Tonight - 7 PM Eastern - Matt Finch LIVE with Jason Hardy, MeWe's Product Director
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I'll (Matt Finch) have Jason Hardy, MeWe's Product Director talking with me on my youtube channel tonight at 6PM Central time (7 PM Eastern). In last night's panel-discussion show I assembled a set of questions and comments from the live chat, but if there is a topic you would like me to address with Jason on tonight's show, feel free to post it. The live chat will also be enabled during the show tonight. This is our chance to give MeWe an organized presentation of what the G+ gaming community wants and needs from MeWe if they are going to become the go-to location for tabletop gaming communities.
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Outhouses
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Sometimes I find that I'm just not in the mood to work on whatever it is
that's on my tray, and I just want something silly and fun and simple that
I can k...
[Fanzine Focus XVIII] Crawl! #2
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On the tail of the Old School Renaissance has come another movement—the
rise of the fanzine. Although the fanzine—a nonprofessional and nonofficial
public...
G is for Ghostface
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For the Blogging from A-Z April Challenge this year I’m going to be looking
at slashers and other horror character and statting them out for my free
rpg, S...
OSR: Homunculi and Bears (Class: Homunculator)
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Newborn cubs are a shapeless lump of white flesh, with no eyes or hair,
though the claws are visible. The mother bear gradually licks her cubs into
their...
Voroshilovets — Painted
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I've finally got my 3d-printed 15mm (1:100 scale) model of the
Voroshilovets (see this earlier post) painted up and ready for the wargames
table.
Rear-qu...
Gamma World defined by our Gamma Terra GM
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Over on Black Ray Gun, andi jones put up a post defining Gamma World:
So What is Gamma World?
It's a good look at Gamma World and has links to a *lot* of o...
Reviews: Calidar Guides for Players
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Been spending some quality time with Calidar this week. Why? because there
is a complete lack of flying cities and skyships in my games. Plus Bruce
Heard...
Iron Falcon RPG - Handbook Of Monsters
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The wonderful Chris Gonnerman has been working on the "Handbook Of
Monsters" for the Iron Falcon RPG.
Get the RPG:
http://www.ironfalconrpg.com/
Rather ...
Cheap Tricks
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There's a lot of good GM advice out there at the high end. How to ensure
the players are engaged, that they have agency, that your world feels
alive. Reall...
The Legendarium: Diagetic Advancement
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Last time I wrote about Big Fucking Treasure, which is the idea that
treasure (and levelling up) comes from big, significant milestone
treasures, rather th...
The Halls of Arden Vul #2-#7 Bestseller at DTRPG!
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This makes me happy. Congrats to Richard Barton and Andreas Claren for
making the #2-#7 bestselling titles at DriveThru....
Here's the Bundle link if you'r...
Important Places
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*Light-haven*
The Temple City is ground zero for the mysterious column of blazing light
that descends from the heavens, bathing the city's largest central t...
How Invisible is Invisible Anyway?
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The Invisibility Supernatural power in the Victorious RPG is one of those
nebulous abilities that leave a certain amount of vagueness in the minds of
playe...
Escaping the Railroad
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Over at the Alexandrian is a new article about the long-term effects of
railroading on players and GMs of RPGs. It’s largely about the frustrations
of try...
The Crypt of Fendoom Groom The Marvelous
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By Tony A. Thompson Outpost Ownbear S&W Level 3 The stories tell of Fendoom
Groom and his powerful magics. His life long study of the arcane arts
benefited...
The Sting of Death
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A recent social media post triggered a cascade of ideas for me, all because
of the partial description of one of the most horrifyingly dangerous
monsters i...
From Feedback Boot Camp...
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Everyone's a critic - even in gaming. Product reviewers are obviously so;
but the GM critiques their players (and their choices) all the time. Bjorn
forg...
On Kings Versus Chiefs and the Meaning of Words
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When I was a university student I read a lot of Richard Hakluyt, a 16th
century English writer who chronicled the early English exploration of
North Americ...
Two Maps, Same Map
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I've got a pair of posts to continue on my Going Through the Spells theme,
but I thought I'd share my maps I made this weekend. Tons of stippling. I
shared...
Free GM Resource: Zoom Video Conferencing
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[image: Free GM Resource: Zoom Video Conferencing]
Unless you're "blessed" with a large family and/or have been deemed an
"essential" employee, you've been ...
Faiths of the Flanaess for 5E
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Here it is, my friends. The Big One. The final installment of my 5th
Edition Greyhawk books, and it’s a whopper, coming in at 173 pages. Here
you’ll find a...
Frostgrave: Wall of Ice
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Welcome back to the Vault, somewhere outside your front door it's safe to
visit! This week I've continued the lock down theme of (i) board games,
(ii) Dis...
Horrors and heroes, hot off the press!
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Seems like lots of folks are getting in on the sharing of free stuff to
make quarantining at home a little more bearable, or at least trying to
shine a lig...
CoronaCon! Map 8
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Apologies all, I have been extremely busy lately trying to get face shields
and masks to America! It is good to know that Google still has jacked up
the im...
[NEWS] Castle Xyntillan in PDF & What Comes Next
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Castle Xyntillan
I am pleased to announce the publication of the PDF version for *Castle
Xyntillan*. A 136-page adventure module for 1st to 6th level chara...
Helping Others Game Online
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I am starting a regular Twitch stream on how to do things in Roll20. I will
be making things that I can later add to my Roll20 Series, Roll20 for the
Abs...
Inixon – Against the Dwellers of the Isle of Dread
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I returned to university last year and right now it doesn’t look like
classes will resume until may at the earliest. So I really can’t pass up on
the oppor...
What’s Up With Old Skull Publishing in 2020?
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Since my last blog post a lot of things have happened with Old Skull
Publishing! I should update this more often but sometimes I get carried
away with pro...
Lyonesse is coming
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The good folk at the Design Mechanism have received the proof copy of their
forthcoming *Lyonesse *book:
Lawrence Whitaker writes:
“It's a big book – 510...
So Many Adventures
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An artifact is a unique item, constructed through the intensive application
of magic; this process has often been perverse, using black magic to
achieve t...
A Location that inspired me
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I lived in my hometown my whole life and occasionally get to see some off
beat location decades after I visited them as a kid. During high school I
would w...
Character Growth and Dungeon Stocking
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How do you stock your dungeon? The current and long-standing understanding
of dungeon stocking in Dungeons & Dragons is that the design intent of the
game...
Modes of Fantasy
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What are the most influential works of adventure fantasy? If you consider,
somewhat arbitrarily, the last 10 years, I suspect the list would be
something l...
The Halls of Arden Vul Complete Now Available
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The Halls of Arden Vul by Rick Barton and published by Expeditious Retreat
Press is perhaps the largest, and most ambitious megadungeon ever produced!
And,...
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...
On America In Crisis
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Today marked a 75% growth rate of the pandemic, and 2/3rds of all completed
corona outcomes in the U.S. result in death. (
https://www.worldometers.info/cor...
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I thought I did this awhile ago but I must have never got around to it.
So! The Wizards Scroll zine Issue 1 is now available as pay what you want
in PDF a...
Shadowrun Awakenings
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*From the cover:*
*Awakening: New Magic in 2057 is a sourcebook for Shadowrun, Second
Edition. It revises and expands on existing rules for magic in Shad...
Identifying the Dice of the 1970s
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How can you recognize a polyhedral gaming die made in the 1970s? The video
above gives my tips for collectors and researchers who want to roll old
schoo...
We Has Met the Enemy Part Five
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The Earth Defense force’s first attempt to build a battleship was classic
Dunning-Kruiger effect. They had never built a battleship before. They had
built ...
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...
per request
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In a comment to a previous post, Scott Anderson asked for a new batch of
Vyzor-style henchmen.
Here you go. I hope they serve you well!
I'm pretty sure I ...
Heroic Legendarium By The Numbers
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As I inch closer to completion of The Heroic Legendarium and have gotten to
the point where the contents are pretty much finalized (I just need to
finish w...
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...
My Kickstarter Task List
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I recently made a list of all the tasks that I can remember doing while I
ran the Kickstarter. I'm sharing it here in the hopes it helps someone who
is thi...
New Map of the Elf Empire and Southern Isles
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I’ve been having fun developing a new map-drawing style that I think is
finally reaching a certain level of maturity. And yeah, it owes a lot to Matthew
Ad...
New AD&D Greyhawk Campaign Notes
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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...
Dolmenwood Campaign Book: Planning Update
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As work on the final digital rewards for the Old-School Essentials
Kickstarter is entering the end stages, my thoughts are slowly returning to
"the next bi...
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...
Saving Throw fundraiser fanzine for James D. Kramer
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You may know Jim Kramer from his Usherwood Publishing modules &
supplements, or his work helping produce works like OSRIC and Knockspell.
You probably didn...
Home Sweet Home Azeroth
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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...
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...
Annihilation Rising Goes live
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The latest in Fail Squad Games’ Quick Kick projects has gone live and needs
your support!! This project is only running 11 days and ends on 5/28/2019!
...
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...
Trap Tuesday: A step back
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I will get back to Tomb of Horrors soon. I found a topic that was
interesting enough to take a break. While interacting in a 5E group on
Facebook I talked ...
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...
The Warlock's Tower
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*F*or over eighty years, the Warlock lurked in his tower of stone, crafting
all manner of trinket and bauble for the many curious novice and veteran
travel...
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 would be cool to have a virtual tabletop platform on MeWe. And what about letting non-MeWe guests view content?
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