Let me try that without the typos: Quite agree with THW: I hope that your problems are being overwhelmed at work, rather than being blindsided by concerns of a more personal nature. The best to you and yours, and a speedy return.
What DF guy would I run?
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Since we're considering Vic running some game sessions, I've started to
think about what kind of guy I'd run.
My tastes tend towards vanilla human fighter ...
Making RPGs live up to their promise
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I’ve been running campaigns for 23 years now, but it’s only been in the
last ten or so since I really started to think about roleplaying games and
the proc...
Solo expeditions, part II
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Again we delve into the solo west marches campaign ran on LegendKeeper!
Again, I used Goodnotes on my iPad to track the adventure, Shadowdark as
the rules...
Miskatonic Monday #196: The Terror in the Tapestry
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Between October 2003 and October 2013, Chaosium, Inc. published a series of
books for *Call of Cthulhu* under the Miskatonic University Library
Associati...
CM5: Mystery of the Snow Pearls (1985)
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From the back cover:
One of four magical, snow white pearls protecting Tarylon has been stolen!
And you, a Companion level elf, are responsible for its s...
Knights of Dark Renown (book review)
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I've read Knights of Dark Renown by David Gemmell because of a
recommendation from my friend Jens, after reading The Blade Itself - which
we both disliked....
The Caper of Lanjin Kettlespin
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By Malrex The Merciless Merchants For Gold & Glory Levels 1-3 War in the
tunnels below the dwarven city of Axeholme has kept the city guard busy.
This caus...
d100 Magic Guild Demands
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So wizards also carve out domains, many like them in wilds and far from
anyone to live with just a few servants and squads of orcs. Oth...
Ride the Giants, Development Blog 1
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As mentioned here, I am attending the 'Cauldron' Con in Germany and am
trying to develop a 'real time' adventure to run there. This is a
development blog f...
[REVIEW] Shrine of the Small God
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*Shrine of the Small GodShrine of the Small God (2022)*
by Ben Gibson
Self-published
Levels 3–5
Hello, and welcome to part ONE of **THE RECONQUISTA**, ...
More Bookbinding Shenanigans
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I've been experimenting with cloth-binding a book I put together recently,
printed from Chaosium's 99 cent DTRPG PDF of their *Basic Roleplaying* book.
...
How to Keep Megadungeons Fresh
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People often consider megadungeons boring. Not because the play style is
boring, but because they are in the same locale for a majority of the
campaign. If...
OSR: Class: Speed Demon
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Some people think devils turn up in cool cars. They are complete wrong.
Cool cars create devils.
It doesn't start immediately with the invention of the...
Taking Damage
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No plan survives getting hit in the face. How does that work in *Mythic
Bastionland*?
*PLAY*
*Tal and Moss have decided to stand and fight against a Wa...
[Review] Noofutra
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I spent much of my teenage years playing *Shadowrun* - a game I once called
"the most fundamentally awful and crass idea ever invented [...] a crime
agai...
Heroic Legendarium is Electrum!
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Today, almost exactly two years to the day after its release, *The Heroic
Legendarium* has officially become an Electrum bestseller at DriveThruRPG,
whic...
Russ Nicholson RIP
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Some sad news: the amazing artist Russ Nicholson has passed away.
Nicholson probably is best known for his art in the *Fiend Folio* (1e
AD&D), as well as...
Gateways to Adventure...
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So I famously got my Holmes Basic set for Christmas 1980, and the rest is
history. That delightfully primitive offering fueled months of gaming
activity ...
Cobra Trooper Week Part III - Hat Trick!
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Finally rounding out the Cobra fireteam that I displayed about a week and a
half ago, here's a tough guy from north of the border...
Hat TrickCobra Troope...
Warsmith's Words: Mayhem! Trophies!
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Welcome back to the Vault. I had a fantastic day at the Mayhem tournament.
Gaming wise I placed 13th out of 30 having games against Votann, Iron Hands
a...
My First Experience Using ChatGPT
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I used ChatGPT for the first time for preparation for today’s game. St.
Mark Turnip Festival The players lost a beloved NPC, Mark, whose luck ran
out. So t...
Vecna Rebooted and Greyhawk
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Having spent most of my life working as an archaeologist and now as a
public historian, I suppose it is not surprising that I would be drawn to
puzzles ...
Why I love rules light games when playing online
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I tried Shadowdark RPG for the first time this evening and throughly
enjoyed it. I should likely preface this statement by stating the
following:
...
Free GM Resource: Rae'chel Does Some... Stuff
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[image: Free GM Resource: Rae'chel Does Some... Stuff]
I recently discovered a cool YouTube video making small terrain squares
that were really, really ...
On the Creative Crocodile Conundrum
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Are modern gamers objectively less creative than old-school gamers?
Here over at Monsters and Manuals, Noisms discusses some of the
agency-sucking, mind-re...
THE UNDERCLOCK: Fixing the Random Encounter
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For a long time, I had the same random encounter table rules as everyone
else:
*Every 3 rooms (or 30 minutes of exploration time), roll a d6. If a 1
co...
Best Supporting Actors for Old School Essentials
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Douglas Cole, over at Gaming Ballistics, is in the last 24 hours of his
latest Kickstarter campaign, "Best Supporting Actor". In the spirit of
AD&D's Rog...
Solar Sagas! SoSa (not SS please)
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Omer Golan-Joel gave me the fantastic opportunity to write for him and his
marketing skills and connections to advertise my books. My first major book
i...
Random Encounters: Love Them!
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Picture swiped for my own purposes from Random Encounter. I want this
sticker!
It's been a while since my last entry. More health issues. More computer...
The Terrible Salt
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For a generation, the tides at Vincha stopped completely. What was once an
enormous tidal flat was lost under bitter waters. Now they have returned,
and ...
Magical Magic That Feels Magical
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*14. Heart Of The Beast: Cast this spell on a slain monster’s heart (or
reasonably equivalent organ or portion), then consume it. At any time, you
may ...
More Thoughts on 5e and D&D
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Real life has again stepped into the path of our gaming sessions which have
stalled - but I'm kind of ok with that.
You see, as an old-school DM running ...
Flux Space
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I’ve been inspired by my time working with Gus on Tombrobbers of the
Crystal Frontier, and want to play at making something similar: a big intro
adventure ...
The Blade Itself
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I just finished listening to the audiobook of The Blade Itself, volume one
in Joe Abercrombie’s The First Law trilogy. This was my first exposure to
his wo...
Genteel Magistrate at FenCon XVIII
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Victorious author Mike Stewart will be a guest at FenCon XVIII this weekend
at the Sheraton DFW Airport hotel, 4440 W. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving,
TX, ...
This is an Important Game Mechanic
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*"That's the GM's Regional Map from my AOWG. And it's a damned good
regional map. It's not a good map for a Simple Homebrew Campaign. It does
some s$&...
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...
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...
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...
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
doi...
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...
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...
Hope everything is okay with you guys.
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ReplyDeleteLet me try that without the typos: Quite agree with THW: I hope that your problems are being overwhelmed at work, rather than being blindsided by concerns of a more personal nature. The best to you and yours, and a speedy return.
DeleteIf I suggested the Tavern is closed because of the disruptions in NYC, I suspect I'd be accurate.
DeleteI think Doug hit the nail on the head.
DeleteDoug is on the money.
DeleteYesterday became a 30 hr day that started early Thursday morning and ended around noon today.
Door will open and close as needed ;)
Hope all is well.
ReplyDelete. . . and here I am, too lazy to tap & thump for secret doors . . .
ReplyDeleteWait, you shut down the tavern because you're busy and work, and give us homework in the form of podcasts?
ReplyDeleteBah! Being a lemming sucks.
busy at work, I mean.
DeleteStay safe, good sir.
ReplyDeleteTake care!
ReplyDeletebe safe out there brother!
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