Rach has work related Christmas Party with her job tonight and I'm picking her up in Manhattan at 9PM. Assuming she is ready on time I should be in around 945. Assuming...
In any case, OSR Christmas is certainly on my mind and the mind of others.
Don't wait for me. Keep Calm and Chat on!
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The Deadly Mine of Pantanga - By Tim Shorts GM Games OSE Levels “I won’t bother with how many and what levels the party should be.” I call this a found adventure. There are no hooks and...5 hours ago
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OSR Review & Commentary On 'The Anatomical Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors' From Petersen Games by Luis Merlo - " What is the deep one skeletal structure? How does the byakhee hune organ allow them to travel through interstellar space? What organs and biological mate...11 hours ago
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October Horror Movie Challenge: Satan's Baby Doll (1983) - [image: Satan's Baby Doll (1983)] Tonight's movie is a fairly notorious one that dates back to my VHS days. I always saw this one in the video store, Pre...11 hours ago
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Jon Peterson's Game Wizards - arrived - This arrived Sunday, during game. (Amazon.com affiliate link) I haven't started to read it yet - I'd just started reading a fiction book and I want to fi...15 hours ago
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Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League! - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is an upcoming gaming that lets you take the roles of King Shark, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and Captain Boomerang and...16 hours ago
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New Books Now Available! - I am pleased to report that the Book of Lost Beasts and the Book of Lost Lore are now available to the general public in both print and pdf versions! The B...20 hours ago
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I Have a Dream - As Pharoah came to Joseph, I call upon the nascent dream interpreters of the OSR blogosphere to tell me the meaning of the dream I had last night. (There...20 hours ago
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Niki de Saint Phalle - La Force XI, 1990 - [image: Niki de Saint Phalle - La Force XI, 1990] There are a few documentaries on Niki on youtube, "Niki de Saint Phalle Instrospections and Reflections" ...20 hours ago
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How far can you see (in hexes)? - Just a passing thought. From the top of the Everest, you could theoretically see things that are more 300 kilometers away. I'd assume, however, that condit...1 day ago
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Starter Packages - I'm obliged to remind you that there are just a few days left to back *Into the Odd Remastered* on Kickstarter. And I can get away with such rampant mark...1 day ago
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A Review of 'The Corner That Held Them' by Sylvia Townsend-Warner - Why did I read this book about nuns by a communist lesbian and why did I like it? I can answer one of those questions, the other I can "explore" First o...2 days ago
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Petrarchy - For fans of Tales from the Loop – Roleplaying in the '80s That Never Was and Things from the Flood, the roleplaying games based on the paintings of Simon ...2 days ago
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Lies and Motion - With my last post, I agreed to explain how to invent stories and know which are the best in a given moment. This post will attempt to do that. However .....2 days ago
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The Mausoleum of Matias - A quick map for your October dungeon-delving. Named after Tim's new character, because I will most likely kill him at some point...2 days ago
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A Full-Time RPG Income - What does it take to earn a full-time income from RPGs? This is a back-of-the-envelope calculation to illustrate one way of looking at this. The RPG mark...3 days ago
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Octoberfest 2021 After Action Report - Welcome back to the Vault! Last weekend saw the return of Octoberfest; First Founding's annual autumn 40K tournament. This was the first club 40K event ...3 days ago
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Off to a wedding! - It isn't every day that 2 of your players get married, but today happens to be one of those rare and lucky days. In fact, as this post goes live, the cer...4 days ago
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Kiwi Gandalf - News from Middle-earth: "New Zealand council ends contract with wizard after two decades of service" "The official Wizard of New Zealand, perhaps the on...4 days ago
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"Game Wizards" the Game - *Game Wizards *has "turn results" at the end of the annual chapters to track the big picture, while casting the business of D&D as the sort of game th...4 days ago
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Leveling Up In Post Apoc Games - So in my Broken Hill Game which now I have been running several years with lots of groups and I thought I would share som...5 days ago
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Vallejo Inks - I like Vallejo acrylic inks a lot, and I use them often. I made this textured colour chart to show me just what they're likely to look like when paint...6 days ago
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[ZINE] Echoes From Fomalhaut #09 (NOW AVAILABLE!) - Beyond the Gates of SorrowI am pleased to announce the publication of the ninth issue of my fanzine, *Echoes From Fomalhaut.* This is a 56-page zine dedi...1 week ago
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Psychotronic Gaming: Multiple Characters per Player - One of the things I have been writing about for some time is the positive impact of every players having multiple characters available for play. They ...1 week ago
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Film Notes: Old Dark Houses - *Magical Murder Mansion* is today's (2021/10/07) DriveThruRPG Deal of the Day. I don't usually do sales but it is October, the month of creaking mansions...1 week ago
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A Playable Druid for Pits & Perils... - Druids, those mysterious priests of nature have an enduring place in gaming history, and *Pits & Perils* is no exception, although in that game they appe...2 weeks ago
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FKR – Free Kriegsspiel Revolution - Today I came across a tweet mentioning the OSR and FKR. I had not heard of the FKR, so I had to ask what it was. The first article I read was on Board Ga...2 weeks ago
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Nifty OSR Products Oct 1 - YEAH! It's October! Here's hoping we don't have snow on Halloween this year. Currently we are actually above normal temps, but that can change in an ins...2 weeks ago
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The Worm Ouroboros - 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...2 weeks ago
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Hyperspace Opera on a new site - Since my post on the “Hyperspace Opera” setting might be of interest to a different crowd, and potentially become quite numerous as time goes on, I set up ...4 weeks ago
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Concerning the OSR, Everything is All Right. - Over the summer and recently I seen posts and opinions on the direction of the Old School Renaissance or OSR. Just keep in mind that due to how it came a...1 month ago
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Who Wants an Adventure? A Cool Location? How about an NPC Card? - July I created three 'things' for my Patreon. You can see *Viviana* above. She is my 34th NPC Card. An elven mage with some anger issues. She is statt...2 months ago
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The Cubes That Saved Everyone - The Time of Fire and Madness had finally come, and the whole world strained underneath it. Strange lights fell from the night sky, started strange fire...2 months ago
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Papers & Pencils 10 Year Anniversary - I started this blog 10 years ago today, on August 8th, 2011. It began as a desperate groping towards meaning. Dedicating myself to writing meant I could ca...2 months ago
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Greyhawk (and grodog) News Miscellany - Some updates from or of interest to World of Greyhawk fans: - Virtual Greyhawk Con 2 to be held from 1 to 3 October 2021 was announced by Jay Scot...2 months ago
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Errata for the Victorious Rulebook - The following isn’t comprehensive, but is based on issues players of the Victorious RPG have brought to my attention. If you’ve noticed any such rules issu...2 months ago
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The Blackmoor Greyhawk Map, an Anniversary Gift - Ten years ago I started this 'blog. To celebrate I have a gift for all of you. Below is a new, top quality map of Arneson's Blackmoor set within the F...2 months ago
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Two Words - What two words always start a fight? Roll Initiative! The initiative mechanic is an industry standard. In its basic form, you roll, they roll. High roll...2 months ago
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This Google Doodle is freaking awesome - So I'm starting to write this post on Friday evening, and the week at work was a bit stressful this time around, so you could probably put one of those ...2 months ago
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Gary Gygax's Necropolis - AD&D Conversion Notes - As I've mentioned many times before, I was lucky enough to play the Tomb of Rahotep section of Gary Gygax's magnum opus adventure *Necropolis* with the m...2 months ago
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This Blog has Moved! - I’ve moved this blog to a self-hosted one, on the same server running my old-school gaming forum, this blog will … Continue reading →3 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.4 months ago
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Politricks - Did you know Machiavelli looked like this goof? Getting political has been the main way to keep higher-level play from becoming too easy or repetitive sin...4 months 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.4 months 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...10 months 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...11 months 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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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...1 year 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...1 year 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...1 year 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...1 year 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...1 year 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...1 year 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...1 year 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-magician1 year ago
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New AD&D Greyhawk Campaign Notes - I recently launched a new AD&D campaign on Fantasy Grounds. Although we're using the 2e ruleset FG released earlier this year, my only books for reference...1 year 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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Home Sweet Home Azeroth - A very simple mash up of the World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer and Classic Announcement set to Mötley Crüe “Home Sweet Home” from the Theatre of Pain a...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...2 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...2 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...2 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.2 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...2 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...2 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...2 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....3 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...3 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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