question
about the 1E AD&D rules for a big project they're working on. Ultimately
this hi...
Table This Discussion
-
Roll a d6 to see which table to roll on:
Table 1 (roll d8): Why does this dragon hoard treasure?
1. In debt to a loan shark - possibly a literal shark,...
STILL ALIVE BITCHES
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Well. Here we are again.
It's been a while of sickness, needing a wheelchair, and being mostly
bed-ridden. SO I do have time for games when I'm not too ...
Nate Hack
-
Here's the basic idea for Nate Hack:
Base rules are AD&D
Ability scores, classes, advancement, spells, and experience gain are AD&D,
except classes go ...
Alignment in O.G.R.E.S. Addendum
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Additional Thoughts on Alignment
In case you all haven't seen it, Tim Brannan has been doing a super fun
exercise with the O.G.R.E.S. games over on his Th...
Forever unto the breach, dear friends...
-
Sorry, I haven't been around. But it's for all the right reasons. My
roleplaying card is constantly filled, these days.
I started Once More Unto the Brea...
Reminder: We have MOVED!
-
Just a quick reminder, folks! The official Elf Lair Games blog has merged
with my Wasted Lands fantasy blog. If you're following us, we can now be
found...
Articulations
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Creating house rules, custom rules specific to a local group or campaign,
has been common throughout the history of D&D. What makes an effective
house rule...
-
Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year from ABC! What better
than to mention a seasonal being? Below are a depiction of the
Callicantzari by Ja...
The Tarot of Pips
-
Somewhere in your dice collection is a die like this one, the humblest of
dice. Although you don't know it, this small white die carries with it a
secr...
Kanoodle as In-Game Puzzle - Part 1
-
For a very long time, I've been interested in integrating real puzzles into
my tabletop games. I know that some folks prefer to keep character skills
separ...
Alternative Experience Awards and Advancement
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Alternative Experience Awards and Advancement
(I started thinking about this as a way to make XP awards in 5e come from
all three “Pillars of Adventure” r...
Pirates and Necromancers, a Play Report
-
Over the Thanksgiving weekend we did a lot of gaming ranging from
“off-table” domain level stuff to some solo adventures to spell and magic
item rese...
Zombie Survival Escape USA
-
Prepare yourself for a thrilling adventure as you navigate through a city
overrun by the undead in Zombie Survival Escape USA. In this heart-pounding
game,...
Four facts a wizard might tell you
-
*Most of this is me trying to take this old post and rewrite it as in-world
lore, but Fact #1 is an all-new idea.*
*I.*
Everyone knows that magic spells ...
Inspectres in Grifton
-
On November 8, we played a one-off Inspectres game set with the
Starkweather monster hunter tradition, based in Grifton. My Setup I quickly
pulled out and ...
Knave 2e Alternate Attributes
-
Sometimes, I'm exactly in the mood for the classic simplicity of defining
characters entirely by D&D's six attributes, as Knave does. But sometimes,
I want...
Exploring the Wilderness - Life with Rocs
-
*More solo play with post background after the jump. Next time they should
be at the tomb.*
Vineyard’s Bounty, 8th Rising. On the Old South Road in the ...
Consequence
-
*Monster and Knight - Angelina Zhogina*
This game features a small amount of "perma-death". Each player is allowed
to create one *Apprentice* character, ...
It's been a bit
-
Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well! I've had a lot going on and
haven't had much time to blog lately. Heres a recap of gaming events and
other st...
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,
w...
A Bevy of Beyond the Supernatural Sheets
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I don't know if anyone out there is still playing *Beyond the Supernatural*
("BtS"), Palladium's fun* little game of proto-super heroes hunting the
para...
Last move - to self-hosting!
-
As my vote regarding Substack in the “marketplace of ideas”, I’m moving to
self-hosting.
I’m now at (and hopefully staying for a long time at)
Blog: ht...
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...
Of Urbanity in Troika!
-
This was sparked by someone asking about Orbital Intelligence's crapland.
which is about crappy suburbian.I jokingly call it a crappy suburb of
Troika! (t...
On Play-Style
-
Welcome to the third post wherein I lay the groundwork for this blog's
future direction. Today, I want to discuss the concept of *play-style* as
it perta...
d66 Classless Kobolds Linktree (of sorts)
-
Hello!
As of Summer this year, I have changed jobs to work as a middle- and
high-school Humanities teacher for a classical Christian school. As such, I ...
This Blog Has Moved!
-
The new blog: samsorensen.blot.im!
Hello!
This blog, Caput Caprae, is old and deprecated. If you're looking for the
latest, freshest, hottest, coolest new...
Falkrest Abbey Review
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Hello All – It has been quite some time since we talked. There was this
little pandemic that happened, and life got all crazy. I played a hell of a
lot o...
Angels, Demons and Subtle Bodies
-
It’s delightful when D&D-isms sometimes converge with ancient wisdom, even
accidentally. I was watching a video from Jonathan Pageau earlier today
concerni...
SORCERER (Afterword)
-
Hi there. I'm sure you, astute reader, have noticed that this blog isn't
very active anymore. That's because I don't quite have the inspiration for
it. N...
Eberron for Savage Worlds Revised!
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Eberron for Savage Worlds has been republished with updates and expanded
content and is now available in print and PDF through DriveThruRPG.com!
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 ...
Mad Max custom figure
-
This amazing custom was posted on ebay at the beginning of 2023. The
seller's account was listed as Old Colony Hobbies. It looks like there are
a lo...
Moving to Markdown
-
In one sense, it's a no-brainer to move away from Blogger. The interface is
archaic and unpredictable, the platform is limited in capability, and as a
fr...
Notes on a semi-successful skill system
-
When I finished my Team Tsathogga campaign back in 2019, one of the things
that I noted afterwards was the extent to which fighters had struggled to
keep...
2e Character Sheet
-
One of the most popular posts on this site over the years has been the 2nd
Edition AD&D character sheet I cooked up for our game in the early 90s. I
cleane...
Knock! Issue 3
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Knock! Issue 3
Hey all! I'm a contributor to the OSR zine Knock! I wrote up 12 Sword Saint
techniques specifically for your Fighter character!
Click the ...
What’s in the Wizard’s Mug?
-
Mmmm smells good! Just a sip… 1d8 1- A potent shrinking potion. You are now
swimming in the cup alongside a drenched wizard. 2- Hot Green Slime. That’s
w...
Announcing: Book of Extinction
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We're working with a good friend of ours, Lucas Zellers (@SparkOtter), to
craft a new book that gives life to extinct animals through Dungeons and
Dragons:...
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...
It's 2021 and the Dream is Dead
-
So reads the cover caption of Mayfair's *Underground*, published in 1993.
Taking place in 2021, *Underground* is unusual in terms of genre; perhaps
“dys...
My FREE RPG 12v12 Is Out Now!!!!
-
I hope everyone is well. I am very excited to be able to share a little
game I have been working on for a while. 12v12 is a D12-based multi-genre
RPG, an...
"Things to Find" tables and Velonia
-
So in my Lost Carcosa supplement something I did was have an encounter
table as well as a "Things To Find" table for each region. I initially
assumed th...
Short Shelf of Picks - Vol. III
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Blood in the Roots
This is a packed little half fold pamphlet. Evocative in a way that I
appreciate. I am aware of Trollish Delver Games (Scott Malthous...
The Visitor Royal Telepath
-
I have taken a little break from blogging to set up the Ravens Purge
campaign for Forbidden Lands for my friends on Discord for a bit of a
change of pace. ...
The Spine of Night Premiering at SXSW Tonight!
-
*The Spine of Night* will be premiering tonight at *SXSW*. I am extremely
excited about this one! If the past output from Morgan King/Gorgonaut has
been ...
Troubleshooting Detachments and Forts
-
I'm running custom Detachment rules which are a mash-up of *Into the Odd's* company
rules and *Apocalypse World's* gang-sizes so that ship crews in my pi...
A new beginning
-
I've been blogging here for a while now, but I think it's time to move on
to a new blog with a new title. There's a lot of dragons and flagons and
flago...
Context-Sensitive Encounter Tables
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The goal of these encounter tables is to provide dynamic, context-dependent
encounters with as little additional work as possible pushed onto the
referee. ...
The Why of a Blog?
-
Because Writing Helps You Learn
Journeys of discovery are not something you start doing, but something you
gradually stop doing. — Erling Kagge, Walking: ...
New OSR Products at DTRPG — November 26th, 2020
-
This is the first Thanksgiving in years that I have not worked. Kinda
strange.
Adventures
A Misplaced Prince - Featuring "piranhakeets", which I thin...
City of Heroes / City of Villains roster
-
Mid September I’ve returned to a game I’ve played for a while a long time
ago. At the time, I didn’t focus on the mechanics, or the story: I just
wanted to...
Time Management and the Role of Caller
-
Last week was the first session of my Wednesday night Roll20/Discord
group’s new B/X campaign (a continuation of a long-running AD&D campaign
that went o...
Owl Con Live Blog 2.2
-
Who knew that in the bowels of the Humanities building...
...Professor Norm offered a course on the Caves of Chaos???
Meanwhile, behind the screen...
And....
Nightmoor Abbey Level 1 Saturday Night Specials
-
Using the Megadungeon - Random Area Name Generator, the area names from the
Diablo games, and game reports from In Places Deep as inspiration below are
the...
Using the Rainy City with Risus: The Anything RPG
-
S. John Ross's *Risus: The Anything RPG* can do anything. It says so right
on the tin.
And, if it is anything, the Rainy City is certainly something!
But ...
eXPerience
-
The following are some alternative ways I want to try out in my home LotFP
game. I already use Session Attendance & Carousing but I want to try the
othe...
The Kickstarter has Funded!
-
Our first Kickstarter has funded in the first day. Pretty pumped! Some of
you reading this have already received some version of these accessories in
the...
Old-School Essentials Online Tools and SRD
-
My 2nd favorite incarnation, OSE, of my favorite D&D rule set, B/X. [My
1st favorite is Necrotic Gnome's previous, B/X Essentials, cause it was
soft backe...
Ptolus returning in new Kickstarter campaign
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Sometimes, you spot an impressive gamebook on a friend’s shelf, and wish
you could take it home with you because it’s out of print, and you’ll never
get yo...
High INT Bonus - "Floating" Spell Slots
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*Bonus Slots per Day*
*INT 13-15 +1*
*INT 16-17 +2*
*INT 18 +3 *
High INT Sorcerers gain “Floating” Spell Slot(s), each equivalent to One
Spell Level.
At...
Four GLoG Houserules
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*Four Houserules* *This is based on Skerple's hack of GLoG.*
*1. Fleeing* To run from combat you need to roll under 8 + your amount of
unoccupied item slot...
Spoils of the Gorgon Coast: The Degenerate Heir
-
As the kickstarter for the Zinequest Quartet winds down, I find myself in
awe of the amount of folks who seem interested in my project; especially
given t...
Caverns of Thracia session log: February 2, 2019
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System: B/BX.
Players: Niku and Loretta (Les and Myrtle) and Emily (Bagira.)
*If you're playing in my game, please do not read the following. You may
reque...
Blank space and mechanical fluff
-
Perhaps my favorite part of any character sheet is the 'appearance'
section, especially if it has an area for drawing a character portrait.
People should b...
Review: Cockamania!
-
Cockamania! is a 30-page mini-setting based in Filipino culture and
folklore. Cockfighting is the main theme of the text, but it also includes
mythologic...
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...
Prinny Dood!
-
Prinnies are the souls of the dead who are working off their lives of sin
either in the heavenly or infernal realms before they are able to
reincarnate...
Carwyn & The Revelthanes Of The Feywild - I
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"ARGH!" - The cry of Carwyn was not of pleasure anymore, but it went
unheard, absorbed by the densely misty night as if the Feywild itself would
have want...
session recap, 1/5/2020
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CAST
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Pai Mei the Wu-Jen (7)
Biff the Fighter (6)
Clint the Duelist (4)
Assorted Henchpersons / Temporary PCs: JoJo the Healer (5), Phil the
Healer ...
Finders Keepers - Background and Sources
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Credit Konstantin Vavilov
For the rules and character generator, see here. This is likely to be a
long and boring post, go make some funky weirdos instead...
Winter's Daughter Play Report and Review
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*"Delve into the **fairy-haunted **forest of **Dolmenwood"*
*"The tomb of an ancient hero, lost in the tangled depths of the woods. A
ring of standing ston...
Graded success for roll-under d20
-
This is a sort of half-baked add-on inspired by Call of Cthulhu 7e's graded
difficulty system for roll-under d100 resolution. It assumes 3d6-based
ability ...
Squarehex 2019 Review and 2020 Plans
-
2019 was a good year for the business. The two highlights for me were
getting *The Black Hack Second Edition* rewards sent out to our Kickstarter
backers ...
Garm Bays Loudly
-
I'm happy to announce the release of a new scenario for my old Norse magic
trpg: Beyond the Fence, Below the Grave. Garm Bays Loudly focuses on a
Norse ...
The Nightmares Underneath 2nd Edition
-
I don’t use this blog much anymore, but since I don’t have a new website
set up yet, I should announce this here: The second edition revision of The
Nightm...
Encumbrance rules
-
If buying equipment at char-gen is often a waste of time, keeping track of
the weight of each item is often too much even for the fanatic OSR player.
Numbe...
death stranding review'd: to love supply
-
*Snaps and buckles, backpacks and belts.* The game ends in a signature
Kojima-annoying fashion; two hour cutscene including two separate credit
rolls, th...
Dark Crystal TV Show
-
*Edit: I have changed my mind drastically about this show. I plan on
writing a follow-up sometime soon, but after watching the rest of episode
1, I watched...
Markwald
-
I have no intention of abandoning *Lukomorye* any time soon, but my goal
was always expand into other historical-fantasy settings - a Central
European-flav...
The Howling Caverns (5e)
-
The hunched beast prowls the forest, sniffing at the still air. The roiling
sky flashes and thunder breaks the silence. The time is near and the beast
sens...
City Map System & Making a Spooky City
-
This is a system to quickly and easily create unique cities that are
detailed during play, using randomization and simple procedures. Content is
provided b...
Someone Has Been Here
-
It is rare that a group of adventurers are the first to have plumbed the
depths of a perilous dungeon. Others have doubtless tried, possibly
succeeded. Wic...
Nuts & Bolts #161 - Gotta Get Away
-
*So, last week over on his blog Andrew posited some ideas for GMs looking
into introduce a big bad and enable their escape from the players. (you'll
wan...
Them Bones of Adventuring - XXV: Stealth Revisited
-
*An ongoing exposition on table procedures for common exploration feats and
rules, which began here with part one*.
*Introduction*
Though for the most tr...
Mine Playset Finished
-
Boy, it feels good to see a project through to completion. The color
scheme looks really good. It was a good first run, especially in getting
an idea...
Dungeons & Dragonmead Fall Schedule
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*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...
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*In this installment, we learn that you can make a percentile system really
complicated if you keep adding special results and that DQ doesn't stand
for "D...
TFH&P Release Notification Signup
-
Dear Friends, This game is very near to completion, and there has been a
flattering amount of interest in the game since the kickstarter campaign
ended. So...
Knights and their Towers
-
Knight's towers were fortified self-standing buildings, several-stories
high, most often erected on a plan similar to a square. They contained both
livi...
Echoes of Prohibition
-
Prohibition is a nearly forgotten time in Maryland history, despite the
still-visible paint on the side of a Fell’s Point building urging residents
to “Vot...
Elsai Overview
-
Elsai is a small planet and the only inhabited one orbiting its star. From
its spaceport—nothing more than a flattened chunk of rock used by stellar
scum—E...
Tomb of the Serpent Kings: Session 1
-
Finally got around to running a session using my in-development Yoon-Suin
Lamentations of the Flame Princess hack. I decided on using Skerples' Tomb
of the...
Can't Stop Thinking About Weapons
-
Predictably enough, when I set down to whittle the 5e rules down to
something that I'm interested in running, one of the first things that I
take a look at...
This is only for followers ...with thanks!
-
Thank you for following and here are a few newer [ish] pieces which I do
hope you enjoy.
They are in no particular order and if some appear to be 'older' i...
New Website!
-
Sorry I haven't been posting, have been adjusting to a new job and dealing
with personal things. Now I get to show you one of the things I've been
working...
Friendly Advice: Finding Inspiration
-
This past week I spent my days in the verdant mountains of Pennsylvania
near a small town called Bedford. It was a farm that went by Fort Royal
where a mus...
Another way for Udemy to screw things up
-
Udemy now expires all free coupons older than 30 days. This is to prevent
"coupon abuse", though they don't say what that actually is. It's in
Udemy's inte...
100 curious thing for a setting.
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As your genial host let me welcome to lovely "insert place holder name"
world. It is a wonderful place to have a vacation during this part of the
aeon. As ...
The Mythology of Moog
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*Mythology of Moog*
*The following is a long-accepted translation from the Codex Incarnaeum
which describes the birth of the world. The views expressed...
Hearts of Wulin Kickstarter
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*Hearts of Wulin*,* an RPG of wuxia melodrama, funded in less than an hour.*
Driven by the characters’ duties, desires, and entanglements with other
chara...
FROSTCRAWL AVAILABLE NOW
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DOWNLOAD FROSTCRAWL HERE Frostcrawl is a hexcrawl for use with Heroes &
Other Worlds or Blades & Black Magic. The map coves 441 hexes to explore
and I p...
Two Thieves
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Jeff Easley's BECMI Thief I’ve recently decided to run an OD&D game. This,
of course, brings with it the age-old question of which version of OD&D
(3LBBs...
James's Celebration of Life
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We could not have asked for a prettier day for James's service. It was a
bit chilly and windy but gorgeous. A heartfelt thank you to all that joined
us tod...
2017 and 2018 Anime
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If you haven't watched the 1997 series of Berserk, do yourself a favour and
check it out. The most 90's anime ever, from the grunge soundtrack to the
ultra...
The Mutant Insurrectionist: Talking about zines
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Okay, here's an awesome new thing I made for Gathox - it's a zine. I'm
gonna post the link first, so you can go get a copy, and then I'm going to
talk abou...
Dick Dale
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I'm sad today because one of my personal heroes has passed away today. Dick
Dale was 81, and to me that's too young for a man who was such a giant
talen...
The G+ Apocalypse
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This is where to find me after the fall of the G+ empire. Facebook
https://m.facebook.com/brett.slocum Blog Https://joyfulsitting.blogspot.com
The Tekumel ...
Human Infravision
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Gizmodo reports "By injecting nanoparticles into the eyes of mice,
scientists gave them the ability to see near-infrared light—a wavelength
not normally vi...
BACK AT IT AGAIN
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OKAY………….. WHERE HAVE I BEEN???!? AGOOD QUESTION FOR ANSWERING BUT I WILL
ONLY SAY THIS: THE MOVIE TRON IS A TRUE STROY AND IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
TOO!! ANYW...
Removing Support from Zak Smith
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[UPDATE February 14th, 2019: Zak has issued a statement responding here. I
am not convinced to change my position below, but it introduces some doubt.
I m...
Regarding Zak
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https://www.facebook.com/amandapatricianagy/posts/10215845527064252
I hope that Zak engages with some sort of accountability process, takes
responsibility ...
A Sojourn Among Antediluvian Archæotheria
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This started with nomenclature, as so many things do. I started writing a
response to Scrap Princess's post about Dinosaur naming conventions in the
fantas...
Profane and Profound Prep Part 2
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This is part 2 of my work to edit my magic items for a DMsGuild release,
along with adding cursed items along the way. Here is part 1. Bone of a
Saint 8000...
Prisoners of the Gelatinous Dome DCC Conversion
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*This is a DCC conversion for Jeff Call's excellent one-page dungeon
Prisoners of the Gelatinous Dome! Get it here: gelatinousdome.tumblr.com
(direct link...
SWADE Update!
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The Adventure Edition Update for Accursed is now freely available for
download from DriveThruRPG. This is just a bare-bones document, to help
players who w...
Frightful Fridays! Opportunistic Griffons
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Hello and welcome back to the first post of 2019. I hope the new year has
started well for you. I'm making up for lost time with five monsters for
you this...
Please, I don't do paid advertisements - don't ask.
-
A little note since people have asked me about this. My video channel's
*not* an advertising platform, so I'm not available for hire if you want to
promote...
Please Update Your Link!
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If you're seeing this, it means your link to the Greyhawk Grognard blog is
out of date.
Please update your link to www.greyhawkgrognard.com (RSS feed is
h...
Stocking the Dungeon is now on MeWe!
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I never did a lot of RPG stuff on Google+, for some reason the interface
and spam I'd run into there just kept me from getting that into it. I was a
bit sa...
Worldbuilding Through Shops
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'Arms Dealer in Cairo' by Jean-Leon Gerome
In the classic module B2: Keep on the Borderlands, Gary Gygax suggests
allowing the players to begin interacti...
Total Sales for WB:FMAG
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Hi Folks,
It's been a long time since I provided an update for the sales of White
Box: Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game.
*LULU*
Print: 396
PDF: 433
*OBS*...
How can We Destroy this Campaign World?
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d12
1. You must trick a bard into strumming the *Chords of Fate* on the *Lute
of Annihilation*
2. Legends tell of thermonuclear weapons beneath megadunge...
The West is Dying: Book 1 Fall of the First World
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The West is Dying
Book 1 Fall of the First World
Written by David C. Smith
$2,99 Kindle
$19.99 Paperback
I read a few of David C. Smith's books back in...
Goodbye and Good Luck
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Well some of you may have noticed this blog has been down, restricting
access for some time. For various reasons I've decided to step away from
the OSR...
Crouching and Screaming
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Wonderful 1978 illustrations by Outi Markkanen (Finland, b.1951) on Kuriosas.
Visit the link for many more illustrations from *Kurnau ja Kamaluu*.
New blog
-
Ok, people, time to update your bookmarks. I'm moving this blog to another
domain, so this is my last post here.
You may find the new blog at http://letra...
Game Pitch Outline: Night Train
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*Game Pitch Outline: Night Train*
*High Concept:* Ravenloft modern with undertones of Kult’s Metropolis
meets *Mission Impossible*
*The Pitch*
What ...
the MOONS of KOS
-
Kos has five moons.
1. the White Huntress
Largest of the moons. Unwavering and constant, crowding the horizon. She
lightens the seaward prow, bathes t...
Thouls
-
Thouls are undead abominations. Patchwork creatures, they possess a
strangely refined version of the canibal cravings of ghouls. They will chew
off a part ...
Comertul online si lenjeriile de pat
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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...
Hinterverse, a Glossary
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Antikytheron, the
Core prognostication device of the Great Machine, origin unknown.
Arcturean Arm
A minor spiral arm of the Hinterverse.
Argos
The birth...
On Absolute Evil
-
When Henry James wrote *The Turn of the Screw*, he was careful to leave the
actions of the ghosts Quint and Jessel unspoken. Their relation to young
Miles ...
Clue: The Great Museum Caper
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Clue: The Great Museum Caper is a game from my nerdly youth that, sadly, I
never got to play truly.[1] I admired its place of honor on a shelf for
years, a...
2018: I Yam What I Yam And I Don't Give A Damn
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Time for another year-end beatdown.Time to roll another one out. This past
holiday season I resolved to be more mellow than previous years, which I
met w...
DUNGEON#3:TOTALT JAVLA MORKER
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PDF here
It's a simple 13 room dungeon I've ran for new players to figure out how
OSR is played. The dungeon can be easily adapted for your purposes b...
New Free PDF Module: The Hyqueous Vaults
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A new dungeon module—written in celebration of OSRIC's 10th Birthday—by
Rebecca Dettmann, Allan T. Grohe, Jr., Jimm Johnson, Matthew Riedel, Alex
Zisch, a...
Numenera - The Devil's Spine - Session 12
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Once Upon a Time in the Ninth World
Welcome to our group's campaign log for *The Devil's Spine*, a
mega-adventure by +Monte Cook for the *Numenera* cam...
Behold Beyond Dread Portals now has a cover!
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Our upcoming release of Paul Mitchener's Dimension Hopping Fantasy
Adventure game, Beyond Dread Portals, now has a cover courtesy of Jon
Hodgson. Continue ...
10 More Zombie Survival Intro Scenarios
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Last year I shared a list of 10 Random Zombie Survival Intro Scenarios
based on my ad-hoc zombie survival/horror game (which is kinda like a DCC
Funnel b...
Puerto Rico and Caribbean Hurricane Relief Bundle
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https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/220574/Puerto-Rico-Hurricane-Relief-Bundle-BUNDLE
“Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria a few short weeks ...
More Kesmai Corporation Isle of Kesmai images
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Sorry it's been so long since I've blogged here guys. Here's some more fun
Isle of Kesmai images showing the various stages of creating the Isle of
Kesmai...
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Three days left and it's getting close! C'mon, gamer friends...jump aboard!
Even if you're Old School, there's still a lot of great inspiration
here...cr...
Adventure Lookup
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This looks like a handy resource : AdventureLookup.com
Looks like more than 200 1e/B/x/osr adventures in the database so far.
Should come in handy next tim...
(Video) Game Review: Crawl
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So my gaming group all hang out together and one of us had this new video
game, Crawl from Powerhoof We got so distracted we didn't even play out
sched...
Happy Gygax Day!
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July 27th was Gary Gygax's birthday, and now it's Gary Gygax Day. I think
that's a worthy thing for the RPG community; Gary didn't create RPGs but he
wa...
Eurafrika Attacks! [Campaign Idea]
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Around about 1929, a German architect by the name of Herman Sörgel came
with an idea he called Atlantropa. The idea was simple (no, not really) -
he was go...
Moving Day!
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I’ve decided to start blogging on Blogger. I’ve written a more detailed
post over there. For now everything I have previously written will be
archived here...
Dolmenwood: d30 Encounter Tables
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I wrote a few posts with ideas about Dolmenwood encounter tables ages ago.
I wasn't really satisfied with those big d100 tables, though, so the topic
which...
A Goblin Wedding
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*Sometimes*, goblin weddings. (Lots of inspiration from Arnold K and Zak S,
shhh)
Yes, I have a Goblin King. I guess he's David Bowie.
*The wedding takes...
It's hard to do horror in D&D
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I love the Ravenloft setting, but I have to admit that it is really hard to
pull off horror games with Dungeons & Dragons. The biggest issue is
clerics. Th...
New Adventure for AZ on the Way
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So, Adventure Locale #1: White Star Trailer Park is coming soon! It's a
location based adventure for my zombie apocalypse game, AZ: After Zombies.
When it'...
The Big Time, by Fritz Leiber
-
The Big Time was originally serialized in Galaxy Magazine in 1958 (A
two-parter featured in the March and April issues). Gutenberg
link: http://www.gutenbe...
The King Arthur Pendragon RPG is free to download
-
Hop on over to the nice people at DriveThruRPG and you’ll find the classic
1st Edition of the King Arthur Pendragon RPG by Greg Stafford available as
a fre...
-
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. ...
I Missed the LL Box Set News
-
Now I know I’ve been out of the RPG circles for quite some time, but how
did I not hear of a freakin’ *Labyrinth Lord BOX SET*…and when can I *get*
one (m...
Daily Monster Art- Anhkheg
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Again, I don`t think I`ve ever used these in a game.They are pretty gross
gribbly beasts. Spitting acid and chomping and such. They kind of make me
think...
Mapping doors
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Doors are driving me a bit batty.
I should explain.
Architecturally, one of the things old-school dungeon mapping has gotten
right, I tend to think almost...
How-to: Under-bed Play Board
-
Happy Holidays everyone! This year, for Christmas, I undertook my first *real
*woodworking project- meaning one that starts with boards and ends up with
...
Still Out There, a Short Update
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I'm not gaming right now and not working on anything GURPS or OSR related
Reason is pretty simple, I'm mostly interested in GMing and while I'm
willing to...
DM Lessons: Mea Culpa
-
I play a fairly house-ruled version of D&D 5e with lots of more old-school
elements to it. One of the most noticeable elements is my Modified XP and
Levell...
Grammaton training (Savage worlds)
-
The character is trained in quickly calculating shooting angles and
committing rigorous gun kata to muscle memory. The character is an expert
in snap shoo...
-
Oh, for crap's sake, it's been nearly a year and a half since my last post.
In the meantime, my wife and I bought a house, I had a huge pile of
projects at...
6 Years
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Today, August 10th, marks the 6th year anniversary of Purple Duck Games and
our 6th year at the OBS (Rpgnow/DTRPG) set of stores. Starting off with a
sub...
Thanks, Evlyn Moreau
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UPDATE: Evlyn is back! Cool. I hear Evlyn Moreau is taking a break. That's
OK; I hope she feels better soon.
But I've really enjoyed her work, and I feel...
Giambattista's Megadungeon
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Doing some organizing in my D&D folder on my computer today I came across
this incredible megadungeon map drawn by Giambattista Nolli in 1748. I
think I c...
Dog Food Coupons and Promo Codes
-
Over the years it seems as if Pet Food have been get more expensive. There
has definitely been an increase in people looking for Dog Food Coupons,
probably...
Encounter Inspiration #16 - Beware the Back Alleys
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Be cautious at night traveler, for the darkness brings a life of its own.
Murderers and thieves prowl the inky black alleys of Ravendale seeking
victims...
The curious anger against The Forge
-
I read a post earlier this week that was one of those that makes you wonder
what world the poster lives in. The thrust of the argument was that The
Forge h...
More Little Treasures
-
Well. My tentative plans to actually post this year were well and truly
derailed over the last few months by everything from surprise renovations
(ongoing...
House Rule Updates for my OD&D Game
-
Back in February, I presented my players with some updates to my house
rules. I handed them a paper at the start of a session and asked everyone
to read ...
AD&D Troll Sculpt WIP
-
Troll sculpt nearing completion, I've done some more
detail work since taking these photo's. He just needs
his right arm/hand completed. 50mm to top of...
Another d66 Item Chart
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For TOON or whatever gonzo thing you're into...
11. Sword
12. Laser Gun
13. Can of Fart Spray
14. Net
15. Pet
16. Guitar
21. Candy Bar
22. Fire Extinguisher...
In Memory of Steve
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This is Steve's wife Jenn. I am sorry to say that Steve passed away on
December 21. My love for him will live on, as will his art. Steve's art can
be seen...
[DIY] Faux-parchment
-
Have you ever thought about doing old looking paper for fancy handouts or
for kids’ scavenger hunts, for example, but felt like its too much work? Me
too! ...
The Ramparts of Tharrenton Deep -- Almost There
-
My Kickstarter campaign was a success! In the next 4-5 months, I will
officially become an 'author' with a novel available on Amazon. And a few
short mon...
Review: Otherworld Fantasy Skirmish
-
Since the untimely demise this year of the Warhammer Fantasy setting, and
thus the three decades of games that it spawned, one might have expected
the edi...
The Horus Supremacy
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*It is the 41st Millenium. For ten thousand years, the Emperor has led his
grear war-fleets from the Silver Throne of Luna. He is the master of
mankind by...
In Search of the Unknown: How the Party Gathers
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[image: B1: The party gathers by David Sutherland]
B1: The party gathers by David Sutherland In a classic D&D adventure,
characters in search of adventur...
Picking Up Where I Left Off
-
It's been a bit since I have posted to The Sandbox of Doom. In the
intervening time, a lot of things have changed, most of them good.
- I have been ga...
MONSTERPARTS ADVENTURE/IN THE WOODS
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IN THE WOODS
In The Woods is a Monsterparts adventure.
The PDF is for sale here.
It has all the rules you'll need to run the game.
Is designed to make ...
Poker Tables For Sale
-
Last night, March 15, on an all new "Comic Book Men" on AMC, "Star Wars"
actor Billy Dee Williams of The Stash with the rest of the crew and they
take a ...
A new rpg blog
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https://ropeblogi.wordpress.com/ This one is old and feels cluttered.
Rather than try resurrecting this I decided to start a new rpg blog. Some
content is ...
Current Portfolio
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If you’re looking my current portfolio, please head over
to www.chrishuth.com. If you’re looking for gaming-related writing or
updates on some other gaming...
Khoisa Family of Languages
-
Overview of Language Mechanics The Khoisa Family: An ancient language of
poets, warriors, and mages, the languages of the Khoisa family are
uniformly beaut...
Back from the Dead! - Yet Again!
-
I have never stopped playing RPGs but I have been extremely slack about
updating this blog. No posts for over three years? Uggh... I am running a
campaign ...
Giant squid + giant squid
-
So much is happening that it's hard to write about any of it. My drafts
folder is littered with abandoned proto-ideas, each dropped when the next
came into...
Mage the Awakening: No Mean City
-
Way, way back in 2011 I spoke about starting a Werewolf: The Forsaken Game
chronicile in Glasgow. It kind of fell through, but I've about to start
DMing a...
Twenty Questions for the Sewers of San Draso
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Jeff’s twenty campaign questions for my Sewers of San Draso campaign, part
one.
1. What is the deal with my cleric's religion?
You’re probably a p...
-
Not going to be maintaining the FF blog on Google anymore. Mainly because
of this which seems to be the thin end of the wedge.
http://www.theguardian.co...
Fin. With an update
-
*Updated 2/24/15* - So when I wrote this over three years ago, I had a huge
life project come upon me, it was time to put my energy into something
else. I ...
Episode 30: The Conclusion
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‘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...
Deep Carbon Observatory: The Flooded Land
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This is pretty accurate...
http://youtu.be/icVt30uiagw
*CATEGORY*
Adventure
*WHAT*
The always provocative and endearingly arcane Patrick Stuart at Fal...
Exploring the BigDungeon
-
I haven't been making much use of this blog lately. Plans come and go. I've
been playing with programming some of my own tools lately as I mentioned a
whil...
Mad Wizards and Demented Godlings
-
*Achaierai:* "Though the foul motives which caused these loathsome birds to
be first summoned from the infernal depths are now lost from memory,
remnants ...
New supplement plus thinking out loud.
-
Go get it
Tons of options for your characters and scenarios in FiveCore games.
Balancing on ledges, pick pocketing and taming wild animals, we got you
cove...
TrollsZine! #8 Is Waiting For You!
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[image:
http://www.rpgnow.com/product/137077/TrollsZine-8?filters=0_0_0_0&manufacturers_id=2238]
*TrollsZine!* #8 is waiting for you!
The eighth issue o...
Fiction: A Disruption
-
*Another fiction post everyone. Same character as before.*
I lay on the chaise in my long formal dress I wore to a few events in the
late '20s. I have no...
New Campaign 2014 Update
-
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 ...
Team Adventure - Fun and Fungus
-
Alagon dived into the pool, using his ability to breathe underwater that he
had acquired in the Tomb of the Holy Avenger. Alurax joined him and they
invest...
Support My Friend's Patreon Page Cause He's Awesome
-
Hey guys, if you like supporting independent artists / musicians and
creative types then please check out my friend Mike TV of the band Get Set
Go's Patreo...
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 ...
DC Gameday XIV: Casino Karnstein
-
DC Gameday XIV is coming up on the weekend of March 29th-March 30th and
player registration is already open. After a grueling couple of months of
real-worl...
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...
Prepping for Success
-
Last week, I wrote about working with success. By leaning into the players'
success, you make your campaign more engaging and exciting. When you put
your g...
Happy New Year!
-
First of all, I hope everyone had a great Christmas, and a happy New Year's
Eve celebration. Mine was okay, and I'm kind of glad it's all finally over.
T...
Still alive and more useless crap
-
I wonder if anyone still reads this blog. Anyway, things have been changing
at the speed of light in the last few months so I feel like a little update
is ...
Check It Out...
-
And speaking of building new worlds...I've been a regular reader of Rob
Conley's Bat In the Attic blog for a while now. He's a dedicated gamer with
an ext...
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...
Meet the Party
-
I'm back in Poland for a few days. Which means it's time to move my D&D
campaign a bit. I have little time left to the session, so just take a look
at the...
The Perfect Answer to All the Financial Problems
-
Today loans are playing an integral part in the normal lives of people.
Gone were the days where availing loan of any kind was considered to be a
taboo. ...
[Article] Dwarves
-
A notably prominent demi-human race in *Dungeons & Dragons*, dwarves no
doubt owe their popularity to the success and mythology of Middle Earth.
Whilst ...
I should call this blog 2d6 h-town
-
Just got dungeon world.Liquid awesome on a stick. Waiting to play before
making any final conclusions but this what I have been waiting for. I still
dig me...
Lets Read Mythus pt 25
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*Mythus* spell lists: my face when.
Last section of the *Advanced Mythus* spell lists sample castings, which so
far have been boring enough to make a Ch...
RIP Druid
-
Back in late autumn I began running a Dungeon World game with some friends.
They've been ever so patient with me over the past two years - we played Labyrin...
Charging Wands in Dungeons & Dragons
-
Looking through the rules in original D&D, wands and staves can apparently
only be made by Wizards (Magic-Users of 11th level) or higher. It also says
that...
The Wilderlands
-
Four Dwarves seeking adventure and excitement crawled from there hole into
the grander world. There first two days away from the humble mines that
there fo...
ACKS Half Value Spellcasting
-
The Strategic Review and 1E Ranger (I don't recall a Basic DND Ranger?)
would gain spellcasting in later levels as both a Cleric and a Magic User
(Druid an...
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...
Guest Post: Setting Out for the Lost City
-
Originally posted on Jeffro's Space Gaming Blog:
Earlburt is my closest gaming friend, and has done more than any other
person to help bring the games I’ve...
New Website & Blog Live
-
Finally the pieces start to come together. The new website is up (not much
on the front page to look at yet) and the blog is located on the second tab
at t...
Rental Equipment As a Business Strategy
-
During stock tracking, you might normally want to sell off rarely used and
even underused equipment. Turn these obligations into resources instead.
Create ...
New Site
-
I won't be using my Livejournal much more, I'm afraid. All of my new blog
posts can now be found at montecook.com. Hope to see you there!
Thanks!
Your Money or your Life!
-
The Lamentations of the Flame Princess adventure campaigns at Indiegogo are
now live! 19 adventures by really famous RPG blokes, such as Vincent Baker,
Mon...
Review: John Carter
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This weekend I undertook a trek to the cinema to catch John Carter. I
understand there was a lot of derision aimed at this film when it was
announced some...
The End
-
...and so, we arrive at the last page in this story! Ironic as it may be,
it will also be the first personal post. And last, of course.
I've been thinking ...
-
Terminal Space blog is closed. Time has showed that I am unable to maintain
two blogs at the same time, so I decided to move all creative content from
here...
Closing Today
-
The Underdark Gazette will go Down, sometime after 11:00 PM, Central Time,
this evening. Please, if you would be so kind, update your links to my new
blog ...
The Iron Court
-
So, to celebrate the TPK-related end of the first (shortish) Zu campaign,
here's the map AND the key to the Iron Courts, the place where the party
has met ...
After-action report: Tomorrow's War
-
After a supply ship was brought down by Neo-Soviet recon elements on the
desert world Fornacis V, the decision was made to send in a retrieval squad
from ...
Dark Dungeons has Moved!
-
Dark Dungeons is no longer alone. It now has a sister game – Darker
Dungeons – and another one on the way. Because of this expansion, I’m
moving from this ...
Review #14: Farman
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Jason Farman is an Assistant Professor at University of Maryland, who has
used Pervasive Games as material on his courses. He has published an
academic rev...
Quick comic recommendations and reviews
-
There are a lot of really great comics out there and with the changes at
Marvel & DC there is a lot to be excited about for comic book fans.
Here are a few ...
Blog Has Moved !
-
I have reboot and moved my blog. In all reality it is a new blog, but I
will explain that shortly. The new address is:
http://sylvaeon.blogspot.com/ The ...
Khurasan down! Suggest a 15mm force for me??
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Image (cc) revoincubus
Just heard that Khurasan minis has closed down until the autumn ... so much
for the Vespulids for our homebrew wargaming rules then...
Elminster's Jock
-
Yeah, this will drive traffic to the site.
Well, you can blame Brian, the creative genius over at d20monkey for this
one. He posted THIS COMIC, and I could...
Interesting Places: Tomb of Yekelil
-
Today's map is dedicated to all my Internet friends who hate blue maps.
This map revisits last year's map of the Tomb of Yekelil, one of the many
levels w...
Under-rated items of adventuring equipage.
-
*Never dungeoneer without your oily rag. *
Among the many uses of this inexpensive and over looked, but vital piece of
equipment are;
The oily rag is an...
Dungeon Magazine Indexes
-
So the other day I was thinking to myself about how it would be good to
have the various Dungeon Adventures organized not only by level, but also
by topic,...
Finding My Way
-
As mentioned in my last post I will continue blogging and I'll expand the
scope to include other facets to my life and interests. So it is with great
pleas...
Fables of Camelot – Beta
-
Fables of Camelot is a roleplaying game I wrote with Sami Koponen this last
summer; Sami had been thinking of the problem of introducing roleplaying to
new...
Fables of Camelot – Beta
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Fables of Camelot is a roleplaying game I wrote with Sami Koponen this last
summer; Sami had been thinking of the problem of introducing roleplaying to
new...
Pallas Cat
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I am fascinated with the Pallas cat. If you notice, the pupil of their
eyes are round, not slit-like other cats.
Since it is Monday, here is a random beh...
New Game and System
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I've recently discovered Microlite20, a "stripped down" version of 3.5
Dungeons and Dragons. To give an idea, the core rules- including character
creatio...
D&D was a Wargame
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I have been giving this one some thought recently. I was first introduced
to wargames, and it was only afterwards that I started into D&D. The
concept of t...
This Is The End…My Only Friend, The End
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This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end
Well folks, this is the very last post on this particular web
address. Everything...
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