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The Grand Tapestry

- [New Work for sale on DeviantArt]Hey, You,I was thinking of an, E. Smith, songtoday, about you.❤
3 hours ago
Reviews from R'lyeh

The Other OSR: Book of Beasts - With Forbidden Lands – Book of Beasts, the name of creatures and threats with which to menace the Player Characters doubles! Published by Free League Publ...
4 hours ago
Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets-An oldschool gaming blog….

[New Monster] Gorse Lurker - Gorse Lurker Skorbi let out a yell. ‘Something’s got me!’ the wizard shrieked. It was true, the sorcerer was gone, almost as if the prickly bushes had swal...
6 hours ago
What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse...

Rise from Your Grave (again) - Hoo-boy, it's been a minute since I've posted here. Well, I've been pretty busy with non-gaming stuff the past couple of weeks, but also a bit of gaming...
7 hours ago
Quag Keep

City State of the Invincible Overlord (1976) - Revised Edition - From the web: The City-State of the Invincible Overlord was the first fantasy RPG setting ever published (1976). It features a huge walled city that is r...
11 hours ago
Siskoid's Blog of Geekery

Who's Gizmo? - *Who's This?* A short inventor. *The facts: *A member of the Fearsome Five, created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez along with the rest of the team in Ne...
12 hours ago
For It Is Man's Number

Shudder Saturday: The Price We Pay (2023) - It's a pretty standard horror movie trope to put some bad people in a place where they end up being the lesser of two evils. The worse the people, the wo...
16 hours ago
Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness

From The Caturday Files -
17 hours ago
Tenkar's Tavern

ShireCon 2024 - Random Picture Dump - Friday September 27th -
19 hours ago
Coins and Scrolls

Lancer: 1:35 Swallowtail Scratchbuild - Back in the day, I suggested that the best mech system is a mechanics-heavy RPG system, but scaled up.* D&D 4E *seemed like a good candidate. Mech system...
1 day ago
Halls of the Nephilim

Fuccubus Friday - Succubus (2024) - Succubus is a new horror film recently released, but after watching the trailer I definitely want to check it out.
1 day ago
GROGNARDIA

David A. Trampier and David C. Sutherland III Memorial Art Contest -
1 day ago
Dyson's Dodecahedron

Scavengers’ Deep – Map 11 - The Scavengers’ Deep is a reminder of the amount of work that went into underground structures during the great war. … Continue reading →
1 day ago
Tower of the Archmage

Rappan Athuk: Sticky in the garden - Session 257 was played on 6/9/24 Nick, Fighter 7 (Me) Borumar, ½ Orc Thief (Josh) Blotto, Goblin Fighter (Lanse) Morgana, wizard (Rob) Koltic, Cleric 7 (N...
1 day ago
MINION FACTORY

Wings in The Dark! - BATMAN: THE CAPED CRUSADER BATMAN: THE CAPED CRUSADER I just did a clean up on BOB WAKELIN'S Amazing "Data East" Batman game cover. Turned into a ...
1 day ago
Supergirl Comic Box Commentary

Review: Action Comics #1069 - *Action Comics #1069* came out this week, the last part of writer Gail Simone and artist Eddy Barrows' three part story. This one was a winner for sure, ...
1 day ago
BASTIONLAND

UFO 50 and Nostalgia of Structure - A bonus blogpost this week, because it's really nothing to do with tabletop games at all. Instead I'm going to rave about *UFO 50*. *UFO 50* is a collec...
1 day ago
The Armchair Squid

Star Trek: Jetrel - Episode: "Jetrel" Series: *Star Trek: Voyager* Season 1, Episode 15 Original Air Date: May 15, 1995 via Memory Alpha A Haakonian shuttle approaches Voyager...
1 day ago
Expelled Grey Matter

Nadja (1994) - The 1990s saw a spate of vampire movies focused around New York, including *The Addiction*, *Habit *and even *Vampire in Brooklyn. *Save for the last th...
1 day ago
Fabled Lands

The first full moon of Michaelmas - The darkening nights, the curling leaves, that smoky tang in the chill air -- and to really mark the coming of autumn here's a new issue of *Casket of Fa...
2 days ago
Elfmaids & Octopi

Chagrinspire Mutations - I dislike writing mutation tables after editing them into a book broke my brain. But i do like my mutant class and will include in vol3 of chagrinspire b...
2 days ago
Swords & Stitchery - Old Time Sewing & Table Top Rpg Blog

OSR Review & Commentary On Faster Then Light: Nomad Synthoids By Robert Garitta For Cepheus Engine rpg & Faster Than Light: Nomad Rpg - "Many science-fiction roleplaying campaigns fall into the standard, trading, good-mercs-beat-the-bad-mercs, shady work for credits, or hunt treasure. The ...
2 days ago
Havards Blackmoor Blog

Dave Arneson Material in the Catalog of Rebellion Games? (Blackmoor Week Day 3) - I have thought about not covering copyright or Trademark ownership discussions on this blog anymore. It tends to create a lot of drama every time...
2 days ago
From the Sorcerer's Skull

Double Edged Sword & Sorcery - *The Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery crowdfunding campaign from Brackenbury Books presents two historical Swords & Sorcery novellas (Waste Flowers and Wall...
2 days ago
Tower of Zenopus

2024 D&D PHB Not-So-Shockingly Sets New Sales Record - This isn't exactly a surprise but according to the press release posted in this thread at EN World the new PHB is the fastest-selling D&D thing of all ...
3 days ago
Tales of the Grotesque and Dungeonesque

The Snow Elves of Eisengraz - Illustration by Alexis Flower from the comic I Roved Out The populace of Eisengraz is mostly comprised of snow elves. Snow elves are immediately recogniza...
3 days ago
B/X BLACKRAZOR

Politics -- One Last Time - This one's going to be long, meandering, and a bit all over the place. If you want something shorter (and lighter), you can check out yesterday's *Blood Bo...
4 days ago
Akratic Wizardry

The Kirkyard of St Cuthbert - One of the reasons why I haven’t posted much here recently is that I spent a couple of weeks in Scotland in late August, followed in early September by a w...
4 days ago
Monsters and Manuals

They're Eating the Apostrophes - Patrick Stuart has a new Kickstarter in the offing - and he has managed to reveal himself as having the testicular fortitude of a leviathan in the proces...
4 days ago
GRUBB STREET

Edition Wars: Player's Handbooks - So I got a copy of the new *D&D Player's Handbook*, and it's pretty good, but my problem is what to call the darned thing. The official WotC version is ...
5 days ago
A Storybook World

Valley of the Giants - It was a wet, cold, Autumn day, but a perfect day to go to the Valley of the Giants with Kayla.
1 week ago
el blog de Victor Santos

- *PROCESO DE PORTADA ALTERNATIVA DE KID MAROON #1 * *KID MAROON #1 VARIANT COVER WIP* Proceso de portada del número 1 de mi nueva serie KID MAROON, ...
1 week ago
Realms of Chirak

Tales of the Valiant Vs. D&D 2024 - Amidst an endless array of personal family turmoil (ranging from family health issues to cat problems to dying cars) I thought I'd take a few minutes to...
1 week ago
The Wasted Lands

Keto Friendly Hot Dog / Sausage Buns Recipe - *NOTE: I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS RECIPE - THE DOUGH IS TOO STICKY AND/OR DOES NOT RISE PROPERLY. I'M LEAVING IT HERE FOR REFERENCE BUT IT MAY NOT WORK...
1 week ago
Monster Island News

Star Wars Live-Action Shows - Lucasfilm's New Strategy Revealed | Galactic SEO - Source - IMDB / EpicStream After receiving mixed fan reviews for some of their Star Wars live-action shows on Disney+, Lucasfilm is reportedly changing i...
1 week ago
Beyond Fomalhaut

[CAMPAIGN JOURNAL] News on the March! Episode III. - 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...
1 week ago
TEMPLE OF DEMOGORGON

A True Relation of the Great Disastrum of Virginia - Since starting to work mostly from my home office the other year I watch a hell of a lot of YouTube. I have to be honest. I find it fairly distracting. A...
1 week ago
False Machine

Things Alone - Pop-Culture tales of near-human, nonhuman body-sharing sentience. A mind not yours within your flesh. I recently finished Hunter X Hunter and Parasyte. Bo...
2 weeks ago
Gizmo's Reviews

#Review - A Merciful Truth by Kendra Elliot #Mystery #Thriller - *Series:* * Mercy Kilpatrick # 2* *Format: Kindle, 322 pages* *Release Date: June 6, 2017* *Publisher: Montlake Romance* *Source: Kindle Unlimited* *Ge...
2 weeks ago
World of Ortix

Eight Mighty... Flowers? - This table will go to another game I'm making. It should be ready within the next decade or two. 1. Grows where the great tragedies occurred - battle...
2 weeks ago
The Ongoing Campaign

Fine-Tuning AD&D 1st Edition for Different Settings - First of all, let me apologize for having been so quiet. It's been a hard year and gaming has taken a secondary priority for me. Hopefully, I can concen...
2 weeks ago
The House of Little Fears

Favorite Child - As much as I love Streets of Bedlam, Wyrd is Bond, Normal, Texas, and all the other worlds I’ve created over the years, Little Fears remains my favorite ch...
2 weeks ago
Stargazer's World

Wondrous Variety! - I’m reading the new 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Player’s Handbook, let’s call it D&D 5.5 for convenience. This post is not a proper review. If you ...
2 weeks ago
Literalchemy

The Past Will Come Back As A Tidal Wave [13.13] - After Descent, Year 975 Late 975 saw Bosporus put its final seal on the affair of the Nichori riots, one of the worst student uprisings the Imbrian Empir...
2 weeks ago
There's more to Oz than the Yellow Brick Road

WIR 13th Age #6 - The adventure is the last real item in the book, so I'll go over that and then address some final thoughts. "Blood & Lightning" is such a simple adventu...
2 weeks ago
The Semi-Retired Gamer

Monster Entries Inspired by Dragonbane - As I compile information for my fantasy setting into a document for tabletop use, I find inspiration in the *Dragonbane* Bestiary entries. Instead of mer...
3 weeks ago
Blog of Holding

D&D PHB 2024 – Ranking of all Origin Feats - Guest Post by Rory! The D&D 2024 Player’s Handbook is out, and now everyone gets an Origin Feat at level 1 (plus a bonus feat if you go Human!). There are ...
3 weeks ago
Raven Crowking's Nest

Launch Alert - I have been a huge fan of Tales From the Smoking Worm. Since the first issue the quality is mercilessly hard to beat. With Issue #10 coming soon, I wante...
3 weeks ago
CROSS PLANES

Monster Monday: Obstrevoi for Shadowdark - You can download a PDF here.
3 weeks ago
Super-DuperToyBox

Masterverse New Eternia Battle Armor Skeletor & Revolution Snake Sorceress Teela - I was caught by delightful surprise seeing these two figures in stock from Paulmartstore's eBay store and ordered them a week ago, the Battle Armor Skele...
3 weeks ago
Krell Laboratories

Netflix Roulette: The Conference (2023) - It's been a while since I spun the Netflix Roulette wheel. Back in the day, it was a good way to generate ideas for blogging. The downside is the amount ...
4 weeks ago
Bat in the Attic

Concerning the Future of Traveller - I have been a fan of Traveller for a long time and have bought various books over the years from just about every Traveller licensee, as well as from Ma...
4 weeks ago
Armchair Gamer

More Moria - Thanks to Free League's Moria: Through the Doors of Durin sourcebook for their Lord of the Rings RPG The One Ring, we have an updated & official map, guid...
4 weeks ago
Hidden in Shadows

The Mystery of the First Blackmoor Map - In this POST from a few years ago, I was concerned with the issue of scale and distance in Blackmoor in the course of which I attempted to determine the...
5 weeks ago
Lasgunpacker

Alpha strike - This past weekend I was invited to P's house to play a game of Alpha strike. Alpha strike is a quicker variant of Battletech, which instead of hexes has...
5 weeks ago
Gothridge Manor

Far Away Land 2nd Edition Kickstarter is Amazing - Fay Away Land RPG Ed. 2 is now Kickstarting! It funded quick and has 22 days remaining as of this post. It is a unique setting and RPG that reeks of fun....
1 month ago
The Dungeoneering Dad

My Castles & Crusades House Rules: Part 5 - Experience Points & Gaining Levels - "Netease-Black Bind" by Yin Yuming *Experience Point (XP) Award Nominations* - In addition to XP earned for monster slaying, treasure, story bonuses, ...
1 month ago
BACK TO THE DUNGEON!

It's been 15 YEARS! In celebration, here is the Eldrad's Problematic Bundle! - So May 31st 2009, I started this blog. Lot's of BS has happened since. Will be posting more, at least ONCE a month. OH I made a Bundle of my BX Advance...
1 month ago
The Troll Dens

Plywood Memories from Gencon to Vegas -
1 month ago
Quest for Fun!

Lightspeed POS - Many retailers who use the Lightspeed Point of Sale system woke up to an unpleasant surprise on Monday. Lightspeed was drastically raising credit card pr...
1 month ago
The Disoriented Ranger

Lost Songs of the Nibelungs Part I: Re-Introduction (where's this game at nowadays?) - *Started writing a post about the state of the blog, didn't like where it was going. Twice. Too much doom and gloom. You know where the world's at, and I...
2 months ago
About Bruce Heard and New Stories

The Great Carriage - This is the second of three Mammoth Masher vehicles. For continuity, see the previous two War Machine articles: the *Command Chariot* and the *Vanguard W...
2 months ago
Mesmerized by Sirens

Some Clark Ashton Smith obscure stuff (not in english!) - Those who read this blog know that i am a follower of the aesthetics conjured by Clark Ashton Smith. I am not just a "fan", or a "huge fan", that woul...
2 months ago
Roles, Rules, and Rolls

Mass Combat 3: Delta's Book of War (and its inspiration) - Back in the early days of the Old School Revival, Delta's D&D Hotspot was a place to go for thoughtful design and scholarship, firmly rooted in the class...
2 months ago
Ruminations of a Geek

Ghaix, Haunt of Darkness - I finally after all these years ran a session based on the results of a DunGen generated dungeon. I think I maybe did once before, but mostly generated ...
2 months ago
Pulsipher Game Design

Mediterranean Convoy - a complete minimalist game - Mediterranean ConvoyAbout 10 years ago I whipped up this game for a minimalist game contest. 21 pieces were the big constraint. It resulted in some really...
2 months ago
Dynasty Zero

Doratas & Philosophia - Another thing I did during my quiet time was create a game...kinda. I've always wanted to write/create a roleplaying game. I've never had the disciplin...
3 months ago
Daddy Rolled a 1

Editions of Dungeons & Dragons - Most of you know that I run an old-school Dungeons & Dragons game for my daughter and her friends. We started when they were between 10 and 11 years-old an...
3 months ago
Trollsmyth

Grimdark vs. Eucatastrophe - Noisms has some interesting ideas in this post about his desire for some depth to his grimdark, and turns to Gene Wolfe and Tolkien for relief. Now, it ...
3 months ago
The Cryptic Archivist

Introduction to The Fantasy Game, part 2 - As I covered in my previous post, I've been working on a retro-clone of the original 1974/1975 era Dungeons & Dragons rules titled *The Fantasy Game*. Th...
4 months ago
Servitor Ludi

Unexpected Bounty - I just wanted to make a quick note about the happy coincidence that some new books from my favorite writers have been coming out in recent days. First, t...
4 months ago
Geekerati

Interesting Lore from Ed Greenwood About Drow - Ed Greenwood has long been one of my favorite setting creators for Dungeons & Dragons, but after watching this clip, I've added "sitting in on a game with ...
4 months ago
Thac0 forever!

Dragon Player Characters, Part I - I generally dislike the Council of Wyrms campaign setting, but I still use an altered form of the Dragon races found in the Campaign Option: Council of Wyr...
4 months ago
Batgirl - Mera - Batwoman

Crisis On Infinite Earths Movie - *Blackhawk - Mera - The Creeper* *Crisis On Infinite Earths* *Character Designs* *Mera*
4 months ago
Forgotten Runes

Review of The Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg - This dungeon is a reproduction of Greg Svenson’s dungeon. Greg was one of the early players in Dave Arneson’s Blackmoor campaign and is immortalized in...
4 months ago
In Places Deep

A (Hopefully) Unique Complaint About the 5e Ranger - *Jessica, from Accounting** I haven't talked about 5e much on the blog, even though I ran it for a few years. Still, I have some pretty strong feeling...
5 months ago
Elf Lair Games

Unleashing Sci-Fi Adventures: Old-School Rules in Tabletop RPGs - In the realm of tabletop gaming, there's a timeless allure to the simplicity and flexibility of old-school rules. As avid gamers, we know the joy of ga...
5 months ago
The Savage AfterWorld

The Savage AfterWorld -- From Gaming Blog To Publishing House - Although The Savage AfterWorld (TSAW, for short) has fallen silent for a while, it's never gone away. Folks still stop by to read old reviews of different ...
6 months ago
Secrets of the Shadowend

Convert 5e monsters to OSR standards - I can't remember what group I was in, but someone asked about converting 5e monsters to OSR/BFRPG. This is how -I- would do it. I usually work with S&W s...
7 months ago
HeroPress

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...
8 months ago
Ramblings of a Great Khan

2023 retrospective & 2024 plans - On the last day of 2022 I got married. In February 2023 I was invested as Baron of Delftwood, an SCA thing. Over the course of 2023 I ran D&D (OSE) fairly ...
8 months ago
Katie Salidas

Shout out to My MMA coach and my youngest kiddo for this amazing new book -
9 months ago
Sorcery & Super Science!

- Heya folks, the 21st Salt Mine book, Import Export, has hit the digital shelves! In the 21st book we follow Aaron Haddock-codename Stigma-as he tries to ...
11 months ago
Troll and Flame

What to relate when the thief asks for lock description - Also provides me with inspiration of how/were to place some device traps. More tricksy boxses https://www.antiquebox.org/category/antique-locks-and-me...
1 year ago
JAMES MISHLER GAMES

[Now Available] Hawkmoor Geographica -- A Shadowdark Campaign Setting - *Hawkmoor Geographica* *Designed for use with the Shadowdark RPG* *By James Mishler and Jodi Moran-Mishler* *Hawkmoor Geographica* describes the geography o...
1 year ago
Adventures in Gaming v2

The End - In January of 2011 I launched a new blog, this blog, *Adventures in Gaming version 2*. I had had several blogs before this one, most notably of course, *...
1 year ago
The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms

A Short Update - Nothing new to share in terms of D&D stuff, but I have to say I've been a little more productive on another project now that all social media sites are u...
1 year ago
Save Vs. Dragon

Monster Stat Concept: Disposition - Yesterday, I introduced the concept of monster Motivations as a way to help understand how to use that monster when designing encounters, or what they mi...
1 year ago
Forgotten Realms Campaigns

Sexy Goblins? - Not sure how I feel about this...
1 year ago
Spirit of the Blank

Fate: Best Practices - In a fit of nostalgia this week, I appeared on a podcast (Mastering Dungeons; long-time listener, first-time guest) talking about Fate, of all things. ...
1 year ago
Red Sonja: She Devil with a Sword

Red Sonja Pearl's Before Swine - So Dynamite have (as of Feb 2023) ended all Red Sonja series, but have decided to launch an Indiegogo campaign for a cosplayer and "influencer" writing ...
1 year ago
Worlds in a Handful of Dice

WotC Caves — 5E Under Creative Commons - I do not think anyone foresaw how Wizards of the Coast would react to the popular pressure. After the outrage at the overreach detailed in my last post, on...
1 year ago
Once More Unto the Breach!

Chronicles of the Adventures in the Dune Imperium! - Cover art for Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium core rulebook I have one of the few copies of the Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium core rulebook that were ...
1 year ago
Dr. Theda's Crypt

Almost Time !!! - Only Two ,ore Weeka... Ans it will be Gallow'een
1 year ago
MONSTER BRAINS

Osamu Tezuka (1928 - 1989) - [image: Osamu Tezuka - Shonen Magazine Cover, 1970]Shonen Magazine Cover, 1970 [image: Osamu Tezuka - Shonen Magazine Cover Illustration 1970]Shonen Maga...
2 years ago
Carjacked Seraphim

Midjourney and Campaign Inspiration - I'm an improvisational GM. I love random tables. I believe in the oracular power of the dice. I believe in emergent storytelling and character backstori...
2 years ago
Armor Goes Clank!

Armor Goes Clank 032 August 9, 2022 (Guess Who's Back!) (55:03) - What we've been up to, how to run one shots, and the Chicago Exposition part II! -- Download mp3 (20.8 MB) *Show links* - Play Cancer Away - How...
2 years ago
Against The Wicked City

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...
2 years ago
destination unknown

Legends of Gath #69; Two Skellies Under a Fig Tree - There's a lot to be said for finding a vine or fig tree to sit under with your guitar.
2 years ago
Strange Magic

Down in the Cellar - Mistress Moorvak hurried about the kitchen with the two coils of rope and a pair of lanterns Ted had asked her to provide the band. The kitchen was full of...
2 years ago
I Fly By Night - clash bowley's blog

Cradle of Wyrms - I have decided - Fantasy BloodGames 4 is now to be called BloodGames 4 - Cradle of Wyrms setting. The Cradle of Wyrms is a continent sized bowl of lands ...
2 years ago
Ostensible Cat

Neurodiversity and Dragons - the adventure begins! - Tl;dr: Kia ora all! I don’t often post much about my personal life, but as a parent of two neurodiverse teens, I reckoned that I’d post some of my exp...
2 years ago
A Rust Monster Ate My Sword...

Just a Note... - Hey, all. Just a quick note to visitors who may be trying to download a character sheet, adventure, whatever: I closed down my hosting account for the s...
2 years ago
Being Retro

Billy F'n Gibbons: "She's On Fire" - *William Frederick Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) is an American rock musician who is the guitarist and primary vocalist of ZZ Top. He began his career...
2 years ago
Genius Loci Games

~Into the Unknown~ - Sorry, couldn’t help myself! Seriously speaking though Pacesetter games have just released a 5e version of Into the Unknown which Pacesetter describes as...
2 years ago
Billy Goes to Mordor

Star Fontiers Crewman: Enoch Whitestar - Our group started playing a Star Frontiers game over zoom. Enoch Whitestar is my character. Star Frontiers is a TSR Science Fiction RPG from the 80'...
2 years ago
Thoul's Paradise

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...
3 years ago
Murky Murky: Roleplaying Advice and Fiction

Why I (usually) oppose RPG design intentions - I can't find it for the life of me, but in one of the Mage the Ascension books (the Revised Era of the late 90's, not the M20 stuff), there was a gre...
3 years ago
A Very Creepy Blog

Highlights of Warren Publishing (Part 4) - Today I cover three separate stories from Jose Bea. Bea provided among the most bizarre stories and artwork that Warren would feature in its magazines, a...
3 years ago
herding cats & burning soup

Tasty Delights-- What's Been In My Kitchen Lately - I'm just doing a terrible job of getting blog momentum going other than the odd garden post. Oof! I've been spending my time at the pantry, in the garden. ...
3 years ago
Beyond the Black Gate

Hey, what's going on in here? - It seems the Mad Scientist is working on something secret in his laboratory of horrors... I wonder what it will be? Is it anything to do with Warrior...
3 years ago
Heroes & Other Worlds

O.G.R.E. RPG - A rough collection of notes, lists and scribbles of ideas is slowly taking some sort of shape. O.G.R.E. stands for Occultists, Grunts, Rogues and Eccl...
3 years ago
Sword+1

Ten Dead Rats Character Sheet - I have created a quick & dirty character sheet for Ten Dead Rats, it can be downloaded from my sidebar or here.
3 years ago
House of Self-Indulgence

Untamed Cowgirls of the Wild West Part 2: Jammy Glands from the Rio Grande (Rinse Dream, 1993) - Contempt... pure, unadulterated contempt. You can feel it pouring off the screen. If your climax-based discharge resembles molasses, monetize that shit, ...
3 years ago
osarmory.com

Design Journal: Star Wars Playtest Characters! - I mentioned in my post last Thursday that I ran my first playtest of my new rules engine last Wednesday, and it went swimmingly! I also mentioned that I wa...
3 years ago
Teach Game Design

"Good old Udemy" (not) - Good old Udemy.I was unable to submit tax paperwork because the submission process failed many times over the course of some weeks.Now that I need a 1098/...
3 years ago
Swords Against the Outer Dark

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 ...
3 years ago
Dark Corners Of Role Playing

OSR Review & Commentary On Swords and Super-Science of Xuhlan Campaign Setting By Terje Nordin For The Warriors of the Red Planet Rpg - * "Swords and Super-Science of Xuhlan is a campaign setting for use with the Warriors of the Red Planet Roleplaying Game.* *New character races: Mutant, ...
3 years ago
Horror Blogger Alliance

Okay, this place got a little messed up! - *I need to update the live blog feed below and in my great super-skills deleted it. So I have to fix it, that might take awhile cause I believe you have...
3 years ago
Joethelawyer's Wondrous Imaginings

Classic Rock Artists as D&D Character Classes and Tropes - Which classes would various classic rock artists be? Inspired by a podcast over on Gothridge Manor by Tim and Ivy called "Three Chickens and a Whisk." ...
3 years ago
STUFFER SHACK

Circle of the Moon Druid Magic Item - Looking to enhance a Circle of the Moon Druid, but having a hard time finding a magic item that can do it? Look no further... The post Circle of the Moon...
3 years ago
Beyond the Pale Gate

A Game of What-if Pt 1 - It has always been on my mind, the familial bond between Chainmail and D&D. I have always been entranced by the OSR titles that explore that DNA. I have...
3 years ago
Kaijuville

Where the Wheat Grows Tall zine on Kickstarter - *Gaming Zine Quest Kickstarter post #2: * Where the Wheat Grows Tall is an old-school fantasy adventure for low level characters inspired by Slavic myth....
3 years ago
Graph Paper Games

I moved ages ago, but forgot to tell anyone - I decided to get my own domain name: strangevistas.org and have been posting there for over a year. When Adam at Barking Alien mentioned that he wanted...
3 years ago
The Eye of Joyful Sitting Amongst Friends

The Best of the Journal: The Pettigrew Selections - Mark Pettigrew wrote the delightful swashbuckling role-playing game, Flashing Blades. He also wrote two Tekumel adventures, A Jakallan Intrigue and The Tom...
3 years ago
A Hamsterish Hoard of Dungeons and Dragons

Hamsterish Hoard of Hexes is live! - Today's the day!The day that Hamsterish Hoard of Hexes is live! :D Brought to you by Paolo Greco of Lost Pages (lostpaolo @ Twitter), with lovely art by ...
3 years ago
A Paladin In Citadel

NEW Appendix N Video Review Series - Daniel, over at The Dungeon Dive, is starting up a Youtube review series of various Appendix N authors, I highly recommend you follow along with his inves...
3 years ago
Rended Press

Random Dungeon Generator Exercise: Heart of the Missing Shroom Wizard's Lair - Found the picture through a Google search. Generated the encounters using Wizardawn's excellent Dungeon Builder using the options for Swords & Wizardry. Di...
9 years ago

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