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I wish my camera could properly depict the shade of the sky at this
moment.It is a pale, cold, metallic charcoal, and the snow contrasts so
beautifully aga...
Ode to a Classic
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One of the things I miss about the early days of the Old School Renaissance
is *how many* blogs there were and how *interconnected* they all were.
There ...
My Shoe is Safe
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Yesterday's quiz was a toughie. In it, to recap, commenters were encouraged
to guess at what the following pieces of art, generated by Substack's own
AI ...
[New Spell] Quick Camouflage
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Quick Camouflage ‘There WAS a door here,’ lamented the elf.‘The elf is
right, I recall it myself,’ the dwarf said in agreement.Fellhorn the druid
looked be...
The Bogatyr (AD&D Class)
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*What follows is a re-working of the Cavalier class, as well as my first
attempt at "writing a class" for 1st edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
The clas...
Frequently Asked Questions About The Compendium
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So lots of people have questions about the Compendium! Here's a newer
flip-thru video:
Here's the details of its contents.
Apparently many people are ...
Dungeon Stocking - Expanded
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When Stocking Dungeons, we sometimes turn to using Dice to Randomly
Generate the Room Contents. In B/X and its successors, we’re presented with
this love...
My first 40 years as a role player
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Today, I turned 51 years old. And, as I've mentioned on numerous previous
birthdays (and probably numerous "how did you get into gaming" posts), I
got my...
Kanoodle as In-Game Puzzle - Part 1
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For a very long time, I've been interested in integrating real puzzles into
my tabletop games. I know that some folks prefer to keep character skills
separ...
Theatre: Metaphysical Humor
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* Blithe Spirit* by Noel Coward, directed by Allison Narver, Seattle Rep
Through December 22
Despite the playwright's name, this is not a Christmas play,...
The Reynardine
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Reynardines are foxes cursed to go about the world in the manner of men, or
perhaps men that are cursed to go about the world in the manner of foxes.
The...
Gamer ADD: Suleiman Subsector Gazetteer Part 2
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1110 Quaver C111469-B
Prior to the Civil War, Quaver was a major trade hub overseen by an
opportunistic dictatorship. Seen as a possible disruptive force i...
Star Frontiers: Volturnus Racial Abilities
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[image: Ul-Mor in desert]
As you'll know if you followed the spring season of Dan's Olde Time Minis
Show, I've been playing the classic Star Frontiers ga...
Concerning the Future of Traveller
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I have been a fan of Traveller for a long time and have bought various
books over the years from just about every Traveller licensee, as well as
from Ma...
Grimdark vs. Eucatastrophe
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Noisms has some interesting ideas in this post about his desire for some
depth to his grimdark, and turns to Gene Wolfe and Tolkien for relief.
Now, it ...
When did the OSR begin? 2008.
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I was looking through a box of some of my old gaming stuff, and I ran
across a bunch of old OSR zines and DIY supplements from 15+ years ago. I
thought, ...
A Bevy of Beyond the Supernatural Sheets
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I don't know if anyone out there is still playing *Beyond the Supernatural*
("BtS"), Palladium's fun* little game of proto-super heroes hunting the
para...
A Short Update
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Nothing new to share in terms of D&D stuff, but I have to say I've been a
little more productive on another project now that all social media sites
are u...
There Were Dice
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I started my Spelljammer game last weekend. It was my first time DMing
since December 2021. I wasn't as rusty as I thought I was going to be, but
I *was ...
WotC Caves — 5E Under Creative Commons
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I do not think anyone foresaw how Wizards of the Coast would react to the
popular pressure. After the outrage at the overreach detailed in my last
post, on...
This is an Important Game Mechanic
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*"That's the GM's Regional Map from my AOWG. And it's a damned good
regional map. It's not a good map for a Simple Homebrew Campaign. It does
some s$&...
2e Character Sheet
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One of the most popular posts on this site over the years has been the 2nd
Edition AD&D character sheet I cooked up for our game in the early 90s. I
cleane...
Abiørn's Satchel
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This weathered leather satchel is tooled in nautical designs and is full of
rose-colored salt. Rubbing the salt on a sea creature will dry it out and
sh...
Nightmoor Abbey Level 1 Saturday Night Specials
-
Using the Megadungeon - Random Area Name Generator, the area names from the
Diablo games, and game reports from In Places Deep as inspiration below are
the...
Using the Rainy City with Risus: The Anything RPG
-
S. John Ross's *Risus: The Anything RPG* can do anything. It says so right
on the tin.
And, if it is anything, the Rainy City is certainly something!
But ...
session recap, 1/5/2020
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CAST
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Pai Mei the Wu-Jen (7)
Biff the Fighter (6)
Clint the Duelist (4)
Assorted Henchpersons / Temporary PCs: JoJo the Healer (5), Phil the
Healer ...
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*In this installment, we learn that you can make a percentile system really
complicated if you keep adding special results and that DQ doesn't stand
for "D...
Whence the Labyrinth?
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Dungeons are probably the most common adventure locale in role playing
games; they were the cornerstone of every adventure in the early days, and
remain po...
Can't Stop Thinking About Weapons
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Predictably enough, when I set down to whittle the 5e rules down to
something that I'm interested in running, one of the first things that I
take a look at...
And Now the News Draft Download on Patreon
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It's self-styled Throwback Thursday and *having just released the 34-page
draft booklet of Hill Cantons news to my Patreon backers* I am going to
indulge m...
The Mythology of Moog
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*Mythology of Moog*
*The following is a long-accepted translation from the Codex Incarnaeum
which describes the birth of the world. The views expressed...
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...
Human Infravision
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Gizmodo reports "By injecting nanoparticles into the eyes of mice,
scientists gave them the ability to see near-infrared light—a wavelength
not normally vi...
Regarding Zak
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https://www.facebook.com/amandapatricianagy/posts/10215845527064252
I hope that Zak engages with some sort of accountability process, takes
responsibility ...
Gaining New Level-0 Skills in Classic Traveller
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As my campaigns go forward, folks are interested in learning skills at
level-0. I play Books 1-3 Classic Traveller, so the Instruction skill is
not in pla...
Solusi Ketika AC Mati
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Solusi Ketika AC Mati - Ketika AC Anda tiba-tiba berhenti bekerja, itu
bisa menjadi penyebab alarm atau bisa menjadi sesuatu yang sederhana
seperti sekrin...
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...
The Mystery of Dave Arneson's Engine
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*(This article was written as part of Murkhill's Week-long celebration of
Dave Arneson. Click the link to find more great articles!)*
Like many other Dunge...
The Ergonomic 3 Mile Hex
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So if my blog numbers are correct, everybody loves the six mile hex. It has
the top number of posts with the most comments. All in all the 6 mile hex
is ...
Starfinder: Earth and the Cthulhu Mythos
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As we prepare to start our first Starfinder campaign in a few weeks, I have
been thinking more about the Starfinder setting. There are a lot of pretty
c...
Hirelings for my Barrowmaze campaign
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I have been creating a random generation spreadsheet for hirelings for my
new Barrowmaze campaign, which is set in my Japan-like setting called
Oyashima. ...
Regarding ACKS and Autarch LLC
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One of the few RPG products that carries my name in the credits is the core *Adventurer
Conqueror King* rulebook. I helped out with editing and proofreading...
Gonzo Sci-Fantasy - What is it?
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Hello all,
It's been a bit since I blogged on gaming in general. Life has taken over
and I am pretty sure that blogs have been relegated to a bit of a...
Behold Beyond Dread Portals now has a cover!
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Our upcoming release of Paul Mitchener's Dimension Hopping Fantasy
Adventure game, Beyond Dread Portals, now has a cover courtesy of Jon
Hodgson. Continue ...
Adventure Lookup
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This looks like a handy resource : AdventureLookup.com
Looks like more than 200 1e/B/x/osr adventures in the database so far.
Should come in handy next tim...
Happy Gygax Day!
-
July 27th was Gary Gygax's birthday, and now it's Gary Gygax Day. I think
that's a worthy thing for the RPG community; Gary didn't create RPGs but he
wa...
Eurafrika Attacks! [Campaign Idea]
-
Around about 1929, a German architect by the name of Herman Sörgel came
with an idea he called Atlantropa. The idea was simple (no, not really) -
he was go...
It's hard to do horror in D&D
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I love the Ravenloft setting, but I have to admit that it is really hard to
pull off horror games with Dungeons & Dragons. The biggest issue is
clerics. Th...
Cardtography 2: A Simple Dungeon
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The second installment of Cardtography is up at Kobold Press.
We didn’t choose cards as our randomizers because they’re somewhat
room-shaped. That’s a h...
I Missed the LL Box Set News
-
Now I know I’ve been out of the RPG circles for quite some time, but how
did I not hear of a freakin’ *Labyrinth Lord BOX SET*…and when can I *get*
one (m...
DM Lessons: Mea Culpa
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I play a fairly house-ruled version of D&D 5e with lots of more old-school
elements to it. One of the most noticeable elements is my Modified XP and
Levell...
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Oh, for crap's sake, it's been nearly a year and a half since my last post.
In the meantime, my wife and I bought a house, I had a huge pile of
projects at...
Permanently Deleting Blog on Tuesday
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Back from holiday on Tuesday I will be *permanently* deleting this blog as
I retire my Kent cognomen, Kent of fond sweet memory and enduring laughter.
S...
The curious anger against The Forge
-
I read a post earlier this week that was one of those that makes you wonder
what world the poster lives in. The thrust of the argument was that The
Forge h...
More Little Treasures
-
Well. My tentative plans to actually post this year were well and truly
derailed over the last few months by everything from surprise renovations
(ongoing...
Appendix N: May 2016 Edition
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I've been looking for some decent bookcases for about four years.
I finally came across the bookcases, above, which a used bookstore were
getting rid ...
Eureka! Password Recovered
-
Gee, that only took forever. First, I would like to apologize from my
prolonged absence from this blog. There are several reasons. I had some
major life up...
In Memory of Steve
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This is Steve's wife Jenn. I am sorry to say that Steve passed away on
December 21. My love for him will live on, as will his art. Steve's art can
be seen...
Picking Up Where I Left Off
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It's been a bit since I have posted to The Sandbox of Doom. In the
intervening time, a lot of things have changed, most of them good.
- I have been ga...
The Complete The Oracle
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We have a Kickstarter going for The Complete The Oracle, a reprint of a
nearly lost 1980s AD&D fanzine. Funded completely in the first 24 hours,
jump on b...
Mage the Awakening: No Mean City
-
Way, way back in 2011 I spoke about starting a Werewolf: The Forsaken Game
chronicile in Glasgow. It kind of fell through, but I've about to start
DMing a...
Twenty Questions for the Sewers of San Draso
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Jeff’s twenty campaign questions for my Sewers of San Draso campaign, part
one.
1. What is the deal with my cleric's religion?
You’re probably a p...
Random-er Encounters
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Haven't posted in a while, here's a thing. Crossposted from a 1e group on
the Book of Faces:
I dig my little subsystems, and random encounters are no exc...
-
Not going to be maintaining the FF blog on Google anymore. Mainly because
of this which seems to be the thin end of the wedge.
http://www.theguardian.co...
Fin. With an update
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*Updated 2/24/15* - So when I wrote this over three years ago, I had a huge
life project come upon me, it was time to put my energy into something
else. I ...
Deep Carbon Observatory: The Flooded Land
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This is pretty accurate...
http://youtu.be/icVt30uiagw
*CATEGORY*
Adventure
*WHAT*
The always provocative and endearingly arcane Patrick Stuart at Fal...
0-Level ACKS Alices
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Introductory Complaining If I’m running a low-power game, I like 0-level
play: It sets the tone, establishes more of the character at the table, and
introd...
Mad Wizards and Demented Godlings
-
*Achaierai:* "Though the foul motives which caused these loathsome birds to
be first summoned from the infernal depths are now lost from memory,
remnants ...
Team Adventure - Fun and Fungus
-
Alagon dived into the pool, using his ability to breathe underwater that he
had acquired in the Tomb of the Holy Avenger. Alurax joined him and they
invest...
Support My Friend's Patreon Page Cause He's Awesome
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Hey guys, if you like supporting independent artists / musicians and
creative types then please check out my friend Mike TV of the band Get Set
Go's Patreo...
Lost in the Jungle
-
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of Jungle-themed comics from the Golden Age.
While there are a ton of really cool genre elements like monsters, lost
cities,...
North Texas RPG Con 2014 Lineup
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Well it's time for the 6th Annual North Texas RPG Convention! The NTRPG Con
focuses on old-school Dungeons & Dragons gaming (mainly OD&D, 1E, 2E, or
Bas...
Dark Heresy - Campaign Continues
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Time for another update... things have been messed up since I've been
staying away from the computer the last month or so. Dark Heresy
continues. The grou...
[Article] Dwarves
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A notably prominent demi-human race in *Dungeons & Dragons*, dwarves no
doubt owe their popularity to the success and mythology of Middle Earth.
Whilst ...
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...
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,...
The Bookish Life
-
I don't normally do this, but I'm going to plug our business. My wife and
I have been on Etsy for almost 7 years and have been doing arts and craft
shows...
New Website & Blog Live
-
Finally the pieces start to come together. The new website is up (not much
on the front page to look at yet) and the blog is located on the second tab
at t...
Unimportant update
-
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...
-
Terminal Space blog is closed. Time has showed that I am unable to maintain
two blogs at the same time, so I decided to move all creative content from
here...
Unchained and out on the Mean Street(s) again.
-
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...
Closing Today
-
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 ...
First Session Winter 2011
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We got back to it yesterday...And here's a brief look at how it went:
The girls started off in Sandpoint (where we left of before), and decided
to spend t...
Dark Dungeons has Moved!
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Dark Dungeons is no longer alone. It now has a sister game – Darker
Dungeons – and another one on the way. Because of this expansion, I’m
moving from this ...
Elminster's Jock
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Yeah, this will drive traffic to the site.
Well, you can blame Brian, the creative genius over at d20monkey for this
one. He posted THIS COMIC, and I could...
Under-rated items of adventuring equipage.
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*Never dungeoneer without your oily rag. *
Among the many uses of this inexpensive and over looked, but vital piece of
equipment are;
The oily rag is an...
Dungeon Magazine Indexes
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So the other day I was thinking to myself about how it would be good to
have the various Dungeon Adventures organized not only by level, but also
by topic,...
Piece of Cake: Cthulhu Bits
-
(Marcus: Heute zur Abwechslung mal ein Gastbeitrag meiner besseren Hälfte.
Ab und an wird sie in Zukunft hier hoffentlich das eine oder andere Posting
verö...
Pallas Cat
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I am fascinated with the Pallas cat. If you notice, the pupil of their
eyes are round, not slit-like other cats.
Since it is Monday, here is a random beh...
4e powers are nice but...
-
Before the fourth edition of Dungeons & Dragons was released, I was eager
to make the change to the new system. I had heard much about how this set
of rule...
In the Land of Ooo
-
As a Dad I get to watch plenty of cartoons created for kids. I have been
enjoying Dexter's Laboratory, Courage the Cowardly Dog and The Marvelous
Misadven...
Our debt to the Wizard of Chicago
-
So, I’ve been waiting to write this sorta naively hoping Mike would change
his mind, put up his blog, and keep going like he hadn’t been gone. Looks
like t...
More Dreaming Games
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I'm trying to get this down while the dream is still fresh and has not yet
faded, so it won't be very coherent...
The dream started in Washington, DC, wher...
Building the Sandbox
-
After thinking about running a campaign to the roots of gaming and
considering the various possibilities offered to me for a while, I finally
settled for t...
D&D was a Wargame
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I have been giving this one some thought recently. I was first introduced
to wargames, and it was only afterwards that I started into D&D. The
concept of t...