"Joe the Lawyer is a known shit-stirrer. He stirred the shit. He got banned. Asking what he did to stir the shit introduces unnecessary complication to the scenario, therefore he was banned for stirring the shit."
More grease needed
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I said I'd mention it again if Squeaky needed more financial help for her
procedures. She will likely need a hysterectomy. Go, read, and donate if
you can....
Adventure Boilerplate
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A few days, weeks ago, I can't remember, I purposed a boilerplate to bolt
onto an adventure to give a quick summary of the adventure without wasting
preci...
Codex Celtarium / Troll Lord Swag
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I got my box of Troll Lord goodness today including the Codex Celtarum.
The timing is perfect since I have a bunch of things I want to do with C&C.
So lo...
Black Company Sale that's not really a sale
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Tor does some great books.
Recently they put on "sale" the first volume of the Black Company for $2.99.
Okay...
Chronicles of the Black Company is $7.99 I...
Trust in Gaming
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I was digging through some stuff on my computer and I found a link to an
old PBWorks site that I was using over 5 YEARS AGO to document my thoughts
and ide...
The 15-Minute Workday as Good Strategy
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I've been reading yet another thread about The 15-Minute Workday. There are
three canonical examples of The 15-Minute Workday:
1. *Going Nova*: Blowing ...
[Adventure] Exploring Cavanaugh’s Hall
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I originally posted Cavanaugh’s Hall to the blog in the beginning of April.
Now let’s join together to explore it! …
Continue reading »
SciFi Saturday – Ship Index Cards
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For my *Star Frontiers: Knight Hawks* games, I've recently switched from
keeping ship records on the Boardgame Ship Rosters included with the game
(4-ships...
Terrain, Weird Sharks, & A Homemade Tank
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Somebody asked so here's some of our homemade Warhammer 40k terrain. The
picture will get pretty big if you click it.
It's made of random plastic stuff,...
Alchemy
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So, alchemy was a peculiar pursuit wherein the transformation of materials
through processes we now think of as chemical reactions were in some way
represe...
Drawn Closer by Amy B. Trosino
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On behalf of International Authors, I am happy to announce the publication
of Amy B. Trosino's collection of pen and ink drawings, *Drawn Closer.*
...
Bugle Doodle - Elephantipuppy
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I doodled this guy while listening to this week's edition of The Bugle (the
greatest podcast in the universe).
I haven't really decided yet whetehr it's h...
How does it feel?
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So this hilarious picture was posted on Reddit yesterday. We all made lots
of jokes about how paying attention to the wife in each picture was the
right de...
White Mage Class for ACKS
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The next classes I will tackle for my conversion of Averoigne to ACKS are
some of the alternate magic-users suggested by Tolkien’s rainbow of wizards
(whit...
Friday, May 17, 2013
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*Lords of Olympus: Curses and Benedictions*
In Lords of Olympus, the power to utter divine curses and benedictions is
part of Olympian Magic, though m...
Cheap-Ass DUNGEON!
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I don’t know which I loathe more…WotC, or myself for giving them money.
No, actually, I *do* know.
Yesterday, I picked up a copy of WotC’s re-release of ...
Victoria Day Weekend!
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Hey folks ... things have been busy the past few weeks and I don't update
the blog as much as I would like to. But that's not necessarily a bad
thing. I...
Infiltrate, Jump, Knowledge
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*INFILTRATE *skill is used to hide from an enemy or strike with *surprise*(p.12). This
skill is also used to bypa...
How many commandments have you broken?
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I stumbled across this blast from the past the other day and thought I'd
share. Bolding for emphasis is mine.
Article: 86906 of rec.games.frp.dnd
Path:
n...
Session 22
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Session 22: A Farewell to Arms
The Roster:
Mike D – Andy Little, 2nd Level Warrior, Climb Sheer Surfaces
Kevin - Forest of Shul, 2nd Level Paladin, Find /...
Google+ Overload or Back from my travels, Darling.
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Hi,
I was one of those folks who had made a migration of interest from Blogging
to Google+, and I'm sorry for having neglected my readership for so long.
...
N is for Neighborhoods of Porto Liure
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Like most cities of sufficient size, Porto Liure is frequently broken up
into informal chunks for easy reference. The Watch has formalized these to
some e...
Ambitions Big And Clumsy
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Yesterday, I failed to answer a question that Arduin had asked ... *"You
have, on the old wiki, a collection of Behavior Codes of which I'm rather
fond. Ob...
Guess what?
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Guess what the Busan Gamers are gonna be playing tomorrow night?
shamelessly stolen from Larry Elmore's web site
That's right, some Star Frontiers! Of cou...
Recovering Cliches in Risus
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In Risus, regaining lost Cliche Dice is left entirely to common sense. The
guidance suggests that it depends on the nature of the conflict where the
dice w...
Rules Shifting – Part 1
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I love my Underground campaign. Its been one of the best things I have run
in some time, and it has done wonders for breaking me out of my slump. The
game ...
‘dem Bones
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With Reaper’s latest updates on their kickstarter, I think it’s safe to say
that I probably won’t be seeing my minis until the end of June/early July.
This...
Death Frost (Pulp) Doom: 4th Run
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So, the Thursday game gets canceled three hours before it's supposed to
run. I stepped up and ran Death Frost Doom, since it's one of the only
things I ca...
RPG Musings: Setting and Mechanics
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There is an interesting aspect of rpg design which I've only recently begun
to contemplate: the connection between setting and mechanics. You'll
notice th...
Jade Regent – The Empty Throne, Session Four
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Fourth Session (12 page pdf) – We go on a hostage rescue raid and kill a
good bit of the palace’s defenders in the bargain. And then the propaganda
war beg...
Now Recruiting: Villains
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One of the (many) long-dropped, game-play features from D&D's halcyon early
days that has long intrigued me is that of allowing players to take on
“NPC” ad...
Three City Books for your campaigns
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*City-State of the Invincible Overlord *
Necromancer Version
Revised Version
Original Version
The granddaddy of all RPG cities and holds up well over th...
Integrity, the Living Dungeon and Module Design
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Ha! How's that for a title? The kind that beats a mild case of writer's
block.
So let's start with this post by Mike Mornard on RPGNet, and a follow-up
he...
DAZ Studio 4.6 is out now, still free
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The latest version of DAZ Studio (my all time favourite
render-and-messing-about-in-3D engine of choice) is out now, and the good
news is that the Pro vers...
Traveller 5 is out in the wild
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Looks like Marc Miller has started shipping books of Traveller 5 to the
pre-orders.
RPGSite Thread - Here are some pics and various posts about its content...
Weekend Sale, 25% Off!
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I'm off to Sweden for a few days, so until 11:59pm Sunday Finnish time, you
can get 25% off of any 10€+ order (pre-tax, pre-shipping) in the LotFP storeby u...
Gary Gygax Gets The Last Laugh!
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Based on an obscure miniatures game!
As regular readers will know, I don't often comment on the passing scene
outside the walls of the game room; I usually...
Graphic Treasure Table, Take 1
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Well, finally I have completed the treasure table for the One Page Rules.
This is actually more like Take 3, as I went through several less worthy
and less...
Story Games Seattle FAQ
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I put together a Frequently Asked Questions page for Story Games Seattle.
“But wait,” you ask, “you’ve been running the thing for three years? You’re
just ...
Hoax Central, May 2013 edition
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In this edition of Hoax Central we review hoaxes spawned by the Boston
Marathon bombing, evaluate Joel Osteen's religious identify crisis, debunk
a sexua...
Our Reaper Relationship
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Back in August of last year, Reaper Miniatures raised $3.4 million, the
biggest hobby game Kickstarter project at the time. The question was raised
whether...
The Philosophy of Ex3 Combat by Holden Shearer
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A few days back, Holden Shearer posted an article in the White Wolf forums
talking about the philosophy of Exalted 3rd Edition combat. I’ve reposted
it her...
Dev Diary - AFF science fiction: Phew!
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When I agreed to write the science fiction version of the Advanced Fighting
Fantasy game I knew it would be a lot of work, but I honestly didn't
realise ho...
at last — some gaming on the horizon!
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Hooray! The last few months have been crazy, between finishing up my M.A.
in Music History (finally), buying/moving into a new home in a new town,
and gett...
Robert E. Howard the American Tolkien...
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I was visiting my local comic book store this past Saturday and picked up a
few things. As I was paying I noticed on the wall behind the register a
copy o...
Sailing to Saturn
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I mentioned in my previous post that, like many table-top gamers, I play a
lot of video games. Well, to further legitimize the stereotype, I also
watch a l...
Essay on Lovecraft
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My fellow Lovecraft fans, I think that this piece in the *Los Angeles
Review of Books *may be of interest to you! It is a fine essay on
Lovecraft's work (...
Orc Shaman, with teeth
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Hi blog-readers. I'm very busy producing new creatures for MonstersByEmail,
but I recently managed to squeeze in this orc shaman character. He's not as
ni...
OverWHELMing
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In a quick three sessions our group made short work of White Plume
Mountain. The origin of this module as a Competition module showing in its
brevity and ...
Zero-Sum Action Points
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I love action points. (And their Pathfinder equivalent, hero points.)
But I hate the action point rules.
To my mind, action points work best when they’re...
PlayerHUD
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Here is an idea I think I'll try with my group tomorrow. First the roots
of the idea:
1. James Raggi posted about having players put two index cards in fr...
An Adventure for Every Monster - Demon, Type VI
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What will happen to your party if you're successful in this adventure
(artwork from Craig J Spearing - check his stuff out here)
Frequency RareNo. ap...
I got my EYE on you
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I'm gonna be at the LDStorymakers Writers Conference in Provo, Utah this
weekend. Life being what it is, I don't have any of the new projects quite
ready f...
Busy wandering...
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...and will be travelling again. Another work trip, but this time to a
country I've never had a chance to visit before. So a small but welcome
change up ...
Kickstarters To Watch: Inverse World
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Inverse World is a Dungeon World-based product featuring a unique new
setting and many new playbooks. Inverse World has a few design tenets that
separate i...
Personal blog
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Hey, if you're interested in my normal day-to-day goings-on and in my
writing projects outside of the old school community (fiction, other gaming
writing, ...
Shudde M'ell Confidential: Motorcycle Cops
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I imagine you would have to have been one tough hombre to be a motorcycle
cop in the 30s. As I progress through my planning for the Shudde M'ell
Confiden...
Our Feed Has Changed
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As some of you may be aware, our feed changed. We had to. We should have
done it two years ago, but lacked the foresight. So we’ve bitten the bullet
and do...
R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen
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Ray Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 - May 7, 2013)
I was saddened to learn of the passing, earlier today, of film legend, Ray
Harryhausen. Ray was one of the i...
What Kind of Post do You Prefer?
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In my mind there are four kinds of posts I have made here:
(i) Image heavy in an attempt to convey the mood or style of the campaign.
This includes the map...
Review: Queen of Thorns
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Queen of Thorns is the third book featuring the adventures of Count Jegarre
and his partner and bodyguard the hell-spawned Radovan. The first (Prince
of Wo...
Ancon convention and loot report
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ANCON has ended,
Pretty good convention overall, although Friday was a bust. Having no
players for my 40K demo I played the Nercomunda demo which didn't ge...
5.30.2013
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Read about it here.I will post something to support this great idea from
Mesmerized by Sirens. Still busy with my own Melee/Wizard/TFT inspired RPG:
Heroes...
BHP is back to shipping Delving Deeper Boxed Sets
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Thanks so much for all your messages of encouragement and your prayers.
They have really helped us.
Since we will not have an infant to care for now, Melis...
City Maps, More City Maps, and STILL MORE City Maps!
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If you want to look at a whole bunch of old walled cities, look no further!
This link will take you to a very nice collection of walled city
photographs. ...
[New Encounter] Red Road
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The Red Road Valance collapsed on the side of the road. ‘Are we ever going
to get there?’ he complained. ‘I know, this is taking forever and I feel
half de...
H.P. Lovecraft Bronze Bust Project Kickstarter
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The H.P. Lovecraft Bronze Bust Project Kickstarter just went live. This
looks like a worthy project that deserves to get funded. Check it out...
April Blogroll Additions
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Sites added to my blog roll recently.
http://hereticwerks.blogspot.com/ Space Age Sorcery! and I'm a sucker for
purple.
http://josephbrowning.blogspot.co...
The New Adventures of Bruce Heard
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Well, in case you havent heard it yet, there's bad news and there's good
news. Bad news is WotC has given their thumbs down to Bruce Heard's request
at wr...
Your Rhetorical GM Style
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I came across this tidbit from the always-entertaining You Chose Wrong
tumblr and immediately recognized the prose style. Sure enough, the caption
credit...
Relative Popularities of OSR Games
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If G+ community size is any indicator...
634 - Swords & Wizardry
551 - Original D&D
549 - Dungeon Crawl Classics
512 - Advanced D&D
329 - Lamentations of...
New Microlite74 Variant Coming Very Soon
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I was recently (like last Monday) offered a $100 donation to the
RetroRoleplaying Cancer Fund if I would piece together various rules from
the different Mi...
Against the Cult of the Reptile God
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Wizards just made N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God available in PDF.
I have fond memories of running this game back when it first came out. On
the su...
Falling snow
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(WriMuse prompt: Write about someone mentally ill losing control of a
bodily function during a blizzard.)
*Falling Snow*
I have to pee.
But I can't. It's s...
Excellent Climate/Biome Diagram for Worldbuilders
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A few weeks back on reddit I stumbled across several diagrams from an AP
Environmental Sciences textbook by user Apomonomenos. All of these
diagrams do a ...
Mythic Giant Hamster
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I dabbled around with the mythic rules playtest document for Pathfinder
RPG, and the imp of the perverse took hold of me. So now, at four in the
morning, I...
Dodecahedrons of Doom!
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Hey look! I'm posting again.
Hoping to be less of a lazyman about this blog and my gaming. So here's
something that's maybe possibly useful. I'll get aroun...
MAJUS: Funded!
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Abracadabra! As of yesterday afternoon, MAJUS has reached it goal of
$3,500. I'm extraordinarily pleased to see that the game has the funding
necessary to...
Swords and Wizardry Appreciation Day
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I had hoped to participate in Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day but the
same forces of real life that destroyed my A-Z this year have gotten me
here too. ...
Appreciation Day
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I own close to 300 rpg books. From perhaps two dozen systems. They all sit
on shelves in my basement games room. Except for one. My Swords and
Wizardry Wh...
The stamina die
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I just read on intwischa.com a really neat idea bout how to model fatigue.
This does sound familiar, but I'm putting it up here for personal reference
if...
The Hobbit an Unexpected Journey
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Skipped The Hobbit movie in theaters due to word of mouth, but finally got
around to watching it on blue ray this weekend. There was some cool scenes.
Most...
Judging and Player Death on the First Day of a Con
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I ran 4 games at Megacon 2013 for the Florida Pathfinder Society. I had a
blast and hardly killed any players. On opening night, one guy, a wizardly
type n...
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I sure am a crappy blogger. I am really trying to get into the mood--I AM!
But it is difficult. I think that the blogger era is over, which is sad.
Let's s...
Another couple of mash-ups
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I spotted the first of these from Nick Mizer's G+ commentary, and the
second one has been on my radar ever since the good people at Gamegrene
cast a jaundi...
How To Get Published in D&D Insider
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Wizards of the Coast announced that they’re taking submissions for D&D
Insider content during April and May. As someone with a few publishing
credits in Dr...
AD&D Monster Manual Part 44
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*SEA HAG:*
Sea hags first appeared in *Supplement II: Blackmoor* as a kind of reverse
dryad. As the sea hag was so likened to a dryad in its original entr...
Playing Marvel via Google Hangouts
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I was invited to play Marvel Heroic Roleplaying by my friend Mark, from the
Dice Monkey blog and the Marvel-centric Plot Points blog. The game was run
on ...
Carl's Creatures pt.3 - Temple Toad Temon
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This is your garden variety six legged toad demon bred by were-toad
cultists in the mutating energy of the Huwawa complex. It is large enough
to swallow a...
Wizards: The Moment Pregnant with the Future
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They say a picture's worth a thousand words, and they say brevity is the
soul of wit, but they aren't always right. Some things that are important
can onl...
End of this Web Journal and the Beginning of a New
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Dear Readers--
Due to changes in the Blogger interface, and for that matter, the abrupt
ending of Google Reader, this Tabletop Gaming Web Journal will be
...
My D&D Next experience
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When the first Next package came out, my regular group gave it a go with
the classic Caves of Chaos adventure. Just a single session, and it was
fine. Bit ...
Delightful Deluxe T&T Photo
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I was just updating some links and checking back in on the *Trollhalla*forumwhen I came a cross this
blog offering updates on the new forthcoming Deluxe edi...
First Flight of the Laughing Buddha, Part 1
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Step right up and rub my belly!Everyone gathered at my house last Sunday
morning, and the Traveller campaign began!
*Ship:* *The Laughing* *Buddha*, re-pur...
Beyond ‘Fred’: Sumerian Names
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Finding a character’s name can sometimes be the hardest part of building a
character. If you’re looking for something different from the usual fantasy
sour...
Celebrate the Feast of St. Cuthbert
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As all you hagiophiles already know March 20th marks the feast day of St.
Cuthbert who died on this day in 687. Greyhawkophiles will know St. Cuddy
as one...
I'm shutting it down
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Haven't written something in a few months and I haven't had a lot to write or think about about gaming, mostly due to college. I'm not closing the blog, I'm...
Faster Monkey/Goblinoid Booth at Gary Con V
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In case you haven't seen Jeff's twitter feed (Faster Monkey Games), he
posted a pic of the Faster Monkey/Goblinoid booths from Gary Con. I wish I
could mak...
Knight's tomb found under parking lot
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It's not just his royal majesty Richard III, that took a dirt name under a
parking lot--it turns out a knight has been found under a lot in Scotland.
The...
Hex Stocking Density
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For interest sake I pulled out one of my copies of Isle of Dread. For most,
it is the benchmark for hex-crawling modules. I wanted to approximate the
rat...
Lets Read Mythus pt 25
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*Mythus* spell lists: my face when.
Last section of the *Advanced Mythus* spell lists sample castings, which so
far have been boring enough to make a Ch...
Sounds About Right...
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Law's Game Style You Scored as *Butt-Kicker*
You like a streightforward combat character. After a long day at the
office, you want to clobber foes and o...
I don't need to post anymore
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Because you can just read this sort of crap. Or, instead of wasting ten
minutes of your life, you could play a game.
Fuck, I don't want to harp on this sh...
Warlords and Healing in D&D Next
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I listened to the latest #dndnext podcast, and I have to say, I take issue
with the discussion on warlords. Specifically, Mike Mearls asks whether
warlords...
Zap! updated!
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There’s a new version of Zap! on RPGNow. A lot of work went into this one.
There are some rules clarifications, and significant new optional rules
for th...
One Spot #0: Hand’s Goods Is Now Available!
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Welcome to Hand’s Goods… A place to find preowned items of all shapes and
sizes, for a negotiable price. Mr. Hand isn’t the cheeriest of folk, but
he’ll ma...
Clerical Issues
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Real quick: JB over at B/X Blackrazor has been talking a bit about clerics.
Mainly its about how they really don't work given the source material that
D&D...
It is here My Air brushes
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They came in today and all three cost me $100 with e air compressor
Look out now i can paint my figs and Hirst stuff in the house
2013 Three Castles Award Nominees
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The North Texas RPG Con is proud to present our finalists for the Third
Annual Three Castles Award for RPG Design. This year we have five finalists
and I ...
Medieval France Mapping Project
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I have started mapping all of France using hexographer, mostly because I
think it would be fun - and perhaps to use it in a future game. Regardless,
I have...
Who's Yer Con 2013
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I haven't really been able to game since Gen Con of last year so I am super
excited about Who's Yer Con. It's on the west side of Indy from March 15 -
17t...
Science Diet Dog Food Coupons
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If you are interested in Science Diet Dog Food Coupons then you need to
check out PetMOZ.com. They have a promo code that is good for $10 off a
science die...
Zombicide module I played…
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So after a partial day of polish on the Zombicide module I made for Vassal
I played the tutorial mission with it a couple of times to kick the tires.
First...
FREE TODAY: The Pirates of Alnari by Dan Eldredge
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Click Above to Visit the Book's Amazon PageMy good friend Dan Eldredge's
debut novel is free today on Amazon. If you dig pirates, swordfighting,
intrigue, ...
So I Got Level Drained Tonight
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FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
and I'm over it.
Since I'm usually the one running games, and have been since I was a kid,
this has actually never happ...
Back on Patrol
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Finally getting back to getting some drawing and painting done. Still
about a month out from getting to go back to my day job, so I'm making
time to ...
Interpreting failure and dice rolls in-game
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Here's one idea I first came across in discussions about Theatrix, which
was also highlighted by some old Forgie-story-gamer discussion. It
dovetails with ...
Wizards of the Coast FINALLY Releases PDFs
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After years of leaving money on the table for older D&D content and
grumbling about all the Torrents of awesome homemade PDFs of their products
(I know r...
Ral Partha Orcs
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Here are four Ral Partha orcs I painted late in 2012. I have an bunch of
minis from the old AD&D line, and decided to paint a few up. The
BattleSystem Sk...
2012 - a great year of just plain gaming
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With the Temple of Demogorgon 4 year anniversary just this last week, I
thought it might a good time to talk about some of my gaming from the last
year (...
Once, there was a dream called Camelot
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I still love watching Excalibur, after all these years. Not in the least
because of Nicol Williamson's brilliant portrayal of Merlin.
RUINS OF THE UNDERCITY
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**Deep beneath the streets of the City-State of Cryptopolis, sanctuary of
the lich-thieves and abode of the Red Goddess, sewers and ancient ruins
mingle...
Amazing Adventures Support Materials!
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I'm happy to announce that I came to an agreement with Troll Lord Games to
produce support materials for Amazing Adventures. These will consist of a
sec...
More on Amateur Hour
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When I say that RPGs are "amateur hour" I mean a couple of different
things. On the one hand that term has a pretty negative connotation--
of unprofessiona...
The Age of Teleportation
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One of the things that clearly distinguishes life in the Wild West from the
"default setting" of D&D is the availability of rail transportation ... and
the...
DWSW: The Corruption of the Dark Side
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I’ve given a bit of thought for how I’d use the Dark Side in a Dungeon
World / Star Wars game. I’m taking some inspiration from Star Wars Saga
Edition, whe...
The Good, The Bad, The Goblin
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I'm back in Polandland for the holidays so me and my buddies decided to put
a game together (read: I run it, they run amok).
I decided there will be 3 'fa...
A Very Gainsbourg Christmas (Year 7)
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Is anyone still on LiveJournal? I'm not.
I am, however, still posting annual Serge Gainsbourg mega-posts every
Christmas.
Come join my over at my current,...
Let’s Talk Elric of Melnibone
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What I love about about Michael Moorcock’s fiction is that it’s crammed
full of ideas, most of which never get fleshed out in the work in which
they’re int...
Newtown
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I don't normally intrude into the real world on this blog as that is not
the intent.
The events at Newtown elementary were shocking and obviously terrible....
Imagine Magazine: Issue #6
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Issue #6 of *Imagine *dates from September 1983 and features cover art by
Emmanuel, who's probably best known in *D&D *circles for having provided
the cov...
Guarding Kalas
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I was going through a new purchase I made for my Castles and Crusades game:
The Town of Kalas.
I'm very impressed so far. I was reading one of the suggested...
[Friday Map] Regional Map of Lake Velth
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[Friday Map] Regional Map of Lake Velth. Love this blog. You’ll see hints
of this sort of thing in my Knee Deep book. Tagged: 13th age, D&D,
inspiration
Five Signs of a Home that Will Appreciate in Value
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It has been abundantly clear in the last few years that the housing market
is a gamble. And whether you're buying a home as an investment or a place
to ret...
Back. Sort of.
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So the other morning at breakfast I was telling my kids a story about a D&D
session from way back in the day. My daughter asked, “Why don’t we play
that an...
[Review] 6d6 Core + Outbreak!
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This is the joined review of the 6d6 Core and of the adventure Outbreak! by
Chris Tregenza. I review them as a single product because I brought them
togeth...
Tufty Terror
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The Tufty Terror’s secret remains unknown most of the year, appearing as it
does to be nothing more than a common squirrel. For several weeks every
Autumn...
Rogues and Roguery
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To be a Fighter in my game, the player needs to roll at least 9 STR. To be a Wizard, at least 9 INT. What if both those rolls get missed? What are the odd...
Our new kitten
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I grabbed the camera and decided to take another picture of Wookie, our new
kitten. All of the others have been action shots and mostly of him running
off...
Schroedinger's Game
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For many months I've just been a player, not running anything. It's my
default state, really. But every once in awhile I want to run a game.
The problem, ...
Playtest report of Coyotes of Chicago by Peter Borah
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You can find the document we used over here, but it may change in the near
future:
https://semielgames.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/the-coyotes-of-chicago-play...
Pathfinder: the Comic Book #1
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If you enjoy Role-Playing Games and Comic Books (who doesn't) you should
add this to your pull at your local comic book store. The fine folks at
Paizo and...
FOR SALE: 10mm WWII German and Russian armies
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For sale here are two fully painted WWII armies in 10mm scale: Germans and
Russians (Soviets). The infantry figures are Pendraken. The vehicles are
all pre...
Clean
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I liked *Clean*. On its surface it is a detective novel with telepathy
added as a twist. In fact, the first several chapters unfold in typical
crime dram...
Post Gen Con 2012 Wrap-Up
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Another Gen Con has come and gone (been history for at least a couple of
weeks now) and I’m sure there are plenty of gamers feeling the
PostGenConBlues… ...
Heroes Don’t Need Dice
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Originally published at John Wick Presents. You can comment here or there.
My continuing blog about game design at Ancient Scroll is now up!
*Last time w...
GenCon once again!
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As I write this, we are waiting for the baby to wake up from her nap.
After that, we make the trek to the storied heights of Denver
International Airport ...
GenCon 2012 Schedule
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Getting ready for Gencon? Here is my schedule for the big show!
THURSDAY
9am-12:30pm Paizo Booth
4pm-5pm Paizo 2012 and Beyond Seminar (spoilers abound)
FR...
Third Time is the Charm
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Okay. So it seemed like a great idea at the time, but all those blog rolls
arranged in-between the ABCs we used to have on the Left-Hand side-bar are
now h...
D&D 4e vs. D&D Next
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As promised, I have finally participated in the D&D Next playtest! If the
past few months have been quiet on this blog, it is because I have been
exploring...
GenCon 2012 Fever Coming On!
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As of this writing, there are now only 21 days til GenCon 2012. I know for
myself, it's been a long time coming. I'm not sure if it's because I'm
excited...
Find This Blog At Its New Home
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After serving for many years as my main blogging site, I've retired this
LiveJournal. Find me wherever I have roamed by clicking ...
New Site
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I won't be using my Livejournal much more, I'm afraid. All of my new blog
posts can now be found at montecook.com. Hope to see you there!
Thanks!
Tips to Sell Used Textbooks and Get Maximum Profits
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Selling used textbooks now become many people’s first consideration when
they think about getting rid of used textbooks because selling used
textbooks does...
Last Call
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Dear Readers,
My electricity was knocked out last week by a storm...so I am posting from
a remote location. This is the last day this blog will be up, I am...
Take my Zagyg...Please!
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Sad to say, I just moved and I need money for new furniture and other
boring things. That means selling my precious Castle Zagyg Upper Works
boxed set.
A ...
The Bladed Earth: Twenty Questions (Part IV)
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*16. How about gladiatorial arenas complete with hard-won glory and
fabulous cash prizes?*
In Port Canciare, far to the east, there are several such arenas...
New 4e item: The Looking Glass of the Ixenos
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While reviewing some old campaign files, I happened across the following
description of a magic item I invented for a 4e campaign a few years ago.
The item...
Playtesting D&D Next with Two AD&D Grognards
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I had the opportunity to run the Caves of Chaos D&D Next playtest on Sunday for a couple of old friends. They have both been playing RPGs for 25+ years and t...
Crawl Fanzine Coolness!
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A pleasant little surprise awaited me in the mailbox Thursday -- the first
issue of Crawl fanzine for the DCC RPG by Dak Ultimak (aka Reverend Dak)
over a...
Urgent Cash Loan For Every People Who Need Money
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Being in trouble is not a surprising fact but it is an ordinary fact that makes people in trouble in every day. To ban the finance of problems that is faced ...
3 Mini Reviews: Costumes, Content, and Posters.
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Today we have a fun trio of goodies to look at, including a free system for
your superhero needs, a magazine of content for OSR gaming, and a poster
handou...
Unimportant update
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It seems I am required to link this blog to my Gmail/G+ accounts...much to
my chagrin. If I don't, I lose access to this blog and content.
Sorry for the ra...
Touchdown
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Well, we finally did it. I managed to get my family relocated to Edmonton
in Canada. There's a zillion things we are catching up on and trying to do
so I c...
Ronin Roundtable: Marc Schmalz
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Late-breaking Green Ronin Publishing update: Director of Electronic
Publishing Marc Schmalz talks about the making, posting, and selling of
Green Ronin's h...
Tuesday Hooks - Saint Patrick's Day Edition
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And about her courts were seen
Liveried angels robed in green,
Wearing, by St Patrick’s bounty,
Emeralds big as half the county.
~Walter Savage Landor
Adv...
Google Nexus 7 Tablet (16 GB)
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*A Review of the Google Nexus 7 Tablet*
The Nexus 7 is the first Android based product I've owned and surprisingly
i think it's an amazing product. That's ...
New Heresies
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This is just quick note to let those interested know that I have a new
blog! The blog is for Thoughtcrime Games, my new gaming imprint. It will
be deali...
Time Flies
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In celebration of the first true anniversary for Sham's Grog & Blog a theme
inspired new Monster is in order.
*Time Flies(N): AC 2 Move 9 HD 1* Swarm of ...
New Link-New Blog-New Start
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New Link-New Blog-New Start
Since I have no idea what will happen after March 1st to all the Google
users who have not agreed to the new terms of use I tho...
New Link-New Blog-New Start
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New Link-New Blog-New Start
Since I have no idea what will happen after March 1st to all the Google
users who have not agreed to the new terms of use I tho...
Foreshadows: The Ghosts of Zero
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Awhile back, I mentioned my involvement in a project called “Foreshadows:
The Ghosts of Zero”. It’s an illustrated paperback anthology of
cyberpunk-style...
Community Service
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An Argh! session summary. Present: Britani, mean cheerleader, Ron, a dude,
Vanessa, goth witch, Luanne, school journalist, George, nerdy magician,
Jade, b...
The End
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...and so, we arrive at the last page in this story! Ironic as it may be,
it will also be the first personal post. And last, of course.
I've been thinking ...
Here Explain Home School Perfectionism
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Being a perfectionist is tempting. You know, doing the "dotting your i's, crossing your t's," leaving no blank unanswered, doing what it takes for as long as...
Looking for a villian... inquire within
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I'm looking for a villain. The first stage of our latest campaign is
rapidly coming to a conclusion - probably a bloody, hard-fought conclusion.
Once the du...
Reprint (?) of 1rst ed AD&D coming in April
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Follow the link for details:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/02410000
Doesn't look like it will be something supported outsid...
Unchained and out on the Mean Street(s) again.
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In the wake of some recent (mediocre) tuneage from the yet-again reunited
VH/DLR combo, I feel the need to post the following old school masterpiece
for yo...
Wandering Monsters and GNS
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So, Fr. Dave's startlingly acute insight into the role of the Wandering
Monster Table got me to thinking (an aside: this is at least the second
post that c...
Closing Today
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The Underdark Gazette will go Down, sometime after 11:00 PM, Central Time,
this evening. Please, if you would be so kind, update your links to my new
blog ...
New Year - BIG Changes
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Greetings, Kids, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
It's the new year, and while you might have noticed that I didn't do a
"year in review" type post, there's a good reas...
Indefinite Hiatus
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In case you haven’t noticed, it’s been a while since I’ve updated
allgeektout. Unfortunately, I’ve been finding it increasingly difficult to
decide what ki...
Isle of the Unknown and new blog
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I'm thinking about shutting this blog down. I'm finally finished with
school and I want to get back to talking about various OSR shenanigans, but
I've let ...
A Trip Down Memory Lane….
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Or “How I Learned to Stop Playing 4e and Love Pathfinder” So it seems I am
not along on my trek across the desert to the promised land of “plagues,
floods,...
Fin.
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This blog is no longer actively maintained. This blog was a personal
journey and exploration of an old guy who loves playing OD&D (Original 1974
D&D), AD&D...
Sean's Beginner Box giveaway!
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I spent five months working on this project, and it's finally available-the
*Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box*!
Paizo is having a Beginner Box Ba...
Apocalypse World: Mis’igan
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I’m still tweaking the map and need to add some additional labels, a frame,
etc. but here’s the nearly finished map of Mis’igan, the setting of our
Apocaly...
By: ChattyDM
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Just a quick note to tell you all that all sites have been cleaned out,
thanks to my good friend Eric Maziade. I owe him big! Also it appears that
the thre...
Benefits Of Internet Marketing
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The increasing use of the World Wide Web has opened up doors for businesses
to market their products online. As a result, many businesses, new as well
as e...
4 comments:
Stuart mentioned that G+ will be deleting accounts that use avatars and pseudonyms. That's how I ended up with Aaron instead of Paladin.
FYI.
well, that's when i delete my google + account then
:D
If you can't be anonymous on the interwebs, what fun is that?
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