This is a return of the Cyberpunk Red/Cyberpunk 2020Bundle. It's an excellent price for Cyberpunk RPG fans. There are less than 48 hours left to this bundle.
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Sometimes, you want a collection of RPGs that pushes you out of your comfort zone. The current Bundle of Holding - Cornucopia 2024 - fills that bill. I'm not very interested in the Bonus Collection (I'm not a fan of Powered by the Apocalypse).
Adventurer! In time for the American Thanksgiving holiday, we present this all-new Cornucopia 2024, our twelfth annual feast of top-quality tabletop roleplaying game ebooks. For just US$14.95 you get all four complete games in our Starter Collection (retail value $73) as DRM-free ebooks:
Swyvers (Melsonian Arts Council): Luke Gearing's grotty-heist urban fantasy about gangs in a sprawling city your playgroup generates on the fly.
Fight to Survive (Radio James Games): James Kerr's tribute to down-and-dirty 1980s martial arts movies where your friends and comforts are just as important as your moves.
Syma (Gallant Knight Games): Alan Bahr's Old School incense-and-iron FRPG set in a medieval world where the Church has just fallen and undead Templars roam the land.
Exile: Dark Fantasy Roleplaying (One of Wands): Ema Acosta's dark, driven fantasy RPG of disgraced misfits, sentenced to a quick end in The Below, who resolve to forge their own path back home.
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I was never a big supers gamer. That could be because my teenage friends collected Marvel Comics, and I was a big DC fan. Heck, even in college, DC Comics ruled for me. So, I never got into Marvel Super Heroes like others in my group did. I owned the Mayfair DC Comics rules but I never could get my group to play it.
Well, Cryptozoic is bringing the original DC Heroes game back, both in the first and second editions, in all its glory. I'm so tempted, but I'll never play it. Backer levels start at 60 bucks and increase from there.
Hero (Core Box)
$60
A heroic beginning! Get into DC Heroes by choosing either the 1st Edition or 2nd Edition Core Box!
NOTE: Shipping will be charged via the pledge manager after the campaign.
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I'm a massive fan of settings, as I enjoy stealing ideas from various sourcebooks and creating something different and unique. Some settings I simply want for the reading. I suspect MCCLXV: Evesham will fulfill both desires.
Where do your loyalties lie? To the king, despite his shortcomings, or to the radical nobles seeking to subvert the crown?
MCCLXV: Evesham is a detailed setting for historically-based role-playing in 13th-century England during the Second Barons’ War. The resource includes the mechanics for building and running a medieval manor, introduced in Medieval Manager, and an expansive background on medieval England, including the key historical figures of the time, such as Henry III, Eleanor of Provence, Edward Longshanks, and Simon de Montfort. It includes dozens of tables for facilitating play, character descriptions, plotlines and hooks, as well as diagrams for castles, manors, churches, maps of English towns and countryside, as well as maps of the decisive 1265 Battle of Evesham itself.
MCCLXV: Evesham is a 165-page resource for roleplaying in the desperate 1260’s of medieval England, adaptable for any game system.
Purchasing note: This book includes material previously published as Medieval Manager. If your interest is ONLY in a fantasy manor and you own Medieval Manager, you already own what you want. MCCLXV: Evesham updates the mechanics and events to make them more realistic for the historical setting of mid- to late- 13th-century England and provides a historically-based setting for playing a manor in 1260's England.
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Truth in advertising. I've known Jeff Jones for several years, and he laid out the first two issues of Torchlight as well as the never-released Swords & Wizardry Continual Light Digest Edition. (Thank you, WotC, and your damn OGL drama!)
I've been enjoying Gary's Appendix series thus far, and Issue 7 looks to be another keeper. I love the cover artwork on the current issue, and Ropers have always been a weakness of mine ;)
Gary's Appendix: A periodical zine filled with articles and an expanded bestiary for the OSR, using Old School Essentials mechanics where necessary.
Gary's Appendix wraps up 2024 by following up our Dragons issue with the other half of the equation: Dungeons...or at least underground exploration. Issue #7 comes packed with eight articles on caves, mining, gemstones, fungus, and a whole lot more. So grab your torches and a gullible friend or two – it's time to go spelunking!
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It's that time of year when bargains and truly deep discounts can be found for RPG PDFs at DTRPG. Our last batch was on Black Friday. Our final batch is here for Cyber Monday—prices are good through tomorrow. Also, there is a Deal of the Day at the bottom of the post.
Tomorrow City - it has a cool cover; this is the first I've heard of it. It sounds like steampunk supers, which is my least enjoyed genres. The price is right at 4.90
Cities Without Number - by Kevin Crawford, the OSR machine. For 4.99, its a hell of a bargain for OSR style Cyberpunk
When the Wolf Comes- Viking roleplaying always strikes my interest. At 3.99, it's a tempting buy.
Rokugan - this appears to be an art book for Legend of the Five Rings. 5.99
Tales of the Valiant Player's Guide - brought to you by the debacle known as OGL 2.0, Tales of the Valiant is Kobold Press' rejiggering of 5e. Personally, I preferred it under the working title Black Flag. 6.99
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I'll be honest with you. I last attempted to integrate audio effects into one of my gaming sessions in decades. That being said, Ol' Man Grognard, aka Glen Halstrom, makes ample use of such effects, and they certainly add atmosphere and flavor.
The Monument Studio TTRPG Audio Compendium Bundle at Humble Bundle nearly escaped my attention, but it's here now. Time is short, so if you want to grab any of this (for as little as a buck), don't hesitate.
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Tactics & Tales (Part I)
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Let us be clear. 13th Age is *Dungeons & Dragons*. It offers a *Dungeons &
Dragons* style of play. It is a Class and Level roleplaying game. It has
the si...
Spy Fi Schools for super students
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I need this for an adventure im writing for our shared TSR Marvel 60s
spy-fi game.
I will be doing some more spyfi stuff and...
Biathlon
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Saturday and there aren't a lot of readers about anyway... so I'll just
scratch an itch. Not going to talk about D&D.
I married an American, Tamara, and ...
Map Attack #2 & Secret Doors
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Here is the second level of the dungeon map. This time I just drew it with
pencil while watch The Blacklist. Then went back over everything with
Micro...
The Rugged Ridgeland
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By Jonah LemkinsSelf PublishedOSRLevels "Low" Long have these borderlands
been sparsely populated by only the savviest and hardiest folk. But now,
moves a...
Stonehell: Death of the Giant King
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Session 297 was played on 08/17/25
Morgana, wizard 10 (Rob)
Borumar, Triton Thief 11 (Josh)
Blotto, Goblin Fighter 8 (Lanse)
Nick, Fighter 8 (Me)
Koltic,...
Games Workshop Against Satanism
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An interesting theme is developing as the AI revolution unfolds: people
don't have much of a problem with AI use in things they don't care about,
but they ...
Happy Birthday, Eric!
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Today is Eric Bloat’s birthday. Since he’s my favorite Batman fan, I
thought it would be fun stat up Birthday Boy, the first costumed villain
faced by Batm...
Intergalactic Skills
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Oh, you thought your job on the ship would give you skills?
As if. Only *life* can give you skills, and that's something you don't get
much choice in.
W...
Heading out to PAGE
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Packing up and heading to the Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo.
I’ll be running Scourge of the Demon Wolf and The Deceits of the Russet
Lord on Friday and S...
Musical Monday: Shots Fired (Negro Terror)
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So, I have a much happier song that I've been meaning to post, and
hopefully I'll get to that one within the next day or so (maybe even
today?), but man ...
Strelets Streltsy
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Strelets includes this little guy, or a mini like him, in all their soft
plastic 1/72 figure sets, regardless of the actual subject matter of the
set.
...
Njörun’s Altar: Map26.01
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Njörun's Altar is a small temple facility hidden in the foothills. This
unique temple is dedicated to the goddess of dreams, multiple rooms are
said to be ...
Hello 2026
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I didn't post a lot last year and looking through my lists, I have a lot
of unfinished and barely started posts to work on. The seeming slowdown
however...
Mainstreaming's Trade-Off World...
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There's never been a better time to be a gamer. It's our golden age. The
mainstreaming of the hobby means we're no longer dismissed as nerds (not a
pejor...
Free GM (and Player) Resource: Groupfinder
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[image: Free GM (and Player) Resource: Groupfinder]
I got a Blogger message notification a couple days ago from the folks over
at Groupfinder, asking if I...
Year in Gaming 2025
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Here we are in 2026, recapping 2025. How was it for gaming for me?
*Running Dungeon Fantasy*
I GMed 17 sessions of DF Felltower this year.
Session 203, Br...
Shadow of the Torturer (review)
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Shadow of the Torturer (1980), by Gene Wolfe, the first part in The Book of
the New Sun series, is an amazing work; so much that the first thing I
consider...
On a Happy New Year
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We are about to experience the most social upheaval since industrialization.
What will that look like in sixty years?
Sinless is starting it's third yea...
May the Dice be Kind to You in 2026
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Me, when some of my graduate students tell me that they are into
role-playing games:
Me, when it becomes clear that by "role-playing games" they mean
ex...
Secret Santicorn 2025: Two Forges
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The Forge of Yakul
Yakul was obliterated, and his temples were sunk. Memories of the dead god
were struck from the souls of men. A heavy punishment was ...
2025 Year End Roundup
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AI Is Everywhere Gaming in 2025 started slow with the usual Wednesday night
on Roll 20 that I’ve been in since March of 2014. We’re on campaign 3.5,
which ...
[BLOG] News on the March! Episode XII.
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This post continues the series of brief play reports I have been posting on
Discord. This does not cover every single session (sometimes, recon and
setup...
OSR: Treasure for Dungeon / Room Stocking
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Dungeon stocking is tricky. Over and over, people ask "How much treasure
should I include per room / dungeon level / PC?"
The answer varies enormously be...
Weather in the Yatil Mountains
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The players in my D&D campaign will soon be headed into the Yatil Mountains
in search of the lost treasure hoard of the Archmage Iggwilv (see module
S4: ...
Mutants and Wizards
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Heya folks, long time no see.
I've just started working on something new called Mutants and Wizards. It's
going to be an OSE/OSR post-apocalyptic game t...
Ten Friggin Hill Cantons Wizards
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10 Wizards of the Hill Cantons
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Name
Description
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Magister Dobromil the Cauterizer
Specializes in magical “cleaning” of reality leaks. Wears fou...
Rob Kuntz at Lucca Comics & Games 2025
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If you are planning a trip to Europe (like right now) and wish to catch up
with me in person, make sure to book a detour via *Lucca Comics & Games*,
...
Musings on the OSR Blogosphere and Forums
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Link to discussion There are some posts on the historical OSR blog scene
that I’ve read recently from the Grumpy …
Continue reading →
How do you do piracy… in SPACE!?
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Interstellar space travel in Iridium Moons was always going to be a form of
hyperspace jump like in Star Wars or Traveller. Simply because it’s the one
for...
A long overdue hobby update!
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Welcome back to the Vault everyone! 2025 is going by in a blur; I last
posted in February, almost started a post in March and now it's the end of
May. W...
Playing at the World 2E V2 Arrives
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With the release of its second volume, the second edition of *Playing at
the World *is finally complete. The two books combined total well over
1,000 ...
Blogs on Tape season 6 has begun!
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Hi everybody! Its been a minute. How are you? Everything is awful all the
time? Horrors never cease? You’re being driven mad by the weight of the
unfathoma...
Articulations
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Creating house rules, custom rules specific to a local group or campaign,
has been common throughout the history of D&D. What makes an effective
house rule...
Writing playlists for all occasions
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Hello again! Going off the idea of inspiration elaborated on by the prior
post, I also have music playing while I write my various games and fiction
pieces...
The Tarot of Pips
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Somewhere in your dice collection is a die like this one, the humblest of
dice. Although you don't know it, this small white die carries with it a
secr...
Pirates and Necromancers, a Play Report
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Over the Thanksgiving weekend we did a lot of gaming ranging from
“off-table” domain level stuff to some solo adventures to spell and magic
item rese...
It's been a bit
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Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well! I've had a lot going on and
haven't had much time to blog lately. Heres a recap of gaming events and
other st...
*'s in SpaaaaaAaaaace
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A lot of SF (including a certain 2D6 RPG grandaddy) deal with ancient
aliens taking humans from Earth and dropping them, fleas and all, on one or
more w...
Last move - to self-hosting!
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As my vote regarding Substack in the “marketplace of ideas”, I’m moving to
self-hosting.
I’m now at (and hopefully staying for a long time at)
Blog: ht...
Clean Your Room
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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 ...
Steve Jackson Interview
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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...
ToAD Monster of the Week: Crocoman
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Now that I'm back doing the blog thing I thought I would use Tome of
Adventure Design to create monsters for The Black Hack.
Using the monster tables in th...
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...
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...
Fiction in Airhde
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On a whim this weekend, I picked up some fiction off the TLG store. *A
Houseless God & Other Tales* and *The Mirrored Soul & Other Tales*, both by
the T...
Ravensburg Reboot: Streamlined City Map
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I mentioned in my last post how I was tweaking and reworking parts of my
Ravensburg setting. Today I streamlined the city map. The old map had lots
of redu...
The Withered Crag available now
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I just enabled the sale of the PDF version of The Withered Crag at
DriveThruRPG a few minutes ago, and the custom print version will be
available startin...
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's Celebration of Life
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We could not have asked for a prettier day for James's service. It was a
bit chilly and windy but gorgeous. A heartfelt thank you to all that joined
us tod...
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...
Please, I don't do paid advertisements - don't ask.
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A little note since people have asked me about this. My video channel's
*not* an advertising platform, so I'm not available for hire if you want to
promote...
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...
Total Sales for WB:FMAG
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Hi Folks,
It's been a long time since I provided an update for the sales of White
Box: Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game.
*LULU*
Print: 396
PDF: 433
*OBS*...
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 megadunge...
Mord Mar - Session 5
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We had another successful delve into the dungeon yesterday. The delvers:
Moira, the Magic-User
Radovan - Human Cleric (of Odin?)
Khazgar Stonehand - Dwarf ...
Bundle of Fantasy Age
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Bundle of Holding: Dragon Age/Fantasy Age: Available until March 12. PA
Presents: Fantasy AGE Freeport live play Green Ronin in 2018 The Fantasy
Age RPG ma...
New Free PDF Module: The Hyqueous Vaults
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A new dungeon module—written in celebration of OSRIC's 10th Birthday—by
Rebecca Dettmann, Allan T. Grohe, Jr., Jimm Johnson, Matthew Riedel, Alex
Zisch, a...
Swords & Wizardry Light: Session # 6
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Two months after our last session (thanks to things like 8th grade finals,
a 4 year-old's birthday and party, Father's Day, etc.), we finally had our
next ...