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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Twelve Plagues of Exilon - So a detail I needed was the 12 common most feared diseases in my setting. Sadly disease fear mania sometimes gets people blaming minorities or foreigners...8 hours ago
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Temple of the Six-Limbed Lord - By Fiona Geist, David McGrogan, Zedeck Siew, Adam Koebel Free League Publishing Forbidden Lands This eighty page booklet has four adventures from four well...1 day ago
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Barriers - 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 publ...1 day ago
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Summerland, or the Spookiness of Rural England in August - Rural southern England is, for the tourist, like an archipelago of island villages separated from each other by gulfs of agricultural sea - fields, hedge...1 day ago
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All the Blasted Details - So you and your friends form a band. You've got Jerry on bass and Nick on piano, with Clarissa rocking the drums and you've spent three years forcing your...2 days ago
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DM Report of Play: Into the Northwest! - A quick session on Sunday was a ton of fun. The players and characters were: Jack - Lenard, 4th level nobleman Sam - Ludwig, 4th level nobleman Nick -...1 week 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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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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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 ...2 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...3 years ago
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