Earlier today I posted a mini-review of the Other World Mapper mapping software. I personally think it rocks. I suspect I'll be p...

What makes a blog / blogger trusted? It's an interesting question and one that was brought to my attention earlier today. Is it social...

I've been in a bit of a podcasting hiatus of late. The Brainstorm Podcast wrapped up, the Far & Away Podcast went on hiatus with...

This was part of last night's random thoughts. Strangely enough, it was the first thought. Seven Beers, Ales and More in a Dwarven Tav...

So, I was reading more Hawk & Moor today (bathroom Kindle reading if I must confess) and I was reading about the use of men at arms - ...

Four pints and two shots. For some reason, this day get's harder, not easier, as time goes on. Good food and good company was had at the...

If you haven't noticed yet, it's been a busy summer, not just here at The Tavern but at my regular job as well. There have been time...

It's been a few months since the last one, so I wanted to remind folks that The Tavern is available for those that would be interested i...

It looks like work is slowly returning to normal. This is bad for the RPG Collector in me, as overtime is going the way of the Dodo, but goo...

I've been posting my (previously posted) reviews to RPGNow, and I've noticed that I review stuff I tend to really like. I shouldn...

I've made it to October 20th with short sleeves and no jacket, but I think I'll have to dig into the closet shortly. While it would...

If 3x is a D20 system, what "die" would represent Savage Worlds? All? The D4-12 System? If Woody had gone straight to the police...

As I was lying in bed last nite, in that weird not-quite-asleep state (I was waiting for my son to come home from his 4 hr Auxiliary Police ...

Earlier this morning as I answered nature's call, I got to thinking about the disposal of waste in dungeons. It's not like most pub...

You know those certain smells that bring you back to a different time? I just had a whiff of early 80's AD&D after dropping the kid...

Today dragged up some bittersweet memories.  Ah, who am i kidding, they were the kind you leave mostly hidden, but ready to draw upon when y...

There seems to be two main schools of GMs:  Those that use homebrewed adventures, and those that use pre-written adventures.  When I say pre...

Just a thought after reading and posting about d-infinity. When is too much too much? I don't mean too much in the way of page count, b...

Al still hasn't stepped up for his prize from last week. If I don't hear from him by 6pm NYC time, Wednesday August 18, i'll re...

I got some excellent feedback to the question of pricing PDFs, both from the publisher and consumer sides. I understand the argument ...