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Miskatonic Monday #174: The Shambler Between Worlds - Between October 2003 and October 2013, Chaosium, Inc. published a series of books for *Call of Cthulhu* under the Miskatonic University Library Associati...3 hours ago
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Elthos RPG overview - Elthos RPG is a game written by my friend Mark Abrams (there is also a leaner Essentials version). *It is free*, so you can check it out for yourself if yo...5 hours ago
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Monstrous Mondays: The Future (???) of my Monster Projects - Wow. The OGL drama has been enough to give you whiplash. [image: open dnd] Where are we today? Have to ask because the situation has changed so much and...6 hours ago
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Dungeon23 (Wk 7) - Back to the Source, Finishing Level 3 - *Day 43* Another great set of OD&D specific generators for old school play, and done against the 1974 rules! OD&D Referee Tools Quick and dirty, but e...6 hours ago
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The Palace of Ontoncle: DragonQuest Adventure One (1980) - From the back of the book: *The Palace of Ontoncle* is a fantasy role-playing adventure scenario that can be used in conjunction with SPI's *DragonQuest*...6 hours ago
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Stonehell: Mountain Trolls Trolled - Session 192 was played on 3/13. Morgana, Mage 8 (Rob) Joho, Mystic, 7 (Chris) Lada, Thief Koltic, Cleric 6 (NPC) Biffin, Fighter 7 (NPC) Aroon, Fighter ...8 hours ago
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Rites of Weeping - By Harry Menear Self Published OSE Levels 2-3 Deep in the woods, where the pines grow tall as churches, a god-thing is dying. Her children are gone, taken ...9 hours ago
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d100 Petty Urban Hazzards - More stuff for your zero or 1st level newbs to meddle in or street-level sidequests to get something you need in a city...12 hours ago
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Review & Commentary On The HOSTILE Situation Report 006 - Hunted For The Hostile Rpg - "HUNTED""Pray you don't meet this intelligent alien foe, born to hunt, equipped with high-tech weapons and able to move about unseen. You are being herde...18 hours ago
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Game summary preview - We had only a crew of five today, as the Dwarven Sprue took out Low-Key. We had: - a big brawl with full fanatic freaks*! - ghost in a closet! - teleport...19 hours ago
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Shields Still Being Splintered - It does this old troll’s heart good to hear that folks are still getting fun out of Shields Shall be Splintered. I recently discovered that the Down In ...23 hours ago
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Chess Set - I have employed my 3d printers recently to put together a chess set for myself. I'm not a very good chess player, but I do enjoy a game from time to ti...1 day ago
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OGL Rollercoaster – End of the Ride? - The end of 2022 was full of rumbles about the OGL, but WOTC said it would be OK. January, 2023 soon revealed WOTC’s (Wizards of the Coast) claims that al...2 days ago
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RPG Transcript Analysis: Critical Role - For the third post in my 'transcript analysis' series, I'm looking at a very different play style than I'm familiar with: Critical Role. For this analysi...2 days ago
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An Unexpected Victory, Unconditional Surrender, and Unfinished Business. - I understand everybody is tired of Wizard's drama despite the good news. I appreciate that once again you have taken the time to read my post and hope th...2 days ago
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A Review of Cats' Paws and Catapults by Steven Vogel - A pretty great book! Scrap was trying to get me to read this for aaaages and I REFUSED! But I am glad I have read it now. *WHAT ABOUT* Why do nature a...2 days ago
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The Good Guys win! The OGL will remain - From *Polygon*: Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast will abandon attempts to alter the Open Gaming License (OGL). The announcement, made F...3 days ago
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No! I’m with the science team! - A mini-campaign in which the PCs are scientists, technicians, and security guards trying to escape from the ruined Black Mesa Research Facility. Half-Life ...3 days ago
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Dragons - Although their abilities defy classification, their forms do not. *Dragons of the Upper Air* Of unknown provenance, perhaps even more powerful than the ...3 days ago
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Completed my collection - Even though I said I wouldn't play 5e I did. I've enjoyed dming it, I've enjoyed playing basic characters. I'm currently running a game and plotting a...3 days ago
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On Structural Conservatism and Substantive Revolution - the OSR and the 'Coincidence of Opposites' - It's very interesting to me that criticisms of the OSR have tended to focus on its purportedly almost paleoconservative desire to return to a past golden...4 days ago
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Some Swords are More Special than Others - The arms list of *Mythic Bastionland* sees some shuffling around compared to *Electric Bastionland* and *Into the Odd*. The most notable additions are Sp...5 days ago
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Empty Rooms in Megadungeons - This week I won't be doing a review of a megadungeon. I am finding doing one weekly is difficult and unable to sustain. I will shoot for every 2-3 weeks ...6 days ago
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So how are your year and your dungeon and your open game license going? - Hello friends! I hope your 2023 is going well! What a crazy time to be an avid fan of D&D, eh? (I'm assuming anyone reading this blog knows a thing or ...6 days ago
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The Advanced Adventures Megabundle is up at Bundle of Holding! - All 43 Advanced Adventures -adventure modules for the OSRIC gaming system, a 1e retro-clone- are in the bundle for an extremely modest starting price of ...1 week ago
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ODIOUS UPLANDS and COMPLETELY UNFATHOMABLE DCC AT LAST - NOW AVAILABLE in PDF and Print on Demand:ODIOUS UPLANDS and COMPLETELY UNFATHOMABLE (DCC)CLICK HERE TO BUY NOW! SO YOU SURVIVED OPERATION UNFATHOMABLE? Od...1 week ago
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Return to the Known Lands – Session #30 – Back to the Dungeon - Date: 8/14/21 PCs: NPCs: Hirelings: Link to Discussion Link to Previous Sessions Session Notes: In our last session, the party … Continue reading →1 week ago
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[BLOG] CAR GIFT CONTRACT (draft version) - *We have very good news!* You have just won a *CAR!!!**The CAR* will be made available to you completely FREE of charge for the next two weeks, after whi...1 week ago
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WotC: In the Name of the Game... - There's been a lot of talk about WotC and the OGL. I won't go into that since it's being debated by enough already. But what does stand out to Robyn and ...1 week ago
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DM’s Guide to Greyhawk 576 - Hello all! I figured it was best to get this out into the wild while the OGL1.0a was still applicable. This is a book originally intended to be one of a pa...1 week ago
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a videro grame review - *Fateful Lore* is the first outing from Fantaseel Interactive. It's a tiny Japanese-style retro RPG for your phone (iOS or Android). You play a lone hero...1 week ago
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#Dungeon23 Resources - Mega-Dungeon Tools of the Trade - Desmond Tutu's old adage---"How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time."---is sound wisdom for how to deal with any seemingly-impossible and/or over...2 weeks ago
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The Blade Itself - I just finished listening to the audiobook of The Blade Itself, volume one in Joe Abercrombie’s The First Law trilogy. This was my first exposure to his wo...2 weeks ago
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5e Session V: Into the Wild - *Aurora Boree Alice *- Human Cleric *Chuck Norris *- Elf Ranger *Purina* - Half-elf Druid *Your Majesty* - Human Wizard Leaving the Stone Hill Inn before ...2 weeks ago
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OSR: Pamphlet: The Secret of Wealth (plus Bonds, Arbitrage, and More) - Pamphlet-writing is fun. Here's a 2-sided printable free pamphlet for *Magical Industrial Revolution*. It summarizes the compressed Joint-Stock procedures...2 weeks ago
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News from the Hill Cantons, Both Real and Fictional - A quick update on my personal Ahabic project, the *Slumbering Ursine Dunes Omnibus*, TLDR version: the alpha version is going to be released today exclus...3 weeks ago
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Warsmith's Words: Iron Warriors 'Brute Squad - Welcome back to the Vault and a (belated) Happy New Year. Whilst I am not really one for new year resolutions I would like to continue with my painting ...3 weeks ago
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Master Treasure Seeker: A Dungeon23 MegaDungeon - Introduction - Sean McCoy, author of Mothership, posted an article on his substack titled Dungeon23 and it's taken the indie RPG scene by storm. So, I'm throwing my hat...4 weeks ago
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D&D Christmas Carols: Hark! I Am a Hireling - I found these old cards at a thrift store a few years back, and sent out the very last of them this year. Inside it says “I hope yule log on for the holida...5 weeks ago
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Trivial Pursuit: Dungeons & Dragons Ultimate Edition - Of all the things that I never imagined I would end up working on, I was asked to help put together the Trivial Pursuit D&D edition, which has just be...1 month ago
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Free GM Resource: The Crypt of Praetor Isebella Cena from Zack Edwardson - [image: Free GM Resource: The Crypt of Praetor Isebella Cena from Zack Edwardson] A short and sweet freebie OSR (*Swords & Wizardry specifically*) adventu...2 months ago
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The Arnesonian Sandbox and The First Hexcrawl - When I looked previously at the Lake Gloomy material (HERE) from early summer 1972, I focused on organizing the material in a user friendly manner. The...2 months ago
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Seven Sins of RPG Writing - The Seven Deadly Sins of RPG Writing All these sins are relative. For example, you might find a system is your jam that I found unusable due to complexit...2 months ago
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Cauldron of Creativity, or the Early Days of RPGs: The Movies and Television - The crew on my Discord have been asking me to talk about the culture of the early days of the RPG hobby. While I started relatively late (only began p...2 months ago
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On "The Dungeon As A Mythic Underworld" - [This was originally posted as a comment on a Reddit post but, knowing that will disappear down the memory within a few hours, figured it was worth prese...3 months ago
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Genteel Magistrate at FenCon XVIII - Victorious author Mike Stewart will be a guest at FenCon XVIII this weekend at the Sheraton DFW Airport hotel, 4440 W. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX, ...4 months ago
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Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Review - I thought it odd when I saw big name YouTubers talking about the new starter set WotC published, but I hadn't heard anything about it. I don't keep up...4 months ago
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Osamu Tezuka (1928 - 1989) - [image: Osamu Tezuka - Shonen Magazine Cover, 1970]Shonen Magazine Cover, 1970 [image: Osamu Tezuka - Shonen Magazine Cover Illustration 1970]Shonen Maga...5 months 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...7 months ago
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This is an Important Game Mechanic - *"That's the GM's Regional Map from my AOWG. And it's a damned good regional map. It's not a good map for a Simple Homebrew Campaign. It does some s$&...7 months ago
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On Ecology Completed - 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...8 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 ...1 year ago
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People of the World, Spice up Your Life - 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...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...2 years 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...2 years 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...2 years 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...2 years 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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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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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...3 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-magician3 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...3 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...3 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...3 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.4 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...4 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...4 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...4 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 ...4 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...5 years ago
Mother of God! I want a D&D movie.
ReplyDeleteHoly cats! The "Best D&D Movie"? Yep. Totally agree!
ReplyDeleteWho owns the IP to the cartoon these days? Is it WotC or does Gail? Or the studios?
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