The Grognardy Trio have served up another episode of the Hero's Brew Podcast. Episode #2 - Dark & Sundry is available for your enjoyment. Yes, we're extra grumpy at NO extra charge for you ;)
Oh, and we earned our explicit label this time :)
You can play it from the player below or give it a few hours to get served through iTunes, GooglePlay and other podcast players.
Spatial Situations
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*Doctor Who: Adventures in Space* is a supplement for the Doctor Who: The
Roleplaying Game – Second Edition published by Cubicle 7 Entertainment. *Doctor
...
Trouble at Bigby’s Meadery
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By Vanessa NairnSnail Song StudiosOSE"Low Levels" Jebediah Bigby is a
meadmaker extraordinaire, famous throughout the region for his delicious
mead. The se...
I2: Tomb of the Lizard King (1982)
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From the back cover:
"The southlands of Eor are being despoiled. Merchants will no longer run
their caravans on the main highway past the quiet village o...
Random Thoughts & Links for 9/6/2024
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- Next Felltower is the Sunday after this coming Sunday.
- CRPG Addict finally got to Betrayal At Kronder, which I really enjoyed.
- Wealth in GURPS, in a ...
Rappan Athuk: Are we the baddies?
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Session 251 was played on 4/28/24
Nick, Fighter 7 (Me)
Borumar, ½ Orc Thief (Josh)
Blotto, Goblin Fighter (Lanse)
Morgana, wizard (Rob)
Koltic, Cleric 7 (...
Amarod (I) - Creating a sandbox
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I started my current sandbox campaign in late 2022.
I'm using Dark Fantasy Basic with a few updates.
We play a bit more than a couple of hours every coupl...
D&D Player’s Handbook 2024
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Being an incomplete, visual review of the 2024 Player’s Handbook. I got a
copy of this almost entirely on the strength of the new cover art: (This is
the “...
Kord of Bhaal The White Death
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It was bound to happen. You can thank James over at Pits Perilous for
reminding me of this.Sword and Sorcery genre? Heck yes!
The Sun as an Evil God
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I was recently listening to a podcast in which (to paraphrase) it was
stated that CS Lewis had once said that he could not imagine there existing
a huma...
Unknightly Rulers
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*Mythic Bastionland *suggests that Holdings are commonly ruled by a Knight. Last
time I spoke about this I had one of the four Holdings in a Realm ruled b...
The Seven Seals of Sword & Sorcery...
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So Gregorius 21778 released *Rescue From the Temple of the Revealing Flame,
*an adventure for our Blood of Pangea game. This one's a nice mixture of
clas...
Lessons from Elden Ring
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I know I’m late to the From Soft party, but I’ve finally beat the Elden
Ring DLC and after a couple hundred hours in that game I finally have
enough opin...
Play Report: Skull Mountain, the Dead Level
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* Written by Jen, a player.*
We first ran into the “dead level” long ago, fairly early on in our
explorations of Skull Mountain. It was incredibly scary ...
My complete map of Oerik
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So many people have asked me for this over the years, I figured it was time
to acquiesce, because my redone maps are taking much longer than I had
hoped. I...
Let Him Cook
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Hugh Cooks Chronicle of an Age of Darkness; Books one to Five
It was an age undreamed of…
Between 1987 and 1992, Hugh Cook released a ten volume Science-Fa...
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...
The Mystery of the First Blackmoor Map
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In this POST from a few years ago, I was concerned with the issue of scale
and distance in Blackmoor in the course of which I attempted to determine
the...
Churchill Mk.VII (again)
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The state of the track sponsons nagged and nagged at me, so I girded my
loins and redid them.
I also took the opportunity to separate the sponsons from...
Got my Summer Art Acquisitions Framed
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[image: Got my Summer Art Acquisitions Framed]
This weekend was a bit of a catch-up/housekeeping period as I have gotten
around to purchasing more frame p...
Combat should be interesting
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Combat obviously is an important element in most fantasy role-playing
games. At its best, it’s exciting and dramatic. After all, the
protagonists’ lives ...
Far Away Land 2nd Edition Kickstarter is Amazing
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Fay Away Land RPG Ed. 2 is now Kickstarting! It funded quick and has 22
days remaining as of this post. It is a unique setting and RPG that reeks
of fun....
[CAMPAIGN JOURNAL] News on the March! Episode II.
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Hags No Mo
This post continues the series of brief play reports I have been posting on
Discord. It does not cover every single session (sometimes, recon ...
NTRPG Con 2022 Victorious session, Part II
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Greetings all, long time no see! Sorry about the vast gap of time between
these posts, but I fell into Doctor Saturn’s Electric Chronoscope, and it
sent me...
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 ...
Musings on Sleep in OD&D – Is it Over-Powered?
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Link to discussion
Let’s look at the sleep spell in Men & Magic:
>Sleep: A Sleep spell affects from 2–16 1st-level types (hit dice of up to
1 + 1), from...
It's been a bit
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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...
Recent painting efforts
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Welcome back to the Vault. It's been quiet here, but the hobby machine
keeps on running. I thought I'd post a quick update with some of the
recently fin...
Session #12 & Adventure Sites Compilation
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Firstly, I wanted to let everybody know that Adventure Sites I by Coldlight
Press is now available as a free download on DriveThruRPG. It includes my
own...
Improvised Awful Lights Missions
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Asking about The Awful Lights, a commenter asks:
*I'd love to hear about how this is run - with the Handler determining
mission location and objectives ...
Jim Ward's Adventure in Gygax's Wonderland
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Last weekend at GaryCon, many of us raised a glass to the memory of Jim
Ward, who passed away just days before the convention. Ward was very
helpful to m...
The Economy Engine, v0.2
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I made a thing. For D&D 3rd edition, so it might not be that interesting to
a lot of people. But I made it and I think it’s cool. The 3rd edition
Dungeon M...
*'s in SpaaaaaAaaaace
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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...
What Else Have I Got in Me?
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Brechewold's been done for a little while. Still incredibly pumped to have
this labor of love out in the company of LotFP's marvelously creative body
of ...
Last move - to self-hosting!
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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...
Time Rolls On
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Today is December 31, 2023, in the mid-afternoon. In less than ten hours it
will be 2024. 2023 2023 was a good year. But all years are good years. Both
goo...
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Heya folks, the 21st Salt Mine book, Import Export, has hit the digital
shelves! In the 21st book we follow Aaron Haddock-codename Stigma-as he
tries to ...
Moving On...
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So, my D&D 5e experiment has blown up the lab in a puff of green smoke
leaving my face blackened like Wile E. Coyote after a failed roadrunner
Acme trap...
How to Keep Megadungeons Fresh
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People often consider megadungeons boring. Not because the play style is
boring, but because they are in the same locale for a majority of the
campaign. If...
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$&...
Clean Your Room
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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 ...
My RPG Zine Trilogy is on Kickstarter!
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I can't believe I didn't post about it here!
The Dead are Coming, Screams Amongst the Stars and Running Out of Time are
on *Kickstarter right now!* Thes...
Maximum HP 004, one week to go
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Just one week to go for Maximum HP issue #004, the undead. We are pushing
through stretch goals and wracking up contributions for the best issue yet.
We...
Steve Jackson Interview
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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...
Undermountain Map Origins
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As documented on the Ruins of Undermountain sales page, "TSR didn't
actually use Ed Greenwood's original maps," at least not in their entirety.
This post d...
WB:FMAG Total Print Sales
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Hello Folks,
The last time I did a quick sales report was in September 2018.
I pulled reports from Amazon, Lulu and DrivethruRPG from October to current
fo...
The Minotaur for Old-School Essentials
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*Minotaur*
*Requirements:* Minimum STR 9, Minimum CON 9
*Prime Requisite:* STR and CON
*Hit Dice:* 1d10
*Maximum Level:* 8
*Armor:* Leather, including shield...
WIZARDS OF POHJOLA
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Init +0
Melee Atk
• sword or dagger +1 (1d5 or 1d3)
Ranged Atk
• hot iron sparks +3 (1d4+2 to two targets within 20' but not closer than
5')
AC 14
HD 12d...
Dungeons & Dragonmead Fall Schedule
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*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...
D&D Sling Damage vs. Large Targets
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In many early editions of D&D, weapons were assigned two damage values: one
for small/medium targets (i.e. man-sized) and one for large targets (giants
and...
James A. Smith, Jr. Memorial Video
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A beloved father, devoted friend, and D&D Dungeon Master extraordinaire. We
miss you! To view video, click here Memorial Video
Note - The original video...
Let's Talk About Pacing!
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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...
Profane and Profound Prep Part 2
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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...
SHORT BREAK.
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I'm going to take a break for a week or so and will start up again in the
New Year. Thanks for reading and we'll start with Level 6 when I get back.
Iain Lovecraft, 3D Sculptor
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Nope, it's got nothing to do with Cthulhu. I just did a video conversation
with Iain Lovecraft, who designs 3D miniatures and terrain. If you're not
doi...
New website!
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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...
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...
Mord Mar - Session 6
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We weren't able to play Mord Mar last week, due to a family funeral. This
week we played on Monday for the first time, due to kids returning to
school and ...
A Small, Quiet Plea
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There has been a great deal of discussing political agendas, social
grievances, and personal attacks within the little corner of gaming that is
my hobby....
Don’t Sleep It’s Broken
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Expanding/editing my comments from What Makes Something Broken G+ thread:
“Broken”, for me, is anything that makes normal character choices, tactics,
or ro...
Swords & Wizardry Light-Themed Birthday Party
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Last month, my wife and I helped our oldest to celebrate his birthday in
style. Ever since 2013, we have hosted a themed birthday party for our
now-15-ye...
Erik said something about Adventure Writing like a Fucking Boss being mentioned. I'm going to try and find time to listen tonight. Thanks, guys!
ReplyDeleteActually, I remarked on your Kickstarter skills. You are a rarity in the gaming KS universe. On time or early every damn time ;)
DeleteAww shucks.
DeleteI could have sworn I saw Rogue One on my Netflix list. You might want to double-check that.
ReplyDeleteyep - Netflix - catching some this morning
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