AD&D/OSRIC campaign - Requiem for a warrior/mage
I had a post set up musing about charm person but events at last night's game are worthy of note. Last night, one of the more powerful characters, Teela the elven fighter/mage, played by Bryan N....
View ArticleRe-imagining AD&D orcs and monsters
What a great topic to talk about (hattip to Grognardia)... except what a bad topic for me!You see, I've done a lot to my orcs, and many other beasties in my AD&D world. My tabletop players have ran...
View ArticleDM Dilemma: Charm Person
I thought that it might be useful to group some posts together under the heading of "DM Dilemma." We all run into things that cause us to scratch our heads, make rapid rulings on the fly, then we go...
View ArticleAD&D/OSRIC campaign - Sometimes the vise squeezes the other way
Sunday's AD&D game saw the players discover the reaction to their previous adventure in freeing the human prisoners and killing an orc shaman. The orcs have become more deadly, more organized and,...
View ArticleInterest in playing Dark Ages AD&D at GaryCon?
(UPDATE 3/16 - Confirmed/Maybe count is at the end of the post.)(UPDATE 3/21 - added links to wiki, chargen/houserules and player handout that covers the basics)GaryCon is coming in less than two weeks...
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Sneak peek at latest painted dragon miniature
Light posting today - but I thought you might enjoy a (blurry) sneak peek at the latest paint job - Reaper's Dark Heavens Silver Dragon (#02539) by Sandra Garrity. I've re-purposed it as a Gold...
View ArticleZombie Fungi == Zombie Shriekers
(Inspired by joethelawyer's post and the Huffington Post article/BBC video here.)Zombie ShriekerArmor Class: 7Move: 6" (60')Hit Dice: 3No. of attacks: 1 slam (Dmg. 1-8)---Special: Nil, Frequency:...
View ArticleTids and bits
- As of the 3/13 AD&D Dark Ages game this past Sunday, we've reached the 50 game milestone. That's pretty damn cool! If I were a more prepared DM, I'd have some compiled statistics and trivia, but...
View ArticleI need more time! Land of Two Rivers musings
James's post over at Grognardia about Historical Campaigns had me breaking silence about my regrets over not running my long-thought about Sumerian campaign in an alternative historical setting. It is...
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OD&D Solo game w/wife - How one woman nearly starts a war
No miniatures were put on the table this game, nor were any attack dice thrown. The only table referenced in this game was the "Carousing" table from Jeff Rient's The Miscellaneum of Cinder. And yet we...
View ArticleGaming on the cheap: DIY Miniature Carriers
Back at GenCon 2009, I purchased a Battlefoam(tm) bag- a Battlefoam 216 pack. I've been pretty satisfied with the bag, I have two of their Imperial Guard trays and a 72 figure troop tray. With this...
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Chainmail - Battle of McGuillicuddy's Farm, Fall 46 AD
Sunday, I solo-gamed the small Chainmail scenario that I had planned out last week. Rather than three-peat the play-by-play and questions here, I'll point you to the OD&D Board thread and Knights...
View ArticleThe sandbox myths - they continue and I stomp 'em
The A to Z thing has really taken a lot more of my creative time/energy than I thought, so I was wondering WTF I was going to write about today, and JB over at B/X Blackrazor has given me the perfect...
View ArticleThe sandbox problems and the DM skill level
Yesterday's cross-blog discussion with JB of B/X Blackrazor over his post on sandbox gripes went surprisingly civil [1], so I thought I'd continue the discussion with some points that he brought up in...
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DM Dilemma - It's OK to say "No"
I've gotten some very nice email inquiries and comments about the sandbox posts and I'm very appreciative of that, thank you. One of the common themes of the inquiries seems to be regarding my boundary...
View ArticleDM Dilemma - It's OK to say "No" - No, really. Say No!
What is it about Fridays and this subject - last week's DM Dilemma and now again this week.I just read the latest post on Roleplaying Tips titled "A Con, A Cave, a Troll" by Simon Woodside. I have to...
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Not an Edition Warrior, but I have chosen a side...
... and it dates pre-2e.You play what you want, great. Doesn't mean I'm going to go all kumbayah with 2e/3e/4e. I have no interest in them, no real use for them and they don't influence what I do with...
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The final say-so on 0e/1e vs. 4e...
... comes courtesy of Cleverbot.There's absolutely nothing that anyone can say to this except...Apologies to my AD&D players who came last night only to see me in the throes of an...
View ArticlePost Vacation (NSFW art)
So after 4 years, I finally had some time off. And apparently I missed Carcosa the Sequel. Well damn. Can't say I missed seeing the drama, because I had a blast exploring the East Coast, seeing whales...
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Clothe them in scraps (Quickie How To)
I got an email over the weekend commenting on the Otherworld Skeletons I had worked on in February. Specifically, the dude on the left there:Here's what I wrote about him in March:I was working on the...
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