There is a report in the thread that Roger Moore claimed that Sargent had been in a bad car accident and was unable to continue working due to his injuries.
Rural Ruminations
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Maps form such a fundamental part of our gaming experience. We explore
them. We journey across them. We delve into them. We defend them. We attack
them. ...
100 Days of Halloween: Witch Tools Stock Art
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[image: Publisher's Choice -Equipment: Witch Tools]
More stock art tonight and some very useful ones at that. I have used all
of these in one form or anot...
Planescape 5e
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It seems that WotC are re-releasing Planescape for D&D5e in 2023.
Planescape is one of those things that never really seemed to live up to
its promise...
One D&D, The Announcement
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*So One D&D?*
Today Wizards announced some details about what happening to DnD.
DnD News Catch Up
One DnD FAQ
The one thing they hammer on in the initi...
The Makings of a Good Invasion: Motive
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Invasions, especially in Traveller must be gosh darned expensive (sorry
for the language. Each soldier transported will require part of a stateroom
and ...
The Speaker In Dreams
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From the web:
"The Speaker in Dreams is a stand-alone adventure for the DUNGEONS &
DRAGONS game. Player characters are in for a wild ride in this rive...
GOBLINS GOBLINS GOBLINS
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GOBLINS!
Here are some rules for an all-Goblin game build on the "BX Commons"
chassis.
Arthur Rackham
CHARACTER GENERATION
- all goblins are ste...
System as Shock
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This whole post might be stating the obvious, but it's something that's
been bouncing around my head a bit.
You don't need a system for your RPG. A group...
[REVIEW] Colour of the Void
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Colour of the Void*Colour of the Void (2022)*
by Gizmo_the_Bugbear
Self-Published
“for use with any level adventurer because they’re all doomed anyway”
...
Isle of the Succubus
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By Michael Robinson Rutibex OSR Level ? Can you see through the Succubus
many disguises? This forty page “hexcrawl” describes an island and
associated area...
GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 22: Gates for sale
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I think I totally missed this. But DF22: Gates is available for sale on
Warehouse 23.
It's $4. I don't get royalties on it - it was a flat-rate contract ...
Armies of Greyhawk – Sheldomar Valley, Part One
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This week we have yet another installment of the Armies of Greyhawk, this
time covering the southwest Flanaess. The nations along the western
mountains are...
More Sacred Temple of Erwadu Playthrough
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So we did some carousing rolls for followers outside the dungeon and some
battled an old lion and helped meddle in a family strug...
Warsmith's Words: Legionary Ramblings
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Welcome back to the Vault! The recent weather has been far too warm for
painting models, but I have been spending some time assembling some models.
If t...
Better Not Die, ‘cuz PCs Don’t Go To Heaven
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When your character drops to 0 hit points1 in On A Red World Alone, two
things happen: You must roll on the permanent injury table. I remind you
that the n...
Fort Druger
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Clickie to embiggie - may take a moment to load, very large filePlaying
around with Affinity photo and some Google Maps, I made this, the frontier
fort my...
Gamma world Wednesday session 3 report
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The players kept on their quest to find an ancient site to the west.
Possibly filled with wonders or tech.
Having skirted the green haze they found t...
Iridium Moons
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I’ve decided that I am going to put all my future Hyperspace Opera material
on its own site Iridium Moons. There might be quite a lot of it coming in
the f...
D&D Historical Sales Data
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Recently game historians Paul Stormberg (at Dragonsfoot) and Ben Riggs (on
Facebook) have been sharing a trove of historical sales data from TSR for
vari...
An Easy and Fair way to handle XP
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Here is a quick post to tide you over till I get back from vacation.
Upcoming we are going to look at the age of ID in Blackmoor, the oddities
in Garbag...
Curdom the Unstopable
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Curdom the Unstoppable
Maimed as a teenager by a werewolf, this young cleric doesn't let his limp
slow his hunt for the best that ravaged the monastery of...
Gaming's Central Finite Curve...
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I loved Google+. After an adulthood avoiding social media, it was my first
experience, as both publisher and online denizen; and when the end came, I
mou...
Sacrifice of the Bulls
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Above the summit of Le Bonnet de l’Evêque, dentelated with scaffoldings,
rose that second mountain—a mountain on a mountain—which was the Citadel La
Ferriè...
At the Hour of Death
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*The lost tomb of Sierk the Carver may have passed from memory, but it's
nearer than anyone suspected. But be warned, wizards don't die peacefully.
Great...
The NTRPG Con 2022 Victorious game: Part 1
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At the beginning of the session we passed out envelopes to each of the
seven players. They were told to open them and look at the 2 playing cards
within. I...
Orcs and Beastmen, Part 1
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*Note: Oddly enough, Bar Chakka was part of my very first draft of
Centerra, back in 2010. Centerra has changed a lot in the last 12 years,
but two mos...
Mega-Dungeon Map Design Sprints with Henry
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*Update - 13 June 2022 at 7:18pm*: Well, just like my lost big posts
during Kellri's Module Challenge, blogger crapped out and I lost this huge
post de...
On Ecology Completed
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So that happened.
Bestial Ecosystems created by Monster Inhabitation is out.
I'm getting better at it. There was something off about the softcovers, so...
E'a, Chronicles of a Dying World
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David M. Fitzgerald's *E'a: Chronicles of a Dying World *is one of the more
obscure digest-sized unofficial supplements to early D&D, little known even...
Random Research
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This post was prompted by two players having questions that required NPCs
to do research. One PC is a cleric, the other a paladin. They worship
different...
Vox Machina: Good for a Few Laughs
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TL;DR: it’s ok.
How’s that for brief?
Ok, seriously, it’s got some fun moments, but isn’t nearly as clever as it
thinks it is. Better?
Dig...
Growling Mage Tavern
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The other day I used Frog God Games *Journey Generator*. There was a set of
tables to create an inn or tavern. So I rolled up one because you can never
...
Clean Your Room
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Looking back at my little blog here. That last post… wow, I was having fun
playing WOW Classic! That was August of 1999 and I was having a blast… it
was ...
People of the World, Spice up Your Life
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I have seen the *Dune*. It’s good, but, like all “content” now, too long.
The forms of many designs are quite nice (love the costumes of the imperial
de...
What's wrong with megadungeons?
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I ran across a megadungeon article from last July. I know, I am a little
behind, as I was dealing with my cancer when it came out.
In the blog, DM David ...
My RPG Zine Trilogy is on Kickstarter!
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I can't believe I didn't post about it here!
The Dead are Coming, Screams Amongst the Stars and Running Out of Time are
on *Kickstarter right now!* Thes...
Maximum HP 004, one week to go
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Just one week to go for Maximum HP issue #004, the undead. We are pushing
through stretch goals and wracking up contributions for the best issue yet.
We...
Steve Jackson Interview
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James Maliszewski recently did an interview with Steve Jackson over on his
Grognardia blog. Steve chats about the beginnings of The Fantasy Trip and
upcomi...
Undermountain Map Origins
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As documented on the Ruins of Undermountain sales page, "TSR didn't
actually use Ed Greenwood's original maps," at least not in their entirety.
This post d...
A Campaign Begins for Newbies
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Like many of you, the affects of the Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted how
hundreds of millions of us fellow mutants interact and function in our
jobs, co...
WB:FMAG Total Print Sales
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Hello Folks,
The last time I did a quick sales report was in September 2018.
I pulled reports from Amazon, Lulu and DrivethruRPG from October to current
fo...
The Minotaur for Old-School Essentials
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*Minotaur*
*Requirements:* Minimum STR 9, Minimum CON 9
*Prime Requisite:* STR and CON
*Hit Dice:* 1d10
*Maximum Level:* 8
*Armor:* Leather, including shield...
WIZARDS OF POHJOLA
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Init +0
Melee Atk
• sword or dagger +1 (1d5 or 1d3)
Ranged Atk
• hot iron sparks +3 (1d4+2 to two targets within 20' but not closer than
5')
AC 14
HD 12d...
Strange, Dangerous, and Inhuman: The Fey and Fairie
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When I was a boy I loved fairy tales. Jack and the Beanstalk, Puss in
Boots, Rumpelstiltskin - I devoured all of it. My fascination that there
was a strang...
Dungeons & Dragonmead Fall Schedule
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*As you know, I run public classic Dungeons & Dragons games at **The Loaded
Die**/Metro Detroit Game Night's Board Game Nigh at **Dragonmead**, in
Warren...
D&D Sling Damage vs. Large Targets
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In many early editions of D&D, weapons were assigned two damage values: one
for small/medium targets (i.e. man-sized) and one for large targets (giants
and...
James A. Smith, Jr. Memorial Video
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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...
Let's Talk About Pacing!
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The idea, I think, is that the RPG is ultimately about the long game. Even
rolling back to the early days of Basic & Expert, the goal of the player
was...
Profane and Profound Prep Part 2
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This is part 2 of my work to edit my magic items for a DMsGuild release,
along with adding cursed items along the way. Here is part 1. Bone of a
Saint 8000...
SHORT BREAK.
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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.
Iain Lovecraft, 3D Sculptor
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Nope, it's got nothing to do with Cthulhu. I just did a video conversation
with Iain Lovecraft, who designs 3D miniatures and terrain. If you're not
doin...
New website!
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Slowly but surely, all the content here will make its way — in updated
form! — to my new website: timbannock.com. For fairly obvious reasons, that
site wil...
Please Update Your Link!
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If you're seeing this, it means your link to the Greyhawk Grognard blog is
out of date.
Please update your link to www.greyhawkgrognard.com (RSS feed is
h...
How can We Destroy this Campaign World?
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d12
1. You must trick a bard into strumming the *Chords of Fate* on the *Lute
of Annihilation*
2. Legends tell of thermonuclear weapons beneath megadungeo...
Mord Mar - Session 6
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We weren't able to play Mord Mar last week, due to a family funeral. This
week we played on Monday for the first time, due to kids returning to
school and ...
A Small, Quiet Plea
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There has been a great deal of discussing political agendas, social
grievances, and personal attacks within the little corner of gaming that is
my hobby....
Don’t Sleep It’s Broken
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Expanding/editing my comments from What Makes Something Broken G+ thread:
“Broken”, for me, is anything that makes normal character choices, tactics,
or ro...
Swords & Wizardry Light-Themed Birthday Party
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Last month, my wife and I helped our oldest to celebrate his birthday in
style. Ever since 2013, we have hosted a themed birthday party for our
now-15-ye...
Apparently he dropped out of sight once his experiments in parapsychology were shown to be a fraud.
ReplyDeleteThat occurred before his work for TSR, though, with Susan Blackmoore's article about his lab being written in 1987.
DeleteSeriously? i never heard that one. I wish there was some firm proof one way or another.
ReplyDeleteThere's a thread on the Wizards boards from over a decade ago asking the same question.
ReplyDeleteThere is a report in the thread that Roger Moore claimed that Sargent had been in a bad car accident and was unable to continue working due to his injuries.
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