Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Dungeons & Dragons Movie - Coming July 23, 2021
Variety reports that the next Dungeons & Dragons movie is slated for July 23, 2021. Something tells me not to hold my breath on this.
Actually, I find it more exciting that there is a Micronauts movie is on the calendar October 21st, 2021. Shit, that's even further out.
Ah well, no one is associated with either project yet. Maybe that's for the best...
Frog God Games Day 5 & 6 Christmas Freebies
I missed yesterday's Frog God Games freebie, so today is a two-fer :)
Holiday Day 5 -- One Night Stands #1 - Pathfinder or Swords & Wizardry in PDF
Holiday Day 6 -- Razor Coast Freebooter's Guide - Pathfinder or Swords & Wizardry in PDF
Shop Smart - Shop Frog-Smart ;P
22 Hour Warning - The Frog God Games / Kobold Press 5e Humble Bundle is Coming to a Close
Listen, even if you only go in for a buck, the rewards - no matter your system of choice - are well worth your money.
Heck, you can give it all to charity if that's your choice:
Support charity. Choose where the money goes – between the publisher, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, and, if you'd like, a charity of your choice via the PayPal Giving Fund. If you like what we do, you can leave us a Humble Tip too!Listen, I'm an OSR guy, but I can convert 5e to OSR on the fly - and at these prices, you can too ;)
State of The Tavern - Playing Catch Up with Santa
There will be no OSR Christmas post this morning. I need to catch up on matching gift receivers with gift givers, so a day off will hopefully allow such. Tomorrow will be two days worth of gifting.
Last night was also the first night in weeks that I got a solid night's sleep. I think Rach worked out most of my sciatica tightness last night. You don't realize how poorly you've been sleeping until you sleep well.
I'm hoping to make an announcement or two regarding certain projects before the year is out, some of it is in regards to ideas I've pitched. Just working out the details and timing.
As busy as the weekend was it was awesome :)
Last night was also the first night in weeks that I got a solid night's sleep. I think Rach worked out most of my sciatica tightness last night. You don't realize how poorly you've been sleeping until you sleep well.
I'm hoping to make an announcement or two regarding certain projects before the year is out, some of it is in regards to ideas I've pitched. Just working out the details and timing.
As busy as the weekend was it was awesome :)
Monday, December 18, 2017
When you Have to Pay to be on a "Top XX List" is it REALLY a List of Value?
ENWorld last week had a posting about their being #2 on the Top 100 RPG Blogs List. Now, there are some really obscure sites listed on that list - which currently only goes up to 75. There is some sort of equation using Twitter, Facebook and Alexa ranking that pulls it all together.
Following the link to the Top 100 RPG list I found on ENWorld, I noticed you had to submit your site for consideration. I figured, what the heck - nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Then I received the above email this morning.
So, in order to be listed, I would need to subscribe for 3 bucks a month. A list of 100. The list can potentially bring in 300 bucks a month, 3600 a year.
And Feedspot has "Top XX" lists for everything.
But if you have to pay to be on such a list, what is the true value of the list?
First, they aren't all blogs. Youtube channels and Reddits are also on the list. Which is why the competing titles are confusing.
Second, Congratulations for paying to be on a list!
Third, the list is FAR from the "most comprehensive list of best RPG blogs on the internet." But I guess Anuj is "honored" to take your cash every month.
Last, as I said above - the list doesn't even hit 100.
In any case, I won't be paying to play and neither should you.
On the Fifth Day of OSR Christmas my DM Gave to Meeeeeee....
So, this year will be giving the previous day's gift giving with the announcement of the new gifts in the mix. Trying to keep the post spam to a minimum.
Those being gifted from yesterdays post are:
Mike Bauer 1 - White Box: Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game - Print - US Only
Kevin Searle 1 - Chtulhu Hack Bundle in PDF (The Cthulhu Hack, From Unformed Realms, The Haunter of the Dark, Thro' Centuries Fixed, Three Faces of the Wendigo, The Dark Brood
Tim Shorts 1 - $20 Gift Certificates to the Frog God StoreMichael S 1 - The Demon Stones (Swords & Wizardry version) in PDF
The above need to email me at tenkarsDOTtavern at that gmail thing with "I've been gifted!" in the subject - state your name / pseudonym and the gift you are receiving.
Now for today's gifts:
1 - The Petal Hack - Print- US Only
1 - The Midderlands in PDF with The Midderlands Additions in PDF
1 - Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - core book PDF with Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - GM screen PDF and possibly Arcane and Divine Magick cards PDF
For the above, comment below with your Holiday Wishes before 11 AM Eastern, Tuesday, December 19th, 2017. Gift receivers will be randomly chosen from the comments placed in that time.
Remember, Gaming Ballistic is hosting their own daily OSR Christmas Giveaway. So, leave your daily comments at Gaming Ballistic and get in the mix!
Note - I'm receiving your emails but this has been a busy weekend still busy but catching up- three birthday celebrations and mouse infestation cleanup in the Tenkar kitchen. Communication catch up commences
Santa's Bag
Tony T (1) White Box: Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game - Print - US Only
Paul Baldowski
Hog Town Games (2)
Monkeyblood Designs (5)
(5)
Brett Slocum (1) The Petal Hack - Print
Grim & Perilous (1) Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - core book PDF
(1) Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - GM screen PDF
and possibly Arcane and Divine Magick cards PDF
Barrel Rider Games (3)
(2) The Hero's Journey PDFs
@Padre's
Edwin Nagy
Frog God Games: (1) Copy of The Blight - for Swords & Wizardry - Hardcover / Print
(1)
(2)
Silver Bulette (2) Copies Orb of Undying Discord (PDF)
(2) Copies of their next release (PDF)
Gaming Ballistic (2) Copies Dungeon Grappling in Print - (6) Copies of DG in PDF (note - handled
(2) Copies Lost Hall of Tyr in Print - (6) Copies of LHoT in PDF (at (www.Gamingblastic.com)
Precis Intermedia(1) Choice of one issue of RPG Pundit Presents in PDF
(Brett Bernstein) (1) Supergame: Super-Powered RPG (Classic Reprint) in PDF
Crossplanes (5)
The Tavern (4)
The Tavern
Monkeyblood Design
As a side note, don't expect print copies to ship prior to Christmas ;)
Frog God Day 4 Christmas Freebie - The Brain Gorger's Appetite (5e)
The Brain Gorger's Appetite is the Day Four Freebie at the Frog God website. The author, Alex Kammer, is the main man behind Gamehole Con.
Written for 5e it should also work fairly easily with the OSR system of your choice.
Link for the Brain Gorger's Appetite.
Link for the rest of the Frog God freebies.
OSR Christmas will be delayed until later today - busy morning and afternoon for your bartender ;)
Sunday, December 17, 2017
On the Fourth Day of OSR Christmas my DM Gave to Me....
So, this year will be giving the previous day's gift giving with the announcement of the new gifts in the mix. Trying to keep the post spam to a minimum.
Those being gifted from yesterdays post are:
ENN - $25 RPGNow Gift Certificate
Nathan Christenson - Print Copy of Dice Roll Zine
Poumpouridis Konstantinos - PDF Copy of Dice Roll Zine
Fr Dave - Swords & Wizardry Continual Light in Print (US Only - Others get $7 RPGNow GC)
Keith Higdon - The Midderlands in PDF with The Midderlands Additions in PDF.
The above need to email me at tenkarsDOTtavern at that gmail thing with "I've been gifted!" in the subject ;)
Now for today's gifts:
1 - White Box: Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game - Print - US Only
1 - Chtulhu Hack Bundle in PDF (The Cthulhu Hack, From Unformed Realms, The Haunter of the Dark, Thro' Centuries Fixed, Three Faces of the Wendigo, The Dark Brood
1 - $20 Gift Certificates to the Frog God Store
1 - The Demon Stones (Swords & Wizardry version) in PDF
For the above, comment below with your Holiday wishes before 11 AM Eastern, Sunday, December 17th, 2017. Gift receivers will be randomly chosen from the comments placed in that time.
Remember, Gaming Ballistic is hosting their own daily OSR Christmas Giveaway. So, leave your daily comments at Gaming Ballistic and get in the mix!
Note - I'm receiving your emails but this has been a busy weekend - three birthday celebrations and mouse infestation cleanup in the Tenkar kitchen. Communication catch up commences tonight / tomorrow morning. I apologize for the email silence.
Santa's Bag
Tony T (1) White Box: Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game - Print - US Only
Paul Baldowski (1) Chtulhu Hack Bundle in PDF (The Cthulhu Hack, From Unformed Realms, The Haunter of the Dark, Thro' Centuries Fixed, Three Faces of the Wendigo, The Dark Brood
Hog Town Games (2)
Monkeyblood Designs (5)
(6) copies of The Demon Stones (Swords & Wizardry version) in PDF.
Brett Slocum (1) The Petal Hack - Print
Grim & Perilous (1) Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - core book PDF
(1) Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - GM screen PDF
and possibly Arcane and Divine Magick cards PDF
Barrel Rider Games (3)
(2) The Hero's Journey PDFs
@Padre's
Edwin Nagy
Frog God Games: (1) Copy of The Blight - for Swords & Wizardry - Hardcover / Print
(2) $20 Gift Certificates to the Frog God Store
(2)
Silver Bulette (2) Copies Orb of Undying Discord (PDF)
(2) Copies of their next release (PDF)
Gaming Ballistic (2) Copies Dungeon Grappling in Print - (6) Copies of DG in PDF (note - handled
(2) Copies Lost Hall of Tyr in Print - (6) Copies of LHoT in PDF (at (www.Gamingblastic.com)
Precis Intermedia(1) Choice of one issue of RPG Pundit Presents in PDF
(Brett Bernstein) (1) Supergame: Super-Powered RPG (Classic Reprint) in PDF
Crossplanes (5)
The Tavern (4)
The Tavern
Monkeyblood Design
As a side note, don't expect print copies to ship prior to Christmas ;)
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Hex Crawl Chronicles #1 - Free in PDF at Frog God Games (S&W and PF versions)
Well, the Frogs had a hiccup over the past few days at their webstore but it seems to be fixed as I type this. Day 3 of the Frog God Holiday Giveaway is Hex Crawl Chronicles #1 in PDF - Swords & Wizardry and Pathfinder versions are available.
Day 2 was The Blight: The Bloody Jack adventure in PDF. That's available in Swords & Wizardry, Pathfinder and 5e versions.
The rest of the free Frog God Games downloads can be found here:
https://www.froggodgames.com/free-downloads
Free stuff for the holidays. Enjoy ;)
On the Third Day of OSR Christmas my DM Gave to Me....
So, this year will be giving the previous day's gift giving with the announcement of the new gifts in the mix. Trying to keep the post spam to a minimum.
Those being gifted from yesterdays post are:
Now for today's gifts:
1 - $25 RPGNow Gift Certificate
1 - Print and 1 PDF Copy of Dice Roll Zine (2 separate gifts)
1 - Swords & Wizardry Continual Light in Print (US Only - Others get $7 RPGNow GC)
Those being gifted from yesterdays post are:
David Sullivan - White Star Galaxy Edition in PDF
Ngo Vinh-Hoi - Wizardry Unearthed in PDF
Joel Watkins - Return From Dragonmount - Print
The above need to email me at tenkarsDOTtavern at that gmail thing with "I've been gifted!" in the subject ;)
Now for today's gifts:
1 - $25 RPGNow Gift Certificate
1 - Print and 1 PDF Copy of Dice Roll Zine (2 separate gifts)
1 - Swords & Wizardry Continual Light in Print (US Only - Others get $7 RPGNow GC)
1 - The Midderlands in PDF with The Midderlands Additions in PDF.
For the above, comment below with your Holiday wishes before 11 AM Eastern, Sunday, December 17th, 2017. Gift receivers will be randomly chosen from the comments placed in that time.
Remember, Gaming Ballistic is hosting their own daily OSR Christmas Giveaway. So, leave your daily comments at Gaming Ballistic and get in the mix!
Recent additions to Santa's Bag:
Tony T (1) White Box: Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game - Print - US Only
Prior:
Paul Baldowski (1) Chtulhu Hack Bundle in PDF (The Cthulhu Hack, From Unformed Realms, The Haunter of the Dark, Thro' Centuries Fixed, Three Faces of the Wendigo, The Dark Brood
Hog Town Games (3) Print and (3) PDF Copies of Dice Roll Zine (OSR)
Monkeyblood Designs (6) copies of The Midderlands in PDF each with The Midderlands Additions in PDF.
(6) copies of The Demon Stones (Swords & Wizardry version) in PDF.
Brett Slocum (1) The Petal Hack - Print
Grim & Perilous (1) Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - core book PDF
(1) Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - GM screen PDF
and possibly Arcane and Divine Magick cards PDF
Barrel Rider Games (3)
(2) The Hero's Journey PDFs
@Padre's (1) $25 RPGNow Gift Certificate
Edwin Nagy
Frog God Games: (1) Copy of The Blight - for Swords & Wizardry - Hardcover / Print
(2) $20 Gift Certificates to the Frog God Store
(2)
Silver Bulette (2) Copies Orb of Undying Discord (PDF)
(2) Copies of their next release (PDF)
Gaming Ballistic (2) Copies Dungeon Grappling in Print - (6) Copies of DG in PDF (note - handled
(2) Copies Lost Hall of Tyr in Print - (6) Copies of LHoT in PDF (at (www.Gamingblastic.com)
Precis Intermedia(1) Choice of one issue of RPG Pundit Presents in PDF
(Brett Bernstein) (1) Supergame: Super-Powered RPG (Classic Reprint) in PDF
Crossplanes (5)
The Tavern (5)
The Tavern
Monkeyblood Design
As a side note, don't expect print copies to ship prior to Christmas ;)
Kickstarter - Cool Dice Bags...with dice inside!
I think I've mentioned this before but I really like dice. I also like dice bags but usually the ones I REALLY like are priced beyond my impulse buy price point and I usually just get plain old run of the mill dice bags.
Now, Cool Dice Bags...with dice inside! might be a silly name for a Kickstarter but it does convey what is being offered. Oh, and offered at a really attractive price, too.
These embroidered, 5" x 8" bags are 9 bucks a bag plus shipping. Back for 5 (like a certain bartender you might know) at 34 bucks plus 5 to ship. Did I mention there's a free dice set included with each bag?
I already know Rach wants the "Green Man" dice bag. I don't need to ask. Trust me.
I'll be traveling with style - maybe even in time for Gary Con ;)
Friday, December 15, 2017
On the Second Day of OSR Christmas, My DM Gave to Me...
So, this year will be giving the previous day's gift giving with the announcement of the new gifts in the mix. Trying to keep the post spam to a minimum.
Those being gifted from yesterdays post are:
Tony T - Print Copy of Swords & Wizardry Continual Light (US Only - others will receive an RPGNow GC for $7)
M Po - Print Copy of The Midderlands (US Only - if outside the US a PDF copy will be substituted and the print copy goes back in the mix) (Note! May not ship until after Christmas)
Chance Phillips - $10 Gift Certificate to the Frog God StoreThe above need to email me at tenkarsDOTtavern at that gmail thing with "I've been gifted!" in the subject ;)
Now for today's gifts:
1 - White Star Galaxy Edition in PDF
1 - Wizardry Unearthed in PDF
1 - Return From Dragonmount - Print
For the above, comment below with your Holiday wishes before 11 AM Eastern, Saturday, December 16th, 2017. Gift receivers will be randomly chosen from the comments placed in that time.
Remember, Gaming Ballistic is hosting their own daily OSR Christmas Giveaway. So, leave your daily comments at Gaming Ballistic and get in the mix!
Recent additions to Santa's Bag:
Paul Baldowski (1) Chtulhu Hack Bundle in PDF (The Cthulhu Hack, From Unformed Realms, The Haunter of the Dark, Thro' Centuries Fixed, Three Faces of the Wendigo, The Dark Brood
Hog Town Games (3) Print and (3) PDF Copies of Dice Roll Zine (OSR)
Monkeyblood Designs (6) copies of The Midderlands in PDF each with The Midderlands Additions in PDF.
(6) copies of The Demon Stones (Swords & Wizardry version) in PDF.
Prior:
Brett Slocum (1) The Petal Hack - Print
Grim & Perilous (1) Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - core book PDF
(1) Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - GM screen PDF
and possibly Arcane and Divine Magick cards PDF
Barrel Rider Games (4) White Star Galaxy Edition PDFs
(2) The Hero's Journey PDFs
@Padre's (1) $25 RPGNow Gift Certificate
Edwin Nagy (1) Return From Dragonmount - Print
Frog God Games: (1) Copy of The Blight - for Swords & Wizardry - Hardcover / Print
(2) $20 Gift Certificates to the Frog God Store
(3) $10 Gift Certificates to the Frog God Store
Silver Bulette (2) Copies Orb of Undying Discord (PDF)
(2) Copies of their next release (PDF)
Gaming Ballistic (2) Copies Dungeon Grappling in Print - (6) Copies of DG in PDF (note - handled
(2) Copies Lost Hall of Tyr in Print - (6) Copies of LHoT in PDF (at (www.Gamingblastic.com)
Precis Intermedia(1) Choice of one issue of RPG Pundit Presents in PDF
(Brett Bernstein) (1) Supergame: Super-Powered RPG (Classic Reprint) in PDF
Crossplanes (6) Copies Wizardry Unearthed in PDF
The Tavern (5)(
The Tavern
Monkeyblood Design
As a side note, don't expect print copies to ship prior to Christmas ;)
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Ebay - 46 Lots of RPGs - Early Mythoard Contents
+Jarrod Shaw has 46 lots of RPGs bundled from early Mythoard boxes. Priced at 50 bucks a bundle (shipping included in the US) there is a HUGE amount of games and gaming content to choose from.
I'm not going to detail all of the lots but the link to the sellers page is:
https://www.ebay.com/usr/missy28675?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
There's enough in each lot to gift a full gaming group.
Everything is Dolphins makes a few appearances. If you want to roleplay Echo the Dolphin from the days of the Sega CD, here's your chance ;)
Deal of the Day - WWII: Operation WhiteBox
Today's Deal of the Day at RPGNow is WWII: Operation WhiteBox. If you've ever been interested in mixing some modern warfare with your Swords & Wizardry rules, WWII: Operation WhiteBox is where you should be looking.
Normally priced at $7.99 for the PDF, you can grab your copy of WWII: Operation WhiteBox for $3.20 until 11 AM tomorrow morning.
The Print version is normally $17.99, its currently on sale for $9.99
In WWII: Operation WhiteBox, the player characters (PCs) play the role of WWII special forces operatives. They may be formally trained and part of an officially designated special forces unit such as the SAS or U.S. Army Airborne, or they may simply be guerilla fighters dedicated to making life hard for the German Army. They may also be covert agents working for organizations such as the SOE or OSS. Whatever their affiliation, their job is to complete missions behind enemy lines, paving the way for the next Allied advance.
- WWII: Operation WhiteBox is a standalone game that uses the Swords & Wizardry WhiteBox rules as its base. In addition to standard gameplay rules, the game contains the following:
- CHARGEN: This includes Attributes, Nationality, Rank, Profession, etc.
- NEW CLASSES: Eight new classes including the Charmer, Combat Engineer, Grunt, Maquis, Sniper, Tactician, Wheelman, Uberlaufer, each with their own unique abilities.
- GEAR AND WEAPONS: A list of typical WWII weapons and gear. Weapons are statistically grouped by function (Large Rifle, Small Handgun, Submachinegun, etc.) with some named examples to add flavor (M1 Garand, Derringer, MP40, etc.).
- PLAYING THE GAME: Rules for Saving Throws, Surprise, Reaction Rolls, Movement, etc.
- PERSONAL COMBAT: Rules for "theater of the mind" combat including new rules for automatic weapons, using cover and concealment, and explosives.
- VEHICLE COMBAT: Rules for "theater of the mind" vehicle combat (basically the same as personal combat) and vehicles grouped and statted out (Small Truck, Medium Tank, Small Aircraft, etc.) with named examples to add flavor (Kubelwagen, M4 Sherman, Brirish Spitfire, etc.).
- GAMEPLAY EXAMPLE: A gameplay write up to show some of the new concepts in action.
- COMMON NPCs AND ANIMALS: Stats and descriptions for civilians, soldiers, and common European animals.
- COVERT SPECIAL FORCES EQUIPMENT: Descriptions of some real world equipment designed and/or used by special forces during WWII.
- THE WWII CAMPAIGN: This chapter gives an overview of the different theaters, major events of the different time periods, and lots and lots of tips for running a WWII campaign.
- SPECIAL FORCES IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER: An overview of various Allied special forces units such as the SAS, LRDG, OSS, etc., resistance organizations such as the French Maquis and the Norwegian Milorg, an German special forces units such as the Brandenburgers. This chapter also runs down how to design a special forces mission as well as the different types of missions commonly undertaken.
- WWII TIMELINE: A chronological timeline of major WWII dates and events.
- HISTORIC WWII SPECIAL FORCES ACTIONS: Contains a brief description of real world historical missions undertaken by units like the British Commandos, Jedburghs, etc.
- RESISTANCE AT THE PONTEVILLE BRIDGE: A sample mission deep in Normandy.
- MASS COMBAT RULES: Quick and dirty rules for resolving Mass Combat as well as how to incorporate PC missions into the results.
- MINI-SETTINGS: Nazi Superscience, Nazi Occult, and Nazi Space elements to liven up your game!
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On the First Day of OSR Christmas, My DM Gave to Me...
OSR Christmas, Day I - what does OSR Santa have in his bag today?
1 - Print Copy of Swords & Wizardry Continual Light (US Only - others will receive an RPGNow GC for $7)
1 - Print Copy of The Midderlands (US Only - if outside the US a PDF copy will be substituted and the print copy goes back in the mix) (Note! May not ship until after Christmas)
1 - $10 Gift Certificate to the Frog God Store
For the above, comment below with your Holiday wishes before 11 AM Eastern, Friday December 15th, 2017. Gift receivers will be randomly chosen from the comments placed in that time.
Additionally, the Gaming Ballistic Blog is gifting on their end:
This year, my Dungeon Grappling and Lost Hall of Tyr products are participating in Erik Tenkar’s 12 Days of OSR Christmas.
And today’s day 1.
Each day I’ll be giving away a PDF of one of these products, and every third day (16th, 19th, 22nd, 25th) I’ll give away a physical copy of one of the two!
Leave a comment to be considered for the drawing each day!So, leave your daily comments at Gaming Ballistic and get in the mix!
It's quite possible I missed a gift or two on this list - if I missed something (or you still want to add to the OSR Santa list - email me at tenkarsDOTtavern at that Gmail thing with "OSR Christmas" in the title. I've been messaged through Facebook, G Plus and other email addresses and such is the way of madness. Trust me on this. I suspect one or more has slipped through the cracks ;)
If you want to run the giveaway for your gift(s) on your own site, please email me at tenkarsDOTtavern at that gmail thing and let me know how and when you want to do so.
Recent addition:
Brett Slocum (1) The Petal Hack - Print
Prior in the mix
Grim & Perilous (1) Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - core book PDF
(1) Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG - GM screen PDF
and possibly Arcane and Divine Magick cards PDF
Barrel Rider Games (4) White Star Galaxy Edition PDFs
(2) The Hero's Journey PDFs
@Padre's (1) $25 RPGNow Gift Certificate
Edwin Nagy (1) Return From Dragonmount - Print
Frog God Games: (1) Copy of The Blight - for Swords & Wizardry - Hardcover / Print
(2) $20 Gift Certificates to the Frog God Store
(4) $10 Gift Certificates to the Frog God Store
Silver Bulette (2) Copies Orb of Undying Discord (PDF)
(2) Copies of their next release (PDF)
Gaming Ballistic (2) Copies Dungeon Grappling in Print - (6) Copies of DG in PDF
(2) Copies Lost Hall of Tyr in Print - (6) Copies of LHoT in PDF
Precis Intermedia(1) Choice of one issue of RPG Pundit Presents in PDF
(Brett Bernstein) (1) Supergame: Super-Powered RPG (Classic Reprint) in PDF
Crossplanes (6) Copies Wizardry Unearthed in PDF
The Tavern (6) Copies Swords & Wizardry Continual Light in Print
The Tavern
Monkeyblood Design (1) Copy Midderlands in Print
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Geeky SKAturday: The Family Business Ltd. - Life is wild. Sometimes I'll have a stretch of time where I feel like I'm truly in a groove accomplishing the things I was presumably put upon this planet...5 weeks ago
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Why is the Ogre there? - Joe's post on the Quantum Ogre raises an old question about sandbox play: when does moving an encounter around interfere with players' freedom to decide...1 month ago
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Dragonne #2 now available - The second issue of Dragonne is now available! BRW Games’ occasional journal of old-school gaming is back with two new features; To subscribe for free, and...1 month ago
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Vanishing Blogs From The Old Days - There are so many RPG related blogs on every genre and category of RPG. Periodically I discover that another blog is no more when an app on my blog reports...2 months ago
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Murder mystery - The local adventurers guild named "fernleaf and associates" is basically a sleuthing agency. The patron is an older elf named Flynn fernleaf. He pays wel...3 months ago
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The Common Store of Monsters - I am slowly grinding my way through the re-writes for Veins of the Earth. As part of the re-write I have re-organised the ‘Pariahs of the Earth’ monsters ...3 months ago
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The Old School (Hyperborean) Renaissance - Are these poorly-masked adventure hooks? Yes, yes they are. For the last century a peculiar fever has gripped the learned societies of Marlinko, Kezmaro...4 months ago
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Micro-Adventure - #114 RATS! - Dungeon tropes are a thing to embrace, not to dismiss. It's simple to handwave the storm the orc infested tower to save the princess, evil wizard in a t...5 months ago
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Moldvay Basic D&D now Available in Print - Just a quick note that (finally) Moldvay Basic D&D is available in POD from DTRPG – previously, only the Cook/Marsh … Continue reading →6 months ago
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Abstraction in My Liege, - I think the aspect of *My Liege,* that could potentially put off the most people is its lack of accounting granularity. It does not track Court wealth in...6 months ago
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Consolidated AD&D Weapon Characteristics List - Having spent the last few days down a research rabbit hole, I ended up compiling a chart of AD&D weapon characteristics, adding some "missing" entries an...7 months ago
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Referee Sabotage - It is an old saw that players are bad at executing their plans. Imagine this common scene: the party have some big job that requires planning; perhaps robb...7 months ago
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Mapping the pre D&D Dungeon Adventure From May 25 1972, Part 1 - Earlier (Here) we looked at the oldest dungeon dive preserved in Arneson's write up as found in *Blackmoor Foundations*. Turning now to the second dunge...8 months ago
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On a Happy New Year - 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...10 months ago
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Rob Kuntz at Lucca Comics & Games 2025 - 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*, ...1 year ago
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How do you do piracy… in SPACE!? - 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...1 year ago
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A long overdue hobby update! - 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...1 year ago
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Playing at the World 2E V2 Arrives - 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 ...1 year ago
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Lexicon of Klarkash-Ton, Hierophant of Atlantis: Lupanar - This time, we follow the good High Priest to the far future, to the final continent of Earth, Zothique, for a a tale of ennui and love: Morthylla. Witho...1 year ago
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Writing playlists for all occasions - 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...1 year ago
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The Tarot of Pips - 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...1 year ago
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Pirates and Necromancers, a Play Report - 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...1 year ago
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*'s in SpaaaaaAaaaace - 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...2 years ago
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Last move - to self-hosting! - 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...2 years 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...4 years 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 ...4 years ago
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The Worm Ouroboros - The Worm Ouroboros is a proto-fantasy (the in the genre sense) novel by E. R. Eddison, originally published in 1922. It is an amalgam of mythological tradi...5 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...6 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...6 years ago
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ToAD Monster of the Week: Crocoman - 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...6 years ago
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OCHRE SAND - Init +0 Ranged Atk • fire burst +3 (1d14+1, 20') AC 17 HD 3d6 MV 60 Act 1d24 SP 'breath' weapon, sideslip, perfect silence, morphing Fort +5 Ref +8 Will...6 years ago
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Strange, Dangerous, and Inhuman: The Fey and Fairie - 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...6 years ago
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The Faithful - An Optional Archetype for Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells Revised Edition - Work on the revised edition of Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells is moving along. This will be a hefty tome, with a LOT of tools and new options to customiz...7 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...7 years ago
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Fiction in Airhde - 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...7 years ago
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Ravensburg Reboot: Streamlined City Map - 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...7 years ago
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The Withered Crag available now - 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...7 years ago
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Annihilation Rising Goes live - 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! ...7 years ago
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James's Celebration of Life - 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...7 years ago
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Trap Tuesday: A step back - 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 ...7 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...7 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...7 years ago
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MIDDLE DUNGEONS LEVEL FIVE 158 STAIRS. - 158 STAIRS. These stairs descend thirty feet to Area 79 on Level 6.7 years ago
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Please, I don't do paid advertisements - don't ask. - 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...7 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...7 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...8 years ago
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Total Sales for WB:FMAG - 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*...8 years ago
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How can We Destroy this Campaign World? - 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...8 years ago
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Mord Mar - Session 5 - We had another successful delve into the dungeon yesterday. The delvers: Moira, the Magic-User Radovan - Human Cleric (of Odin?) Khazgar Stonehand - Dwarf ...8 years ago
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Yodeling For Yokels or The Further Misa(d&)dventures - This is the one of those posts that points out the lack of current posts. Over the last week or three, there has been postponed Labyrinth Lord (twice, one...8 years ago
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Bundle of Fantasy Age - 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...8 years ago
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New Free PDF Module: The Hyqueous Vaults - 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...8 years ago
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Session XCIII: One Pissed Off Dragon! - Our ongoing Swords and Wizardry sandbox campaign... *Current Player Characters:* *Thenus* (Ranger) *Wang Du* (Monk) *Wolfheir* (Viking) *Arg* (Half-orc) ...9 years ago
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Swords & Wizardry Light: Session # 6 - 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 ...9 years ago













