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HeroPress

[OPINION POLL] You Get To Pick The Face Of HeroPress For Site's 10th Anniversary... - For nine of the ten years that this blog has been in existence, one of its more popular regular attractions has been the monthly Geek Pin-Up, celebrating t...
27 minutes ago
Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness

Morning Captions -
45 minutes ago
Tenkar's Tavern

Kickstarter - Endless RPG: A Random Dungeon Generator for Pen & Paper - What can I say about my initial impressions of *Endless RPG*? - When the creator says he needs to purchase art assets, he isn't kidding. - *Endless RPG*...
1 hour ago
Halls of the Nephilim

The Nephilim for Swords & Wizardry Complete is Now Available - Today my first official rpg product went live on OneBookShelf. The Nephilim is a short supplement written for Swords & Wizardry Complete. This pdf includes...
1 hour ago
The Disoriented Ranger

It's all Monkey Business! (now with the new new) - *Drug trafficking monkeys with guns and ninjas and tanks, a jungle at war and lots of toys to play with, completely with an Edgar Rice Burroughs vibe and a...
4 hours ago
Dr. Theda's Crypt

Hello..... - Monday again ... Weekend did not go so "great"... (had Worse even much worse Birthdays)... Even my Spore-game Captains are beginning to ...
5 hours ago
Realms of Chirak

Secrets of Enzada: Patron and Antagonist Gods - *One concept I worked up both to emphasize how cosmopolitan Enzada's beliefs were, and how influential they could be was the concept of astrological signs ...
5 hours ago
Supergirl Comic Box Commentary

Review: DC Bombshells #27 - *DC Bombshells #27*, the print version of the digital first comic, came out this week. As always, since I read the floppies, I am behind the time. The iss...
5 hours ago
From the Sorcerer's Skull

Twin Peaks and the Investigative Sandbox - *Twin Peaks* returned to TV last night, though I haven't seen it yet since I don't have Showtime. But hey, here's a map! Also, check out this classic pos...
6 hours ago
Quag Keep

HackMaster - GameMaster's Guide - *From the back of the book:* *"Tired of all those namby-pamby game systems that eviscerate and emasculate the powers and privileges of being GM? Looking f...
6 hours ago
SciFiChick.com

Graphic Novel Review: Battlestar Galactica: Folly of the Gods - Battlestar Galactica: Folly of the Gods Synopsis: An all-new adventure set in the continuity of the classic 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series! Th...
7 hours ago
Siskoid's Blog of Geekery

Fire and Water: Doctor Who Comics Part 2 - Happy Victoria Day, members of the Commonwealth! To celebrate, some British content thanks to the Fire and Water Podcast Network (them again?!) for the se...
8 hours ago
False Machine

The Monkey Mountains - Of all mankind’s mistakes, teaching monkeys gunnery must be amongst the worst, for a Macaque with a cannon is a masterless beast and a Gibbon with a gun ma...
10 hours ago
Gizmo's Reviews

Monday #Review - The Alchemists of Loom by @EliseKova #YALit #Fantasy #Steampunk - *Series: Loom Saga # 1* *Format: Kindle, 395 pages* *Release Date: January 10, 2017* *Publisher: Keymaster Press * *Source: Amazon* *Genre: Young Adult / Fa...
12 hours ago
Sharing Links and Wisdom

Drama Queens and Adult Themes Tour - *Blurb:* Adam’s about to discover how much drama a mid-life crisis can be. He’s obsessed with Mannix, the nude model in his art class. But Adam has been m...
12 hours ago
Tales of the Grotesque and Dungeonesque

Three Guns of Scarabae - *Hexenburn* Discovered in a hidden underwater burial chamber, the legendary sword Hexenburn belonged to a king of a rain-soaked and dismal island. The mac...
13 hours ago
herding cats & burning soup

And we have MEMES-- Summer Fun! - Soooo I'm joining in on some memes! I'm going to post all of mine on Monday then link up as the week goes by. Thought it would be an easy way to start th...
13 hours ago
Dynasty Zero

The Kingdom of Richard - *The Kingdom of Richard* is a setting by +David Okum of Okumarts Games. Here is my brief take on it. Likes: - Inexpensive. - Statted for *Swords & ...
14 hours ago
Batgirl - Mera - Batwoman

Mera Emerges - *Amber Heard as Mera in the first photos from "Aquaman"* *Mera will appear in "Justice League" in late 2017* *She will also star in "Aquaman" in late 2018*
15 hours ago
Mythopoeic Rambling

Frightful Fridays! Death Crab - Hello, and welcome to another edition of Frightful Fridays! The image for this monster is courtesy of my friend, Patrick, and I really took to the idea of ...
15 hours ago
19th Level

Reflections on the Passing of Chris Cornell - Andrew Wood. Kurt Cobain. Layne Staley. Scott Weiland. And now Chris Cornell. Grunge music really took off late 1991, the start of my junior year at t...
15 hours ago
deeply shallow

#musicmonday: The Secret Place | Phil Wickham -
15 hours ago
House of Self-Indulgence

Pretty in Pink (Howard Deutch, 1986) - As they're leaving Trax to go on their first date, Blane asks Andie, "So, do you wanna go home and change"? Obviously implying that what she is currently ...
16 hours ago
Sorcery & Super Science!

Two Tome of Tomes - *Pickpockets* Author: Hamset Filpotter Race: Halfling Dimensions: 4x5x0.5 Weight: 1 lbs. Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, parchment Rarity: Uncommon Fiel...
16 hours ago
Gothridge Manor

Oubliette, Rot Grubs and Minor Magic Items - Sorry for being quiet this month. Work has been kicking my ass. Big time. This coming week, at the end, I start vacation. And usually when I don't have w...
17 hours ago
Playing D&D With Porn Stars

Hey Geek & Sundry People - You must be looking for world-building stuff... Random tables and charts are here. A person I don't know but who seems pretty cool made an index of my set...
19 hours ago
Thoul's Paradise

Inspiration: Loslon (Part II) - *Art by Michael Creager* Avalon Hill marketed *Dark Emperor* as “its game of fantastic warfare.” As described in the previous post, the setting of the gam...
19 hours ago
Bat in the Attic

Thoughts on Tabletop Roleplaying, Generating Sandbox Adventures - In the previous post I talked about how I developed Scourge of the Demon Wolf. How does one get started with this type of adventure? Sourge of the Demon Wo...
20 hours ago
Expelled Grey Matter

The Black Godfather (1974) - Blaxploitation may be one of the most misunderstood genres. While initial movies like *Superfly *and *Shaft *received mainstream audience and critical at...
22 hours ago
Reviews from R'lyeh

Your TV, Your Way - Most games about television are really about a particular show or series and in the past, they have invariably been little more than a tie-in with a serie...
22 hours ago
Elfmaids & Octopi

Recent adventures of the third expedition to Xor - Running my Xor setting gives me a good heads up on what to create next. Like the market, dodgy deals and carousing tables came from a single session. Wha...
22 hours ago
Monsters and Manuals

BECMI: Goldilocks D&D - BECMI is my favourite version of D&D. Even when I'm playing other versions, I tend to think of things in Classic D&D terms and resort to its surprise ru...
1 day ago
Venger's old school gaming blog

O5R Player's Guide - It's been awhile since I've posted anything. Sorry about that, I've been busy finishing up my trio of adventures for the Trinity of Awesome Returns Kick...
1 day ago
A character for every game

Release the Kraken on GraniteSpire! - Every month that Patreon funding remains over the $400 mark I sift through my back catalog and bring up a … Continue reading →
1 day ago
Tower of the Archmage

Sunday Inspirational Image: Demon Queen - Part of me looks at a picture like this and thinks "this is an ancient demon who is, quite frankly, bored with the whole "Queen of Darkness" shtick. Not th...
1 day ago
The City of Iron

Dolmenwood: Fairy Blades - I've started work on the next Dolmenwood Adventures module: a scenario for 1st or 2nd level characters revolving around a fairy banquet, dance, and market....
1 day ago
Back to the Dungeon!

Class and Race Updates for back to the Dungeon RPG! - Here is the new format for Classes and Races for back to the Dungeon RPG. Still a bit of meat bit very streamlined. I present the cleaned up Rogue and Dwar...
1 day ago
Cross Planes

And Now For Something Completely Different... - Before playing Battletech, Champions, or ADnD 2E I read comic books and wanted to be a comic book artist. As a high schooler in Indiana I sat in my room, l...
1 day ago
OEF

Beastie of the Week: Shahada - In celebration of Mermay (an event many artists participate in May where they post drawings of Mermaids everyday on Instagram and other social media) here ...
2 days ago
Monster Island News

They said it was….Godzilla! - For the massive creature was soon sighted rising from the ocean outside of Tokyo! Within moments the city was aware that Godzilla was inside the harbor, ...
2 days ago
Gorgonmilk

OSR Circular Spring/Summer 2017 -
2 days ago
Greyhawk Grognard

We have winners! - Well, two out of three winners, anyway. In conjunction with the recent ADD/CotMA pdf sale, three lucky winners were going to get free hard copies of their ...
2 days ago
Quest for Fun!

Narrow Windows (Tradecraft) - There's an interesting article here that talks about the aspirations of employers and what they actually get. It's exemplified with the chart above, whi...
2 days ago
Once More Unto the Breach!

End-of-Week Elmore (5/19/17): Hmmm... - Should I fry, broil, or bake you?
2 days ago
Minding Spot

The Next by Stephanie Gangi - *Is there a right way to die? If so, Joanna DeAngelis has it all wrong. She’s consumed by betrayal, spending her numbered days obsessing over Ned McGowan,...
2 days ago
Tower of Zenopus

40k Friday - Orks 8th Edition Prep - With 8th edition about a month away and the radical changes it seems to be bringing I am scrambling to get some of the armies updated/expanded/finished....
3 days ago
OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS

FIVE POINTS FESTIVAL! THIS WEEKEND! NYC! - Hey everybody! This weekend (MAY 20+21) I'll be at the Five Points Festival in NYC! It's gonna be awesome! A whole convention devoted to comics, vinyl toy...
3 days ago
The Troll Dens

The Downs - The forest has many paths, though many, only few can tread.
3 days ago
Kidbits

Celebrate the Small Things - This weekly blog hop is sponsored by the amazing Lexa Cain, and co-hosted by L.G. Keltner from Writing Off the Edge and myself. What exactly are we celeb...
3 days ago
MINION FACTORY

Queen Takes Bishop, Power Loader Takes Queen! - QUEEN TAKE BISHOP, POWER LOADER TAKES QUEEN New ALIEN movie this weekend, Here's Hoping it's really good. Figures crossed! But in case you are disappoint...
3 days ago
Fabled Lands

Forget about storytelling and your games will yield better stories - *“Some writers try to envision the structure beforehand, and they shape the story to fit it, but this is so often a trap. You should not try to stuff your ...
3 days ago
My Baffling Brain

Celebrate the Small Things - Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly bloghop now hosted by Lexa Cain. The idea is to post anything you want to celebrate from the last week, no matter ho...
3 days ago
B/X BLACKRAZOR

B/X Companion - Now Available in PRINT - As the title says, I am now in possession of a couple crates of my *B/X Companion*. For those who have been clamoring for a print copy, you may once again...
3 days ago
The Armchair Squid

Squid Eats: Bluebird Barbecue - Bluebird Barbecue in Burlington was our second Vermont Restaurant Week adventure this year. We went with friends: Mock, Nancy Mock (quickly becoming a loc...
3 days ago
Advanced Dungeons and Parenting

Madelyn Kidd's Academy for Inquisitive Children: Saturday Morning Investigations in the Deadlands - My recent enjoyment of Saving Throw's recently added Wildcards streaming role playing game show, and the announcement of a Scooby Doo/Supernatural crossove...
3 days ago
Points of Light

Another Dungeon World Character Sheet You Can Use - A week or so ago, someone asked if they could lift the classes from *A Sundered World, *put them on the new *Dungeon World* character sheet, and distribute...
3 days ago
I Fly By Night

Midgard Castle - The PCs in my Sabre & World game rooted a family of nasty beasts out of a ruined castle on an island in a lake, and decided to keep it. They found a never-...
3 days ago
Age of Ravens

Fate RPG: System Guide for New Players (Revised) - I've become *a Fate* enthusiast in the last few years. I’d begun playing with the mechanics just before the *Fate* Core Kickstarter launched. Now I’ve run...
3 days ago
el blog de Victor Santos

- *ENCARGO DE PORTADA DE XMEN* *XMEN COVER COMMISSION* Recreación de la portada de la clásica saga de "Días del futuro pasado". Recreation of the "Days of F...
3 days ago
In Places Deep

Nightwick Looking for Players - My Nightwick game on G+ continues to chug along, despite occasional interruptions from wild hairs and things. We have a quorum nearly every week, but we'r...
3 days ago
The Groovy Age of Horror

Translation: Storie Blu Special #10 - Il Ghigno di Sangue - Another one from me. :) STORIE BLU SPECIAL #10: IL GHIGNO DI SANGUE was first released on March 9th, 1985. The story is by Carmelo Gozzo and the internal...
4 days ago
Raven Crowking's Nest

Free RPG Day 2017 - *RESERVE YOUR SPOT!*
4 days ago
What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse...

Into the West Marches - As I mentioned in the previous post, I started my West Marches campaign last Sunday, with my son Flynn, Michael (who plays Oman-Won Shinobi in my Chanbara ...
4 days ago
EXONAUTS!

FINALLY! Star Trek Discovery trailer emerges! - WELL IT TOOK THEM LONG ENOUGH! But the first trailer for *Star Trek Discovery* is finally here! And ya know what? It's not bad at all. The visuals are act...
4 days ago
The Warrior Muse

Functional Nerds, Cover Reveal: Marked Beauty & Links - I was interviewed by *The Functional Nerds* podcast. Check it out after you've read the rest of the post! ;) I'm pleased to be participating in S.A. Larse...
5 days ago
destination unknown

Stuck in a Meeting Map - Venture across the mutant-filled wasteland, locate the hidden base, neutralize the robot sentries, hotwire the mini-sub, then make it back home while gett...
5 days ago
Krell Laboratories

Maneater - [image: Garance Marillier in Raw (2016)] I wasn't expecting *Raw* (2016, directed by Julie Ducournau) to be funny. I mean, French extreme horror movies lik...
5 days ago
Dorkland!

Jim Zub and Steven Cummings’ Wayward Comic Optioned By Manga Entertainment - Writer Jim Zub and illustrator Steven Cummings’ Wayward, an ongoing comic series published by Image Comics, has been optioned by UK-based Manga Entertainme...
5 days ago
The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms

Damaged or Depleted Spell Resources - The materialistic spell points system is practically becoming its own series of posts. Here are some useful tables for running magic that relies on “mana...
5 days ago
For It Is Man's Number.

Alien Covenant is BAD and Ridley Scott should feel BAD. - It's been over a year since I added something to my blog, much to the relief of some (I am sure). I have, basically, given up writing reviews to allow my...
6 days ago
Akratic Wizardry

Hydra versus Kali - It might not be beloved within the art world -- as this hilarious review at *Art News *makes clear -- but this statue by Damien Hirst, "Hydra and Kali," is ...
6 days ago
Dispatches From Kickassistan

Michelson, Morley and the Winds of DWIMMERMARS - In 1887, the physicists Albert A. Michelson and Edward Morley, in true model of scientific rigor, sought to test the working theory of the day by a critica...
6 days ago
Billy Goes to Mordor

Critical Miss in Hyperspace - *Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star, or bounce too close to a su...
6 days ago
STUFFER SHACK

The Right Tool for the Campaign - Most role players have a favorite system. For many, it’s Dungeons and Dragons. Sometimes it’s Shadowrun. Hopefully, it’s never FATAL. Regardless of the spe...
6 days ago
Ruminations of a Geek

Elm One Day In - I've been interested in the Elm programming language for several months, reading and poking around some at code examples but with too many hobbies competin...
1 week ago
About Bruce Heard and New Stories

Dreams of Aerie KS Preview Page - Here's a preview of of the project's present Kickstarter page. Your feedback is welcome. Feel free to share the link to help spread the word during the...
1 week ago
Stargazer's World

Interview with Marc Miller - 00If you are a fan of science fiction roleplaying games you probably know who Marc Miller is. Back in the late 1970s he designed Traveller, which is withou...
1 week ago
Spellmaking

Win one of three copies of the Witchy Storybundle... - So only a few days remain to grab the *Witchy Bundle *- the deal ends for good on May 18th. To celebrate I'm giving away three copies of the entire bundl...
1 week ago
Super-DuperToyBox

Lego Series 17 Surfer and Veterinarian Minifigs... - I've seen collectors complain about getting another surfer in the Lego minifig collection, but this is all new to me so I love it! Additionally, the shar...
1 week ago
Mike's Amazing RPG Fun Pad

Weird Map: Moo Mesa - A map of Moo Mesa from the 90's animated series *The Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa. * All pun-based names aside, this makes a fun map for a small west...
1 week ago
MONSTER BRAINS

William Mortensen (1897-1965) - [image: William Mortensen - Self Portrait of William Mortensen and Courtney Crawofrd, 1926] Self Portrait of William Mortensen and Courtney Crawford, 1926 ...
1 week ago
Hidden in Shadows

The Spanish Royals - Arneson's pre-Blackmoor Character Sheet - In their continuing documentary research work (Posted Here), the *Secrets of Blackmoor* filmakers have found yet another tantalizing clue to Blackmoor hist...
1 week ago
Lasgunpacker

Star Wars: The Visual Encylopedia - As long time readers of this blog probably already know, I tend to get every Star Wars book that the local library gets. The latest I have read is *Star Wa...
1 week ago
Erotiterrorist

Have You Watched The Houses That October Built? - The Houses October Built is a 2014 horror movie that feels like it has been sitting on my Netflix List for ten years longer than that. Now that I am writin...
1 week ago
[Retro-Z]

Wait For It... It's Friday! - -Jeremy [Retro] ------------------------- ------------------------- I am everywhere: *TWITTER*, *FACEBOOK*, *HWR: SIX STRINGS MAGAZINE* and *HBA [HORRO...
1 week ago
THE HORRORS OF IT ALL

The Carpenter's Cursed Creature - The final freak-out story from the August 1952 issue of *Web of Mystery #12*, (and yep, another *FULL ISSUE* presentation here at *THOIA*, check the last 3...
1 week ago
Written In Blood

#Free Coloring Book with #iBooks Purchase #PNR #UrbanFantasy - Secret Legends *20 exclusive books from NYT, USAT, and award-winning authors* *(Psst! That's over 100 hours of reading!)* Available for 99c pre-order ...
1 week ago
Dyvers

E-mail Crash - So I fucked up my contact form for the last little bit and didn't know it until someone sent me a message through my twitter account asking if I had gotten...
1 week ago
THE LAND OF NOD

Mars, Venus and Beyond - If you have read Blood & Treasure Second Edition, you might already know that I had a sample planar system that resembles the old geocentric model of the u...
1 week ago
Almost Darwyn Cooke's Blog

Darwyn tribute panel this weekend at TCAF in Toronto - Hi, folks. Cal here. The wonderful Toronto Comic Arts Festival is coming up and there's a tribute panel on Darwyn on Sunday May 14th. 10:30 AM, at the Fores...
1 week ago
World of Ortix

Lunation - cards, cards, images, cards and cards! - Well, I've already posted quite a lot of artwork from the Lunation Board Game, both here, on FB fanpage and Instagram. Now I feel it's the right time to ...
1 week ago
Adventures in Gaming v2

[White Star] Alternate Star Knights Class and Star Force Meditation System - Here is the alternate Star Knight Class and Star Force Meditation system I've used for my *White Star* games. It is continually under development and adjus...
1 week ago
GRUBB STREET

The Return of No Quarter (Pieces of VIII Edition) - It has been a while, but let us engage in the yearly ritual of the America the Beautiful series (AKA the National Parks Quarters, though most of them are n...
1 week ago
All Games Considered

AGC 211 May 9th 2017 (Remembering Richard Tucholka) (1:47:52) - On April 27th, 2017, Richard Tucholka of Tri Tac Games passed away. Bruce Sheffer, John Reiher, and Robert "Trav" Poloskey of the Tri Tac Podcast join Mark...
1 week ago
A Storybook World

Aphrodite's Closet by Suzy Turner - *Aphrodite's Closet* Agatha Trout didn’t even know she had a Great Aunt Petunia, so imagine her surprise when she finds Petunia left her a corner shop in...
1 week ago
Green Skeleton Gaming Guild

Guardians of the Galaxy volume 2 - My wife and I saw Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 today. We both really enjoyed it. We couldn't decide if we like it better than the first one. All in all ...
2 weeks ago
Fustians so Sublimely Bad...

- I love that he looks exactly like would would think a young Patton Oswalt looks like.
2 weeks ago
Toyriffic

Spider Maul, Spider Maul, does whatever a spider does, y'all! - Love or hate *Star Wars: The Phantom Menace*, almost everyone is on the same page when it comes to the badass tattooed Sith Apprentice* Darth Maul*. Maul ...
2 weeks ago
Semper Initiativus Unum

The "Formula RPG" and the Open Philosophy - Rob Kuntz recently released a book called *Dave Arneson's True Genius*. It's a frustrating book, because it's written in specialized language of systems t...
2 weeks ago
Dark Corners Of Role Playing

Commentary Running The Outer Presence From Kort'thalis Publishing Using The Silent Legions Rpg System Rules By Kevin Crawford - Actual Play Event - *"The world is broken in hidden ways. The truth is concealed for the sake of mortal minds. The unendurable reality that boils behind the stars is veiled ...
2 weeks ago
Horror Blogger Alliance

Happy Cinco De Mayo! -
2 weeks ago
The Spirits of Eden

BERSERKER (71.1) - 48th of the Lilac’s Bloom, 2031 D.C.E Ayvarta, City of Solstice — Armaments Hill Premier Daksha Kansal saw the smoke trail from the Prajna shots trace the ...
2 weeks ago
A Life Full of Adventure

Cat Summoning Tables - As a follow up to my Cat Summoner idea, I compiled this list from the various AD&D 2e Monstrous Manual and Compendiums (Compendia?). "Normal" cats would st...
2 weeks ago
Kaijuville

60 years of Hammer Horror - I missed an important anniversary yesterday -- it was on that date, May 2nd, 60 years ago, that *The Curse of Frankenstein* was released by Hammer Film ...
2 weeks ago
Sword+1

The Axe Lands Volume 1: Men & Magic - I have updated my old Blessed Realms of Normandie campaign rules for my Axe Lands setting, and created a new document with new layout and art (well public ...
2 weeks ago
Roles, Rules, and Rolls

One Page Dungeon 2017: Worm Scramblers of the Deep Dire Door - No matter how inactive my blog, I have been trying to come up with something for the One Page contest every year since 2013. This year I was going to post ...
2 weeks ago
The Gallery: Russ Nicholson

May DAY and a promise .. - It's MAY the 1st and I thought it apt, now my internet is working again [laf] to keep a promise. Well, two actually, one to Joe and Paul, and one to myself...
2 weeks ago
Gaming All Over The Place

Future History, Part 1 of 3: The 21st Century - *THE 21ST CENTURY:* The 21st Century found the Earth in a conflict between capitalistic globalism, reactionary traditionalism, and an increasingly ineffect...
2 weeks ago
Secrets of the Shadowend

Looking forward - For reasons apparent to anyone that follows this blog, or checks my posting schedule, I'm very wary of making any future commitments, statements, or pretty...
3 weeks ago
Beholder Pie

One-Page Dungeon 2017: Temple of the Moon Priests - *"Deep in the forest, a flooded temple holds the secret to a dying king's life. Can you untangle its mysteries before your rivals?"* "Temple of the Moo...
3 weeks ago
Gamers & Grognards

Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day Drawing Winners - Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day happened a week ago. I think it's time that I post the winners of the live drawing the occurred during the Swords & Wiz...
3 weeks ago
Mesmerized by sirens

The Armory's 30 Sided Dice Gaming Tables (1982) - Info *here*. Grab it *HERE*.
3 weeks ago
Havards Blackmoor Blog

RIP Stephen Lee Lortz 1949-2017 - I just learned via Jennell Jaquays that Stephen Lortz (September 7, 1949 - April 23, 2017) passed away yesterday. Stephen Lortz was another of Dave Arnes...
3 weeks ago
Fantasy Heartbreaker

State Machine releasing tomorrow on Patreon! - State Machine, the game of android espionage, releases April 29th on Patreon! Read More ...
3 weeks ago
Hall of the Mountain King

The White Stag - Magyar fairytales -
3 weeks ago
Pulsipher Game Design

Harmony and the Kludge in Game Design - [Originally appeared on Gamasutra.com] Harmony and its opposite, the kludge, are fundamental to good game design. Games that lack harmony or have in-harmon...
3 weeks ago
Graphs, Paper, and Games

The Vicious Circle [Bash gaming recap] - I was looking over my blog posts and thought, "I haven't written since *March*? Did I even run something this month?" And sure enough, I had, but had not...
3 weeks ago
Fantasy Ink

Jack Kamen Bondage Covers - Comic book artist Jack Kamen (1920-2008) us most famous for his stories for E.C.'s line of horror comics. Kamen's stories often featured sleek, ice-cold w...
3 weeks ago
Loudwater

Campaign Duration Analysis - *Loudwater Sessions & Real Time per Tier* Heroic Tier 1-10: April 2011 1 to 35 February 2013 = 35 sessions, 23 months Paragon Tier 11-20: February 2013 36...
4 weeks ago
Close Encounters with the Night Kind

Lethal Lies by Rebecca Zanetti release day giveaway!!! - ABOUT THE BOOK Title: LETHAL LIES Author: Rebecca Zanetti Series: Blood Brothers, #2 On Sale: May 16, 2017 Publisher: Forever Trade Paperback: $...
4 weeks ago
LotFP: RPG

Veins of the Earth out now, and First Reviews! - *Veins of the Earth*, writing by Patrick Stuart, art by Scrap Princess, layout and design by Jez Gordon. Available here in print or here in PDF. You can...
4 weeks ago
She Never Slept

Man With No Name: A Nanashi Novella - Man With No Name Written by: Laird Barron Published by: Journal Stone (March 2016) Series: Nanashi Novella Paperback: 106 pages ISBN-10: 1942712863 ISBN-13...
4 weeks ago
Trollsmyth

Boycotting Yourself in the Foot - Apparently, I’ve somehow missed most of the last political slap-fight in the RPG internet-o-sphere. Can’t say I’m horrible upset. I did, however, come acro...
4 weeks ago
The Most Unread Blog on the Internet. Ever.

Shaintar: Thundering Skies Campaign Ending Soon - The Shaintar: Thundering Skies Kickstarter is 6 days away from ending, and could use your attention. The Kickstarter is for a full campaign book, the fir...
4 weeks ago
Robert Atkins Art

Daily Sketch - Spider Gwen... - Here's another commission from last summer's conventions. First time getting to draw this character. One of my favorite things that came from the Spider-Ve...
4 weeks ago
Beyond the Black Gate

Gnolls (per B/X) - "Gnolls are rumored to be the result of a magical combination of a gnome and a troll by an evil magic user." - Tom Moldvay, Basic Rulebook How did I forg...
4 weeks ago
A Very Creepy Blog

2 New Publications on Warren's Spanish Artists - The last week has been a very fortunate one for Warren fans, or at the very least fans of the Spanish artists who dominated the Warren magazines in the 19...
4 weeks ago
Lawful Indifferent

This Blog - The thing about this blog is that it's kind of past its purpose. I've had this thing for years. In its heyday, people would come by and read it, but that w...
5 weeks ago
Lord of the Green Dragons

Lake Geneva Original RPG Campaign: Dave Arneson's True Genius Published - Lake Geneva Original RPG Campaign: Dave Arneson's True Genius Published: Hot off the press and already steamrolling ahead! What is Dave Arneson’s True Geni...
5 weeks ago
Lake Geneva Original RPG Campaign

Dave Arneson's True Genius Published - *Hot off the press and already steamrolling ahead!* *What is Dave Arneson’s True Genius??* *Well... It kinda starts below...* ...*and then by leaps a...
5 weeks ago
RetroRoleplaying: The Blog

Playing D&D 3e Without Tears - A week or so ago, I mentioned that I was playing in a D&D 3e game -- a long running campaign that started as a 2e game in the early 1990s -- and that the ...
5 weeks ago
JAMES MISHLER GAMES

[Realmscrawl] The Incompleat Realmscrawl - So last year I tried to jump into the 5E market on the *Dungeon Masters Guild*, with some hex-based mapping of the *Forgotten Realms* called *Realmscrawl* ...
5 weeks ago
Rather Gamey

Harley Quinn -
5 weeks ago
Held Action

Northern Crown: Defending the Trading Post - One of my bucket list role-playing games has been Northern Crown ever since the setting was first published in the mid-aughts. In a fantasy-infused version...
5 weeks ago
The Cryptic Archivist

Jason B. McAllister Passed Away May 21, 2016 - This happened almost one year ago but haven't seen an announcement on any major game sites. Jason B. McAllister Image Source: boardgamegeek.comJason B. McA...
5 weeks ago
Daddy Rolled a 1

Currently Reading List: Updated (April 11th, 2017) - It's been nearly four years since I updated my "Currently Reading" list, so I took a few minutes this afternoon to do so, as obviously a lot has changed in...
5 weeks ago
Bobert the Hoosier expatriate

Into Strange New Lands - When I was a kid back in the 70s, the city of Ojai seemed like this strange, mysterious place. It was in California somewhere, with people who rode horses ...
5 weeks ago
The House of Little Fears

Inspiring Fear: Blackwood Crossing - Aside from the school-aged protagonists, I wasn’t quite sure if the newly-released game Blackwood Crossing would fulfill the qualifications for Little Fear...
1 month ago
Rended Press

Tunnels & Trolls For Free Via Old Game Manuals - Heydare! It's been awhile. I've been over on G+ mostly, neglecting this blog. But here's something I stumbled across: Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Kha...
1 month ago
Pagan Culture

I Have Moved… - This site won’t be updated more than once or thrice a year. For regular bits of my fiction, poetry and witchy living, please visit/follow my active blog: w...
1 month ago
Servitor Ludi

Mathematical Rebirth - It's been a busy spring, but I want to be sure to post to the blog when there's something I'm excited about. Given that this something has to do with game...
1 month ago
Under Siege

Castles & Crusades: A $15 Players Handbook - I need more time to actually relax and enjoy myself. Castles & Crusades has been my go to FRPG for years now and I realize that it's been a over a decade...
1 month ago
Genius Loci

The Robathen's Coin Parts 1 -3 - A long time ago I released a short story on drivethrufiction called "The Rabathen's Coin - An Arame Tale" that was meant to be the start of a series starin...
1 month ago
Ellen Dugan's Blog of Witchery

The Legacy Of Magick series continues in Bewitched & Beloved - April 4th 2017 - The Hidden Legacy in Bewitched & Beloved (Banner designed by Dar Albert©) Hello! Book 6 of the Legacy of Magick series is about to be released in a fantas...
1 month ago
Red Sonja: She Devil with a Sword

Red Sonja # 5 & 6 Covers - Possibly the final issue in this series.
1 month ago
Rachel Bonuses

Don't Yeerk Your Head-- A Don't Rest Your Head hack for Animorphs - I know, I know. This isn't the OSR and/or 5e content you came to expect from me. That'll come too, one day. But I actually did something else I'm actually ...
1 month ago
My Old-School Renaissance

Understanding Domestic Politics through D&D - http://www.distractify.com/trending/2017/03/27/AkxcG/trump-gop-dnd-twitter
1 month ago
Forgotten Runes

Into the City of the Frog - The continuing adventures of my Tuesday night game. The collector show the party his gemstone gate in the basement. Using the gemstone gate the party telep...
1 month ago
There's more to Oz than the Yellow Brick Road

The DunDraCon Review 2017 - *Masks: A New Generation* is a teen superhero game using the Apocalypse World engine. All of these things sounds really cool. I picked this one up because...
2 months ago
Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein Blog

Bernie Wrightson, 1948-2017 - Bernie Wrightson passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017. He was 68 years old. Wrightson had been ill for some time and had only recently announced that ...
2 months ago
Stocking The Dungeon

- Issue: 10 (1983) Title: Under Construction - The Beloved Rose Garden of Nedragesor Author: Mary Kirchoff Setting: Dungeon Location Levels: Expert or Higher...
2 months ago
Hill Cantons

The Frog Demons are Coming Y'all (Eventually) - So the long and short of the update on *What Ho, Frog Demons* (the fourth of the Slumbering Ursine Dunes series) is that we are right in the middle of the ...
2 months ago
The OSR Library

Hyboria: A few NPC's - *Amzi Sayid*, 23 Turanian Warrior-3/Raider-1 Str- 13, Con-13, Int-13 Hp: 28 Ac: 5/14 (mail) Attack: F4 Save: F4 Special Abilities: ⦁ Warrior: +1 to melee att...
2 months ago
People them with Monsters

D&D 5E LITE - I've been working on a condensed version of D&D 5E. Condensed mostly in terms of player character complexity. I think I have it in a ~95% or so completed s...
2 months ago
Polar Bear Dreams and Stranger Things

Review: Batgirl, Vol. 1: Batgirl of Burnside - I am not the target demographic for this story. Not in the least. I'm old, fat, 47, and married with 5 children. On the flip side, I am a big geek and lo...
2 months ago
A Rust Monster Ate My Sword...

Public Service Announcement... - ... for my fellow Acquisitions Incorporated fans out there: Maybe I'm late to the party, but I just discovered that Acquisitions Inc. has a new website - a...
2 months ago
The Eye of Joyful Sitting Amongst Friends

Con of the North Tekumel Track post - The weekend of February 10-12 was the third year that I organized a Tekumel Track at Con of the North, and this was by far the most biggest with 60 hours o...
2 months ago
The Domestic Witch

Announcing the Spring Cleaning Blog Series! - I'm bringing back one of my favorite blog series Spring Cleaning with The Domestic Witch: We're Going to Clean More Than Just Your House! I feel like it'...
2 months ago
Strange Magic

Appendix N - Free Audiobooks - Here are links to the public domain audiobooks available for the author's listed in Gary Gygax's "Appendix N" from the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons' Dungeon...
2 months ago
Howling Tower

Cardtography 2: A Simple Dungeon - The second installment of Cardtography is up at Kobold Press. We didn’t choose cards as our randomizers because they’re somewhat room-shaped. That’s a h...
2 months ago
Old School Heretic

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...
2 months ago
Armchair Gamer

Two for Fantasy, Two for Science Fiction - It's been a long time, and I been busy, ya dig? Also, I wrote original entries for each of these, but my connection died and Blogger lost it early on so --...
3 months ago
The Grand Tapestry

Chaos Corrupted Dragons Across Three Games - Sunday 1: 'Old Characters': After having blown themselves up out of mortal existence while fighting the chaos corrupted dragons, the PCs have ascended to I...
3 months ago
The Ongoing Campaign

An Update - Still Alive! - Looking around, I couldn't find where this comes from. I like it, but if the owner wants me to take it down, just let me know.Wow, has it really been nearly...
3 months ago
My Dice Are Older Than You

OwlCon Report - Friday and Saturday were this year's OwlCon (Or "Superb OwlCon," as the ad copy said) and it was pretty freaking great. As is typical, my son (C-Monster, n...
3 months ago
Oubliette Magazine

Black Pudding 2 Print Edition Out Now! - Printed editions of *Black Pudding* are now available to order. They can be ordered using the Paypal buttons below (if all you want is a single copy then t...
3 months ago
Ramblings of a Great Khan

Rest In Peace Richard Hatch - So I’ve had a day to think about the passing of Richard Hatch. Like most men my age, when I was a kid I watched Battlestar Galactica and I loved it. My dad...
3 months ago
Dreams in the Lich House

Quantum Difficulty, An Example - Orcs of Brimstone Pass - I've had a whirlwind travel schedule the past week (Chicago, LA, then London, then Kent, back to London tomorrow...) so it's taken me longer than I'd like ...
3 months ago
The Happy Undertaker

Ghoulwatcher - New Ghoulwatcher up soon after a bit of a break.
3 months ago
Worlds in a Handful of Dice

Bedroom Wall Press/CAIR Offer - Continuing in yesterday’s theme, the gentleman John Berry of Bedroom Wall Press is making a similar offer. All their products have been priced at Pay What ...
3 months ago
Barbaric Frontier

Better pics -
3 months ago
space1970

VULCAN! (1978) Cover Art By Bob Larkin - I remember receiving a copy of *Kathleen Sky's* original *Star Trek* novel, *Vulcan!*, in my Christmas stocking in 1978. I spent the rest of that holiday ...
3 months ago
The Savage AfterWorld

A Sneak Peak Into My "Gaming Projects" Notebook - Many of you who know me or have hung out with me have no doubt seen me toting around my little black notebook (pictured here). I have carried this notebook...
4 months ago
The Semi-Retired Gamer

What's In The Drawer or On The Desktop? - It has been some time since my last post but I was just overloaded with work commitments and other things. Things seem to have slowed down and I took an ex...
4 months ago
Wild West History

The Oregonian, Thomas Dryer, Henry Pittock, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood - *Mount Hood reflected in Mirror Lake, Oregon. Public domain. Courtesy of Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory. Released into public domain when submitted to FHWA ...
4 months ago
Sand Castles and Snow Forts

Five Minute Friday.... CONNECT - I've always enjoyed being a part of the Five Minute Friday group. If you would like to join in the fun, hop over and like the FMF facebook page. We take...
4 months ago
I Waste The Buddha With My Crossbow

Mind Maps! - Part of my creative process looks like this: You saw what I did there. I know you did.
4 months ago
Gaming Ronin

Adventures in Middle Earth player's guide - I finally made my way through the players guide. It's been a crazy month with very little time to do a single read through. A few sections got a twice ov...
4 months ago
Spirit of the Blank

[Faith Corps] Rebelling Out of 2016 - *Pictured: January 1, 2017.*What's it been, six-plus months? Anyway, I'm gearing up to run another *Star Wars Rebels* game in February at *OrcCon*, and I'...
4 months ago
ROFL Initiative

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 ...
4 months ago
Dungeon's Master

Title here - content
4 months ago
Over the Misty Mountains

Not QUITE a TPK... - But you could see one from there! I know my players read these, so I'm going to try to avoid campaign spoilers. But there will be some. Last night the par...
5 months ago
Wishful Gaming

Turtle Island - Some of you may have noticed the new game image to the right. This is the game we are currently playing. My wife’s Dragon Age game got put on hold for v...
5 months ago
The Contemptible Cube of Quazar

Printable Maps, Stat Sheets, & Visual Aids for Module SS1: The Odboxx of Zoforon - The print version of *SS1 The Odboxx of Zoforon* has a multi-page center "pull out" section with maps of 3 multi-room encounter areas, monster statistic ...
5 months ago
Joethelawyer's Wondrous Imaginings

So I Started Running a Game at a Local Library :) - It's a blast! A couple months ago I was at the library in a small town next to mine, and there was a flier about gaming night, a couple Thursdays a month...
5 months ago
Ostensible Cat

Funk as Puck - Ok, ok, so this is a little fun with my Halloween costume that Daisey made for me this year. I really, really love this idea and am going to use it for m...
5 months ago
5 Stone Games

Still Out There, a Short Update - 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...
5 months ago
Trip the Eclipse

Moving the Blog - Even though I've had this blog for years, I am moving to Wordpress for some interesting features available through them. So, if you wish to continue to rea...
5 months ago
Beyond the Pale Gate

. . . and we're back - I've been nagged lately by an old idea: bringing a little more Chainmail into my D&D. As any of you who have survived my hiatuses (hiati?) know, this has ...
5 months ago
Murky Murky: Roleplaying Advice and Fiction

Freckles on earth's V - Structure structure structures. Boil me in hot peanut oil, see whee we turn to find a grocery store. Bright plastic packages, just trying to be sold. Tha...
6 months ago
Justice League Detroit

The DC Bloodlines Podcast: The Vixen is a Lady Fox - Look for us on iTunes, ShoutEngine or directly download an art-tagged MP3 from the Internet Archive Finally, the DC Bloodlines Podcast reveals its great...
6 months ago
Heroes & Other Worlds

And the rains came - Hello friends. Sorry for my lengthy absence...in short this has been my most challenging and difficult year on the planet thus far. I want to make it cle...
7 months ago
Little Gothic Horrors

Witches in Fiction 2016 - Firstly, I'd like to thank Magaly Guerrero for hosting the Witches in Fiction blog event for the sixth year running, and welcome you to my little corner o...
7 months ago
Troll and Flame

Barrowmaze For 5th Edition - Barrowmaze Complete for D&D 5th Edition Kickstarter I've bought the original Barrowmaze, Barrowmaze II, Barrowmaze Complete and loved every single one. Th...
7 months ago
The Tombs of Akrasia

4 Alasan Menggunakan Karbon Aktif - Sejarahnya, karbon aktif telah digunakan selama lebih dari 3000 tahun, awalnya adalah tujuan pengobatan (sebelum hari ini dipakai dalam dunia industri). Ka...
8 months ago
A Return to the Keep

Thirty-Three Yeas Ago - The D&D Cartoon Debuts - Quite by accident I stumbled upon a random fact while surfing the web today. Thirty-three years ago on Saturday September 17th, 1983, the Dungeons and Drag...
8 months ago
Father Dragon Writes

And Father Dragon said "let there be a planet...." - *Lo and behold, Dragon made a planet!!* Oh, I'm so very proud of myself so forgive me if I brag a little bit - way too much. I'm in the process of learni...
8 months ago
Creative Mountain Games

The Friday Grab Bag - Going Dark - My blogs and Facebook will be (mostly) dark for the next couple of weeks. This includes creativemountaingames.com, grymvald.com, and mfwars.com, all of wh...
8 months ago
A Field Guide To Doomsday

Apeocalypse, Wow! - The esteemed Trey Causey, Official Friend Of The Field Guide, is running a nifty 1970s ape-thang. Here is my character, created as a Pure Human with the *M...
8 months ago
The Freedom of Nonbelief

The Bible Reloaded - DMCA - Forwarding this to boost the volume.
8 months ago
Quickly, Quietly, Carefully

Thanks, Cedric Plante - I hear Cedric Plante is taking a break. That's OK; I hope he feels better soon. But I've really enjoyed his work, and I feel bad for not taking the oppo...
9 months ago
Geek on the Borderlands

Season 2: Meet the Posse - After dealing with all of the problems in and around Coffin Rock, the posse has hit Seasoned Rank. The posse has also lost and added some new members. Plus...
10 months ago
Mythmere's Blog

In the corner pocket... - I think it shows how tired people are of political wrangling that the absolute most-active post on my facebook page is about cargo shorts. If you're going...
10 months ago
Dreams of Mythic Fantasy

The OSR News - July 12, 2016 - A Tekumel/Black Hack Edition - Brett Slocum has released something I needed. Ok, something I didn't know I wanted, at the very least.[image: The Petal Hack] *The Petal Hack *by Brett Slo...
10 months ago
Teach Game Design

Udemy problems and Amazon rumors - Following the poorly-considered price changes on Udemy at the beginning of April, my Udemy earnings are about a quarter of earnings in the three months bef...
10 months ago
Tower of Fate

Dr. Fate to Appear in Blue Beetle Rebirth Comics - As expected from his appearance in Rebirth #1, Doctor Fate, the original Doctor Fate, will be appearing in Blue Beetle #1 due out in September. Check out ...
11 months ago
The Lands of Ara

My Online LL Group is a Treasure - *Members of my "home" Labyrinth Lord group in fall 2010. * I recently wrote about experiencing DM burnout and consequently placing both my Labryinth Lord ...
11 months ago
The Cat's Meat Shop

The Shady Side of Nottingham - THE SHADY SIDE OF NOTTINGHAM No.IV A BALL AT A "WORKING MAN'S CLUB" (BY AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT) "The harp, the viol, the timbrel, the lute, and the p...
11 months ago
The Omnipotent Eye

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...
1 year ago
Silver Divinity

River City Comic Expo! - Wow I haven't updated anything on here in quite a while! Life has been busy for sure. My wife and I had our 4th daughter in September and I've got 1 last cl...
1 year ago
A Paladin In Citadel

Fat And Manky Orcus - Redux - Six years ago, I posted an image of a fat and manky Orcus illustrated by Todd Lockwood, of Dungeons and Dragons 3.0 fame. The image above was taken from...
1 year ago
Writing Reality

Welcome, Tamara Hanks Grantham! - Crimson Tree Publishing is proud to present Bloodthorn, Olive Kennedy Fairy World MD Book 3, by Tamara Grantham! Olive Kennedy doesn’t believe in ...
1 year ago
Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia

- Somehow, we missed to post the link, but here it is: Hop for Visibility, Awareness and Equality You can still sign up until May 16th. Thank you!
1 year ago
A Piece of My Mind

5 on Friday -- Set 316 - Spinning Friday tunes since 2010... Although I started this year's April *A to Z Blog Challenge* with a strong opening week, I'm also continuing to ret...
1 year ago
A Hamsterish Hoard of Dungeons and Dragons

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...
1 year ago
Addicted2Heroines

Spotlight & Excerpt - Payable On Death by Rachel Rawlings! - *A deal with the Devil. Demons haunting your every step. When an Angel offers you the chance to redeem yourself, you take it. Because eternal damnation...
1 year ago
Highmoon's Ponderings

Going Out Of Egypt - Historically, I haven’t had the best relationship with Passover: the cleaning, the food restrictions, the cleaning, the anticipation for weeks, the shoppin...
1 year ago
Tales from the Flaming Faggot

A Character Record for Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls - Ever since I started playing Tunnels & Trolls, back in November, I've been on the lookout for a good character sheet, and to date I haven't found one that ...
1 year ago
Purple Duck Games

Moving - The Purple Duck Games blog can now be found here.
1 year ago
Warped Nerdiversity

Fun Weather Reports - In the spirit of April Fools Day, I couldn't help but share the following weather report from Loki. It seems Thor has a lot to answer for. After watchi...
1 year ago
The Wasted Lands

Diabetes-friendly "Almost" Sugar-Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies - Back in September I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. It was, as it is for many people, a devastating discovery and it's been a hard road. I'm not quite ...
1 year ago
The Free RPG Blog

Build your own monster in Fear Fetchers by Kevin Damen - Inhabit the mind of a monster on a mission to collect fear from the houses of unsuspecting people. It's not-Monsters-Inc-but-it-is. Wonderful monster-build...
1 year ago
Carjacked Seraphim

Green Devil Face 3D Printed - This feature is LEGENDARY in the infamous S1 Tomb of Horrors by Gary Gygax. Now you can print (a version of) it for your own game. Derived from OpenForge...
1 year ago
Ask A Witch

Panda from Coffeyville, KS - *I love graveyards, and while I was up at Spring Hill, I asked the gods and goddesses to please send me a wand. I literally took three steps and there was ...
1 year ago
DISCOURSE AND DRAGONS

Wanted: Citadel Uruk-Hai - I am looking to buy or trade for these Citadel Uruk-Hai orcs (not X-ed out). Can you help me out or know someone who can?
1 year ago
Precious Monsters

Paranormal Romance Boxed Set - For The Love of the Vampire - I'm pleased to announce that I'm in a new boxed set. It's all about romance and vampires in the *For the Love of the Vampire* collection by 8 paranormal...
1 year ago
Elf Lair Games

Updates - Low-res concept for SHAMA issue 1 cover Just keeping everyone in the loop. Working on getting a video together for the Kickstarter while awaiting the paper...
1 year ago
Curmudgeons & Dragons

In Memory of Steve - 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 ...
1 year ago
Platonic Solid

Spinning my Wheels on Systems - 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...
1 year ago
the musings of huginn and muninn

Solstice and New Beginnings - First, I'd like to wish everyone who bothers to read my random ramblings a very blessed and joyous Yule! Overall 2015 was a difficult year for me. I feel h...
1 year ago
The Moldy Vale

Panduan Berwisata dengan Bandros City Tour di Bandung - Bandros City Tour atau Bandung Tour On Bus CityTour adalah alat transportasi darat yang difungsikan untuk mengantarkan wisatawan berkeliling menikmati wisa...
1 year ago
The Gateway Chronicles

Blog Migration... - Just a quick post to let y'all know that my blog is migrating to my website. I've had this blogger site up for a loooong time as my official blog, and it's...
1 year ago
SWORD & SHIELD

Beamed away... - I hope if you wanted a printed copy of Far Trek you got one! If not, sorry...but another opportunity with a different cover will come sometime in early 20...
1 year ago
Big Ball of No Fun

Natura Ferina - 5E CR15 Legendary Monster -
1 year ago
Hit Adjacent Ally

Dead. - All good things come to an end.
1 year ago
The Sandbox of Doom

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...
1 year ago
Ravenloft: Midway Haven Observatory

Worlds of Ravenloft: Mubonyete and Hiva Moruatu - The Far Impossibilities are domains of dread so remote, so far from extant memory that only a few can ever penetrate Ravenloft's hazy Mists to explore t...
1 year ago
Random Wizard

Moved - The Random Wizard Blog has moved to https://www.kirith.com/random-wizard/
1 year ago
The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope

Stonehell Dungeon: Into the Heart of Hell On Sale Now - *The day many undoubtedly believed would never arrived is finally here! The sequel to the original *Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls* is availab...
1 year ago
Adventures in Nerdliness

Dark Rising (Andrew Cymek, 2007) - B-Movie, straight-to-video fantasy and sci-fi is always a crap shoot, isn't it? If one expects too much, they are destined to be disappointed. An openness ...
1 year ago
Suzy Turner

Come and follow me at my latest venture! - As I'm now SUPER busy with my latest venture - a 40+ style & lifestyle blog - I've decided to stop blogging here for the time being, so please do come and ...
1 year ago
Middenmurk

Body Armour - I think that armour is one of the hallmarks of civilisation. I speak here of civilisation in the classic sense: agrarian, stratified, complex societies in...
1 year ago
Redwald RPG

Colecţia de primăvară-vară la echipamente de protectie! - Acum că a început să se topească gheaţa de pe drumuri încep să ni se dezvăluie tendinţele din evoluţia craterelor şi gropilor răsărite şi dezvoltate pe ...
1 year ago
The Lair of the Evil DM

Hilarious new series - SuperMansion - I Just caught this via CBR News . Funny as hell. It's a preview episode of a new series on Crackle streaming video coming out on October 8th. It's def...
1 year ago
Crypt Thing

Fortress of the Ur-Mage - Hail cartophiles! I wanted to spread the word about a great new tournament module for use with Dungeon World published by SVD Press. Written by Dungeon Or...
1 year ago
Tankards & Broadswords

Thoughts on My First Fifth Edition DnD Campaign - Last night I wrapped the twelfth session of my summer-long Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Since one of the players goes back to working nights...
1 year ago
The Atlantis Blog

This blog was hacked! - Before I post further on this blog, you will all notice that I stopped posting. This is because my original GMAIL account was keylogged and cracked, sev...
1 year ago
The Hopeless Gamer

Gencon Follow-up: My First Time in the Iron Arena! - If you were following a bit of my run up to Gencon posts, you might have noticed that within the last year I've really gotten back into Warmachine with my...
1 year ago
Porky's Expanse!

The legendary Thuloid's gold - If you're reading this, you might be interested in a solid and fairly wide-ranging batch of discussions going on at *Thuloid's latest post* at the House, ...
1 year ago
Amazon Princess

Batman v Superman: Wonder Woman first look! - We have some scenes of Wonder Woman in the new Batman v Superman trailer. Looking forward to this!
1 year ago
Aggregate Cognizance

Reconnecting Is Harder Than It Sounds - So, I've been kind of away for a while. Physically, mentally and in other ways. In the span of time since I've gone somewhat MIA, my youngest is on the ve...
1 year ago
GM Games

The Manor, Issue #8 - Where is it going? USA $5.00 USD Canada $5.50 USD Rest of the World $6.00 USD Issue #8 is also available in PDF at RPGNow and Lulu. This issue is fil...
2 years ago
Thac0 forever!

Population Density of Hunter-Gatherers - I realize I haven't posted much in forever. I've been busy with other games and with life in general. However, as always, I like generating worlds. Toda...
2 years ago
Dangerous Brian: A Gamers Blog

No Mean City Session 1.1 "National Express" - 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...
2 years ago
The Dungeoneering Dad

I'm a Sucker for Battlemats, so I had to Share this Kickstarter - Figured I'd dust off the ol' blog to share this... I'm a sucker for a good battlemat... (just take a gander at these posts: link). I recently relocated an...
2 years ago
Sassy Vixen Publishing LLC

We've Moved to Our Website and Tumblr - *As always, welcome to the Sassy Vixen blog. As you can see by the photo, we've decided to move to the blog on our website and those on Tumblr. This was...
2 years ago
Steve's Gamer Blog

Eve of the Apocaylpse - Tomorrow sees the release (in game stores) of Princes of the Apocalypse, the Elemental Evil campaign designed by Sasquatch Studios and Wizards of the Coa...
2 years ago
Land of Phantoms

Back on the Rack - It's been a long time. But I'm still here. Still working on stuff. Over the last few months, here's what I've been up to. I took a brief hiatus around the ...
2 years ago
Twisting Minds One Word At A Time...

Crazy Four Books : Review ~ Sweetest Temptations by J.C. Valentine - Crazy Four Books : Review ~ Sweetest Temptations by J.C. Valentine: Synopsis From USA Today Bestselling Author J.C. Valentine comes a sizzling story ab...
2 years ago
FightingFantasist

- 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...
2 years ago
The Inferno Music Vault

Pusa Darie: “In vacante plecam la bunici, cu trenul, iar in tren cantam pentru oameni!” - Cum a fost copilaria Pusei Darie? Imi placeau vacantele, nu suportam scoala! Atunci cand veneau vacantele plecam la bunici, cu trenul, iar in tren cantam...
2 years ago
Ramblings of Sheldon

This Is Something I Never Wanted to Do, But I Need Help..... - Asking for money is something I don't feel comfortable with at all. I have never put a PayPal donate button on my blog, or made an appeal for money myself....
2 years ago
Me-anders

I MADE IT! YAY! - There it is, kids. I got my fifty-thou' in just now and am going to promptly dunk my hands into a bucket of bengay. This is, for those of you keeping tra...
2 years ago
Geek's Elixir

Believe in YOUR Passion - the Comic Life - Is it just me or does it seem like 2014 has taken wings and flew on by! Looking at a calendar is almost scary now. I remember a time when hours seemed l...
2 years ago
The Age of Reason -- 21st Century

DEATH COMES TO ALL - I just learned that my first wife who divorced me mainly because I would not tow the line to the religion I had fallen for earlier in life is on her death ...
2 years ago
The Whole Wide World

Amazing Adventures Kickstarter - The Final Hours! - [image: Project image] A couple more days, folks! We're officially down to counting HOURS, now, and are only 12 backers away from $200! Check the Kickst...
2 years ago
TBR

City of Toys "Excerpt" - City of Toys by Lindy Hudis What would *you* do to become famous in Hollywood? In *City of Toys,* four beautiful women confront that very question. It ta...
2 years ago
Forgotten Classics of Yesteryear

I've Moved!! - Hello everyone! You might have noticed that I haven't updated in a while. The reason why was because I have moved to a new website! I'm now writing for Th...
2 years ago
Victorian Adventure Enthusiast

post - Originally posted by *sepiachord* at post sepiachord sepiachord.comSource: Best Steampunk Bands on Ranker http://www.sepiachord.com/index/best-steampunk-ba...
2 years ago
Cyclopeatron

Menoth Avatar Conversion with Scourge of Heresy Sword - I've been working on improving the Avatar of Menoth to make it look a little more threatening, as it should. I want to get this thing on the table, though,...
2 years ago
Grognardling

Consolidating - Readers of this blog will know that I'm into heavily homebrewing my campaign. If I were running games right now, I'd be running a weird cross between S&W a...
2 years ago
Daddy Grognard

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...
2 years ago
Cavalcade of Perversions

- Hi!
2 years ago
Scrolls of the PlatinumWarlock

The Warlock's (Double) Review: Zombicide and Ghost Stories - I've made no bones about the fact that, because of my work on demoing *Cold Steel Wardens*, my time at gaming conventions has significantly changed. At th...
2 years ago
Thoughtcrime Inc.

Sharkraptors and Space Cadets - Hey, I have a blog! Who knew?! Yeah, I know. It's been about a year since I last posted anything, and there's a few good reasons for it. So in the last y...
2 years ago
The Grim Reader

Shepperton Screams! THE MONSTER CLUB (1981) - *Shepperton Screams is a continuing series being hosted here and at **Nessun timore** where the horrific oeuvre of Amicus Studios is discussed in full by...
2 years ago
Ivory Underworld

Sapphire Beach - Beeeaaauuutiful beach shots by Tony Lin - Playing with Shadows - taken in Australia last November. How gorgeous is that light??!!
3 years ago
Hazard Gaming

Post 118- A Hike Across Scotland - Download this Episode (right-click & Save As), watch it on YouTube or get it through iTunes. This week's guest is Ethan Gilsdorf, writer of *Fantasy Fr...
3 years ago
Tesseract

It gets better - I went to visit a friend and her two-day-old daughter, a tiny pink bundle topped with a full head of thick black hair. After a sad end to her previous preg...
3 years ago
No Rest for the Wicked

THE LES DANIELS BLOG TOUR: Getting Graphic: What Les Daniels Did (and Meant) for Comic Books - Guest Blog by Matt Bechtel of Necon E-Books Our host today, Christopher Golden, has been amazing in his support of our Blog Tour and has gone out of his wa...
3 years ago
Burning Zeppelin Experience

We Blog - We Live! - Blogging, yo. I still do it. I'm not going to waste pixels on "blah blah blah, here's why I've been gone for oh so many years." I'm going to get right back...
3 years ago
Tits And a Scream

Women in Horror Month – An Interview - Luckily, I am far, *far* from the only person preoccupied with the gender dynamics of the horror genre. I constantly discover new and different approaches ...
3 years ago
The Jovial Priest

My FIVE favourite house rules - 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 ...
3 years ago
The Steampunk Tribune

The Final Edition of the Steampunk Tribune - *My home in the Steamlands, New Babbage Travel photo #3, * *by Mr. A.E. Cleanslate* Yes, the header is correct. After much deliberation and consultation,...
3 years ago
Good Lesbian Books

YA Book Review: Darkness of Morning by Samantha Boyette - *Darkness of Morning by Samantha Boyette *is a young adult fantasy novel. The second in the Guardian of Morning series, it follows the relationship and o...
3 years ago
The Book of Worlds

NPC: Weekly Roundup No. 3 - Asop van Galgen, prosecutor at the Reichshandelsbureau, is very much the image of the new generation of Wezellian technocrats, carrying his authority wi...
3 years ago
Alien Shores

Monster Monday: Mirror Demon - *Just in time for Halloween... * *Mirror Demon* *No. Enc.: *1 *Size: *Medium *HD: *5 (d12) *Move: *30 ft *AC: *18 *Attacks: *Grapple (1d6) *Special:* Reduc...
3 years ago
The RPG Corner

[Campaign Analysis] Deadlands Reloaded: Lost in the Maze - My *Deadlands* campaign wrapped up yesterday. As is my wont, with the closure of another campaign it's now time to take a look at "[w]hat worked, what di...
3 years ago
Old Guard Gaming Accoutrements

The Gray Mouser, One and Two - The Gray Mouser : 1 The city lifts black roof-shields toward the stars And shuts the jungle out with mortised stones And seals the scent of flowers in gl...
3 years ago
Spell Card!

Superheroes don't get their due - *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...
3 years ago
Design du Jour

How to add a Vignette border to your blog background - This is a great effect which adds depth to a webpage or blog. From my experience, it completely changes a drab website to something deeper i.e. a layere...
3 years ago
Swords Against the Outer Dark

Cthulhu vs. The Vikings Kickstarter - I wanted to point out an interesting project on Kickstarter which is live right now called, Cthulhu vs. The Vikings. Those who have followed this blog for ...
3 years ago
Frog God Games - Tsathogga's Blog

- Hey all…here it comes, and soon. In about two weeks, Frog God Games will begin its new Kickstarter on the next installment of the temple of elemental….I me...
3 years ago
What Worries Jeff Dee?

The Invention of the Gamemaster - I personally feel that the greatest contribution made by Gary Gygax et al is the *idea* of tabletop role-playing, and not specifically the core structure o...
3 years ago
All the Fun Starts After Dark

Free Ebooks for Kindle - *ADULT CONTENT WARNING: * BDSM means bondage, Dominance/submission, sadomasochism, and other kink-related things. If you prefer close-door "vanilla" sex i...
3 years ago
Amber Benson's Official Blog

You Broke Me A Little Bit - We repeat patterns. We get those old neural pathways ingrained in our grey matter and the synapses just keep firing over and over again, sending us down th...
3 years ago
Passionate About Books

Living Rooms George Street Edinburgh - The Living Room Restaurant Reviews, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ...The Living Room Restaurant Reviews, Edinburgh, United KingdomFine Dining in George Street ...
3 years ago
Vibrant Oxymoron - An Obsessive Society

Gold Key Star Trek Comic Issue 2 Tyvek Mighty Wallet - A few months ago, I was working at my job when my best friend came over and told me that she had gotten something for me and gave me the most amazing walle...
3 years ago
UNDERWORLD INK

now with more pictures part two -
4 years ago
Dangerous Games

A Recommendation -- Toolcards - One of the things I've been avoiding for the past year or so is Kickstarter. I've been happy to make myself available to friends as a stretch goal, as if g...
4 years ago
Zalchis

Zalchis Endures...For Now... - What Once Was...Is No More.Everything is Permitted. Anything is Negotiable. Nothing is Inevitable.The Worlds are Broken, Lost or Forgotten.The Stars are De...
4 years ago
Ode to Black Dougal

Hex Stocking Density - For interest sake I pulled out one of my copies of Isle of Dread. For most, it is the benchmark for hex-crawling modules. I wanted to approximate the rat...
4 years ago
Skull Crushing For Great Justice

I don't need to post anymore - Because you can just read this sort of crap. Or, instead of wasting ten minutes of your life, you could play a game. Fuck, I don't want to harp on this sh...
4 years ago
Underworld Cleaning Service

Large List of RPG Items for Sale - I've decided to sell off a bunch of my RPG products, so if you're interested either comment to this post or shoot me an email at gvaughn1@gmail.com. You c...
4 years ago
Capes, Cowls and Villains Foul Designer's Blog

Detriment Dice - Sorry I've been absent, game has been released, we've Kickstarted a huge villain book, and when I say we, Cynthia has asked me to come on board as a Spectr...
4 years ago
Beyond the North Wind

AS&SH Resource: Masks - From Ghul's FB page: "Masks" is the newest downloadable resource created by Colin Chapman for the AS&SH game. It is a 4-page PDF document that provides a m...
4 years ago
GROGNARDIA

Pulp Fantasy Library: Pigeons from Hell - For his creation of Conan the Cimmerian alone -- never mind Kull of Atlantis, Bran Mak Morn, Solomon Kane, and many others -- Robert E. Howard enjoys a pr...
4 years ago
Asshat Paladins

[Auld Lang 'Zine] Princes in the Tower, Issue 12 - Princes in the Tower, Issue 12 Issue 12 of Princes in the Tower is the final issue and includes a monster the PCs faced during the adventure and a write-up...
4 years ago
MUTANTS AND MAGIC

Quick and Dirty D&D/Gamma World Space Opera - *INTRODUCTION* The goal is to use Basic/Expert D&D and Gamma World together to create a pulp sci-fi space opera or sword and planet game. A couple of appro...
4 years ago
Ramblings of a Gentleman Gamer

2295 Stellar Survey - Appendix F (Anomolies & Restricted Worlds) - Captain's Log, U.S.S. _________, H_____ S___, commanding... We have completed our remote survey of stellar system ZA-9748PJF, usually known as the Zelazny ...
5 years ago
ABRAXAS

Another Monster That Wants To Eat You - Belome by Darren Calvert of http://www.darrencalvert.com Blanchard of *OSR Gamer Stuck In China* has another monster that wants to eat you. Check it out h...
5 years ago
A Pagan Tapestry

Happy Ostara - Ostara is my favorite Sabbat. And I am certainly not the only one (even though my basic practice is rooted in Celtic beliefs with an overlay of Bast). L...
5 years ago
Grudge Monster

Nightclub - Modern Map - I made this map, using Campaign Cartographer 3, some years ago for my BTVS rpg campaign. I remember the slayer character turning hand-springs on the bar. A...
5 years ago
The Gygaxian Bag of Holding

Dave Trampier Thursday - Goblin - For my money Trampier's version of the Goblin is the definitive one. Page 47 of the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual. Every thing about th...
5 years ago
The Old School Renaissance Group

Good News! The OSR at GenCon Again! - I'm passing along a post by Bill Barsh of Pacesetter Games & Simulations... :-) I would like to announce that for the second straight year, there will be ...
5 years ago
The Blighted World of Zaoth

Androids and Robots of Zaoth - Eons ago, before their attempts at creating life, the Ancient Ones delved into advanced forms of science creating androids and robots to act as servants. ...
5 years ago
THE WHEEL OF SAMSARA

Wandering Monsters and GNS - So, Fr. Dave's startlingly acute insight into the role of the Wandering Monster Table got me to thinking (an aside: this is at least the second post that c...
5 years ago
The Geek Gazette

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 ...
5 years ago
Sublime Depravity

If I were not an Atheist, I'd call it Kismet - I have not posted here in over a year. Sorry to all you folks, but I think many of you follow me on Adventures in Nerdliness, so know I am not dead. I was ...
6 years ago
Heroes of Mystara

Night's Dark Terror Conversion XVIII- Threshold NPCs - [image: Photobucket] Sergeant Arthol Fighter 4/Marshall 1, medium sized human, CR 5; HD 4d10+1d8+10; HP 42; Initiative +4; Speed 20; AC 18 (touch 12, flat 1...
6 years ago
A Borrowed Book of Charms

Full Moon Cleansing Ritual - First clean your ritual space, get rid of any clutter, clean and dust the area. *Lay out the items you need.* Cauldron or other heat proof container Whit...
6 years ago
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Saturday, April 2, 2016

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