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Tenkar's Tavern

Kickstarter - Swords & Wizardry: Expansions, Monsters, and More! - *Optional supplemental rules for S&W (and other OSR games), a book of new monsters, an adventure, and much more!* I'm a HUGE fan of *Swords & Wizardry*...
2 hours ago
Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness

Mossy Fox Cosplay - I love her look
4 hours ago
The Grand Tapestry

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5 hours ago
Halls of the Nephilim

Q is for Quartzite - Quartzite is a villain and member of Task Force X that's only made three appearances. She is recruited by Amanda Waller to replace Nightshade (who had left...
11 hours ago
B/X BLACKRAZOR

On Winning - For one, brief moment...in *this* moment...I feel like I'm on top of things. This is not a very common feeling for me; so much of the time I feel like I'...
11 hours ago
Reviews from R'lyeh

Friday Fantasy: Grave Matters - *Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar #9: Grave Matters is a scenario for Goodman Games’ Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game and the ninth scenario for th...
11 hours ago
Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets-An oldschool gaming blog….

[New Magic Item] Pipe of Many Mes - Pipe of Many Mes ‘Why are there three Thozzes climbing that tower?’ Krugi asked a fourth Thoz and Arakam. This nearby Thoz, smoking a pipe, only stared at ...
13 hours ago
GRUBB STREET

Life in the Time of the Virus: The Great Forgetting - I probably should rethink the title of this series. It is now ALWAYS the time of the Virus, as we wait for it to mutate once more, or for something EVEN WO...
14 hours ago
Dyson's Dodecahedron

Longboat Mountain: Silver Vale Cave - Today we explore the top level of the old silver mine that lends its name to Silver Vale (location A … Continue reading →
14 hours ago
MINION FACTORY

Tooth and Claw! - X-MEN WOLVERINE X-MEN WOLVERINE My favorite Wolverine costume.
16 hours ago
Supergirl Comic Box Commentary

Review: Superman #13 - *Superman #13* came out this week, the second chapter of the *House of Brainiac* storyline and another winner, especially if you are a Supergirl fan. Th...
16 hours ago
From the Sorcerer's Skull

Wednesday Comics: DC, July 1983 (week 3) - My mission: read DC Comics' output from January 1980 (cover date) to *Crisis*! This week, I'm looking at the comics at newsstands around April 21, 1983. ...
17 hours ago
Siskoid's Blog of Geekery

What a Card: Plague Planet - *Being a look back at cards from the Star Trek CCG, and what I thought of them back when they were fresh and new... in EPISODE order. Haven also gave us ...
19 hours ago
Quag Keep

Villains & Vigilantes (2nd Edition) (1982) - From the back cover: CONTEMPORARY ROLE-PLAYING IN THE AGE OF SUPER-HEROES COMPLETE RULES FOR: Origins of Super-Heroes Super-Powers Use of Super-Powers C...
20 hours ago
What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse...

OD&D As a DM Instruction Manual - I've never really read through the OD&D books thoroughly. I only have them in PDF, and I've mostly just looked at sections here or there as a reference. ...
22 hours ago
For It Is Man's Number

Broken Arrow (1996) - When you think about watching *Broken Arrow* you might think about the fact that it isn’t the best film from anyone involved. It isn’t director John Woo’...
22 hours ago
Swords & Stitchery - Old Time Sewing & Table Top Rpg Blog

Violent Mechanisms of the Second American Civil War - Cities Without Number & Zozer Games Earth Sourcebook for The Hostile Rpg - What if the newest face of the American Civil War wasn't what everyone thinks it's about?! This is the question that I asked myself when I was reading thr...
23 hours ago
The Armchair Squid

Star Trek: Caretaker - Episode: "Caretaker" Series: *Star Trek: Voyager* Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2 Original Air Date: January 16, 1995 via Memory Alpha A Maquis raider led by Chak...
23 hours ago
A Storybook World

Song Child by D.M. Andrews - HER SONG WILL TOUCH MANY, AND SOME IT WILL CHANGE FOREVER. Lost to both history and legend is the knowledge of when the Crown of Flames last blossome...
23 hours ago
GROGNARDIA

Small is Beautiful - Like a lot of gamers, I've long had a bad case of *cartophilia. *Truth be told, my love of maps predates my involvement in the hobby of roleplaying. From...
1 day ago
Gizmo's Reviews

#Review - The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly Black #YA #Fantasy - *Series:* * The Stolen Heir # 2 Format: Hardcover, 368 pages Release Date: March 5, 2024 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Source: Libra...
1 day ago
Monsters and Manuals

Play as Sculpture, Play as Prism - Watching my eldest child and friends engaging in imaginative play, I'm often struck by the fact that what seems to excite them is deciding who gets to be...
1 day ago
Expelled Grey Matter

Strangers on a Train (1951) - Sir Alfred Hitchcock is such an important figure in cinema that people forget that during his long career he had dry spells. This wasn't always due to ...
1 day ago
Elfmaids & Octopi

New monster for dungeons and debauchery - Ive never heard of a minotaur with a medusa headed nob - terrifying. At least you can always see him coming. So I made s...
1 day ago
Tales of the Grotesque and Dungeonesque

A House With Good Bones - T. Kingfisher's *A House With Good Bones* is not a novel I would recommend widely among my cohort; it has a lot going against it: I found the main cha...
2 days ago
BASTIONLAND

Making the Game Happen - My favourite RPG books do their work in three distinct stages: *GRAB*: Get the reader excited to play the game and make it an easy sell to players. *PRE...
2 days ago
Tower of the Archmage

Stonehell: Hiring Mercenaries - Session 227 was played on 9/17/23 Morgana, Magic User (Rob) Blotto, Goblin Fighter (Lanse) Koltic, Cleric 7 (NPC) Aroon, Fighter 5 (NPC) Jameth, Fighter 5...
3 days ago
Coins and Scrolls

OSR: Mirrors, Cubes, Rods, Staves, and the Deck of Motley Things - I've written another 10 pages of the Treasure Overhaul (title pending), a condensed magic item compendium for old-school games. Unlike the first two prev...
3 days ago
False Machine

A Review of 'A Tale of Bali' by Vicky Baum - really liked this book but the five stars I give it are based on my experience, and that is influenced strongly by my recent reading of 'The Theatre State'...
4 days ago
Fabled Lands

Great men can work miracles - A trope I enjoy in folktales is the one that recounts the deeds of great heroes as achieved by wizardry, because *of course* there's no other way they co...
5 days ago
Krell Laboratories

Favorite Stars in B-Movies Blogathon 2024: Graylisted - It is easy in film critic land to ascribe the shape and form of most films to an overriding artistic impulse on the part of the filmmakers, but this is o...
6 days ago
Roles, Rules, and Rolls

Night's Dark Terror 14: Funny Things Happen on the Way to the Horse Market - *This is part of a series of posts with a scene-by-scene critique, appreciation, and improvement of the 1986 TSR module B10, Night's Dark Terror. * Afte...
1 week ago
el blog de Victor Santos

- *ENCARGO DE CHICA YAKUZA* *YAKUZA GIRL COMMISSION* ENCARGOS/ COMMISSIONS http://victorsantoscomics.blogspot.com.es/p/prices-for-guidance-inked-210-x-297-m...
1 week ago
Bat in the Attic

The Release of How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox and the Isle of Pyade - The Release With the successful conclusion and fulfillment of my Kickstarter, I am releasing How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox and The Isle of Pyade to the publ...
1 week ago
Batgirl - Mera - Batwoman

DC Comics Classics 3D Foam Key Chains - *DC Comics Monogram Key Chains* All your favorite DC Comics classic characters are here for you to collect in 3D foam! Keep an eye out for the special ra...
1 week ago
Realms of Chirak

The Slow Roll Gaming Show of 2024 - Swords & Chaos, Comae Engine, and More - This is a remarkably quiet year for a D&D 50th Anniversary. Some stuff is coming out, which is cool, but the key new edition books are all delayed to th...
1 week ago
Tower of Zenopus

40K Friday - Blood Angel Additions - With the Crimson Fists progressing nicely I side-tracked for a bit into my Blood Angels. I picked up a semi-painted outrider bike force including a ch...
2 weeks ago
Forgotten Runes

Your Verbobonc May Vary - Ran accross a map of Verbobonc on my facebook feed from this guy who is working on this map in world anvil https://www.worldanvil.com/w/verbobonc-campai...
2 weeks 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...
2 weeks ago
Trollsmyth

The Light Dawns - THIS!!! Yes, a thousand times, this! Back in the day, I referred to this as “neo-classicalgaming,” which is to say, the sorts of games that came ou...
2 weeks ago
The Semi-Retired Gamer

March 2024 Reading Progress & General Update - March has been topsy turvy at work so I haven't been able to post as much as I would like to but here's a general post over a few subjects that will serv...
2 weeks 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...
2 weeks ago
Armchair Gamer

Champions: One Earth - 2024 Update - Surprise, surprise. I was able to continue my campaign up until about 3 weekends ago, when a family tragedy finally pushed me to take a break on a number o...
3 weeks ago
Havards Blackmoor Blog

Blackmoor Like Map Used for Runehammer's Crown & Skull RPG? - Crown & Skull is a new TTRPG created by Brandish Gilhelm, Hankerin Ferninale and Ingrid Burnall and published by Runehammer Games. The RPG looks gr...
3 weeks ago
Akratic Wizardry

It’s Tolkien Reading Day - I recently started rereading *The Silmarillion*. I had last read it over two decades ago. I liked it then but I’m really enjoying it this time! Despite b...
3 weeks ago
Literalchemy

The Past Will Come Back As A Tidal Wave [13.8] - In a small shack in the Mahdist village, a soft-faced, indigo-haired elf turned in bed. A voice, distant at first but growing in fidelity as she awakened...
3 weeks ago
World of Ortix

Night Club! (new magic...item?) - *I know it's stupid. That's why I made it!* This carved club, made of polished walnut, possesses some peculiar magical abilities: - Club's all ma...
3 weeks ago
Raven Crowking's Nest

Cyclopedia of Common Animals - I have completed through *Volume L* on my Patreon, and expect to have finished the alphabet before the year is out. I have compiled statistics for over 3...
3 weeks ago
Pulsipher Game Design

Play Balance in Britannia and Duel Britannia - Play balance - that is, ensuring that each player has an equal chance of succeeding - is an ideal in games that it can be difficult to achieve when the gam...
4 weeks ago
Super-DuperToyBox

More Imaginext DC Super Friends! - I found a bunch of these 2021 carded Imaginext DC Super Friends figures at 1/2 price at Walmart, and though I've tripled(?) the number of Imaginext Batm...
5 weeks ago
The Disoriented Ranger

Protect your Gamemasters (and don't call it "fudging") - *November last year I went to check out X. I had heard lots of promissing things about the changes there, and the possibilities that come with them. Gott...
5 weeks ago
TEMPLE OF DEMOGORGON

Thinkin' 'bout Dragonballs - The death of Dragonball and DragonballZ creator Akira Toriyama had me thinking about Dragonball. though I don't know that I am really touched by the p...
5 weeks ago
Gothridge Manor

ShadowDark Magic Items - The next campaign I run will use the ShadowDark RPG. I'm not sure when that'll be (I'm hoping a little later this year), but ShadowDark is my choice. I'v...
1 month 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 ...
1 month ago
The Ongoing Campaign

[Obscure Games] DragonQuest - There were quite a few attempts to break the near-monopoly that D&D held on the early fantasy adventure gaming industry. A couple have withstood the rav...
1 month ago
Lasgunpacker

Starmada: It is full of Stars.... and madas? - The most excellent Stewart of the blog A Terrible Loss of Lead and Wealth, came round this weekend for a game of TNG era Starmada. He brought his lovely ...
1 month ago
The Troll Dens

Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds: An Introduction -
1 month ago
Hidden in Shadows

Xandering, Jaquaysing, or Arneson-ing the Dungeon? - Yet another gamer firestorm arose shortly after the passing of Janelle Jaquays when it was noted that Justin Alexander had changed a rather well known p...
2 months ago
There's more to Oz than the Yellow Brick Road

Making Dungeons - I am proceeding with my #dungeon24 plans. I completed my January level and you can download it here. It's entirely randomly generated, and a good portio...
2 months ago
Daddy Rolled a 1

13 YEARS OF DADDY ROLLED A 1 (BLOG ANNIVERSARY) - Yesterday, February 9th 2024, was *the 13th Anniversary of my blog*. Sadly, I've rather neglected this space over the past 365 days while I prioritized ...
2 months ago
Stargazer's World

Kickstarter: Dimday Red TTRPG – Nodus Zine 02 - A couple of days ago Spiros Drakatos reached out to me and let me know about Dimday Red, his post-apocalyptical TTRPG and the Kickstarter he’s currently ru...
2 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...
2 months ago
Monster Island News

Fantastic Photos From Fantasy Films - Weird Monster Escapes! Terror Seizes City! - Revenge of the Creature (1955) - In honor of the 1955 Universal horror classic Revenge of the Creature airing on Svengoolie tonight, I decided to resurrect my Fantastic Photos From Fan...
2 months ago
Quest for Fun!

Anatomy of a Pre Order - *Wyrmspan* by Stonemaier Games has gone up for pre-order for both retailers and hobbyists. How do I go about figuring out how many copies to buy? This on...
2 months ago
BACK TO THE DUNGEON!

- Guess what? To those who have been following the Back to the Dungeon RPG, the BACK to the Dungeon RPG Deluxe Hardcover PDF is live for all to devour for ...
2 months ago
About Bruce Heard and New Stories

Skyship Battle Playtest - I was exceedingly elated when I discovered a *blog article* Xaoseed wrote in 2021 about the game mechanics I posted back around that time. I didn't spot ...
2 months ago
Beyond Fomalhaut

[MODULE] The Webs of Past and Present & Cloister of the Frog-God (NOW AVAILABLE!) - Can you have enough frog-themed modules? I am pleased to announce the publication of two adventure modules, *The Webs of Past and Present *and *Cloister of...
2 months ago
Dynasty Zero

Mini Six: Bare Knuckle Edition - I'm often oblivious to things happening in the gaming world. I'll get focused on one or a small handful of games to the exclusion of all others, even fav...
2 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...
3 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 ...
3 months ago
The Cryptic Archivist

New English Scenario collection for Tsukuda Hobby's Jabro - Get the Scenarios on BoardGameGeek.com Shown above is Tactics magazine #1, Japanese source for the original article I've completed my English translation of...
3 months ago
Servitor Ludi

Dark Days? - Where has the year gone? Today is the winter solstice, and I thought I'd revamp a quote-post with some wise words (not mine!) from the first year of thi...
3 months ago
Katie Salidas

Shout out to My MMA coach and my youngest kiddo for this amazing new book -
4 months ago
Blog of Holding

Dungeon Delver’s Guide is one of Polygon’s “best TTRPG books of 2023” - You love to hear when people like your work, so I was thrilled to see my Dungeon Delver’s Guide on Polygon’s best-of-the-year list for TTRPG books. I’m par...
4 months ago
CROSS PLANES

Monster Monday: Ork City's Chupacabra for Shadowdark - Welcome to Ork City! In the middle of Ork City's Hatt Island is the Park, a wild and dangerous forest filled with all manner of nightmarish predators. On...
4 months ago
Geekerati

Geekerati Reviews Erle Stanley Gardner's THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS - The PreambleLike many fans of genre fiction, mystery and suspense fiction in particular, I was excited to watch the new Perry Mason series on HBO. I reall...
6 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 ...
6 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...
6 months 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...
7 months 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, *...
8 months 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...
9 months ago
The Wasted Lands

Wasted Lands - a Completely Customizable RPG - Here we go, folks! The final blog before the *Wasted Lands Kickstarter * launches! Stay tuned for more behind the curtain looks as the campaign progresses...
9 months 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...
10 months ago
Forgotten Realms Campaigns

Sexy Goblins? - Not sure how I feel about this...
10 months ago
Ruminations of a Geek

Handful of Dice random dungeon generator - Outline for a dungeon randomization method to apply to the Bakemono Caverns by the Mountain Crevasse Bridge. Will be running this location tonight in th...
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
Thac0 forever!

Open Locks and Update - Been busy with various dungeon23-esque prompts this year, but I can't post most of it because my players look at this blog. Also, due to playing locatio...
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...
1 year 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...
1 year 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...
1 year ago
The House of Little Fears

Back but a Little Different - Not a particularly meaningful update other than to say, yes, this site was down for a very long time but is now back up and running. But something got hose...
1 year 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...
1 year 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.
1 year 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...
1 year 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...
2 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...
2 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...
2 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. ...
2 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...
2 years ago
Mesmerized by Sirens

Fantasy paths (1981) - Three rarities from 1981.
2 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...
2 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.
2 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, ...
2 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
The Dungeoneering Dad

Forgotten Depths - Dungeon Crawling Tile Action - So it appears that all I do is pimp out Kickstarters on this blog once every eighty years... ... but this one needs some love. Check it out - Forgotten...
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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...
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