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+James Stanton
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Friday Night Video: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Not music videos tonight but the trailers for The CW's *Crisis on Infinite Earths* five hour crossover that begins on Sunday. It is no lie or exaggeratio...5 hours ago
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UCon 2019 Post-Con Post - UCon 2019 ended on Sunday, November 24 and I am finally writing about what happened. I mentioned what was on my schedule in my last post. Pick Up Games I...6 hours ago
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Shpping Spree and New Regular Game - So have struggled to get anything remotely like a fantasy rpg game running in last 3 years in Adelaide. Last few attempts which i invited newbs begging ...6 hours ago
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The 10% HP rule (just a flesh wound) - It goes like this: *If an attack causes less than 10% of your HP in damage, it has no further detrimental effect on you (besides damage). No concentration ...9 hours ago
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Churchill 3" Gun Carrier - This is a 1:100 (15mm) model of the Churchill 3" Gun Carrier, designed by M. Bergman and 3d-printed by me on my Ender 3. The filament is eSun PLA (grey),...11 hours ago
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Circular Stonehell - I think this circular map of Stonehell level 1 is neat as can be: Pretty cool. What's in the middle? Is it a shaft straight to Hell? Yes, of course it w...12 hours ago
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OSR Catch Up & Campaign Round Up - A0-A4: Against the Slave Lords & OSR Deep Dive - "A1: Slave Pits of the Undercity: It is time to put a stop to the marauders! For years the coastal towns have been burned and looted by the forces of evil....15 hours ago
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New Class – The Psychical Researcher - Greetings all, While at the convention earlier this month, someone mentioned the idea of the “Skeptic” of supernatural phenomena that was a mainstay of the...18 hours ago
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The craving will pass - Lately I've been having a hankering to play fifth edition. As many of you know, I suffer from gamer a. d. d. I am currently running kotb with bx on roll20...19 hours ago
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SPI - DragonQuest Rulebook - *From the back cover:* *The most powerful and comprehensive fantasy role-playing system is now even easier and more fun in the thoroughly revised se...20 hours ago
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False Opposites - This was longer and more rambly but I'm going to try to cut it down to the absolute minimum. This picture doesn't really represent anything but I like it. ...21 hours ago
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Miniatures: Sci-Fi Dino Troopers - I have a bunch of miniature posts to catch up on, from the Raptors, to the Owlbear, to a bunch of vampires, and some ghouls This post though, is about the ...1 day ago
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12 Days of Sweet Christmas - Holiday Commandos - Like yesterday's post, I don't really have a lot of context here. I'm going to assume these elves are Santa's elite strike force and a different division o...1 day ago
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Melan, Prince and Bryce meet in Ohio - So, there I am, in Ohio, researching my families murderous past in the Appalachia region of the southeast, near Athens. Low and behold, it turns out Prince...1 day ago
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Making the Arts Dark Again... - *Sorcery*. The Dark Arts. These words conjure up images of occult knowledge wrestled from forgotten old tomes and worked in guilty secrecy. Magic is sin...3 days ago
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More Probably Completely Incorrect Musings on the D&D Movie - So we got new info! Joining our hero, Raven Hightower, will be the gnome thief Olivan Trickfoot and the “half-dragon” Hack Karroway. Olivan is clearly the...4 days ago
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Symbaroum Campaign Pitch - The great war, the hungry hordes of the Dark Lords—a nightmare that lasted for two decades … Twenty-one years have passed since the Dark Lords were vanquis...4 days ago
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[MODULE] Castle Xyntillan (NOW AVAILABLE!) - Chocolate coins not included *“The immense, rambling complex of Castle Xyntillan has stood in its mountain valley for many years. Built over several genera...4 days ago
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Mazes and Monsters: a Breakdown - Mazes and Monsters is a 1982 made-for-TV morality play that warns viewers against the dangers of participating in role-playing games, suggesting that the ...5 days ago
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James A. Smith, Jr. Memorial Video - A beloved father, devoted friend, and D&D Dungeon Master extraordinaire. We miss you! To view video, click here Memorial Video Note - The original video...7 months ago
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Session 4: Into the Wolf Creek Ruins - Session 4 is in the books. This is the first session with @erik tenkar and @Jason Hobbs, along with @Joethelawyer and @Matt Jackson. The party is unravelin...8 months ago
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Profane and Profound Prep Part 2 - This is part 2 of my work to edit my magic items for a DMsGuild release, along with adding cursed items along the way. Here is part 1. Bone of a Saint 8000...9 months ago
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SHORT BREAK. - I'm going to take a break for a week or so and will start up again in the New Year. Thanks for reading and we'll start with Level 6 when I get back.11 months ago
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Total Sales for WB:FMAG - Hi Folks, It's been a long time since I provided an update for the sales of White Box: Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game. *LULU* Print: 396 PDF: 433 *OBS*...1 year ago
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Don’t Sleep It’s Broken - Expanding/editing my comments from What Makes Something Broken G+ thread: “Broken”, for me, is anything that makes normal character choices, tactics, or ro...1 year ago
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The Warlock's Tower - *F*or over eighty years, the Warlock lurked in his tower of stone, crafting all manner of trinket and bauble for the many curious novice and veteran travel...2 years ago
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It's "Elder", not "Eldar".
ReplyDeleteConratulations James Stanton...ya bastahd ;-). Happy holidays.
ReplyDeleteLol, happy holidays returned ;)
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