If you donated to the fund or if you bought the AD&D 1e reprints, you have a vested interest in knowing how the money you contributed is being spent (or not spent for that matter).
Sparking Conflict
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*Mythic Bastionland *is approaching its final week of funding!
Go and check it out.
Now onto the actual post.
So you've built a nice *Mythic Bastionlan...
Chill Horror Role-Playing Game (1990)
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From the back of the book:
"Chill is a horror role-playing game for 2 to 9 players ages 12 and up, and
includes: * 16 full-color pages * Options for crea...
Basic Rules Classes In Golden Age Supers OSE
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Now that I've posted by new classes for Golden Age Supers OSE, I thought
I'd briefly discuss how the core classes fit into the setting (and what
changes I'...
Where is the treasure in Felltower megadungeon?
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There is a lot of treasure in Felltower, but it's not evenly distributed
across rooms or encounters. Where can you find it?
From most to least, here are th...
The BECMI reaction table
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To be honest, I never paid much attention to the BECMI reaction table.
I'm usually more interested in B/X and I thought that the BECMI table was
just a ne...
Bonus session (#7.5)
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Although the players from the main group were all busy with Thanksgiving
festivities, I had visitors from out of town who wanted to play, so we had
a gam...
One day left on the TMNT RPG kickstarter...!
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It seems clear that the campaign isn't in need of a signal boost from a
tiny corner of the internet like mine...but it's still probably worth
pointing ou...
Jonstown Jottings #86: The Bandit Den
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Much like the Miskatonic Repository for Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition,
the Jonstown Compendium is a curated platform for user-made content, but
for mate...
The Wives of Barago
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Another post about Lon Barago, but also a continuation of Forms of
Government.
History
King Barago was the first king of Lon Barago. After his death, hi...
Erol Otus cover of Dragon Magazine now on my wall
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I'm thrilled that I now have a framed print of the cover illustration by
Erol Otus of the very first *Dragon* magazine that I ever owned (issue #
55) han...
Napoleon (meh)
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Well, *Napoleon *was not great. Joachim Phoenix was great, as was Vanessa
Kirby playing Josephine, but *Napoleon *as a whole was not.
The timeline was...
MOON MOON MOON
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GACKLING MOON is live!
Go here if you want to learn more;
(On the one hand I am the least successful of the OSR diaspora, on the
other I am not doing t...
X-Cards
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The *X-Card* emerged from the indie/storygamer side of the hobby maybe ten
or so years ago. Originally taking the form of an index card with a simply
X dr...
Blackmarsh in print again.
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The print version of Blackmarsh is now available again both in softcover
and hardcover feature cover art by Richard Luschek. Many of you will know
him fr...
The Troubled Well - Blueholme Adventure
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This adventure is for 1st - 3rd level characters for Blueholme. It may end
up being part of an expanded set of adventures. Your comments are welcome.
I...
The Isle of Wight: Zombie Survival
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A few weeks ago, I kicked off a zombie survival game set in the real-world
Isle of Wight. It's been really delightful!
The campaign pitch goes like this:...
OSR: The Monster Overhaul is back in stock!
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Good news! After selling out the first print run in record time *The
Monster Overhaul: A Practical Bestiary* is back in stock.
- *US *(and the rest o...
The Ruin in the Savage Wastes
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By Connor McCloskey Black Gamberson OSE Level 1 10 years ago, a
catastrophic earthquake struck a stoic keep on the borderlands of human
civilization. Three...
Go back my first Kickstarter!
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Sanctimonious Slimes Versus Expired Epicures is the first adventure module
written for Errant. It will also be my first properly printed book. The
kind wit...
AD&D's Front-Loaded Dilemma...
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AD&D has some front-loaded demihumans. From dwarven saving throws to elven
attack bonuses (and infravision, among other useful abilities), non-human
char...
Play Report: Skull Mountain
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At the end of the last Skull Mountain session the PCs had retreated to
safety at Owen's redoubt, met with visiting elves, and recovered from
injuries ...
[BLOG] The Sinister Secret of Schloß Hohenroda
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The Cauldron Crew
It was already 19:30, a mere thirty minutes before I was supposed to GM my
first session, and we were not yet in Hohenroda. We had come...
Clerics of the Flanaess, Part 1
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It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these articles, but the pages of
Dragonne Magazine have once more released their secrets from that alternate
unive...
Golden Gaming: Adeptus Custodian Guard
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Welcome back to the Vault! It's been some time since I've posted, but fear
not, I have been both painting and gaming! It turns out that 10th edition
40K...
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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 ...
Into the Megadungeon
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Just a quickie to let you know that if you're not following Ben Laurence's
new podcast Into the Megadungeon, you are doing yourself a serious
disservice....
Proxy? You Misspelled Patsy! Part 1
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Mechane, Atomo and Spatia had a delightful little trade union going.
Things improved with time. Spatia's ships improved their drives and began
reaching ...
Arnecon
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I've got a busy gaming schedule coming up. I'm playing in Virtual Greyhawk
con and running 2 games (Lakofka's Devils Dung and Lost Dungeons of
Tonisborg...
Change is in the air! I'm moving to Substack!
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TLDR; Moving here: https://chgowiz.substack.com
I've been using Blogger, formerly Blogspot, since 2008, when I was at my
old blog http://oldguyrpg.blogs...
The Dreams In Gary’s Basement Update
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Pat Kilbane’s documentary of Gary Gygax and Dungeons and Dragons, The
Dreams In Gary’s Basement, was released online to Kickstarter backers
today. This mul...
On the OSR Christmas in July
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Isn't it disappointing that only digital files are on sale at DTRPG?
So I've dropped the prices of print copies of my books!
Bestial Encounters Caused By...
Moving On...
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So, my D&D 5e experiment has blown up the lab in a puff of green smoke
leaving my face blackened like Wile E. Coyote after a failed roadrunner
Acme trap...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Gail will never tell.
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