GameHole Con Registration opens Saturday, September 3rd
If you plan to attend Gamehole Con in November, registration time is soon approaching.
I can't fit Gamehole into the budget this year, but next year looks promising (all the stories I've heard about Gamehole tell me it's a Con NOT to be missed). If you attend this year, roll some dice for me :)
Ask S&W or Frog God Games if they'll subsidize your con. If my wife isn't giving birth that weekend I'm going to try like Hell to be there and run games! She's practically on bed rest already.
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This *Bastionland Editorial *was originally sent as a reward to all Patreon
supporters, and is released freely on this site a week after its original
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Traveller Book - arrived!
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There was a major sewar issue in Stericksburg, today, which precluded me
from getting more than a few free minutes today. That said, my copy of The
Travell...
Cura 3.0 and FDG profiles
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Ultimaker has recently released version 3.0 of its Cura FDM slicer, and Tom
Tullis of *Fat Dragon Games* has, as usual, provided the 3d printing
commun...
Freebie HackMaster/OSR Mini Adventure
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[image: Freebie HackMaster/OSR Mini Adventure]
When I get an opportunity to share some gaming goodness from friends of
mine, or former acquaintances....he...
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...
Review: Traveller Main Rulebook (2008)
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[image: Traveller Main Rulebook (2008)]
We are getting to the end of our journey into the various editions and
versions of Traveller. Today I am bringing...
Helvéczia: Journal de Campagne, 1
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Having wrapped up our Masks of Nyarlathotep game, we met this week to begin
our Helvéczia game. A month or so ago I pitched the game as one of three
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Torch Dives and Small Craft
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So Rob, what are we doing to nerf the players today?
Dang -coming up with ways to nerf players gets tiresome. Instead let us
look at an old post
In it...
The Siege of Killburne Castle
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By Radulf St Germain Studio St Germain OSR Levels 3-5? Somewhere near the
border of the civilized lands lies the Sharkfin Coast. Here, all kinds of
outcast...
Miskatonic Monday #121: Death is the Final Escape
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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...
Gamelog: Shopping & Graverobbing
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So the party after a good recent loot spree had option of being near their
snake cult allies in ruins, home village or Coppertown. Many probs in
gettin...
Rangers were a mistake
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Rangers were first introduced to Dungeons & Dragons in AD&D 1st edition.
They’ve been in the four editions that followed, got a major overhaul in
3.5e and ...
Wyrdwood Adventures, ep10
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The following is a solo adventure I am running using White Box FMAG, the
Perilous Wilds, Freebooters on the Frontier and Into the Wyrd and Wild. I
use my ...
Exorcising My Thoughts
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Today I'd like to start by clarifying this post from May 5. When I say I'm
so tired of D&D, I mean content such as a channel like "Master the Dungeon." ...
ALTERNATE MAGIC is out!
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*My new OSR book, ALTERNATE MAGIC, is out!*
*ALTERNATE MAGIC* is a collection of mechanics for old school and OSR
systems.
If you like "Basic" games a...
[REVIEW] Crashmoon
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Cashmoon*Crashmoon (2022)*
by David Kentaro Jackson
Published by Elk and Unicorn
Low-level
Not actually a part of Zinemassacre 2021, but what the hell…...
Gaming's Non-Gaming Seeds...
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Games inspire games, especially fifty years on. There's a whole industry
catering to the hobbyist's every potential need; but no one's born a gamer,
howe...
The first non-evil Drow
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With Wizards of the Coast’s initiative to strip monsters and fantasy races
of their default alignment preferences, I thought it would be interesting
to tal...
Home brew mutant future campaign
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A long time ago I ran a brief Mutant future campaign for some friends. I
had done a PILE of prep with locations factions etc, my intention at some
poin...
Recommend Me Books, Part 347
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This has always worked well in the past, and my 'to read' pile has shrunk
from being about as tall as the Eiffel Tower to being only about the height
of ...
Plugging Away
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As of a month ago I'm now working again on a part-time basis (three days a
week). In January I walked away from a position I'd held for over 20 years
bec...
Monsters of Blackmoor Supplement II - part 2
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Mermen are the first monster described in Supplement II, and one of the
most interesting for the key role they appear to play in the underwater
ecology ...
Q: Running hybrid AD&D game: virtual+in-person?
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*(Also asked this on the r/OSR subreddit...)*
Thanks to COVID, I had to put my long-running, in-person AD&D campaign on
hold. So two years later... I'm l...
April '22 in Review
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Fun things to do in the middle of a pandemic:
Close on a house
Quit your old job
Pack up everything
Move
Unpack enough stuff
Start a new job
Unfortunately...
Back in the Day: Playing The Never Used Rules
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As most everyone who finds this obscure blog knows I started playing
OD&D in 1977 and switched to AD&D 1e in 1979 and have been playing 1e ever
since....
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...
OSR: Pantheopolis and the Divine Exodus
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Pantheopolis, the City of Many Gods!
Pantheopolis, whose armies ranged far and wide! Their legions captured
countless cities, and with each victory, the...
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...
Secret Society Factions in ORWA
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In the coming weeks 5 Years Left will be ending. Its been a fun and
creatively rejuvenating game, but after nearly two years I’m ready to shift
focus. I wa...
Ivan Reitman, 1946-2022
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I didn't want too much more time to pass before posting something here in
tribute to filmmaker Ivan Reitman, who the world lost unexpectedly on
Saturday,...
Saving Throw for Evey Lockhart
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Fans of Trilemma Adventures: one of our own needs our help. Evey Lockhart
is the writer and designer of weird, sad, queer old-school stuff that
you’re pr...
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...
Julius Moessel (1871 - 1957)
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[image: Julius Moessel - Symphony in Hell, No. 2, 1940's]Symphony in Hell,
No. 2, 1940's
[image: Julius Moessel - Symphony in Hell (No.3)]Symphony in He...
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
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Achievement versus Experience
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Hello everyone, Pardon me for digressing out of Victorious for a bit, but
as a proponent of the Old School gaming style I’ve often thought about the
differ...
Go Die In a Hole: a Podcast for You
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Back in 2019, me and Nick put our microphones together and made a podcast
called Go Die in a Hole. We made 2 episodes. It was a magical journey in
whi...
Happy Needfest and Merry New Year!
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While life has continued to wear me out (in particular my day job*), with
the new year's turn, there's always a fresh bout of hope that seeps into my
fin...
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...
The Worm Ouroboros
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The Worm Ouroboros is a proto-fantasy (the in the genre sense) novel by E.
R. Eddison, originally published in 1922. It is an amalgam of mythological
tradi...
This Blog has Moved!
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I’ve moved this blog to a self-hosted one, on the same server running my
old-school gaming forum, this blog will …
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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...
:( It's the con I will never be able to go to. I work for U-Con which is always within 1-2 weeks after Gamehole...
ReplyDeleteAsk S&W or Frog God Games if they'll subsidize your con. If my wife isn't giving birth that weekend I'm going to try like Hell to be there and run games! She's practically on bed rest already.
ReplyDeleteIt's the transition from salary to pension right now, so new budgeting needs to stabilize - next year :)
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