Informal Survey Results
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Last week I posted an informal survey across my social media, “What is the
one thing you wish your DM did?” The question came up after I had watched a
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OSR Thoughts on Sword & Caravan By Rpg Pundit As Well As The Lion & Dragon Rpg - We've been discussing Sword & Caravan over coffee & tea at a local 'greasy spoon' this morning. And one of the things that has come across in the discussi...2 hours ago
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OSR: Class: Cheese Wizard - One of my players misread "Curse-Eater Wizard" as "Cheese-Eater Wizard" and was disappointed at the lack of cheese. Here's a GLOG class. Cheese Mites, 19...3 hours ago
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Complete Arcane - From the back cover: Master Eldritch Secrets And Formidable Power Myth and mystery surround those who wield the awe-inspiring might of arcane magic. Wh...6 hours ago
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It's July! - I can't believe it is July already. I don't have an overall theme for this month except to get to some games I have wanted to try out. Not sure if thos...7 hours ago
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Esekar Sector Map - Blue – Trade Ports Yellow – Mining Planets Green – Colony Worlds Red – Fuel Stations While it is still somewhat of a tossup between Scum and Villainy and S...7 hours ago
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June '22 in Review - Poison Ivy Sucks! This has unfortunately been the main theme of the second half of the month, and it’s been a busy month too. One of the joys of having a...1 day ago
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Free GM Resource: The Mines of Khunmar - [image: Free GM Resource: The Mines of Khunmar] I've had this saved for a hot minute and just this morning managed to actually download and give a quick s...1 day ago
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Miskatonic Monday #123: Cat’s Cradle - Between October 2003 and October 2013, Chaosium, Inc. published a series of books for *Call of Cthulhu* under the Miskatonic University Library Associati...1 day ago
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The Athabasca Fold Network - *Memorize this, but for god's sake don't act like you know it. Play dumb and ask for directions like everyone else or you'll get flagged and dumped out a...1 day ago
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Fogheart – The Torso of the Giant King - By Lucian Correa Antigona404 OSE Levels 1-3 Once upon a time, long before the heyday of the plains folk and the inevitable fall of their empire, deep withi...1 day ago
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Music Monday - New America - It's Independence Day here in the states and given recent judicial rulings, violence against LGBT+ groups, and calls for censorship (some of which I've bee...1 day ago
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Felltower & the (in)ability to study - Thinking about the experience system in Traveller, and Felltower, it occurs to me that they're two completely different ways to go about it. In Traveller, ...1 day ago
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Pestilential Painting: Chaos Spawn completed - Welcome back to the Vectorium! The summer of Chaos is truly upon us; the Chaos Space Marine Codex is *finally* here, and I've been poring over the book....2 days ago
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Update and Thoughts on Blogging - Just a quick update, and an apology for those of you who had a flurry of blog update notifications today … Continue reading →2 days ago
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[ZINE] Echoes From Fomalhaut #10 (NOW AVAILABLE!) - Guests of the Beggar KingI am pleased to announce the publication of the tenth issue of my fanzine, *Echoes From Fomalhaut*. This is a 52-page zine dedic...5 days ago
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So You Want to be a Pirate: Spec For - I got into the how and why of piracy. Let me talk about about space future pirates! You are not merely a *pirate*. You are a pirate in space *AND *in th...5 days ago
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Why D&D? - Very often - Monday's post is an obvious example - I will post an idea on the blog for a campaign I'd like to run or a book I'd like to write, and people...6 days ago
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I Played King of Dragon Pass - (in response to the comments in this post) and I was not that good at it, and then did ok. But then got bored. But I learned a lot and now have much more s...6 days ago
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Forthcoming Númenor book and some thoughts on the Second Age of Middle-earth - I’ve always found the Second Age of Middle-earth intriguing. One reason is that, unlike the First and Third Ages, it is not a period during which any ...1 week ago
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Finding spells is better than choosing them - D&D is probably my favorite RPG nowadays - mostly in the OSR versions, but even 5e sometimes. But one of the things I dislike the most about it is picking ...1 week ago
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Périlleuses contrées: Fangenoire (Blackmarsh in French) - While I enjoy getting the revenues I get from my sales as Bat in the Attic Games. The biggest reward is getting to share my material and doing in it a wa...1 week ago
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Reflection and Formation - There are many broad functions that rules can have. Here is one: representing the details of a broader fictional world. The fictional world might not work ...1 week ago
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Loving the Dungeon Bummers... - Something I love about old-school gaming is how character centric everything is. Dungeons exist because the players need someplace cool to explore; and m...1 week ago
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Helvéczia: Journal de Campagne, 3 - We resumed play this past week, joining the company still within the farmstead where those that remain of the seven knaves are restrained or incapacitate...2 weeks ago
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The NTRPG Con 2022 Victorious game: Part 1 - 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...2 weeks ago
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Desert War in 1:150 Scale - For no particular reason, except my customary inability to stick to a project, I thought I'd try printing some desert stuff in 1:150 scale (10mm) just...2 weeks ago
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Missing google drive files & reorganization - Hey everyone, recently google drive changed the way permissions are done. Because of this I am continually getting requests for previous files from post...2 weeks ago
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Orcs and Beastmen, Part 1 - *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...2 weeks ago
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Mega-Dungeon Map Design Sprints with Henry - *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...2 weeks ago
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Text Folding Tool for Referee Notes - Organizing campaign notes is frustrating. My preference would be to keep all my hobby material in an analog format, but it’s not practical. A campaign is a...3 weeks ago
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Education, Fleshing out a System - A little over I year ago I posted on the value of an education system in your old school game. What follows is some further exploration of the idea and...4 weeks ago
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Plugging Away - 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...1 month ago
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Random Research - 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...2 months ago
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Clean Your Room - 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 ...6 months ago
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Encounter Critical news?!? - So rpg bad boy Venger Satanis has bought the rights to the best game that isn't D&D.1 year ago
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Silent Night (The Salt Mine 16) Cover reveal! - Heya folks, got a new cover in for Silent Night (The Salt Mine 16) and thought I should share.1 year ago
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What's wrong with megadungeons? - 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 ...1 year ago
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My RPG Zine Trilogy is on Kickstarter! - 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...1 year ago
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Maximum HP 004, one week to go - 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...1 year ago
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Steve Jackson Interview - 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...1 year ago
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The Hero’s Journey 2nd Edition, Campbellian roleplaying at its best! - (this review done using the reviewers own purchased copy) I have been a James Michael Spahn fan since he wrote his Swords & Wizardry Companion. His writing...1 year ago
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Undermountain Map Origins - 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...2 years ago
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A Campaign Begins for Newbies - 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...2 years ago
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WB:FMAG Total Print Sales - 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...2 years ago
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The Minotaur for Old-School Essentials - *Minotaur* *Requirements:* Minimum STR 9, Minimum CON 9 *Prime Requisite:* STR and CON *Hit Dice:* 1d10 *Maximum Level:* 8 *Armor:* Leather, including shield...2 years ago
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The Mauve Plague, Gravy Urns, and Batlace Frills: News from the Hill Cantons - And now the News... In a statement beamed from the Oracular Society today *Morafans the Rickmaster*, the Psychosocial Health Minister of the Overking, ha...2 years ago
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WIZARDS OF POHJOLA - 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...2 years ago
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Strange, Dangerous, and Inhuman: The Fey and Fairie - 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...2 years ago
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Merlynd the Magician: A Remembrance of Don Kaye, TSR's Co-Founder Now Available - LINK to Description and Ordering: https://www.tlbgames.com/collections/the-red-book-line/products/merlynd-the-magician2 years ago
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The Withered Crag custom print version for sale again - Just re-enabled the direct sales button for the custom print (classic style detached cover) version of F4 The Withered Crag, and also for F3 Many Gates of...2 years ago
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Dungeons & Dragonmead Fall Schedule - *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...2 years ago
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D&D Sling Damage vs. Large Targets - 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...2 years 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...3 years ago
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Let's Talk About Pacing! - 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...3 years 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...3 years 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.3 years ago
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Iain Lovecraft, 3D Sculptor - 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...3 years ago
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New website! - 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...3 years ago
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Please Update Your Link! - 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...3 years ago
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How can We Destroy this Campaign World? - 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...3 years ago
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Mord Mar - Session 6 - 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 ...3 years ago
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A Small, Quiet Plea - 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....4 years 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...4 years ago
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Swords & Wizardry Light-Themed Birthday Party - 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...4 years ago
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I got all 7 of their 5th ed adventures for less than $12 including shipping. Around $1.70 a module!
ReplyDeleteWoah, what, the sale includes 5e versions? Sign me up!
ReplyDeleteOh, wait, I forgot it's Troll Lord. $13.25 shipping for a single module. Yeah... no...
ReplyDeleteOMG 16 adventures for $25 including S&H ...
ReplyDeleteThis was a wicked deal!
I don't even dare to look how much shipping to the EU would be:-)
ReplyDelete20 modules for right under $27 including shipping. Damn glad there is media mail - too bad it doesn't extend to the EU and vice versa.
ReplyDeleteI snagged A0 through A12 for $18.53 shipped. I just couldn't pass this deal up. As soon as it dropped into my inbox I headed to the TLG store and grabbed 'em.
ReplyDeleteShipping to Canada was waaaayyy too expensive and they had no slower-but-cheaper choices available, so I had to pass.
ReplyDeleteGetting a little tired of these egregious shipping rates.
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