Goodman Games plans to start a series of hardcover reprints of classic Judges Guild releases at archival quality. I assume the series will be released via Kickstarter.
This is damn exciting (and I'm sure will be damn expensive, but not as expensive as tracking down the originals on eBay.)
You can find out more about this and other Goodman Games upcoming products at the Spellburn Podcast Gen Con Special Report
Saturday, August 23, 2014
OSRGAMING.ORG Domain Actively Being Shopped
+Vincent Florio has told me that OSRGAMING.ORG, a domain that he holds and which hosts the forums of many RPG podcasts, is actively taking offers. Vince refused to state why the domain is being shopped, but he did say he had received at least one credible offer thus far.
Not a bad domain to own if you desired to be a hub in the community.
Shit - maybe we could crowdsource the funds to make a viable offer.
Friday, August 22, 2014
End of the Week Catch Up - D30s and Guest Posters, Oh My!
If you haven't noticed yet, it's been a busy summer, not just here at The Tavern but at my regular job as well. There have been times I've been lucky to get my daily post in.
So, first things first. Lets give away the D30 prizes that were offered up by +Richard LeBlanc of New Big Dragon Publishing.
The D30 Sandbox Companion goes out to: +John Stephens
The D30 DM Companion goes out to: +Stu Rat
The following 5 will each get a sheet of Order of the D30 Stickers:
G-woulf, +Sophia Brandt , Christian Kolbe, +Dennis Higgins and +Austin Schaefer
Congrats to the winners!
Email me at tenkarsDOTtavernATgmailDOTcom and I'll make sure your info moves on to Rich.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Now, on to other stuff.
I've opened the doors of The Tavern to guest posters, which has caused some confusion. Totally my fault. It's a new process and I haven't done a good job of labeling the posts as "posts from folks other than your Tavern Keeper."
Moving forward, I'll probably move to a format of "Guest Post: Insert Title Here (Palatial Privy Cleaner)". So - warning - title - name of guest poster.
Now, some of these posts will be from other bloggers in the OSR - I think it's a great way to get some folks with great thoughts and ideas some extra visibility. We are a community that shares but sometimes we miss some of the best stuff out there.
Other posts will be from "anonymous posters". I know their identities, you do not. Some may take a few posts to get their sea legs and others may come right out of the box and make us look at our own sins and crimes. I'm excited, because I rarely know the post details until it's submitted for posting and even I'm impressed by the names behind the names ;)
In the end, i am responsible for all that is posted here at The Tavern, but just because I allow it to be posted does not mean I necessarily agree with it. Just as I am light handed with the moderating of the comments here, I'm fairly light handed with the guest posters. Still, if you think something is out of hand, feel free to contact me. Also, if you have a guest post or series of posts you are interested in sharing, drop me a line.
So, first things first. Lets give away the D30 prizes that were offered up by +Richard LeBlanc of New Big Dragon Publishing.
The D30 Sandbox Companion goes out to: +John Stephens
The D30 DM Companion goes out to: +Stu Rat
The following 5 will each get a sheet of Order of the D30 Stickers:
G-woulf, +Sophia Brandt , Christian Kolbe, +Dennis Higgins and +Austin Schaefer
Congrats to the winners!
Email me at tenkarsDOTtavernATgmailDOTcom and I'll make sure your info moves on to Rich.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Now, on to other stuff.
I've opened the doors of The Tavern to guest posters, which has caused some confusion. Totally my fault. It's a new process and I haven't done a good job of labeling the posts as "posts from folks other than your Tavern Keeper."
Moving forward, I'll probably move to a format of "Guest Post: Insert Title Here (Palatial Privy Cleaner)". So - warning - title - name of guest poster.
Now, some of these posts will be from other bloggers in the OSR - I think it's a great way to get some folks with great thoughts and ideas some extra visibility. We are a community that shares but sometimes we miss some of the best stuff out there.
Other posts will be from "anonymous posters". I know their identities, you do not. Some may take a few posts to get their sea legs and others may come right out of the box and make us look at our own sins and crimes. I'm excited, because I rarely know the post details until it's submitted for posting and even I'm impressed by the names behind the names ;)
In the end, i am responsible for all that is posted here at The Tavern, but just because I allow it to be posted does not mean I necessarily agree with it. Just as I am light handed with the moderating of the comments here, I'm fairly light handed with the guest posters. Still, if you think something is out of hand, feel free to contact me. Also, if you have a guest post or series of posts you are interested in sharing, drop me a line.
Tales from the Tavern Cellar: A DnD BX Basic Reboot
Since you all bitched the other day that my last gem was so
old, I put my ear to the cracks of the tavern floors and while Erik was
dazzling the tavern folk with tales of his podcast, this little gem spilled
into my lap. The title alone screamed at me, clawing at my eyes, and drawing me
in for a closer look. Its title was, a “DnD BX
Basic Reboot”.
As I followed the link like a man who had to push the button
with the sign “don’t push this button”, it brought me to a PDF which seemed to
be neatly written. The Layout was nice on the eyes, so I decided to give it a
closer look.
When I did that, I heard something snap in my mind. Was it
that pin that holds my sanity in place? I was sure it was. As this had nothing
to do with BX or Basic D&D, all it was a plus/minus system with a ton of
anime art. The furthest thing from BX or Basic D&D. The only thing it had
in common with D&D was the Fantasy element and the classes from D&D.
The more I read the more I realized this was just someone’s
attempt to re-invent an already working wheel, because they feel *their* ideas
are better then what was already written as the best selling RPG of its time.
Seems like the thing to do, right?
Want to
leave feedback or have The Crusty Grog talk about something? Go ahead, email
him. I dare you. thecrustygrog@gmail.com
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Indecent Indiegogo - Chronicles of Gor
I remember the Gor series well. I picked the first 12 books or so up from a garage sale in the late 80s at a quarter a book. Made it through the first five or six books before giving up on the series. The sex / rape / slavery depicted was not what I was looking for in my escapism. Well, that and the writing was fairly poor. Yes, i devoured almost all scifi and fantasy I could get my hands on those days, good or bad, but even I had my limits.
So, 25 years after I was introduced to, and decided to pass on Gor, we now have an Indiegogo project to make Gor into an actual RPG. Luckily(?) for us, James Desborough is keeping it to it's roots:
Yeah, as I recall it wasn't so much sex / gender issues as it was slavery and rape. Not things I want to fantasize about in my roleplaying.
No mention or hint at the actual game system isn't helping sell it to me either. I mean, James says the work is basically complete, so how about some ideas on the system that may be worth strippin away from it's setting.
Oh, and it's "Flexible Funding", the "Fuck You" of crowdsourced funding - even if it doesn't fund, your pledge is still taken. So in reality, there is no goal post to hit.
I am sure all publicity is good publicity - but I'm not including links. If folks are really that interested, they can find it on their own.
Sometimes as a hobby, we are our own worst enemy. I'm sure James is betting his own history of internet battles will be as much a selling point as the setting itself. It will be a shame when I find myself on the side of his detractors for what seems like the first time.
So, 25 years after I was introduced to, and decided to pass on Gor, we now have an Indiegogo project to make Gor into an actual RPG. Luckily(?) for us, James Desborough is keeping it to it's roots:
Yeah, as I recall it wasn't so much sex / gender issues as it was slavery and rape. Not things I want to fantasize about in my roleplaying.
No mention or hint at the actual game system isn't helping sell it to me either. I mean, James says the work is basically complete, so how about some ideas on the system that may be worth strippin away from it's setting.
Oh, and it's "Flexible Funding", the "Fuck You" of crowdsourced funding - even if it doesn't fund, your pledge is still taken. So in reality, there is no goal post to hit.
I am sure all publicity is good publicity - but I'm not including links. If folks are really that interested, they can find it on their own.
Sometimes as a hobby, we are our own worst enemy. I'm sure James is betting his own history of internet battles will be as much a selling point as the setting itself. It will be a shame when I find myself on the side of his detractors for what seems like the first time.
Tales from the Tavern's Cellar... Feats in AD&D 1E?
Well. Well. Looks like it’s time
to focus on things that only a cellar dweller hears, things that the inn keeper
himself seems to ignore.
Ya see, living under the tavern,
you hear all kinds of things, some good and some bad.
Honestly you hear and see more
bad than good. Boy I tell ya, there is a list of BAD a mile long down here
going back many years.
Today’s little gem that floated
its way down into the cellar in 2006, its a product called “First Edition Feats”.
It can be found on RPGNOW.com, by
Mob United Media… MUM? Hey Mum, can you give me a load of crap to shovel into
my game.
First edition is by no means a
PERFECT game, but it’s set in its ways, and plays well. There is no need to add
giant horse turd into the game, such as FEATS, for $2.99!
Not only does this guy think
anyone in the community would want to have feats, he thinks he can make a quick
buck off of this shit.
Well, let me crawl back down the stairs to find another gem to share with you from my list of crap.
Want to leave feedback or have The Crusty Grog talk about something, feel
free to email him thecrustygrog@gmail.com
DCC RPG Reference Booklet - POD Via Lulu / Free in PDF
+Jeremy Deram has been kind enough to put together a DCC RPG Reference booklet for use my the DCC masses as the game table. These are the charts you've been looking for.
If you are a non-spell caster in DCC you could probably get away with leaving your rule book behind. Regretfully, I can't say the same for the spell casters, but then again, you folks knew what you were in for when you chose a caster ;)
Links to the PDF and POD versions are at the People Them with Monsters blog.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Improvised NPCs - Do You Keep Track of Them?
I know I don't. I should, but I don't. It's almost easier to kill them or remove them between sessions than to remember the mannerisms that brought them to life. Yeah, I'm that disorganized.
So, how do you handle improvised NPCs as a DM?
So, how do you handle improvised NPCs as a DM?
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Roll For Initiative Podcast Reviews "Basic" 5e D&D
+Vincent Florio and DM Nick do a decent job of reviewing the "Basic" 5e D&D rules from an OSR perspective in the latest Roll for Initiative Podcast. It's funny. My 5e Player's Handbook arrived today and I have even less desire to read it (and absolutely no free time or energy to do so these days.)
It appears to be much of what I expected, where the damage and hit points "go to eleven" and there are way to many safety features to prevent / avoid character death and true risk. Sure, a good DM could easily overcome that, but than why run the 5e rules?
When work calms down I'll give my Player's Handbook a decent read through, but for now my bathroom reading will be reserved for Designers & Dragons.
One Dead Ogre and Four Battered Egos (Guest Poster Charlie Akins - Dyvers Blog)
(+Charles Akins is the proprietor of the Dyvers Blog, the go to location for capsule reviews of the blogs in the OSR corner of the universe.)
One Dead Ogre and Four Battered Egos
"The ogre is dead," I said as I threw a coke can into the steel trash drum for effect.
Dee looked up from where he had buried his head and said, "Grand. Does anyone feel like dancing?"
"Love to," Alice said with a smile, but I'm fairly certain that the effort would drop me."
"We should be better than this," Jeff grumbled, "There were four of us - a balanced party mind you - against a single ogre that talked like a three-year-old and had all the battle finesse of a brick to the back of the head!"
"There he goes bring up our sex life in public again," Alice groaned.
"I'm serious."
"So is she!" I exlaimed.
"Very funny, Charlie," Jeff said, "but you know damned well and good that there isn't a single reason in this world for us to have been overrun and damned near destroyed by that brain damaged -"
"You're taking this a bit personally, don't you think," Alice interrupted him. "It's just another tough fight in a campaign filled with them. I don't see any of us should be bent out of shape over a victory."
"We almost lost Joe in the second round!"
"I was fine," Joe said as he waved him off. "All he did was rip my arm off and beat me unconscious with it."
"That right there is exactly what I'm talking about! You were so busy making jokes about blowing guys in college that you didn't even think to ask for a spot check. Hell, you just walked right in and let him slap you about."
"By the way," Joe said to me, "thanks for not making the 'why are you hitting yourself jokes.'"
"Thought they would be a bit too obvious on my part."
"And look at the two of you acting like you're friends," Jeff practically shouted.
"We are friends," Joe said, "were all friends here."
"No we aren't," Jeff said as he crossed his arms. "He's the Dungeon Master - the enemy. You're a player and you need to remember that his only goal is to tell his story and kill us if we get out of line."
"What are you talking about," Alice asked, "he asked me to roll for a random encounter and I rolled a one. Did you honestly think that meant that you weren't going to fight anything?"
"Oh, I'm fine with fighting but that ogre battle was just him punishing me for stealing that gem back in town from the blind prophet."
"You've lost your damned mind," Joe said, "That's not how he runs."
"Of course you'd say that," Jeff mocked as he jabbed a finger in my direction, "you're friends. Well your friend here just threw an ogre at us that didn't follow the damage matrix from the monster manual."
"You've memorized the damage output for an ogre," I asked a bit incredulously.
"Yes."
"Dude, you need to fix your life," I said.
He stared at us, focusing on each of us in turn before he said, "You're going to let him talk to me like that? I'm the only one standing up for us after the bullshit he just pulled."
"I don't think I want to play Dungeons and Dragons with Jeff anymore," Joe said.
"Seconded," I called.
"Fine," Jeff said as he stood and started cramming his things in his backpack. "Then Alice and I won't play with you jerks anymore."
"Speak for yourself, Jeff," Alice said.
"Alice," he said with anger, pride, and hurt playing in his voice. "You can't stay with them. You're my girlfriend."
"Were," she said as she refilled my wine glass, "the word you are missing from that sentence was were. As in you were my girlfriend."
"You can't mean that," he said.
"Oh but I can," she said without a trace of kindness in her voice, "I won't fool with any man so selfish and unkind." Jeff stood staring at her for a few seconds before he turned and slammed the door behind him.
The room was still filled with the electrical static that always follows these sort of things. Then Joe moved next to Alice and said, "So now that you're single," she stared at him with a face flush with anger, "would you mind if I told people that we were having an affair and you were pregnant with my child."
"But you're gay," she said with disbelief.
"Shush," he said with an evil twinkle in his eye, "don't go telling the truth now and spoil my fun."
One Dead Ogre and Four Battered Egos
"The ogre is dead," I said as I threw a coke can into the steel trash drum for effect.
Dee looked up from where he had buried his head and said, "Grand. Does anyone feel like dancing?"
"Love to," Alice said with a smile, but I'm fairly certain that the effort would drop me."
"We should be better than this," Jeff grumbled, "There were four of us - a balanced party mind you - against a single ogre that talked like a three-year-old and had all the battle finesse of a brick to the back of the head!"
"There he goes bring up our sex life in public again," Alice groaned.
"I'm serious."
"So is she!" I exlaimed.
"Very funny, Charlie," Jeff said, "but you know damned well and good that there isn't a single reason in this world for us to have been overrun and damned near destroyed by that brain damaged -"
"You're taking this a bit personally, don't you think," Alice interrupted him. "It's just another tough fight in a campaign filled with them. I don't see any of us should be bent out of shape over a victory."
"We almost lost Joe in the second round!"
"I was fine," Joe said as he waved him off. "All he did was rip my arm off and beat me unconscious with it."
"That right there is exactly what I'm talking about! You were so busy making jokes about blowing guys in college that you didn't even think to ask for a spot check. Hell, you just walked right in and let him slap you about."
"By the way," Joe said to me, "thanks for not making the 'why are you hitting yourself jokes.'"
"Thought they would be a bit too obvious on my part."
"And look at the two of you acting like you're friends," Jeff practically shouted.
"We are friends," Joe said, "were all friends here."
"No we aren't," Jeff said as he crossed his arms. "He's the Dungeon Master - the enemy. You're a player and you need to remember that his only goal is to tell his story and kill us if we get out of line."
"What are you talking about," Alice asked, "he asked me to roll for a random encounter and I rolled a one. Did you honestly think that meant that you weren't going to fight anything?"
"Oh, I'm fine with fighting but that ogre battle was just him punishing me for stealing that gem back in town from the blind prophet."
"You've lost your damned mind," Joe said, "That's not how he runs."
"Of course you'd say that," Jeff mocked as he jabbed a finger in my direction, "you're friends. Well your friend here just threw an ogre at us that didn't follow the damage matrix from the monster manual."
"You've memorized the damage output for an ogre," I asked a bit incredulously.
"Yes."
"Dude, you need to fix your life," I said.
He stared at us, focusing on each of us in turn before he said, "You're going to let him talk to me like that? I'm the only one standing up for us after the bullshit he just pulled."
"I don't think I want to play Dungeons and Dragons with Jeff anymore," Joe said.
"Seconded," I called.
"Fine," Jeff said as he stood and started cramming his things in his backpack. "Then Alice and I won't play with you jerks anymore."
"Speak for yourself, Jeff," Alice said.
"Alice," he said with anger, pride, and hurt playing in his voice. "You can't stay with them. You're my girlfriend."
"Were," she said as she refilled my wine glass, "the word you are missing from that sentence was were. As in you were my girlfriend."
"You can't mean that," he said.
"Oh but I can," she said without a trace of kindness in her voice, "I won't fool with any man so selfish and unkind." Jeff stood staring at her for a few seconds before he turned and slammed the door behind him.
The room was still filled with the electrical static that always follows these sort of things. Then Joe moved next to Alice and said, "So now that you're single," she stared at him with a face flush with anger, "would you mind if I told people that we were having an affair and you were pregnant with my child."
"But you're gay," she said with disbelief.
"Shush," he said with an evil twinkle in his eye, "don't go telling the truth now and spoil my fun."
Monday, August 18, 2014
New Big Dragon Gen Con Jet Lag Giveaway - Print Copies of D30 Sandbox and D30 DM Companion to Be Given Away (and Stickers too)
New Big Dragon Games ( +Richard LeBlanc ) in conjunction with Tenkar's Tavern Blog ( +Erik Tenkar ) have
If you haven't read me waxing poetically about the awesomeness of the D30 Sandbox Companion and it's mate, then you must not be a regular reader of this blog.
That's okay. Not only will we forgive you, we'll give you an opportunity to own a copy of the D30 Sandbox Companion or a Copy of the D30 DM Companion of your very own. We are talking dead tree. Paper and ink. Print.
Yes, one random commenter will win a copy of the D30 DM Companion and another will win a copy of the D30 Sandbox Companion. Both will also get Order of the D30 sticker sheets. Five runner ups will receive Order of the D30 sticker sheets mailed to their homes. Tag your books, your kids, your pets ;)
Just add a comment below. Tell us of your love of random charts. Do it before 9pm, Eastern Time August 19th, 2014 (Tuesday to the rest of us.)
Well, what are you waiting for?
Sunday, August 17, 2014
OSR Gamers and Story Gamers - So Close, Yet So Far
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Danke the Dachshund meet Toby the Siberian |
We just don't get it. Probably genetics or something.
Still, we always seem to come back seeking to understand.
It must be FATE or something. Yeah, I still can't grasp that shit, and I went as far as buying dice for it...
Get the Freebooter's Guide to the Razor Coast in PDF For Free
Frog God Games is giving away free copies of The Freebooter's Guide to the Razor Coast for free to celebrate Razor Coast - Heart of the Razor winning the Silver ENnie for Best Adventure.
All you need to do is go to the Frog God Games website and download a copy. But do it soon - this giveaway wont last forever.
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Welcome new Greyhawk Fans! - With the publication of the new Dungeon Master’s Guide, there are doubtless going to be a lot of new D&D players interested in my favorite setting, the Wor...6 months ago
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It's been a bit - Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well! I've had a lot going on and haven't had much time to blog lately. Heres a recap of gaming events and other st...11 months 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...1 year 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...1 year 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...2 years ago
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This is an Important Game Mechanic - *"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$&...2 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 ...3 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...4 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...4 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...5 years ago
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More Arden Vul Art - Another great piece from Del, this one's the Forum of Set: a place that the PCs may spend quite a bit of time within.5 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...5 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...5 years ago
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New Map of the Elf Empire and Southern Isles - I’ve been having fun developing a new map-drawing style that I think is finally reaching a certain level of maturity. And yeah, it owes a lot to Matthew Ad...5 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...5 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...5 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...5 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...5 years ago
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And Now the News Draft Download on Patreon - 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...5 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...5 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! ...5 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...6 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 ...6 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...6 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...6 years ago
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MIDDLE DUNGEONS LEVEL FIVE 158 STAIRS. - 158 STAIRS. These stairs descend thirty feet to Area 79 on Level 6.6 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...6 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...6 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...6 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*...6 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...6 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 ...6 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...7 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...7 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...7 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) ...7 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 ...7 years ago