Lucifer's Shards: Sub-Creations Taking Root in Ein Soph Aur

Wanna Find Something . . . Particular?

Pages

Home
My Social Media and ALL of My Work!
My Appendix N
Characters I'm Playing
Games I'm Running
Hall of (Sh/F)ame: Inactive or Retired Characters

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Nonmonogamy in RPGs: A Couple of Memes That Make Me Happy

Posted by Wizard Lizard the Magick Educator at 1:10 PM

Email This BlogThis!Share to X Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest

Labels: memes, nonmonogamy

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

My Calendar of Appearances & Offerings!

I Get By With a Little Help from My Friends

If you like my stuff ~ and have even a tiny bit of money of to spare ~ please support me on Patreon by clicking this link: Become a Patron! Tiers start out at $1/month though if you want to and can, there are tiers above that. Thank you deeply from the cockles of my heart.

My Other Blogs, In Case You're Interested

A muppet's Book of Days

Day of Remembrance ritual - I'm leading a ritual this Sunday to honor International Transgender Day of Remembrance with my kink magick temple. The temple: kinky; the ritual itself: N...
6 years ago
WTF Presents:

Fried Crab-Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms - Makes about 16 ½ pound fresh crabmeat, picked over 1 cup crushed Ritz crackers, divided 3 tablespoons (⅜ stick) unsalted butter 2 tablespoons finely chopped...
10 years ago

Translate

Social Justice Adventuring Party

Deeper in the Game

Turn based play, decision points, disconnecting - Over in another discussion elsewhere, folks were talking about some issues with D&D5E’s combat system and potential for people to simply disengage. It’s no...
5 hours ago
Black Girl Nerds

Travel Gifts Under $50 That Will Enhance Your Adventures - Whether you’re a traveler or know someone who loves to travel, here are some simple, thoughtful, and affordable gifts that won’t leave you overdrawn. 1....
15 hours ago
Ambling Along the Aqueduct

The Pleasures of Reading, Viewing, and Listening in 2024, pt. 12: Isabel Schechter - The Pleasures of Reading, Viewing, and Listening in 2024 by Isabel Schechter I am a creature of habit, and, once I discovered science fic...
19 hours ago
Geeks OUT

Interview with Sydney Langford, Author of The Loudest Silence - Sydney Langford (they/them) is a queer, Deaf-Hard of Hearing, and physically disabled author who resides in Portland, Oregon. Their biggest passion in li...
3 days ago
WisCon

Website Team Lead Needed - Be in the know as WisCONline’s Website Team Lead. You’ll update our website with the most current con information, coordinating with IT Infrastructure Lead...
2 weeks ago
Class Wargames: ludic subversion in the bureaucratic society of controlled consumption

Class Wargames overthrows the Emperor of Mankind - Sci-Fi Battles in the Grim Dark Future “As I continue to ponder what, precisely, my politics are – and how I can understand The Political in connection to ...
2 months ago
Women in Tabletop Gaming Month

Blog Schedule – Sharing Stories - We are so thrilled to share stories from women across the tabletop gaming community! We will be posting written interview responses as blog posts through...
2 months ago
I Need Diverse Games

DEAD ISLAND 2 review - Dead Island 2 contains the most graphically-detailed, up close, melee dismemberment unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Eyes pop out of sockets, skin ge...
1 year ago
The AbleGamers Charity

Positive Effects of Video Games - The Positive Effects of Video Games (Particularly on People With Disabilities) Video games have been a topic of debate for many years, with some people ar...
1 year ago
Geek Girls Rule!!!

I Know, I Have Been Terrible at Cross-Posting - I’m trying to figure out the best way to do this again. What do you guys want, knowing that all of the posts are public over at the Patreon. Would you want...
2 years ago
GaymerX: Everyone Games

A Letter to the Trans Youth of Texas - February 23rd, 2022 Dear, trans, enby, gender fluid, gender queer, and gender expansive youth of Texas: Today is a hard day. A lot of days are hard, we kno...
2 years ago
The ConTessa Blog - ConTessa

The Friends of ConTessa Game Fest Special Guests - [image: dreamstime_l_98140964.jpg] A convention wouldn’t be a convention without some special guests! We’re happy to announce the following people will b...
4 years ago
The random musings of a 1973 Original

A bunch of neat coverage of the #UbiBGP Mixer & a highlight by @XBoxAmbassadors - So I’ve gotten a bit of press recently and wanted to share it with y’all. I was fortunate enough to be invited to Ubisoft Toronto to be part of the … Contin...
4 years ago
Misha B

OrcaCon 2020 10/10 - Okay, now that I’ve had time to decompress (and get through some minor household stuff ) I’d like to send a heartfelt thank you to Donna, Tanya, and the en...
4 years ago
Go Make Me a Sandwich

Your emotional pain doesn’t allow you to hurt me, and other things I learned from parenting - This post is not about children, or even parenting, although it will discuss both children and parenting quite a lot. The content is mostly new, but will s...
5 years ago
Icarus Rants

Humans don't think - they EMOTE - Humans are ruled by Emotion, and maybe, once in a while, sometimes bother to think. *Exhibit A:* Social Media Yes, I said it this way first. A friend...
5 years ago
Julie's blog

Review of Bar Dykes - Bar Dykes – a one act play by Merril Mushroom Link for tickets: https://www.tososnyc.org by DiAnna Fitztola The year is 1958, when women were still call...
5 years ago
Musings on the World

A New Approach to Generations - In this day and age of judgmental labels and blaming everyone else, generations have taken to the headlines. Millennials are accused of everything from rui...
5 years ago
Geek Feminism Blog

Bringing the blog to a close - We’re bringing the Geek Feminism blog to a close. First, some logistics; then some reasons and reminiscences; then, some thanks. Logistics The site will st...
6 years ago
Gaming As Women

RESISTOR: glitchwitches and SJWs welcome - My friend Elissa and I are currently Kickstarting this zine that I’m really excited about. It’s called RESISTOR, and it features original games, fiction,...
8 years ago
Diary of a Random Fangirl

After the Hugos (or: Did I Hear You Say That This Is Victory?) - Last week, fans in Spokane, Washington and around the world gathered to watch the presentation 73rd Annual Hugo Awards, one of the greatest and most notabl...
9 years ago
Problematic Tabletop

Story/Blog Collection of Zak S' abuse -
9 years ago
Mammon Machine Blog - Mammon Machine-Digital Prose

The Story is a Spell. The Story is a Curse. - It matters who writes us. There's a book with some problems that I still like a lot called *The Ticking Is The Bomb.* The author likes to jump around and...
9 years ago
RPGirl Zine Project

RPGirl Pay-What-You-Want to Support Gaming As Women Blog - [image: RPG = Role Playing Girl 2010 Cover]You can download both the RPG = Role Playing Girl Zine 2009 and the 2010 International Update at DriveThruRPG. T...
9 years ago
The Voices of Femspec

- This message about fundraising to support future conferences comes from Gwendolyn Beetham as she prepares for the 2015 National Women's Studies Association...
10 years ago
Ars Marginal

Goodbye, Ars Marginal - Goodbye, Ars Marginal.
10 years ago
Dovearrow's Blog About Feminism & Gaming

DnDnG: A Short Documentary - So I know it’s been a long hiatus and it’s probably going to be a long one again after this post. Still, I couldn’t resist posting this video.
10 years ago
ozarque

Wednesday; "Gone With The Wind"... - I just want to mention something here, in case you're not already aware of it. I want to mention the extraordinary craftsmanship that's demonstrated by Mar...
13 years ago
Femspec

New Femspec Blog - Apparently there's a new blog for Femspec. You should visit there for news: http://thevoicesoffemspec.blogspot.com
14 years ago
The 20 Sided Women Project

An Attempt to Start Anew - Would any of you role-playing ladies in the Chicago area like to participate in a group that will hopefully breathe life into this cause again? I am tryin...
14 years ago
The Fairgame Archive

-
Our Blog | GeekGirlCon

-
Tabletop Gaymers

-
Queerly Represent Me | QueerlyRepresent.me

-

Show 10 Show All

Not Game Specific

Halls of the Nephilim

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes - Next year is going to be a bittersweet year for My Hero Academia fans. The main series will end when it's 8th season dropping in the Autumn. I'm excited to...
2 hours ago
Improved Initiative

Does Your Character Have A Cause? - Motivation is one of the *most* important factors when it comes to figuring out your character. In fact, it's so important that a while back I wrote an ent...
3 hours ago
Swords & Stitchery - Old Time Sewing & Table Top Rpg Blog

Corridors of Terror - Red Room's Darker Rpg Session Report! - Tonight's Darker Rpg adventure session picks right up from last week here on the blog. Our party of Darker rpg adventurers lost three members in tonight'...
5 hours ago
Submission to an Alien Religion

meanwhilebackinthedungeon: – Julek Heller Merlin - meanwhilebackinthedungeon: *– Julek Heller* *Merlin*
7 hours ago
Geek Native

Audio EXP Podcast: #267 – Fatigue - The interview with Tommaso is up. Given that two World Anvils are in the TTRPG industry, were you confident you knew which Geek Native patrons had voted for?
9 hours ago
The United Federation of Charles

Joker: Folie à Deux review - Is the *Joker: Folie à Deux *bad? Yes. Yes, it is. Is it a worthy follow up to the themes of Joker? No, not really. This is go...
10 hours ago
Observations of the Fox

1E Manifesto - https://200proof.games/manifesto/ This is gold. I'm not just saying this because it echoes the kind of advice I've been saying for years, or the types...
10 hours ago
Tenkar's Tavern

Deal of the Day - FlexTale Infinite Adventures Omnibus - Some resources are priceless. Typically, 20 bucks in PDF, *FlexTale Infinite Adventures Omnibus is $4* until tomorrow morning, as it is today's *Deal of...
14 hours ago
B/X BLACKRAZOR

The Rundown - I am writing this Thursday morning, though I don't intend it to post up till Sunday. The holidays have caught up to me and my time over the next week or so...
14 hours ago
Gaming Ballistic

Coming Up for Air after the last Two months… - So, I started my new job at TEL on November 11, and have been sprinting and trying to find my feet ever since. It’s all been “good,” in that I’m very sat...
15 hours ago
Aiee! Run From Kelvin's Brainsplurge!

A Return to the Stars - After a veeeeerrrryyyy long, and mostly unplanned, hiatus, Stuart and I got together to play more Stargrave in recent days. It was good! It was also a bit ...
18 hours ago
The Watch House

Adventure Calendar 2024 21: Carcassone Winter Edition - *Adventure Calendar 2024* 21: *Carcassone Winter Edition* Carcassone Winter Edition: Place tiles, build features and put down Meeple followers to build med...
21 hours ago
Siskoid's Blog of Geekery

Who's the Modern Green Arrow? - *Who's This? *The Emerald Archer. *The facts:* Gradually, the Golden Age Green Arrow morphs into the Silver Age model, getting that trademark desert islan...
23 hours ago
Strange Flight

The Tragedy of Tekumel - In 1974 I obtained, and first started to game master, White Box Dungeons and Dragons. A year later I got hold of the boxed set of Empire of the Petal Thron...
1 day ago
Jeffro's Space Gaming Blog

SE4X Alien Player Solitaire… AGAIN - I tried this one again with the following settings: Now, from my first pass at this I learned that you could not throw away your initial Scout units becaus...
1 day ago
The Grand Tapestry

- 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...
1 day ago
Realms of Chirak

An Old School Feeling I haven't Felt in a Long Time....the Dragonbane Publishing Community - A brief post, but I just wanted to share that I discovered a metric ton of content brewing on drivethrurpg.com, much of it pay-what-you-want and plenty ...
1 day ago
Green Skeleton Gaming Guild

Star Frontiers - I recently stopped in a local Hobby Shop (more a toy shop with a few comics) and found these two gems in the used RPG bin for a great price. I ma...
1 day ago
Bravo Zulu

Thinky Simple Lions in Space Lion: Divide and Conquer via @ADragoons - RockyMountainNavy, 20 December 2024 What can I say? Space Lion: Divide and Conquer (Solis Game Studio, 2023) is a simple lane-battler card game. Use … Thin...
1 day ago
Voices in my Head

Jaded Gamer Diary - The edition nobody wanted until they did. - The edition everybody said they weren't going to buy. It started quite some time ago. Here locally every little leak about the new edition of DnD (DnD...
1 day ago
BARKING ALIEN

31 Questions for Barking Alien - Question 14 - Smurf it all! Excuse my Smurf but I'm totally smurfed by the fact that I can't figure out who smurfed me this question. If you supplied it or any smurf kno...
1 day ago
Gnome Stew

Tales of the Valiant Monster Vault Review - An interesting side effect of having multiple iterations of D&D 5th edition based on the 5e SRD is that some content allows publishers to produce content t...
1 day ago
Akratic Wizardry

Fight On! has a new website - FYI: The original Old School Renaissance fanzine *Fight On! *has a new website.
2 days ago
Fabled Lands

Bound about with a napkin - My credo is that roleplaying is about everything, so I was intrigued to come across this in a letter that Benjamin Franklin wrote to Jacques Barbeu-Dubor...
2 days ago
Red Dice Diaries ��

First Look: WhiteBox Cyclopedia - FORTHCOMING KICKSTARTER BY BARREL RIDER GAMES
2 days ago
The Other Side blog

This Old Dragon: Issue #115 - [image: Dragon Magazine #115] I think I have enough time left in this year to do another one of these. My box of old Dragons, though, is getting a little li...
2 days ago
Venger's old school gaming blog

Primordial Chaos - I think there's lots of good stuff for everyone in this book. You get a better idea of what gonzo is, what it can be, and the future of that niche. ...
2 days ago
From the Sorcerer's Skull

Single Axis Outer Planes - There are a lot of very reasonable criticisms regarding the Gygaxian Great Wheel of Outer Planes, though I also like a lot about it. I've spent a fair numb...
2 days ago
Fear the Boot, RPG Podcast

Bonus Episode 104 – WPC 1: random traits - * (0:24) A joke to an AI becomes a show topic. * (2:48) Characters born in a cursed forest, without sunlight. * (7:48) Characters who compulsively collect…...
3 days ago
Actual Play

Epoch of Rysos, Episode 14 - The technology park turns into liminal horror.
3 days ago
Le Chaudron Chromatique

Return to Doodle Land - At last you can all visit the Doodle Land with Tunnel Goon or other whimsical adventure games! https://evlyn.itch.io/doodle-landHexagnome did wonderful wo...
3 days ago
Dispatches From Kickassistan

Hide & Seek RPG: The Neighborhood - As the players build their characters, pay attention to any locations that get named or even specifically mentioned, such as Safe Places or places mentio...
3 days ago
The GROGNARD Files

1984: A Year in RPGs Ep75 Pt2 - Following Part 1, we are now ready to open the spurious envelopes on our 1984 experiences. We also issue a challenge to listeners to help us discover new...
4 days ago
Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal

Tuesday Magic Item – Crown of Misrule - Voddick knocked back another mug of spiced cider. Gollaon sipped at theirs. “It is good to see people celebrating,” said Gollaon. “Indeed, even the noble...
4 days ago
Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer

[Review] Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way - The Lunar Way is the third in the series of phenomenal Cults of Runequest books released by Chaosium for the RuneQuest Glorantha RPG line. In this suppleme...
4 days ago
Searching for Magic

New Experience in D&D Clones (Breaking the Old-School Cycle) - Alvario Tapia's art evokes the lost lands of the Bitter Reach wrapped in ice and snow! The older versions of D&D, such as B/X and BECMI have a lot going f...
5 days ago
Lurking Rhythmically

Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 325: It'll Work This Time. Right? - *In This Episode* - Erin and Weer’d discuss: - the assassination of the United Healthcare CEO; - Daniel Penny's acquittal; - Canad...
5 days ago
Campaign Mastery

The Bounds Of Invention Let Loose - It’s my contention that with every encounter, the canny GM will expand on the lore surrounding the creatures encountered. I’ve been plugging away steadily ...
5 days ago
ars ludi

Saving Xmas: “Well that went… South” - We’re playing the brand new Save Christmas quest for Follow: A New Fellowship. It’s the big face-off with Slitherberg, the secret Krampus wormtongue who ha...
5 days ago
Inonibird

HEY, remember how I chatted about making soaps and candles earlier this year?? And then barely… - *HEY*, remember how I chatted about making soaps and candles earlier this year?? And then barely posted about it? I’ve been actually doing it all along, ...
6 days ago
Doomslakers!

Artists I Like: Joe Vaux - This artist is apparently a director on Family Guy. That's fine. I don't care about that. I just love his paintings. And looks like I started loving them...
6 days ago
The Wandering Gamist

Classic Traveller: The Imperial Fringe Review - *The Imperial Fringe* was published in 1981 as an "introductory adventure" included with the Deluxe Traveller boxed set. I acquired it on the "Classic T...
1 week ago
Tales of the Rambling Bumblers

Simplifying Spell Resistance in RuneQuest 2e - As part two of “The Macy Conventions”, I want to look at Spell Resistance. Spell resistance is another thing that’s needlessly complicated in RuneQuest 2e,...
1 week ago
Elfmaids & Octopi

Chagrinspire Adventure Seeds by Tier - *Blogger not showing many any other ppls blogs - just kill it with fire and a few others from 9 years ago - this stu...
1 week ago
Remixes and Revelations

OSR: Here be Giants: Giant Monster Generator - This is ripped off heavily inspired from this post, as well as Blasted and Cratered's Survival Paradigm in general. See here for the basics of this world...
1 week ago
Spes Magna Games

Gnoles for ShadowDark - Source: Dungeons & Dragons, Volume II, Monsters & Treasure by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. Published in 1974. GnoleRoughly man-sized, green-skinned and whi...
1 week ago
Flames Rising

Christmas Cheer, Spirits, and Hockey? 5 Cool Comics from DriveThruComics - If you haven't downloaded Pinion Comics' free issue of *The Candleman Christmas Special*, hop on over and grab this Dickensesque issue. The comic is about ...
1 week ago
Bruce R. Cordell

Fighting For Good Causes - Hey Earthlings! Not long ago, I wrote the *Cypher System Bestiary*. One entry under the Modern genre is "billionaires" (level 5, attacks and Speed defens...
1 week ago
ICLee's Gaming Blog

Gulf Coast Roast – Vidor - The most defining element of this game is that two of us could act out of turn with Madness Network (wish it got burned) and Ghede had Enkil Cog.
1 week ago
Sorcerer Under Mountain

Oldhammer part 1: White Box, Warhammer Fantasy Battle 1st Edition - So the Bleak Season is here, and my jolly Summer of Oldhammer becomes a Winter thing. I’m skipping my rather self-indulgent part one, “Warhammer and Me”, a...
1 week ago
Carjacked Seraphim

Kanoodle as In-Game Puzzle - Part 1 - 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...
1 week ago
The Eldraeverse

Eldraeic Words of the Day - *halla:* forest, specifically a tamed forest used for dwelling, silviculture, lumbering, coppicing, hunting, parkland, etc. Oppose *loth*. *loth:* forest...
1 week ago
RPGs, game hacks and occasional rambling

Dragonmeet 2024 Retrospective Part 2: Thoughts & Analysis - This is part 2 of my annual Dragonmeet retrospective. If you missed part 1 you can find it here but the tldr is that sales on the stall were almost identic...
1 week ago
lostdelights

756 AE: The Treasure, and Baba Jean - Just past midnight on Aquae 36, two demons appeared in the hallway and approached Cynthia and Sunnhild’s camp in the maze. Cynthia was on guard and woke Su...
1 week ago
Lohwand

All At Sea - Sea Voyages on Lohwand - * Sea Voyages* Being a system for adjudicating the fate of fleets and supply convoys and the like around the seas and oceans of my Lohwand campaign. The...
2 weeks ago
d20 Pirates

Update to Appendix N for Treasure Hunter Adventures - Belatedly I realize that it's been a while since I updated my Appendix N for *Treasure Hunter Adventures*. This post is the first part of an effort to re...
2 weeks ago
Den of the Lizard King

Solo Shadowdark Barrowmaze Post #0 - I decided I wanted to play a solo campaign in Barrowmaze, using Shadowdark with its free SoloDark supplement. This would be a "tabletop Roguelike" of sor...
2 weeks ago
In Places Deep

The Reynardine - 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...
2 weeks ago
Super Galactic Dreadnought

Some toasters - Another batch of battlemechs, which my wife christened "toasters" because of their resemblance to the Cylons from *Battlestar Galactica*. These guys were...
2 weeks ago
The Githyanki Diaspora

Cutting a bloody deal with a vampire in Ioun City - tl;dr: The gang makes a bloody deal with a vampire to save Erigast, a young mage on trial for murder.
2 weeks ago
World of Ortix

Exotic hirelings' races/origins - Tired of bland and ordinary meatshields? FUCK 'EM UP! Roll 1d100 and see their totally insane origins: 1. Rhino Man 2. Wooden automaton 3. Se...
2 weeks ago
Martin Ralya

Play with gray - The other day I came across the phrase “play with gray” on Reddit, a reference to playing miniatures games without, or before, painting the minis. It immed...
2 weeks ago
Stargazer's World

Excited about Pathfinder 2nd Edition - I never thought I would be excited about Pathfinder 2nd Edition all of a sudden. As you know, I usually prefer rules-light games. I even found D&D 5th Edit...
3 weeks ago
Solo RPG Voyages

Solo Gaming Appreciation Month Spotlight: Monthly PUM - For this month, I recommend the Plot Unfolding Machine's campaign set in the Neolithic stone age.
3 weeks ago
Shit My Players Say

Cleric: *coughing* I’m DYING! Paladin: Okay, well mute yourself so you don’t interrupt the... - Cleric: *coughing* I’m DYING! Paladin: Okay, well mute yourself so you don’t interrupt the session. DM: Damn Cleric: *mutes* Fighter: “Okay well die qu...
3 weeks ago
Little Odo's Grand Days Out

My scribblings have been published again - I don't think that I have mentioned on here previously that I am occasionally asked to write an article for one of the major wargames magazines - Wargame...
3 weeks ago
Gaymers do it on the Table

Anyone know where to watch Moana 2 for free? - While several avenues exist to view the highly praised film Moana 2 Onl𝚒ne Strea𝚖ing offers a versatile means to access its cinematic wonder From heart...
3 weeks ago
Signs in the Wilderness

Oracles; or, letting a Surprising Future derail your Story and Confound the Players - *At last the ragged wanderers found themselves at the sacred grove. There they sought an audience with the Oracle of the Broken Stone, to ask the one qu...
4 weeks ago
Critical Hits

Remembering the Master: An Inelegant Eulogy for Kory Heath - Kory was an auteur game designer in every sense.
4 weeks ago
Fictive Fantasies

Inspectres in Grifton - On November 8, we played a one-off Inspectres game set with the Starkweather monster hunter tradition, based in Grifton. My Setup I quickly pulled out and ...
4 weeks ago
Coins and Scrolls

OSR: Magical Industrial Gunboats - Here's some useful information for river-based adventures using *Magical Industrial Revolution*. Skip to Part 3 or click this PDF link if you just want t...
4 weeks ago
Ynas Midgard's RPG Blog

Weapon vs. Armour in Chainmail vs. AD&D - *Disclaimer: Note that some of the links below are affiliate links (meaning I get a small percentage of the sale without extra cost to you or the publish...
4 weeks ago
Dreams in the Lich House

Curse of Strahd - for Shadowdark - I started running a game with my neighborhood gang for *Horror on the Hill*, a classic module from the 1980's. Meanwhile, my high school group voted to ...
4 weeks ago
The Big Red Couch

Gen Con 2024, Some Time Later - Craig went to Gen Con, and is forcing you to hear about it,Ben tries to moderate this audio equivalent of a “What I Did On My Holidays” slideshow,And we as...
5 weeks ago
The Graverobber's Guide

Rough Terrain Cards - I posted on bsky a little while ago about the Trench Crusade kickstarter, I’d followed the project for a while and was happy for their success but mentio...
5 weeks ago
Really Bad Eggs

High Trust - Okay, read this first. Now look this over: Are you with me so far? This reminds me of a systemless adventure published in issue 10 - 'The Cowboy Issue' -...
5 weeks ago
A Life Full of Adventure

Thoughts on Stalwart Adventures 7 - We were quite surprised at how we found our new party member, and exactly what race/class he was! I kept hearing there were witches outside of town, so I k...
1 month ago
Lunar Law Hurdles – The Dream Forge

Dusk and Dawn Published as an Ebook - The Patchwork World is a planet with a mosaic of smaller “worlds”. Each consists of a vast crater encircled by mountains that touch space. Each is an isola...
1 month ago
The Lizard Man Diaries

Saga RPG - The Hiven (Player Character faction) - I have been running a Silmarillion inspired play by post game all of this year, where the players take on the roles of creator spirits and then the leade...
1 month ago
Storybrewers Roleplaying

How to Facilitate: Tips and QnA - In July 2024 we held a live Q&A all about the role of Facilitator in Storybrewers games. Questions could be submitted ahead of time, or asked on the day....
1 month ago
Tomb of Tedankhamen

Nuna Art - An Inuit woman with child talks to a Mystic Tuniit in its cave. What is it telling her?
1 month ago
alea iactanda est

Halloween - I've written & translated my traditional halloween ghost story. You can read it here (scroll down for English).
1 month ago
The Ongoing Campaign

TSR/WotC Returns To The World Of Oerth - First of all, I don't yet have a copy of the new *Dungeon Master's Guide* for the updated 5E D&D. I'm poor and will have to wait until it can be fit int...
1 month ago
Say; Hello Spaceman

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) - Some very cool suits from the third *Guardians of the Galaxy* movie. The many colours are a bit of a homage to Kubricks 1968 movie *2001**: A Space ...
1 month ago
Felbrigg's Gaming Blog

The Sick Room - The Sick Room is a tarot-driven solo journaling game. The following is a very short game that I played to understand how it worked. I would expect a norm...
1 month ago
Pulsipher Game Design

What “Should” Be in an RPG Design Book - What “Should” Be in an RPG Design Book This is an unusual piece because I want to talk about what “should” be in an RPG design book. Somehow I once agai...
2 months ago
Aeons & Augauries

Undead Handmines - Undead Handmines A seasonal trap/encounter for yuor RPG campaigns. * Undead Handmines* A fields of earth, sand, or gravel concealing bound undead that...
2 months ago
In My Campaign

Such. A. Nerd. - Truly, I can’t imagine this would be even a mild surprise to anyone that I’m a nerd at times. But this goes a little beyond the norm, even for me. I just s...
2 months ago
The Realm of Zhu

Rise of the Khaös Deth Swordwraiths - Khaös Deth Swordwraiths - ancient daemonic blades that have enslaved disembodied cursed, rag shrouded souls to wield them. Izn-Rvn - a curse of undeath ins...
2 months ago
Casting Shadows

Blue Planet: Recontact – another return to Poseidon - I have written before of the amazing Blue Planet RPG, and each time that I have, and a few times when I haven’t, I have also mentioned the Blue Planet Cur...
2 months ago
The Engine of Oracles

Bespoke Bogeymen - The following is a template and set of Generator Tables to create unique humanoid monsters. While designed for the Ghastly … Continue reading →
2 months ago
The Reef

That’s it, I’m out - TL;DR: This will be the last convention I work on. I’ve tried to build up the tabletop gaming community for decades. I started by running events at convent...
2 months ago
TAG Sessions

Curseborne - In Between Places - Very humbled and honored to have the chance to try the latest Onyx Path game, Curseborne. With Denmotherplays as the GM, and Lanz and John as fellow play...
2 months ago
RPG Brainstorming

“In character, what’s your character’s sexuality?” - yourplayersaidwhat: “In character, what’s your character’s sexuality?” Sorcerer: Out of your league. Bard: The bit. Warlock: Toxic yuri. Bloodhunter: ...
2 months ago
Blood of Prokopius

Gamer ADD: Suleiman Subsector Gazetteer Part 2 - 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...
2 months ago
Northport

A pair of Kickstarters I like - First off is Todd Leback/ Third kingdom games Hex a Day Calender, which would probably net me some commissions- but never mind me, there will be a ton of a...
3 months ago
The Id DM

Emily Armstrong Goes to 11 - I know what you want But it’s not gonna be what you like That’s a lyric from “Mona Lisa,” the third track on Dead Sara’s sophomore album, Pleasure to Meet ...
3 months ago
Game in the Brain

Moved to Gameinthebrain.com or blog.gi7b.org - You will notice I'm more active now in blog.gi7b.org
3 months ago
CROSS PLANES

Monster Monday: Obstrevoi for Shadowdark - You can download a PDF here.
3 months ago
Bat in the Attic

Concerning the Future of Traveller - 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...
3 months ago
Armchair Gamer

More Moria - Thanks to Free League's Moria: Through the Doors of Durin sourcebook for their Lord of the Rings RPG The One Ring, we have an updated & official map, guid...
3 months ago
Concrete Lunch Gaming

D&D Sessions 1 and 2 - Write-ups of our first two D&D sessions are up on the campaign blog https://langwondnd.blogspot.com/
4 months ago
…and the sky full of dust.

STUFF - The Brief: design my own book. This book was a curated collection of random objects, which was printed and bound...
4 months ago
Richard's Dystopian Pokeverse

Anatomy of a Wonder: Napoleon’s Tomb - I wasn’t going to visit Napoleon’s tomb, but I was in the middle of writing posts about Civ and I thought “is there a more Civ artifact? The mausoleum of a...
5 months ago
Rotten Pulp

Some praise for The Thief, The Witch, The Toad & The Mushroom - My game is officially out and it's reached a Very Positive rating on steam, with 100% positive reviews so far. Releasing this game and seeing such a wond...
6 months ago
The Walking Mind

What I Learned - It was a lovely afternoon yesterday , and my son has finished finals, so we took a long drive to get some high quality ice cream to celebrate. As we were e...
6 months ago
die heart

A New Blog Theme - Here’s a little update on the blog. I haven’t been playing games recently, so there are no new blog entries. But the website won’t go away any time soon, a...
7 months ago
Cyclopeatron

When did the OSR begin? 2008. - 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, ...
7 months ago
Dragons Gonna Drag

Gold Box D&D - Final Party Lineup for Champions of Krynn Series? - As with the Pool of Radiance series, I'd need to settle on a party if I want to play the three Krynn games on the Gold Box engine. In this case, I decid...
7 months ago
Playing at the World

Jim Ward's Adventure in Gygax's Wonderland - 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...
8 months ago
Creative Nonsense

Terra Elves of Modun - The Terra Elves of Modun Frequently also known as Cave Elves, Platinum Elves, Giant Elves, and Elves of the Kassarang Desert, and especially as Terra Elves...
9 months ago
The Savage AfterWorld

The Savage AfterWorld -- From Gaming Blog To Publishing House - Although The Savage AfterWorld (TSAW, for short) has fallen silent for a while, it's never gone away. Folks still stop by to read old reviews of different ...
9 months ago
Bernie the Flumph

- So do I only post on this blog to promote Kickstarters anymore? It seems like that may be the case. Anyway… Fantastical Classes: Blobs vs. BladesNow on Ki...
10 months ago
Spriggan's Den

The Economy Engine, v0.2 - 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...
10 months ago
Twilight of the GM

*'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...
10 months ago
RPG Knights

Dark Space Review - I was recently approached to review a product called Dark Space. It is a Lovecraftian Role Playing Game (RPG) book written offering a variety of scenari...
11 months ago
HeroPress

Gwenevere (2023) - Poster by Sarah McIntyreBanished from Camelot, Queen Gwenevere (Laura Frances Martin) must travel across wild country to the abbey where she is to live out...
11 months ago
Axes and Orcs

Of Urbanity in Troika! - This was sparked by someone asking about Orbital Intelligence's crapland. which is about crappy suburbian.I jokingly call it a crappy suburb of Troika! (t...
11 months ago
Playing Dice with the Universe

On Play-Style - Welcome to the third post wherein I lay the groundwork for this blog's future direction. Today, I want to discuss the concept of *play-style* as it perta...
11 months ago
Copper Dragon Games

This Blog is Ugly (And I’m Cool with It) - I have a tendency to avoid doing stuff until the conditions are just right. Can’t film that video series yet because I’m not satisfied with how my mic soun...
1 year ago
Monster Manual Sewn From Pants

BEAST PEOPLE NAMES FOR BEAST PEOPLE - BEAST PEOPLE NAMES FOR BEAST PEOPLE 1. Secrete To Everyone 2. Hoot Forever 3. Dirty Fingers 4. Gusset Ma...
1 year ago
Strange Stones

Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine - So, after all this time, the folks at nuChaosium decided to embrace the concept of a standalone core BRP book after all. Which leads us to BRP: Universal G...
1 year ago
Jon Brazer Enterprises

Enhancing Kingmaker: Four Kobolds and a Silver Piece - Kingmaker needs more encounters in every hex. Our Enhancing Kingmaker series helps you to fill up some of those empty hexes and have more in your game. Fol...
1 year ago
Explore: Beneath & Beyond

Original Scenarios Resurrected X: The Tomb of the Waning Moon (1979, Russ Stambaugh) - *Welcome to the tenth entry in the series Original Scenarios Resurrected, wherein D&D scenarios from the 70s and early 80s are republished with the permi...
1 year ago
O My Ruritania!

Historicon 2023 - I can't believe it's been a year since I last updated this blog, I've been sadly remiss. I do want to give a report of my experience at Historicon 2023...
1 year ago
StanShinn.com

Practical Implementation of Accessibility - Let's look into the practical aspects of making your digital content accessible. Website Accessibility When it comes to website accessibility, there are ...
1 year ago
Christian Gamers Guild

RPG-ology #68: Expertise - This is RPG-ology #68: Expertise, for July 2023. I was packing up ground beef for the freezer. Generally if I have a bit of money and there’s a good price …
1 year ago
The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms

A Short Update - 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...
1 year ago
xenoglyph

A Moiu Spaceship - The Moiu are one of the first aliens that humans met out among the stars. Their spacecraft are all unique, built with the sapience that is required for hyp...
1 year ago
The One Shot Podcast

57. Focusing on Focus - Hannah and Evan discuss their personal experiences and struggles with focus. A new kind of work requires long stretches of sustained focus, disrupting old ...
1 year ago
Ballgowns and Battleskirts

Dissecting a Trope: Ancient Man, Young Woman - Contains spoilers for Sarah J Maas's "A Court of..." series, though I've only read the first 2 books and I really enjoyed them and you should read them too...
1 year ago
Metal Earth

The State of the Metal Earth and What's to Come. - To begin with, I'm still here and still doing stuff. The good news, I suppose is I have had a change in the way I approach game design. In the past I...
1 year ago
Rather Gamey

Is There Anybody Out There? - Testing . . . testing. Is this thing on? -Ark
1 year ago
Visions of the Dark

Hierarchical Ethics - The following paper explores a hierarchical theory of ethics that makes the argument for a new form of political party.
1 year ago
The Immaterial Plane

Eberron for Savage Worlds Revised! - Eberron for Savage Worlds has been republished with updates and expanded content and is now available in print and PDF through DriveThruRPG.com!
1 year ago
…and a Brace of Pistols

Dungeon23 February Retrospective - Another month, another section of Alhamra put to bed. But before February gets too far behind us, I wanted to post my thoughts on the month that was. I’m n...
1 year ago
The Mudworld Blog

Sudowrite and ChatGPT For Writing Fantasy and Roleplaying Game Content - How to write fantasy fiction and roleplaying game content in a sensible and ethical manner. A quick test of ChatGPT and Sudowrite. The post Sudowrite and...
1 year ago
The Geek Flag

Mad Max custom figure - This amazing custom was posted on ebay at the beginning of 2023. The seller's account was listed as Old Colony Hobbies. It looks like there are a lo...
1 year ago
Frak, Frel, and Other "F" Words

Finally Into Oldenhaller Contract - This coming Friday – 13 Jan – we’ll be doing 1.03 which is Oldenhaller Contract proper. I skipped over pretty much all of the stuff from Act 1 which sets s...
1 year ago
RPG Research Website

Cognition - Using RPGs to Enhance the Learning Process, from the Cognitive Neuropsychology Perspective - This could be applied to all RPG Formats in various ways, with different strengths and weaknesses presenting in each format: Tabletop, Live-Action (LARP), ...
2 years ago
Black Ray Gun

70sscifiart:“Through the Reality Warp,” by Boris Vallejo, 1976 - 70sscifiart: “Through the Reality Warp,” by Boris Vallejo, 1976
2 years ago
UbiquitousRat.net

GURPS: Renaming Skills - The key intent for my fantasy world is to create a primal, primordial, prehistoric, and deeply primitive Otherworld. Given that my chosen rules set is GURP...
2 years ago
Technoskald's Forge

Cthulhu Style Investigations - Over the last year or two, I’ve played a good bit of Call of Cthulhu and related games. While I love many things about that particular game, I don’t like t...
2 years ago
Blood & Iron RPG

Game Spotlight - Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay - Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP) is a tabletop roleplaying game originally published by Games Workshop in 1986, and currently on its 4th edition publ...
2 years ago
destination unknown

Legends of Gath #69; Two Skellies Under a Fig Tree - There's a lot to be said for finding a vine or fig tree to sit under with your guitar.
2 years ago
A Rust Monster Ate My Sword...

Just a Note... - Hey, all. Just a quick note to visitors who may be trying to download a character sheet, adventure, whatever: I closed down my hosting account for the s...
2 years ago
Gamer: The Blogging

A Tale of Two Laptops - This is a story of two laptops that failed within a few weeks of each other, and the very different experiences that followed, which I'll tell in the for...
2 years ago
The Gnomish Embassy

The Bombers #6 - *6* Rolfir recovered his topaz that he had used in the recreation room that had served as his spell foci. When asked about a second portal to the lowe...
2 years ago
Jewel in the Skull

Art by Jason Sholtis - Art by Jason Sholtis
2 years ago
Brighton and Hove Role Players

Merry Skifness - It seems that we have had now our final dance at the Belmont Railway Club after many years of cheap ales and even cheaper music performed by the residen...
2 years ago
Grimaldi Cascade

Bioshock's Big Daddies for GURPS - Changing it up from past Mothership content, I've been experimenting with GURPS for potential solo projects and group projects recently, and I figured I...
3 years ago
Shit Roleplayers Say

Paranoia isn't a bug, it's a feature - Before heading off to bed, Julius was fed some bottles of blood to make him wake up again, and that's just as well, as half his face seems to be missing...
3 years ago
Thoul's Paradise

It's 2021 and the Dream is Dead - So reads the cover caption of Mayfair's *Underground*, published in 1993. Taking place in 2021, *Underground* is unusual in terms of genre; perhaps “dys...
3 years ago
Mythcreants

This feed has moved and will be deleted soon. Please update your subscription now. - The publisher is using a new address for their RSS feed. Please update your feed reader to use this new URL: *https://mythcreants.com/feed/*
3 years ago
The Ramblings of a Displaced Nerd

The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow - Cherry Blossom Snow takes place after Heroes of Legend, on the other side of the Empire, and sees everyone working together to defeat Akuma no Oni, who is ...
3 years ago
The Welsh Piper

Willow Golem - A guardian construct of living brambles
3 years ago
Swords Against the Outer Dark

The Spine of Night Premiering at SXSW Tonight! - *The Spine of Night* will be premiering tonight at *SXSW*. I am extremely excited about this one! If the past output from Morgan King/Gorgonaut has been ...
3 years ago
Chimerical Realm

New Year, New Character Day 22: Pendragon - New Year, New Character Day 22 Pendragon Pendragon is a game where players take on the roles of knights in Arthurian Britain. That's it. There's no rog...
3 years ago
Take On Rules

The Why of a Blog? - Because Writing Helps You Learn Journeys of discovery are not something you start doing, but something you gradually stop doing. — Erling Kagge, Walking: ...
3 years ago
Reality Refracted

Eleven Years! That's Probably Long Enough... - This blog began in January of 2010. It moved to Blogger on January 10th I believe but started before that. The nice thing about starting in 2010 is it m...
3 years ago
DwarfCrypt

My second most beautiful miniature! / Moja druga najpiękniejsza miniaturka! - *Janek / Johnny* *urodzony / born 15.11.2020*
4 years ago
Hari Ragat Games

The Madness Strikes Again ... -
4 years ago
Swordfish Islands

A Kickstarter - [image: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pandesmos/worldbuilders-notebook] Hello, Swordfish Islands is far from dead, but blogging has definitely take...
4 years ago
don't get stuff from amazon! workers are on strike

definitelygayrpgideas -> needledreamweaversrpgideas - definitelygayrpgideas -> needledreamweaversrpgideas
4 years ago
Probably Gay RPG Ideas

Not looking for a relationship, just sex.. -
4 years ago
Superhero Necromancer

Using the Rainy City with Zweihänder Grim and Perilous RPG - Daniel Fox's *Zweihänder* is another good fit for the Rainy City. It has an evocative, grotty style and a great range of character options that would, I th...
4 years ago
Keep on the Heathlands

Enter the Midnight World- Mental Health and Gaming - I remember the first time I was depressed. Not sad, not down, legitimately and medically depressed. It was one of the worst phases of my life, but so has...
4 years ago
Talking Game

Ready To Play vs. Tournament Legal Play - I was at Fantasium a week or so ago, and saw that they had received the first shipment of the new *WWE Dice Masters*. They had the Campaign Box and both of...
4 years ago
Tales to Astound!

Pendragon Character Creation Booklet - I have updated the King Arthur Pendragon Character Creation Booklet I posted over a year ago. (How did a year go by!!!) The character creation rules are st...
4 years ago
The Sign of the Frothing Mug

Skalag's Secret Sight - Level: 3 School/sphere: Divination Range: Caster Components: V, S Duration: Inst. Casting Time: 1 minute Area of Effect: 10 foot radius Saving Throw: Yes (...
4 years ago
STUFFER SHACK

The Kickstarter has Funded! - Our first Kickstarter has funded in the first day. Pretty pumped! Some of you reading this have already received some version of these accessories in the...
4 years ago
Billy Goes to Mordor

Call of Cthulhu 9: the Wolf Within! - The Clue January 27th, following up on clues from Session 8, the investigators traveled North to the village of Lesser Edale in Derbyshire to investigate...
4 years ago
You Don't Meet In An Inn

Fantasy Craft: The Last City Part 09b - You Summoned Karkat - The first arc's epilogue continues as we learn what is happening in Enclave in the remaining winter months, and then the party has a shopping montage ...
4 years ago
I Fly By Night

Blood Games 4 Bestiary - We are currently working on the Blood Games 4 Bestiary. We are completely revamping it. I just essentially copied the original bestiary when I came out sit...
4 years ago
BACK TO THE DUNGEON!

Reevaluating My RPG Gamer (NON) Life - CAUTION LANGUAGE! *After the 4E Apocalypse and the OSR* Well my old group from back in 2006-2009, well some of the people started to suck and make it n...
4 years ago
The Horn of Rohan Redux

Mythcon 51: Guests of Honor Announced - Mythcon 51: Guests of Honor Announced We are thrilled to announce our Author Guest of Honor for Mythcon 51 is *Rivera Sun*, the author of *The Dandelion I...
4 years ago
Random Acts

MANGANI: Ape Folk of the Heroic Age - *MANGANI* (ORIGIN) The Mangani (aka Alma, Squatch) are a species of higher apes that can be found around the world where they are traditionally associated ...
4 years ago
Kenneth Hite

Book of the DunDraCon Cow - Once more I wing my way to the semi-sunny semi-shores of San Ramon, California this weekend for DunDraCon, which has been playing D&D and kindred divers di...
4 years ago
Peter's RPG Software

Vacc Suits - This is a WIP, I am just combining the article from JTAS 9, that covers vacc suits up to TL-8 with the article in GDPs World builders Handbook that covers ...
4 years ago
Notes From Under the Kyak

Skills - Every time we game - and we've drifted through mashups of all kinds of D&Desque rules sets - from Black Hack and S&W, D&D B/X and AD&D 1st and 2nd ed, we'v...
4 years ago
Known World, Old World

Troika! review/overview - As an avowed Advanced Fighting Fantasy fan, I've been a big fan of Daniel Sell's Troika!, even though I've STILL not got it to the table. It's a really te...
4 years ago
Heroes & Other Worlds

Not Necromancy... - I am indeed alive! AN incredibly busy year of travel just got more crazy as the year ended. In between I continued to work and play-test a different mag...
4 years ago
EXONAUTS!

New Year's Day Tradition: Saving the Galaxy! - In what's become a bit of a tradition now around New Year's Day, the Geeklet and returned to Fantasy Flight Games in Roseville to play our homebrew Star Wa...
4 years ago
The Forbidden Mazes of the Jennerak

My OriginalTekumel Fan-Art - A Soldier of the Seal of the Imperium bows his head as his Pe Choi comrade breathes its last following a battle at a Yank Kori fortification. From Tekume...
4 years ago
Willmark's Darkside Blog

Part X of the Repainting my 3rd Edition Wood Elf Force- Elven Lords - While I haven't blogged about it lately, I have been diligently working on my 3rd Edition Wood Elf force since Spring. So much so that even though I'm goin...
4 years ago
Mesmerized by sirens

PARCHMENTS FROM THE CATACOMB! - My new project is hosted at the following *LINK*
4 years ago
I Waste The Buddha With My Crossbow

In the far, far future of mankind...they apparently remember Flans. - I'm developing a space opera setting for SF RPG shenanigans, and this is the 'map' of the known, inhabited star systems. It's a map that I created, so it l...
5 years ago
The Horrors of Anglypur and Corporate Space

Recent Published Artwork! - Here's a sampling of pieces I've done for the upcoming modules Lost Treasure of Atlantis and the Sea-Wolf's Daughter for Northwind Adventures/Astonis...
5 years ago
Bad Wrong Fun

Thursdays in Thracia – Part 21 - This is Part 21 of my Thursdays in Thracia B/X Dungeons & Dragons Campaign, an actual play of Jennell Jaquays’ The Caverns of Thracia. For more context, st...
5 years ago
Gnoll Train!

Grogcon 2019 after action report - Wow, what a weekend! My work and career often keeps me away from playing games on a regular basis or attending conventions, so I used some vacation time t...
5 years ago
Vargold: The Wolf-Time

Killing Magic Items - Last night, I was prepping for an upcoming class on Eirik the Red's Saga, and I suddenly realized I had material for a blog post that was more than just...
5 years ago
Oh, the subhumanity!

Indefinite Hiatus - Due to intermittent technical problems on a dying computer and life-changing personal problems, I can't see myself gathering up the motivation to even keep...
5 years ago
Graphs, Paper, and Games

Mine Playset Finished - Boy, it feels good to see a project through to completion. The color scheme looks really good. It was a good first run, especially in getting an idea...
5 years ago
THE WHEEL OF SAMSARA

- *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...
5 years ago
Bernal Alpha

Sisters in Shroud - Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us the Pleiades star cluster, visible from the naked eye to binoculars to rich-field telescopes, in the cons...
5 years ago
Blog - David Larkins

Road Movie to Berlin - [image: Art by the phenomenal Loïc Muzy] Art by the phenomenal Loïc Muzy *Berlin: The Wicked City* (developed under the working title of *Secrets of Berl...
5 years ago
Wishful Gaming

2019 RPGaDay 21: Vast - Vast The potential experiences available to RPG-players is vast. When one considers the number of genres, sub-genres, character-types, races, classes, gen...
5 years ago
Liberation Industries

Liberation Hiatus! - Heya listeners! Here at Liberation Industries, shocking as it sounds, we do occasionally do other things. So with Lee and Sy skipping the country and Paddy...
5 years ago
Walking In Shadows

Death & Dinosaurs: Introduction - As it is my birthday, I have been thinking about my personal history with roleplaying. I did not start way back in the seventies or early eighties like som...
5 years ago
Servitor Ludi

Dangerous Reviews (2 of 3) - This is the second part of my ongoing review of the 1967 sci-fi anthology *Dangerous Visions.* Find *part 1 here* (for reviews of stories 1 through 11), an...
5 years ago
Iron & Ink

Tomb of the Serpent Kings: Session 1 - Finally got around to running a session using my in-development Yoon-Suin Lamentations of the Flame Princess hack. I decided on using Skerples' Tomb of the...
5 years ago
fictoplasm

Tinyletter - Hi there. I’m experimenting with something new: a newsletter powered by Tinyletter (Mailchimp). If you’re interested, use the form below (also found at thi...
5 years ago
Kinks & Crits

Albums of the Month: June 2019 - At the end of each month, I pick the six albums I've listened to the most over that month, then post them in no particular order. Here are this month's pi...
5 years ago
Age of Ravens

Hearts of Wulin Kickstarter - *Hearts of Wulin*,* an RPG of wuxia melodrama, funded in less than an hour.* Driven by the characters’ duties, desires, and entanglements with other chara...
5 years ago
Spirit of the Blank

[DFAE] Ace Squadron's Aces - [image: Related image] The ships of Ace Squadron, which consists of "aces," all have the word "Ace" in their names. I'm not sure if this is confusing or j...
5 years ago
Dungeons & Dutch Ovens

The World of a Thousand Gods: A New Setting for Solo RPGs - In the last couple of months, I've been inspired to write up a brand new setting to play in. The idea was inspired by several video games, books, and movi...
5 years ago
Advanced Dungeons and Parenting

STAR EAGLES: Reflections on Kickstarter Project Expectations - When Kickstarter launched a decade ago, on April 28th, 2009, it helped to create a new kind of business model that allowed businesses and individuals to ra...
5 years ago
Dreams of Mythic Fantasy

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...
5 years ago
The Jank Cast

The Do This, Get That Guide On Example of Literature Review - The Downside Risk of Example of Literature Review For instance, some of them just have zero opportunity to deal with dozens of assignments that keep bombar...
5 years ago
Dice and Decisions

Recent Games... - ...but not RPGs! It's spring break here for my daughter, so lots of family time, the odd snatched hour or two of work to keep things ticking over, and litt...
5 years ago
A German Geek

A Return to Maztica - Around the year 1990, TSR started producing a number of expansions to the Forgotten Realms which were based on historical cultures. These included *Kara-tu...
5 years ago
Maximum Rock & Role Playing

Dick Dale - I'm sad today because one of my personal heroes has passed away today. Dick Dale was 81, and to me that's too young for a man who was such a giant talen...
5 years ago
Dark Corners Of Role Playing

A Pipeful Of Trouble Adventure By Bret James Stewart From D-oom Products For Labyrinth Lord Or Your Old School Campaigns - "All is not well in Brierfield. The idyllic halfling village has fallen prey to unknown bandits and marauders. These peaceful victims of shattered loves ...
5 years ago
Biomassart

Last in line. - Two Type A Free Traders near the gas giant Mairposa IV
5 years ago
Tabletop Manifesto

Rewards for Roleplaying - There's something deeply satisfying about moments of peak roleplaying. We all have a go at it when we're at the table, in one wway or another. Sometimes it...
5 years ago
GIBLET BLIZZARD

FLINTLOCK FANTASY: Episode II Play Report! - The second session kicked off with the aftermath of the Machetza showdown and monstrous attack at the Welcome Arms *(which you can read about HERE)*. The p...
5 years ago
Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves

RIP Tomi - Still mourning the loss of Tomi Ungerer. If you haven't checked it out, read my interview with Tomi from a few years back. :( And the fabulous *New York ...
5 years ago
Blessings of the Dice Gods

Removing Support from Zak Smith - [UPDATE February 14th, 2019: Zak has issued a statement responding here. I am not convinced to change my position below, but it introduces some doubt. I m...
5 years ago
Unofficial Games

So long and thanks for all the fish - If you want to find me someday check here
5 years ago
Fake Gamer Grell

This is why we broke up, Stacey - The weekend is quiet, and a slightly melancholy time for many of the new acquaintances. Dante opens the mansion up to the group, but only he, Nicole, Sandr...
5 years ago
Lost Garden

Social Design Practices for Human-Scale Online Games - For this year's Project Horseshoe, an annual game designer think tank, our workgroup investigated small-scale MMOs. You can read the other reports here: ht...
5 years ago
IxD&D - Jed McClure

Hyperborea - I have been digging deep into the works of Clark Ashton Smith recently, especially his Hyperborean Cycle stories that have strong connections to the myt...
6 years ago
Playing with Electrons to Make Stories

Necromantic Giant Power-Fist OR I took way too long making this. - Hey folks, been a while since I last posted, this is mostly because I got sucked into making this thing look as "perfect" as I could. The name and design a...
6 years ago
One Yard Hex

Eidol Summoning—Two Sample Eidols - Some of the earliest eidols that many practitioners learn to summon are counterparts to mundane creatures drawn from various Otherworlds. Here are two such...
6 years ago
Of Dice and Men

War Cults of the Southron Reaches Preview - The Bloodied Brotherhood - *Another preview of War Cults, this time a full Cult! Ares is a fairly typical God of War, but the real fun comes from dealing with the fallout from having...
6 years ago
Spells and Steel

Phased Real-Time Combat - The Solution You Didn't Know You Needed - Phased Real-Time round structure dates back to the 1824 Kriegspiel rules; that is to say, to the very origin of wargames and of roleplaying games. The 1959...
6 years ago
RPG Circus

Season 10 Episode 20 - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! - *Welcome to Season 10 Episode 20 of RPG Circus* *Episode Topics* - We Bid Farewell to all our listeners * Hosts* - Jeff - Paul - Chris ...
6 years ago
OUTLAW D&D

Update - 9/25/18 - Although things have been silent here and at our other blogs, fear not. There's a lot going on behind the scenes. The Outlaws have been gaming regularly, ...
6 years ago
Under Siege

Ballista: How the Base Rules Work - So... you picked up a copy of a Ballista Adventure and you have dice in hand along with some characters. What next? If not using one of the many existing...
6 years ago
HinterBlog

Nature of What Attracts People to RPGs - Ask yourself why do you play RPGs? What is the root of the game to you? Follow me on the journey of explorations.
6 years ago
The Whole Wide World

My Latest Kickstarter is Live! - Just taking a moment to let everyone know I have a new Kickstarter in process for Troll Lord Games! The Fifth Edition Player's Guide to Aihrde is now live...
6 years ago
My Dice Are Older Than You

T-E-E-N-T-I-T-A-N-S! TEEN! TI-TANS! LET'S GO! - Cover by Alan Okamoto Yesterday, we looked at the *Champions* write ups for the X-Men in Different Worlds. Today, we look at Issue #30, cover date Septem...
6 years ago
Mutation Apocalypse

Random Scavenged Items "As Seen on TV" - Just an odd idea I had for a post apocalyptic scavenge table. 01. 3 Way Poncho 02. 5 Second Fix 03. Allstar Innovations True Touch Deshedding Glove 04. BeA...
6 years ago
The Drunk Umber Hulk

The One Ring RPG Documents - Don't mess with Dain. Heya folks! I've been away for a bit, busy with life and all that. I'm currently involved in an ongoing The One Ring campaign tha...
6 years ago
Carapace King

Dikes Fall, Session 5 - *Tower of Babel* by Brueghel The party approached the central spire and see an enormous wooden gate. Mangus pushed the gate open "respectfully but firmly...
6 years ago
Wine and Savages

Freedom Squadron - *Disclaimer: I have worked for Sean Patrick Fannon on Savage Rifts® and with Evil Beagle Games on several other projects. I am, however, not involved wi...
6 years ago
Dungeonskull Mountain

Regarding ACKS and Autarch LLC - 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...
6 years ago
Whitehall ParaIndustries

Age of Heroes 5.0.3 Released - Short update. I've revised the Age of Heroes core book to 5.0.3. All corrections/additions/changes are found in the 5.0.2 errata. The only difference in t...
6 years ago
The @DailyDwarf Blog

Top 10 White Dwarf Covers of the 1980s - I couldn’t resist. Ben McVay on Film Goblin posted his top 10 Dragon covers of the 1980s. So, here’s my pick of the top 10 covers of White Dwarf magazine f...
6 years ago
Pretentious, Overwrought, Nihilistic Trash & RPGs

The Cult from Diablo 3 - Before going to bed I tend to play some Diablo 3 for a bit. It doesn't have much to do with table top RPGs, as let's face it, it's little more than a sc...
6 years ago
The Book of Worlds

Hinterverse, a Glossary - Antikytheron, the Core prognostication device of the Great Machine, origin unknown. Arcturean Arm A minor spiral arm of the Hinterverse. Argos The birth...
6 years ago
Outsyder Gaming

Welcome! - My name is Josh, and I'm a gamer. This site collects my current and past gaming ventures in one place. Feel free to browse the archives if you're looking f...
6 years ago
Held Action Theatre 1: World’s Worst Dungeon Crawl Part 1 – Held Action

Clue: The Great Museum Caper - Clue: The Great Museum Caper is a game from my nerdly youth that, sadly, I never got to play truly.[1] I admired its place of honor on a shelf for years, a...
6 years ago
MusesDice.com

Roll Call: Lando's Origin - *Real Name*: Regent Lando of Satyrs Crossing, Kingdom of the Rising Winds, Grand Keeper of Kin Errant, Esquire *Public Identity*: Lando the Lost Satyr (link...
6 years ago
Warlock's Sanctum Games

MoT: Shapershifters/wereforms (template) - Shapeshifters are a common trope in many tales. These rules will focus on the classic werecreatures of mythology. Having an alternative animal form the...
6 years ago
http://infinitemachinegames.tumblr.com/

OSR: The Drow, Part 1 - OSR: The Drow, Part 1: This is an excellent take on the Drow, and apparently a blog I need to start following.
6 years ago
Halfway Station

Lessons from 2017 - “I never heard of a puppeteer refusing to face a problem. He may merely be deciding how fast to run, but he’ll never pretend the problem isn’t there.” – La...
7 years ago
Improvised Radio Theatre - With Dice: January 2017

Plus One Per Adjective - Download This month, for our sixtieth episode, Roger and Mike are inspired by music, get decadent, and consider their equipment lists. The inspirational ...
7 years ago
Rule of the Dice

10 More Zombie Survival Intro Scenarios - Last year I shared a list of 10 Random Zombie Survival Intro Scenarios based on my ad-hoc zombie survival/horror game (which is kinda like a DCC Funnel b...
7 years ago
Adventures and Shopping

Puerto Rico and Caribbean Hurricane Relief Bundle - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/220574/Puerto-Rico-Hurricane-Relief-Bundle-BUNDLE “Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria a few short weeks ...
7 years ago
Tales from the Tower

More Kesmai Corporation Isle of Kesmai images - Sorry it's been so long since I've blogged here guys. Here's some more fun Isle of Kesmai images showing the various stages of creating the Isle of Kesmai...
7 years ago
Fantasy Heartbreaker, by Rose Bailey

Cavaliers of Mars Kickstarter is live! - The Cavaliers of Mars Kickstarter has launched! Head on over to the campaign page to see more, including a full-text preview! Read More ...
7 years ago
Leaving Mundania

Practical Tips for Writing Larp Critique - This is a little bonus advice from Alex Roberts and Lizzie about the nuts and bolts of writing larp critique. It’s loosely connected to our recent three-pa...
7 years ago
Rended Press

Lasers & Feelings & Assorted L&F Mods - *THIS LIST IS NO LONGER UPDATED AS OF 2022-10-18* *I have a soft spot in my heart for Lasers & Feelings. I use it in my Digital Narratives class to introdu...
7 years ago
THE LAND OF NOD

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...
7 years ago
Ramblings of Jacob and Delos

Introducing Grave the Maestro D’ - I’m jumping the gun a little bit here, but I’m just super excited. Friend of mine is going to be running an Apocalypse World play by post soon(ish) and t...
7 years ago
No School Grognard

New Dawn Session 22: July is not a Quiet Month - *Precis*: The PCs plan to spend July retraining their army, but the Orcs have other plans. The 22nd session of my GURPS Fantasy Mass Combat game New Dawn ...
7 years ago
The Lair of Evil Dr Ganymede

Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture – full playthrough - I’ve posted a full playthrough of Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture on Youtube! I hope you take a look at it, it’s a fantastic story with great characters, b...
7 years ago
Expanding Universe

The Irinites - The Lunar Empire, as any beef-faced Heortling oaf will tell you between heroic swigs of mead, is chaotic. Yeah, yeah, there's the roads and the water works...
7 years ago
Jerreth Esq.

Easter: A Recap, a Review, and a Saga - Happy Easter everyone! As I missed out on the third event of the *Medieval Chaos* season because of work, and the fact that I haven't posted for a bit over...
7 years ago
Design Notes

New Adventure for AZ on the Way - So, Adventure Locale #1: White Star Trailer Park is coming soon! It's a location based adventure for my zombie apocalypse game, AZ: After Zombies. When it'...
7 years ago
Dice Ritual

Concrete Cow 17 - So I've returned from *Concrete Cow 17*. Back from the paved desert of lost roundabouts that is MK and a weekend of being once again immersed in the wond...
7 years ago
Jasoomian Dreams

Women in Combat - Three undesirable things occur when you integrate male and female troops; 1) Dating, which jeopardizes morale secondary to jealously and rivalry, ...
7 years ago
Dorkland!

Chris' Picks For GM's Day - RPGNow/DriveThruRPG often has sales, and I don't usually put lists like this today, but I had a couple of people ask for recommendations on what to pick ou...
7 years ago
Vircades Project

You best not miss... - Guns don't kill people, murderhobos kill people! Specifically, when they engage ED-209 in a firefight for control of the strategically vital playground ...
7 years ago
Department V

Grand Tableau: Guide to the Fortune Deck - Everway’s original Guide to the Fortune Deck gives upright and reversed meanings as well as correspondences for the 36 cards in the Fortune Deck. The PDF d...
7 years ago
The Illuminerdy

Behind the Screen – In the Army Now - Ever since the days when I pitted my entire G.I. Joe collection against my brother’s Transformers in the Great Toy Wars of 1987, I’ve been a fan of army-sc...
7 years ago
Renovating the Temple

Mapping doors - Doors are driving me a bit batty. I should explain. Architecturally, one of the things old-school dungeon mapping has gotten right, I tend to think almost...
7 years ago
A Dark and Quiet Room

O Antiphon (December 23)—O Emmanuel - O Emmanuel, God with us, Our King and Lawgiver, the expected of the nations and their Saviour: Come to save us, O Lord our God. Amen. O Emmanuel, Rex et le...
7 years ago
Understand. Think. Then write.

Paper #6: Scholarly Identity, or “Wait, You Can Get a Degree In That?!” - My journey to becoming a PhD student in English focusing on Game Studies has been convoluted. As a Master’s student, I focused on Professional Writing be...
8 years ago
Book Scorpion's Lair

Comixology - I don't know why this escaped me for so long, but Amazon has it's own site for selling comics in digital format and it's awesome. Comixology offers all the...
8 years ago
Rachel Bonuses

Rumors about Froghemoths - Just thought I'd come up with some ideas for everyone's favorite giant three-eyed alien monsters. Roll a dice or whatever to find out which ones are true. ...
8 years ago
Dungeons Deep & Caverns Old

Four Frightening Games to Play on Halloween - Happy Halloween, boys and ghouls! It's that terror-rific time of the year when the air gets colder, the leaves start to change colors, and people embrace t...
8 years ago
Gaming Ronin's Ramblings

Grammaton training (Savage worlds) - The character is trained in quickly calculating shooting angles and committing rigorous gun kata to muscle memory. The character is an expert in snap shoo...
8 years ago
League of Extraordinary Felines – Ed Plays Games

League of Extraordinary Felines - These are the characters for my upcoming “League of Extraordinary Felines” game at Big Bad Con. Once I have the character sheets done (hopefully in a day ...
8 years ago
Realmwright

Living with Immortals - What have I been up to lately? Well, let's see, "lately" encompasses the 608 days since my last post, so the answer is both "quite a lot" and "a whole lot ...
8 years ago
ST Wild: On Roleplaying

Making Boffer LARP Classes - I've spent the past few months working on a new set of boffer LARP mechanics for a Science Fantasy game involving a "interdimensional solar system" where s...
8 years ago
Savage Swords of Athanor

- 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...
8 years ago
Orcsamongus!

Still Losing Weight! - Still down! Yay! I’ll post more details when I feel like it, just living my life and enjoying my new freedom from the prison of too much body mass. Still g...
8 years ago
Blue Boxer Rebellion

Dungeonteller: Beyond the Core Books - FYI for all of you who snagged free copies of Dungeonteller Fantasy RPG during the "Happy Birthday '2' Dungeonteller" giveaway a few weeks back: add to you...
8 years ago
Logic is my Virgin Sacrifice to Reality

Voyages in Auvergny – The Guyourne Byway - While crumbling in places, the thick cobblestone of the Guyourne Byway runs through lush farmland and the occasional copse of trees, a monument to a previo...
8 years ago
Iron Rations

Bohemian Earspoon 33 - At the back of the D&D Endless Quest books was an advert for a free Red Box poster which I wanted more than anything in the world. My 13 year old life ...
8 years ago
The Rusty Battle Axe

Cardinal Spider--Montporte Dungeon Campaign Critter - *CARDINAL SPIDER* Cardinal spiders travel in small roving bands made up of 2-8 males and 2-4 females. The males are the smaller of two (about 60 pounds in...
8 years ago
The Omnipotent Eye

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...
8 years ago
Mapping worlds

A mappers review of Ipad Pro - It’s been three months since I bought my iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. So I’ve had some time to test it thoroughly. My expectations for the iPad was really hi...
8 years ago
Watching Earth 616

ANNOUNCEMENT: THE JUDGEMENT OF BONES - My latest D&D adventure collection is available to buy here. Five tales centred around moral dilemmas to challenge adventurers of any level. These can be i...
8 years ago
The Free RPG Blog

Delicious, exploratory campaigns in Mythosa by Bruce Gulke - Mythosa is a system agnostic game setting with a consistency and depth that comes with years of honing. It has recently made the welcome transition from w...
8 years ago
Wizards Mutants Laser Pistols

WMLP! #7 Update - …and on the seventh issue they rested. ...for, like, over a year. But, behold! The WMLP! crew is back in action and issue #7 is in the works. Dr. Brainu...
8 years ago
Fainting Goat Games

Kickstarter for Against the Axis is Live - Start the New Year the right way - punching Nazis with Steve Perrin! This supplement will be compatible with ICONS, Savage Worlds and SUPERS Check it out an...
8 years ago
Dice of Doom

Dice of Doom Podcast 046: Thoughts on D&D 5th Edition and wrap up of Temple of Elemental Evil - In this episode of the Dice of Doom Podcast, we discuss Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, past editions of D&D and the industry in general. We also wrap up o...
8 years ago
Doctor Belmont

Why Star Wars: The Force Awakens Will Suck - There, now that I have your attention let me explain. I personally plan on watching the new Star Wars film and will most likely enjoy it. I have just gro...
9 years ago
My Dice Are Older Than You - The Archive

Theron Reads Superhero Fiction - Welp, I haven't posted here in a couple of years, but I need someplace to host a large post. Nerdy9th Rules apply: no negative comments, please. For this #...
9 years ago
The Sandbox of Doom

Picking Up Where I Left Off - 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...
9 years ago
RPG Creatures - a free online Bestiary

The Tar'Bukhi - This is the second creature created and added to my new *Patreon* project. You can support my monster making and give it speed through http://patreon.com/ca...
9 years ago
almostoldschool – retro RPG blog

Time For A New Adventure? - This is not the post I had originally thought of for post #150 of this blog. Every so often in life, a person realizes that they are just going through the...
9 years ago
Pitfiend

The Black Sun #3 -
9 years ago
World of Wonder

Paper Experiments - I tried playing with a limited color palatte and a reduced number of images today. Everything else was open to whatever I wanted to do; I just couldn't use...
9 years ago
Castles & Cooks

One-Hour Library Review: The Cypher System Rulebook - Bottom line, this book is an excellent resource for people who want an adaptable, innovative system that works for a variety of settings. It is not a colle...
9 years ago
A Pack of Gnolls

Back in the Saddle! - This Pack of Gnolls has finally begun a new Dungeons and Dragons game! I was gifted a Fifth Edition Player’s Handbook and Monster Manual for Christmas thi...
9 years ago
Dangerous Brian: A Gamers Blog

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...
9 years ago
O V O Y Y A M A R

Part Seventeen -
9 years ago
Inspired Mythos

Gambling Your Fifth edition Character's Life - I was flipping a coin mixed in with my RPG dice and started thinking about a fun way to use a fifty/fifty probability dynamic in a game. It seemed like a b...
9 years ago
Porky's Expanse!

Dragons as dungeons and titan diving - *My post at the House* this week got a bit out of hand, trying to cover just a little too much. I did manage an approach to going *inside* the big kits, ...
9 years ago
Raymz Games

Part 2: The End Times Cometh Returns - Warming: Naked Hodor ahead. Above: not Warhammer. Now we'll go into making an actual Agenda system that was inspired by Triumph and Treachery mechanics a...
9 years ago
SANDBOX EMPIRE

Deep Carbon Observatory: The Flooded Land - This is pretty accurate... http://youtu.be/icVt30uiagw *CATEGORY* Adventure *WHAT* The always provocative and endearingly arcane Patrick Stuart at Fal...
9 years ago
They Stalk the Underworld

ECHOLALIACS - *Number Appearing:* 2-8 *Size:* 10' to peak of cone *Armor:* Rolls of thick, dense hide as plate armor *Resilience:* As 8 human warriors *Intelligence:* S...
9 years ago
No School Like The Old School

(SW) Fearsome Critters: Cake Walk - *Savage Worlds* is the role-playing game that bills itself on being "Fast, Furious, and Fun." Over the years I've played elvish warriors, pulp adventurer...
9 years ago
RPG Expo

Doomtown: The Town has Changed - I was one of the "unfortunates" that did not start playing Doomtown until AEG put out the Boot Hill edition, but I feel in love with the game immediately. ...
10 years ago
The Cryptic Archivist

#12B - California Gaming Part II - LSD&D with Erol Otus #RPGaDAY - Tracing the California Gaming Scene, part II: Erol Otus in NorCal Erol Otus was one of the "second wave" of TSR artists hired in the mid 70s after the "f...
10 years ago
Dice Troop

bankaibilly: May the Dice Gods forever seek your head on a... - bankaibilly: May the Dice Gods forever seek your head on a pike.
10 years ago
The Campaign Expanse

Orcs and Art - With the nod to inclusivity in the 5E Basic Rules, the art has come under additional examination to see if WotC could walk the walk now that they've talke...
10 years ago
Total Party Kill

Retired / Conspired - It's been some months since I've updated *Total* *Party* *Kill*. My inspiration ran somewhat dry. I needed a kick up the arse. That kick had been provided...
10 years ago
Gaming All Over The Place

Assumptions of a 5e World: Races, Part III: Halflings - Oh, Halflings... A lot of people have some pretty strong ideas and criticisms about Halflings--and most of it valid. The evolution of the D&D Halfling has...
10 years ago
gloomtrain

Fairy Locations 21-30 - 1. Here, the Giant of Slumbering Days runs down his prey of lost sheep and lost shepherds and innocent travelers. He does so merrily, with great ...
10 years ago
Ask the Dungeon Master

Congratulations! Your PC is Pregnant! - The Dungeon Master is back with another awesome gaming question! Our illustrious reader asks: How do you feel about pregnant characters? How do you handle...
10 years ago
Dagda's Workroom

Blazing Spear: Rulaani Clayborn Interview - *Wrote this up to illustrate one of the major cultural perspectives in Blazing Spear- that of the Rulaani Empire, which has rapidly expanded in the last ce...
10 years ago
Twisted Tales

Matthew Dawkins (The Gentleman Gamer) interviewed by David McWilliam about horror role-playing - Matthew (YouTube's The Gentleman Gamer) has been tabletop role-playing since the age of 18 and making RPG-related videos for his popular YouTube channel si...
10 years ago
Claw/Claw/Peck

Marvel Caper! - I’ve recently embarked on an experiment to modify the Caper! rules for a superheroes game— specifically a game of superhuman private security contractors i...
10 years ago
Abalux's Weblog

Gauderis Athelstane, the Ring of Basalt and Crimson - Gauderis Athelstane, Ring of Basalt and Crimson and Primordial of Security, takes the form of a massive ringworld of basalt and red jade. Her nature is to ...
10 years ago
Game Theory

Some thoughts about Shadow, Sword and Spell - Shadow, Sword and Spell is a fun game. Or at least I had a fun time playing a recent two adventure mini campaign. Though I will say that I really enjoy pl...
10 years ago
Castle Dragonscar

Support My Friend's Patreon Page Cause He's Awesome - 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...
10 years ago
guy-wires

The Only Fantasy World May You'll Ever Need - First, this will make more sense if you go here: http://eotbeholder.deviantart.com/art/The-Only-Fantasy-World-Map-245738593 [LINK FIXED] The original artis...
10 years ago
Fame & Fortune

unlikely treasures 2: even still more loot for the taking - Roll d12 for the loot! 1. *Matched set of masterwork half-plate & masterwork heavy shield with silver shield spikes (1400gp).* Weighs 70lbs. A...
10 years ago
Strange New World

New Report from G-9 - The survey team in G-9 has found a new species: *Saurians* Saurians (*lacerta entia Keplerii-Martinii*) are shy, greenish humanoids, approximately 2m tall...
10 years ago
Aggregate Cognizance

I Be Sucking At Regular Blogging Lately - There's just been a lot going on, so I've taken a brief break from blogging - as well as participating as much social media. I blog because I enjoy it, and...
10 years ago
Gameplaywright

New Blogging and Updates - Hi there! We’re renovating the site over the next few months, so some content might move around a bit. If you want to see what we’re blogging these days, y...
10 years ago
The Hardboiled GMshoe's Office

[Q&A] Diane Sauer (Legends and Lies) - [20:01] <+DianeSauer> My name is Diane Sauer, long, long time gamer, in fact been gaming since around 1980. [20:03] <+DianeSauer> I've played all sorts of g...
10 years ago
Dreams of Flesh and Spirit

Not The End...But A New Beginning - I first started Dreams of Flesh and Spirit as a way to revive content from my old Tribe 8 websites, and post any new content that I created, ideas I had, e...
10 years ago
Asshat Paladins

[Savage Worlds] Alternate Hindrances - I'm a big fan of Savage Worlds and am more than willing to mix it up with the rules a bit. I picked up a little indie game called The Shadow of Yesterda...
10 years ago
Not Just Another Gaming Podcast Blog

I hope you didn't miss anything! - *I hope you didn't miss anything!* (a recap of the last few weeks at NJAGP) It's been crazy here at Not Just Another Gaming Podcast Studios this ...
10 years ago
Geekin'! Podcast and Blog

Why I Love Loki And Hate His Fans – Lyesmith - Loki is the epitome of duality. He’s creator AND destroyer. He’s a father AND a mother. He’s male AND female. He’s good AND evil. To the core. While Loki is…
11 years ago
Exchange of Realities

Impractical Applications: A Long Time Pausing - The short version is, I’m going on indefinite hiatus. The long version is, I need to. I have a lot of things going on right now, but more importantly, I’ve...
11 years ago
Infinite Stars

The Ancient Marches - By Richard Hazlewood – May 2011 I woke as the light hit my face. Squinting, I raised my hand to shield my eyes and let myself adjust to the bright light...
11 years ago
The RPG Corner

[Campaign Analysis] Deadlands Reloaded: Lost in the Maze - My *Deadlands* campaign wrapped up yesterday. As is my wont, with the closure of another campaign it's now time to take a look at "[w]hat worked, what di...
11 years ago
Dave's Blog

A Hole-in-One - A few important news bits to share: Your calendar just got 1/7th of 100% cooler. Thursdays are now #TileThursday where you can draw a new tile for the mapp...
11 years ago
Bum Rush the Titan!

20 Questions for Akenia - Because I'm starting this game next week and I'm actually pretty excited about it, I figured I'd go ahead and answer Jeff's twenty questions for Akenia. ...
11 years ago
The Journeyman GM

Journeyman GM 100th Blog Post Retrospective - It’s a bit overdue, but it’s time to celebrate the 100th blog post of Journeyman GM! I started this blog almost two years ago and have written quite a bit ...
11 years ago
Countersong

Map hexer web app - I’ll be back eventually but I decided to post this cooperative thing in the mean time. So I saw this post from Zak yesterday about putting hex numbers on m...
11 years ago
Imaginos

Custom Gloom Card Box Part 2 - Finished my box up today and have the photos to show (almost) start to finish. I say almost because I did not take photos of the box before I got the wood...
11 years ago
Vaults of Nagoh

Lets Read Mythus pt 25 - *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...
11 years ago
Cradle of Rabies - From role to games

Random dungeon content generator - So, you have a map? Let's make stuff in there! (There are many of these in basic sets of rules in different games, but this is for fun). *Roll d10* 1. It'...
11 years ago
English Roleplaying in Berlin

Low Life: Rise of the Lowly - Hello everyone, for a new Savage Worlds campaign I'm looking for one or two more players to join us for some weird fantasy/science fiction hijinks in the L...
11 years ago
Comments on: RPG Articles

By: Begin at the Beginning: RPG Campaign Creation Resources - [...] Campaign, Adventure, and Encounter Design Articles (https://www.roleplayingtips.com/rpg-articles/#design): A list of articles on the Roleplaying Tips...
11 years ago
Rogues and Reavers

Murderous Menagerie: The Hounds of Skaith - *I am Flay.* He was big. The ridge of his spine would have reached Stark's shoulder. His withers were high and powerful. The thick neck drooped with the we...
12 years ago
Robin D. Laws

Find This Blog At Its New Home - [image: page hit counter] After serving for many years as my main blogging site, I've retired this LiveJournal. Find me wherever I have roamed by clicking ...
12 years ago
Emergence Campaign Weblog

The Emperic Masquerader - The question here was how to do a “Chameleon” style build – along with a few queries about how to match a variant build from a forum over HERE. That’s easy...
12 years ago
Virtual Cript

Crazy Mages of Verdan Arcanis - Verdan Arcanis offers the possibility for mages of different schools of thought to have a few bits of magic that work better. Here are a few: Mad scientis...
12 years ago
Under A Blood Red Sky

Touchdown - 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...
12 years ago
Pencil & Dice

Hiatus - I have been out of touch with the blog for quite some time. I have been so focused on other pursuits (especially newspaper reporting), that I have not had...
12 years ago
Off to Jupiter

Poll Response 11 - So, our games are equally spread throughout time, from 1974 to 2012. Interesting. Anyone have any ponderings on this subject?
12 years ago
Philosophy of Games

What indie rpgs do you love? - As I stated in my last post, I've been fairly busy over the past two years. And although I've had time to do some gaming (mostly DnD and WoD) I haven't ha...
13 years ago
Teaching Game Design

Remote Lectures - Here's an all-too-common lament from teachers who aren't located in a game development hub like San Francisco: "I'd love to have some guest speakers from in...
13 years ago
The Open-Ended Machine

Measuring fluke and Command and Control - This article describes how to quantify the amount of bad luck (or fluke) that affects the unfolding of a game. It also allow to quantify how much the stoch...
13 years ago
Iron Rationales

Gamicon is Coming! - That time of year has rolled around once again; time for Gamicon in Iowa City, which is happening the 11th thru the 13th of February down at the Iowa Stude...
13 years ago
Worlds in a Handful of Dice

Greyhawk Modules Online – Naerie Endures - Well, some of you may remember my involvement with the Living Greyhawk campaign of yore. I was active in our local region, the Principality of Naerie. Smal...
14 years ago
No Payment Required

WFRP - Agitators - Apologies for the break in service. I've been furiously scrabbling to get a playtest document together! Here is an unofficial document for WFRP published ...
16 years ago
Attercap.Net

-
medium.com/feed/@clavdivs.caesar/highlights

-
Gayme Night: A Tabletop RPG Community

-
pinkfae.com/feed/

-
Fairy Tale Review

-
Tumblr

-
PAUL ELLIOTT - HOME

-
Home

-
anyway.

-
High Level Games - Blog

-
Tabletop Audio | Blog

-

Show 5 Show All

Small, New, or Obscure Games

Break!!

Freebie: Sipping Sojourn, or Beverages of Outer World Part 2 (Crafting) - *Continuing this month's theme, here's some materials and additives Outer World inhabitants might use to make potions and other arcane consumables...* *...
8 hours ago
The Grand Tapestry

- 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...
1 day ago
Into the Odd

Worse Wounds - I'm testing out an alternative wound system for *clears throat* *Intergalactic Bastionland.* This game is very much at the "throw everything into a docum...
3 days ago
ars ludi

Saving Xmas: “Well that went… South” - We’re playing the brand new Save Christmas quest for Follow: A New Fellowship. It’s the big face-off with Slitherberg, the secret Krampus wormtongue who ha...
5 days ago
Pits Perilous

Games, Grinches, and Good Ideas... - As we enter the holiday season, yours truly can't help but remember what was doubtless the most important (and consequential) Christmas gift to ever grac...
2 weeks ago
Bounty Hunters of the Atomic Wastelands – UKRP Design Collective

Drop-down menus - Hi guys Hope you’re all thriving. I have a question for the UKRPDC hive mind: I’m planning to use this site to advertise my new game (card not RPG), and I ...
5 weeks ago
Elthos RPG

The Two Faces of Evil - Introduction Throughout history, storytellers and philosophers have grappled with the concept of evil, seeking to understand its nature and its impact on h...
2 months ago
The Artifact RPG

Thoughts on maps - One of the things I’ve struggled with for The Artifact is maps in combat. The issue has been that most combat happens at hundreds of meters to kilometers a...
7 months ago
Hero Kids RPG

Hero Kids Bundle of Holding 2020! - For the next 17 days, the *Bundle of Holding* is offering the best value *Hero Kids* deal! The Bonus Collection includes the *Hero Kids *Fantasy products...
4 years ago
Carpe Omnis

Line of the Night: Sentinels - In between major long-term campaigns with my Seattle group, we decided to do a short-run game of the new Sentinels RPG. Over the course of a few months, ...
4 years ago
Room 209 Gaming

Year-End Donations - Since July 4 of this year, Room 209 Gaming has been donating all proceeds to the ACLU and RAICES. We also submitted Forthright Open Roleplay for a DTRPG ...
4 years ago
Shadows of Esteren - Medieval Horror RPG

Adeliane is on Bandcamp - Our fourth album Adeliane is available on Bandcamp. Adeliane is one of the mort important figure of Shadows of Esteren's universe. *You take your body o...
5 years ago
Accursed RPG

SWADE Update! - The Adventure Edition Update for Accursed is now freely available for download from DriveThruRPG. This is just a bare-bones document, to help players who w...
5 years ago
The City of Fire & Coin – Dig a Thousand Holes Publishing

Wolfspell Kickstarter Ends Sunday Night! - It has almost been a fortnight since the super blood wolf moon ushered in the Wolfspell Kickstarter. Much has happened these past two weeks. We have funded...
5 years ago
Dungeons & Differentials

Turkey Tarrasque - In honor of Thanksgiving I present to you the Turkey Tarrasque, Turkeysque for short. He'll be utilizing the basic framework I discussed earlier for unive...
6 years ago
Icar RPG - the free science fiction RPG - Blog

Reigniting progress - Progress has crawled along since I decided to work on version 5. Partly due to family constraints and partly because I wanted to try my hand at writing a c...
6 years ago
For Honor...and Intrigue

The Historical D'Artagnan - Over on the Osprey Publishing Forum I came across a post that mentioned this nice video (translated from French into English) about Charles de Batz-Cas...
7 years ago
DSL Ironworks

Building the worlds of the ENIGMATIC universe, part 2 - As promised, here is the continuation of the previous post, in which we discussed the radii of super Earths. After some research, I did find a few tidbits ...
7 years ago
Roll for Critical

Baroque Space Opera is 30% OFF through February! - The Tyrant has decreed that this is a time of love and happiness! Now and through February, *Baroque Space Opera is 30% OFF digital and print (after print ...
8 years ago
JAGS Blog

New site. Books Online - If you go to www.jagsrpg.org you'll be redirected to the new site (done with Wix). It's still under construction and will be for some time--but you can now...
9 years ago
Warriors of the Red Planet

Warriors of the Red Planet RPG now available - -Whew-! That was a fair bit of work, but Warriors of the Red Planet RPG is now online ready for purchase. I decided to go with Lulu for now. Remember this ...
10 years ago
Rogue Space RPG

Solstice savings! - Hey a fine fellow (Christopher Bernardi) let me know there is a code to get 20% off on Lulu for a limited time! Through June 23, save *20% on Lulu.com'...
10 years ago
Hunter Gatherer Games

Where are you going, where have you been. - Whew, long absence. Where have I been for 4 months? Well, work got crazy, and my gaming attention has been taken up by several games that aren't Apocalithi...
11 years ago
www.pigames.net/blog_rss.php

-

Show 5 Show All

D&D / Pathfinder / Dungeon World

Meanwhile Back in The Dungeon...

meanwhilebackinthedungeon: Fyre Witch - meanwhilebackinthedungeon: Fyre Witch
2 hours ago
GRUBB STREET

Theatre: A Very Wooster Holiday - *Happy Christmas, Jeeves* by Heidi McElrath and Nathan Kessler-Jeffrey, directed by Karen Lund, based on the stories of PG Wodehouse Taproot Theatre Com...
5 hours ago
The Cromcast: A Weird Fiction Podcast

Season 21 Episode 4: The Last of the Mohicans & The Revenant - Hile, Cromrades! Join us as we brave the dark solstice of the year and welcome in Old Man Winter... Herein we discuss Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohica...
10 hours ago
Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets-An oldschool gaming blog….

[New Monster] Azure Fyrehorn - Azure Fyrehorn ‘There is no need to tap my ribs with your heels, I know where we are going,’ Dinjin’s new mount said.The startled magic-user looked down in...
17 hours ago
Bardess' Pathfinder Place

The Bardess’ Library #3 Is Out! - Here is it! The newest issue of my magazine for Legendary Games, right on time for the holidays! *The Bardess’ Library #3 *has Nature for its theme, and ...
19 hours ago
MSJX

Grimwall Keep...? - Whatcha think? Looks like a suitably horrible place to exist.A terrible fortification out on the far edges of the frontier, a place only desperate men (bea...
19 hours ago
tenfootpole.org

The Shrine of Sruukor - By Steve GilmanSundered Blade GamesS&WLevels 1-3 Long ago, the kingdom of Aranure was lost in a war against the minions of Malak, the demon lord of hate. P...
21 hours ago
The Dungeoneering Dad

My Dungeon Master Tool Kit Part 5 - Map Case - All righty, a quick and dirty post (just how your mom likes it) for my Dungeon Master Kit series (part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4). Warning: copious...
21 hours ago
Kobold Press

Howling Tower: A Study of the Beastkin - [image: Howling Tower: A Study of the Beastkin] Your character’s lineage is a cornerstone of deep roleplaying, not just a mechanism for gaining some bonu...
1 day ago
paizo.com Recent Blog Posts in Paizo Blog

Disembarking the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest - Disembarking the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Friday, December 20, 2024 Greetings, Starfinders! Thank you all so much for your participation in the...
1 day ago
paizo.com Recent Blog Posts in Paizo Blog

Disembarking the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest - Disembarking the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Friday, December 20, 2024 Greetings, Starfinders! Thank you all so much for your participation in the...
1 day ago
Dyson's Dodecahedron

Ironspire Island - On the western side of Loblolly Lake is a small island clearly visible from the shore because of the rust-red … Continue reading →
1 day ago
Tower of the Archmage

Mothership: Advent Dawn session 1 - On some backwater planet, Ossie Marcial, SpaceTuber and Teamster specializing in computer repair and zero-G industrial equipment (hover forklift certifi...
1 day ago
The Alexandrian

Random D&D Tip: Acrobatics vs. Athletics - When it comes time to roll the dice, figuring out which skill to use is an essential part of how a GM makes a ruling in most RPGs. D&D 5th Edition is no ex...
2 days ago
Monsters and Manuals

My Shoe is Safe - 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 ...
2 days ago
Critical Role

FAN ART GALLERY: Hallowed Cage - Check out our fan art gallery for the week of 12/16! The post FAN ART GALLERY: Hallowed Cage first appeared on Critical Role.
2 days ago
From the Sorcerer's Skull

Single Axis Outer Planes - There are a lot of very reasonable criticisms regarding the Gygaxian Great Wheel of Outer Planes, though I also like a lot about it. I've spent a fair numb...
2 days ago
The Renaissance Troll

The War of the Rohirrim - No Spoiler Review - I went to see *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim*. I was the only person in a 200 seat IMAX theatre… Being a hard-core Tolkien nerd, I’ve k...
2 days ago
Greyhawkery

Greyhawkery Comics: Graz'zt Show #1 - Season's Greetings Greyhawkers! Today's comic is a surprise present for my readers. I used to do annual *Needfest *comics around this time of year (those...
3 days ago
Into the Odd

Worse Wounds - I'm testing out an alternative wound system for *clears throat* *Intergalactic Bastionland.* This game is very much at the "throw everything into a docum...
3 days ago
Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal

Tuesday Magic Item – Crown of Misrule - Voddick knocked back another mug of spiced cider. Gollaon sipped at theirs. “It is good to see people celebrating,” said Gollaon. “Indeed, even the noble...
4 days ago
Tales of the Grotesque and Dungeonesque

A History of Horrible Experiments - The hunt for Patchwork Jack continues! This session brought some horrific revelations about the site they had been lured into by their quarry and the mys...
4 days ago
Hack & Slash

On Manifestos - The paid media was instructed to not print this. To the Feds, I’ll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our country. To save you a leng...
5 days ago
DIY & Dragons

Vestiges of the Past - Phantom Cogs and Forsaken Easter Eggs - Everything people make builds on what came before. The original edition of *Dungeons & Dragons* built on miniature wargaming rules as well as other recent ...
5 days ago
evil baboons or perhaps mandrills

mad at gina - the indiana jones game is good, but it has this like cutscene sickness really bad like its not unsual in games where the character acts different in the ga...
5 days ago
Kill It With Fire!

Trauma Conquering System for dealing with sanity in an elf game - This is a refresh of a post I previously made. I’m trying to make it simple to adjudicate. A ghost touches your soul. An elder evil's face is glimpsed. You...
6 days ago
Fantasy Maps by Anna B Meyer

Flanaess & Hepmonaland GeoPackage - To view this content, you must be a member of Anna's Patreon at $1 or more - Click "Read more" to unlock this content at the source
6 days ago
Throne of Salt

CSC Campaign Report 3: The Library - Now we're cooking with fire: the downtime investigation clocks roll out in full force here, and it was the best move I ever made in the game. You get to ...
1 week ago
Age of Dusk

[Review] Magic-Eater (Lotfp); Lair Assault - [Adventure]Magic-Eater (2023)Kelvin Green (Lamentations of the Flame Princess Adventures)Lvl ??? (Low) Disclaimer: A while back James Raggi contacted me, a...
1 week ago
The Wasted Lands

Santa Claus and the Friday the 13th Christmas Special for NIGHT SHIFT - I have been working a lot on *NIGHT SHIFT* and *Wasted Lands* lately, so I see everything through this lens. So when one of my friends on Facebook poste...
1 week ago
d4 Caltrops

Dungeon Stocking - Expanded - 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...
1 week ago
Trilemma Adventures

The Tarot of Pips - Somewhere in your dice collection is a die like this one, the humblest of dice. Although you don't know it, this small white die carries with it a secr...
1 week ago
False Machine

Ælf-Adal - VotE Remastered Development - Their Origins in Dream They come from out of Nightmare, though whose, or why, no-one remembers now. They may have been the dying dream of a coma-locked god,...
1 week ago
What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse...

My first 40 years as a role player - 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...
1 week ago
Goblin Punch

Blue Sky Temple, Revised - Last week, we made a crowdsourced dungeon on Bluesky. It was fun and it yielded a cool dungeon with a lot of good ideas mashed together. This week, I ...
1 week ago
The Acorn Afloat

Spells are fish and caught in the Sea of Opportunity - When a spell is cast and thus exhausted - wherever, whenever - it materializes as a fish in the great Sea of Opportunity. It's a pretty big sea, probably...
1 week ago
d20 Pirates

Update to Appendix N for Treasure Hunter Adventures - Belatedly I realize that it's been a while since I updated my Appendix N for *Treasure Hunter Adventures*. This post is the first part of an effort to re...
2 weeks ago
Beyond Fomalhaut

[CAMPAIGN JOURNAL] News on the March! Episode IV. - This post continues the series of brief play reports I have been posting on Discord. This does not cover every single session (sometimes, recon and setup...
2 weeks ago
In Places Deep

The Reynardine - 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...
2 weeks ago
Don't Split the Party

Pirates and Necromancers, a Play Report - Over the Thanksgiving weekend we did a lot of gaming ranging from “off-table” domain level stuff to some solo adventures to spell and magic item rese...
2 weeks ago
Wondering Monsters?

What is Role Playing? A bad example. - Working on a new project this morning called . . . 2D6REACT A SIMPLE FREE KRIEGSPIEL REVOLUTION ADVENTURE GAME By Lee Reynoldson This is a snippet ...
2 weeks ago
The Setting to End All Settings

My Favorite D&D Covers -
2 weeks ago
Hidden in Shadows

Who Made Blackmoor? A History of Setting Development - In a sense Blackmoor "grew like Topsy", that is to say wild and on its own. Perhaps the first iteration of anything we might call Blackmoor is the well-d...
2 weeks ago
Gothridge Manor

City of Scorn - City of Scorn is one of the centerpieces in my current Shadowdark Campaign. I've never spent the time to draw each sector. Each of those black squares i...
2 weeks ago
I Don't Remember That Move

STRANGE AEONS - NEW ORLEANS - Writing a set of pulp horror adventures based out of New Orleans, set in and around the Gulf of Mexico and the Deep South. Over at my new blog. You can f...
2 weeks ago
AuldDragon's AD&D Blog

The Elder Elemental God, the Lord of All Matter - The final elemental power is the enigmatic Elder Elemental God. Imprisoned in times long past, it can still manifest to a degree on the Prime, which encour...
2 weeks ago
Havards Blackmoor Blog

World of Greyhawk Gazetteer Revised on DMsGuild is Amazing and Free! - This excellent sourcebook was recently released on the DMsGuild from Cannibaal Press. The PDF can be bought for 0 USD or more if you like the book. Also, ...
2 weeks ago
World Creators Toolbox

Shadowdark Campaign - Time for a new campaign. The Swords & Wizardry Campaign ended earlier than expected, but the timing was perfect. It ended the weekend before my three we...
3 weeks ago
Tribality

Dungeon Master’s Guide 2024: Some Highs and Lows - As with the Player’s Handbook, there’s an enormous amount of absorbing to do of this text, so today I’m giving you some favorite and least-favorite chang...
3 weeks ago
The Disoriented Ranger

All the holidays, all the prices ... (and some news!) - *The short of it is: all my games are on the cheap from now on until January. It is the season, after all. And while I'm here, I might as well talk a bit...
4 weeks ago
Raven Crowking's Nest

Thoughts on the US Election - Or…Where Do We Go From Here? When I was in high school, I learned an important lesson about debating. It isn’t enough to have a strong position yourself;...
4 weeks ago
Coins and Scrolls

OSR: Magical Industrial Gunboats - Here's some useful information for river-based adventures using *Magical Industrial Revolution*. Skip to Part 3 or click this PDF link if you just want t...
4 weeks ago
Ynas Midgard's RPG Blog

Weapon vs. Armour in Chainmail vs. AD&D - *Disclaimer: Note that some of the links below are affiliate links (meaning I get a small percentage of the sale without extra cost to you or the publish...
4 weeks ago
Wizard Thief Fighter

Powers Enumerated I - Spells By Any Other Name Would Cast As Harsh. POWERS ENUMERATED:OLDTECH & FANTASCIENCE These are the accepted and known secret sciences, indistinguishable ...
5 weeks ago
Swamp of Monsters!

Death, Injury, and Retirement - I made a custom rulebook for my d&d game that's a mashup of AD&D 1e and Worlds Without Number, but I wasn't too excited about the death rules for either...
5 weeks ago
The Retired Adventurer

The Tellian Sector: The Void Khans and the Bhadran Water Comet Trade - Kailasa and Kangyur are thirsty planets.
1 month ago
The Android's Dungeon

Last set of drawings i did for this year’s inktober. - stonedrunkwizard: Last set of drawings i did for this year’s inktober.
1 month ago
The Bedrock Blog

HEAVENLY FRAGRANCE SESSION NINETEEN - This was the nineteenth session of my Heavenly Fragrance Campaign, a living adventure for Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate, prepared using tools and procedu...
1 month ago
Zedeck Siew's Writing Hours

A PERFECT WIFE - *A PERFECT WIFE* *(It is Vampire Weekend! Have a **pontianak**-themed urban-horror investigative adventure. I wrote it with Kuala Lumpur in mind, but it s...
1 month ago
Goodberry Monthly

Class Social Features - Unsatisfied with the number of class features in PF2e/5e that pertained to the social characteristics of each character class, I went and wrote a few. Th...
1 month ago
Aeons & Augauries

Undead Handmines - Undead Handmines A seasonal trap/encounter for yuor RPG campaigns. * Undead Handmines* A fields of earth, sand, or gravel concealing bound undead that...
2 months ago
Lost Pages

Bundle of Holding: Wulfwald, few hours left! - Lee Reynoldson’s Wulfwald is available at the Bundle of Holding. It’s going at about 55% discount, and it will last only a few hours. You get the PDFs of a...
2 months ago
The Realm of Zhu

Rise of the Khaös Deth Swordwraiths - Khaös Deth Swordwraiths - ancient daemonic blades that have enslaved disembodied cursed, rag shrouded souls to wield them. Izn-Rvn - a curse of undeath ins...
2 months ago
Cavegirl's Game Stuff

An Interview! With Sarah Carapace! - 1. *Right! Something a bit different. Today, I'm interviewing my good friend Sarah Carapace to promote her current kickstarter Violet Core (li...
2 months ago
Intelligence Check

Third-Party Support: Indigenous Fey - It took the fey quite some time to find their place in D&D. While stories of a “fairyland” or “realm of the fey” go back for centuries, D&D’s traditional G...
2 months ago
The Hapless Henchman

Into the Surf Dungeon....? - What is the Venn diagram between Surfing and Dungeons? and Surf Guitar and DungeonSynth?Is there one?I don't know, but I have a vast seaside cavern in my ...
2 months ago
Eldritch Fields

[Dungeon] Hole of the Goblin King - Buckle up and put on some Grieg, we are going on a trip to the Hall of the Mountain King! ...what? The DM blew all our money on novelty dice and now we can...
2 months ago
Order of the Stick

1311: Take a Moment - http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1311.html
2 months ago
stefan poag

MAGA House of Horrors - This is a recent thing I did… the final image has a lot of text added and this is obviously for a political campaign… since the campaign has not launched y...
2 months ago
Blood of Prokopius

Gamer ADD: Suleiman Subsector Gazetteer Part 2 - 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...
2 months ago
Delta's D&D Hotspot

Star Frontiers: Volturnus Racial Abilities - [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...
3 months ago
Applied Phantasticality

Back to the Table - The last gaming session I participated in was probably last year as a player in the playtest of a *Mutant Crawl Classics RPG* adventure via Zoom. Until a...
3 months ago
Mazirian's Garden

Good Lore/Bad Lore - For our purposes let’s just say that lore is “setting background”: information about the setting of a campaign. The paradigm is perhaps the history of th...
3 months ago
Necropraxis

D&D Player’s Handbook 2024 - 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 “...
3 months ago
DMiurgy

Autocrats of Night Campaign Recruitment Open! - The Autocrats of Night campaign is finally open for recruitment! It will be a big open table megadungeon, with many players likely coming and going. Learn...
3 months ago
Bat in the Attic

Concerning the Future of Traveller - 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...
3 months ago
My Terrible Sorcery Is Without Equal In The West

IT HAS RISEN AGAIN! - Ladies and gentlemen, Fight On! magazine is BACK!!! After almost 15 years, the premiere zine of the Old School Renaissance has returned in force. Go ge...
4 months ago
Alesmiter

Exploring the Wilderness - Life with Rocs - *More solo play with post background after the jump. Next time they should be at the tomb.* Vineyard’s Bounty, 8th Rising. On the Old South Road in the ...
4 months ago
…and the sky full of dust.

STUFF - The Brief: design my own book. This book was a curated collection of random objects, which was printed and bound...
4 months ago
Tracy Hickman

Hickman’s GenCon 2024 Schedule - This year is the 50th Anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons. Coincidentally, it is also the 40th Anniversary of Dragonlance which was first released at the G...
5 months ago
About Bruce Heard and New Stories

The Great Carriage - This is the second of three Mammoth Masher vehicles. For continuity, see the previous two War Machine articles: the *Command Chariot* and the *Vanguard W...
5 months ago
Richard's Dystopian Pokeverse

Anatomy of a Wonder: Napoleon’s Tomb - I wasn’t going to visit Napoleon’s tomb, but I was in the middle of writing posts about Civ and I thought “is there a more Civ artifact? The mausoleum of a...
5 months ago
Roles, Rules, and Rolls

Mass Combat 3: Delta's Book of War (and its inspiration) - Back in the early days of the Old School Revival, Delta's D&D Hotspot was a place to go for thoughtful design and scholarship, firmly rooted in the class...
5 months ago
Daddy Rolled a 1

Editions of Dungeons & Dragons - Most of you know that I run an old-school Dungeons & Dragons game for my daughter and her friends. We started when they were between 10 and 11 years-old an...
6 months ago
Rotten Pulp

Some praise for The Thief, The Witch, The Toad & The Mushroom - My game is officially out and it's reached a Very Positive rating on steam, with 100% positive reviews so far. Releasing this game and seeing such a wond...
6 months ago
The 3 Toadstools

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...
7 months ago
Dragons Gonna Drag

Gold Box D&D - Final Party Lineup for Champions of Krynn Series? - As with the Pool of Radiance series, I'd need to settle on a party if I want to play the three Krynn games on the Gold Box engine. In this case, I decid...
7 months ago
CRAWL!fanzine

Introducing DCC AFTER DARK at Gamex 2024 - At this year's GAMEX, May 24-27, 2024, DCC judges from across SoCal will be coordinating a couple nights of weird and wacky adventures across the DCC Mul...
7 months ago
Classic RPG Realms

Early TSR Modules: A Study in Style - 1978 B1 In Search of the Unknown -- Classic dungeon crawl which was designed to train DMs in stocking and to some extent designing dungeons D1 Descent i...
8 months ago
The Mystical Trash Heap

Session #12 & Adventure Sites Compilation - 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...
8 months ago
CritRoleStats

New Blood, Old Regards - Greetings! Although the Stats Team is still in a state of retirement, we’ve periodically updated several of our Campaign 3 Running Stats categories and gal...
8 months ago
world of Eradu

2024 update - BXDH2024 is a thing. rules are solid at this point running a second Bloodbath Dungeon competitive campaign for 2024 (prizes in December) Enchiridion of...
10 months ago
Papers and Pencils

Housekeeping 2024 - Coactus Illustration © Heather Gwinn. A gift she gave me in 2013 for an edition of Miscreated Creatures which I hope exists someday. Coloring by me. I am a...
11 months ago
Ramblings of a Great Khan

2023 retrospective & 2024 plans - On the last day of 2022 I got married. In February 2023 I was invested as Baron of Delftwood, an SCA thing. Over the course of 2023 I ran D&D (OSE) fairly ...
11 months ago
Monster Manual Sewn From Pants

BEAST PEOPLE NAMES FOR BEAST PEOPLE - BEAST PEOPLE NAMES FOR BEAST PEOPLE 1. Secrete To Everyone 2. Hoot Forever 3. Dirty Fingers 4. Gusset Ma...
1 year ago
Land of Nod

Angels, Demons and Subtle Bodies - It’s delightful when D&D-isms sometimes converge with ancient wisdom, even accidentally. I was watching a video from Jonathan Pageau earlier today concerni...
1 year ago
What's on my Mind

Civics Tests and American Fascism - This is all going to be in response to this political news, “Vivek Ramaswamy, the youngest GOP presidential candidate, wants civics tests for young voter...
1 year ago
The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms

A Short Update - 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...
1 year ago
Save Vs. Dragon

Monster Stat Concept: Disposition - Yesterday, I introduced the concept of monster Motivations as a way to help understand how to use that monster when designing encounters, or what they mi...
1 year ago
Save vs. Hollowing

1d30 Tragic Losses in Your Past - This basically came to me in a vision the other day. It appeared in my head as a near fully formed idea: what if you could generate a Berserk-esque horric ...
1 year ago
Metal Earth

The State of the Metal Earth and What's to Come. - To begin with, I'm still here and still doing stuff. The good news, I suppose is I have had a change in the way I approach game design. In the past I...
1 year ago
Roll For Initiative

Special RFI Reunion Show - The RFI crew reunited to discuss the SSI Gold Box AD&D Computer games over on The Evil DM Youtube channel. Here is a portion of that video. If you want to ...
1 year ago
Crossing the 'Verse

On a change in perspective - Well great . . . shit’s gonna get weird, isn’t it? Apologies, dear reader, but it turns out I’m having another moment. I think I might call it an epiphany....
1 year ago
Once More Unto the Breach!

Chronicles of the Adventures in the Dune Imperium! - Cover art for Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium core rulebook I have one of the few copies of the Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium core rulebook that were ...
1 year ago
Wampus Country

Legends of Law: Von Hoff - Wampus Country has had its share of heroes, both in antiquity and in the modern era, but perhaps none is held up as the flower of knighthood quite as mu...
2 years ago
Wildspace: The Spelljammer Fanzine

Shalandain, Crusader Paladin - (AD&D 2nd Edition 1993 Trading Card #32) The human paladin named Shalandain is the second-in-command of the Order of the Chalice’s ongoing operations on th...
2 years ago
Against The Wicked City

Notes on a semi-successful skill system - When I finished my Team Tsathogga campaign back in 2019, one of the things that I noted afterwards was the extent to which fighters had struggled to keep...
2 years ago
The Tao of D&D

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
The Gnomish Embassy

The Bombers #6 - *6* Rolfir recovered his topaz that he had used in the recreation room that had served as his spell foci. When asked about a second portal to the lowe...
2 years ago
Rolang's Creeping Doom

What’s in the Wizard’s Mug? - Mmmm smells good! Just a sip… 1d8 1- A potent shrinking potion. You are now swimming in the cup alongside a drenched wizard. 2- Hot Green Slime. That’s w...
2 years ago
Middle Finger of Vecna

Announcing: Book of Extinction - We're working with a good friend of ours, Lucas Zellers (@SparkOtter), to craft a new book that gives life to extinct animals through Dungeons and Dragons:...
3 years ago
Telecanter's Receding Rules

Abiørn's Satchel - 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...
3 years ago
THOUGHT EATER

My FREE RPG 12v12 Is Out Now!!!! - I hope everyone is well. I am very excited to be able to share a little game I have been working on for a while. 12v12 is a D12-based multi-genre RPG, an...
3 years ago
Last Gasp

As Useful As A Pile Of Dicks - Remember STEAL THE EYES OF YASHOGGHUH? Still working on it. The post As Useful As A Pile Of Dicks first appeared on Last Gasp.
3 years ago
The Dragon's Flagon

A new beginning - I've been blogging here for a while now, but I think it's time to move on to a new blog with a new title. There's a lot of dragons and flagons and flago...
3 years ago
Necrotic Gnome

- This blog is no longer maintained. For news on Necrotic Gnome please visit our official website: necroticgnome.com/blogs/news.
3 years ago
Incunabuli

A First Impression - *Jalisco tugged his sleeves.* His cufflinks flashed in the setting sun. Chamber music lilted neath the vaulted pergola, and the scent of wine and cut cyp...
4 years ago
An Idle Mind's Gaming Thoughts

[Starfinder] Ohran Zyge (Old-Timer Soldier 20) - *Ohran Zyge* LG Chelonian Male, Old-Timer Soldier (Instructor) 20 “The Sneaky Turtle” *Player Character Build by:* Harold R. Nichols, Jr. *Read More* *N...
4 years ago
Dungeons & Donuts

Dungeons & Donuts is Rebranding and Moving - dungeonsdonuts: I’m closing my social media accounts (Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram) on August 1st. For the past eight years I’ve been personally active o...
4 years ago
Derek Holland's blog

Technology that Enhances Spells -
4 years ago
Hall of the Mountain King

Ghost Riders of Geoff - http://www.canonfire.com/cf/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=75200&sid=00c143114e4349c0351533c72b14bd6c#75200
4 years ago
Teleleli

The Last Day In Iram - I haven’t been doing much that’s relevant to this blog for several months. But I have written a short (200 paragraph) gamebook, called ‘The Last Day In Ira...
4 years ago
Daily Planescape

writingwithcolor: Common Micro aggressions: African Americans... - writingwithcolor: *Common Micro aggressions: African Americans and/or Black People* Anonymous asked: What are some common micro-aggressions that a black...
4 years ago
The Contemptible Cube of Quazar

Owl Con Live Blog 2.2 - Who knew that in the bowels of the Humanities building... ...Professor Norm offered a course on the Caves of Chaos??? Meanwhile, behind the screen... And....
4 years ago
Ten Foot Polemic

Wizard Rework Finale: The Death of Spell Levels + 500 Levelless Spells - Last year I reworked wizards so that they used Mana instead of spell slots. In that very post I said the following - This is part of my soft move towards a...
4 years ago
Knights of the All Mind

The Silver Road - (*The Silver Road* available at DriveThruRPG!) A little* Troika!* scenario myself and Random Addison ran at DunDraCon #44 last weekend (February 14th) is...
4 years ago
Goatman's Goblet

Spoils of the Gorgon Coast: The Degenerate Heir - As the kickstarter for the Zinequest Quartet winds down, I find myself in awe of the amount of folks who seem interested in my project; especially given t...
4 years ago
Questing Beast

24 hours left on the Questing Beast Kickstarter! - The latest adventure I’m working on for Zine Quest, The Waking of Willowby Hall, is fully funded and has all its stretch goals unlocked! There’s less tha...
4 years ago
Buildings Are People

Caverns of Thracia session log: February 2, 2019 - System: B/BX. Players: Niku and Loretta (Les and Myrtle) and Emily (Bagira.) *If you're playing in my game, please do not read the following. You may reque...
4 years ago
Random Acts

MANGANI: Ape Folk of the Heroic Age - *MANGANI* (ORIGIN) The Mangani (aka Alma, Squatch) are a species of higher apes that can be found around the world where they are traditionally associated ...
4 years ago
The Daily Bestiary

Two Hours of Songs About Love - YOU’VE BEEN VALENTINED, PUNK. Tune into tonight’s radio show now to 11 PM (Tues, 02/11/20, US Eastern) to listen live:* http://wmuc.umd.edu/wmuc-high.m3u...
4 years ago
Unlawful Games

Prinny Dood! - Prinnies are the souls of the dead who are working off their lives of sin either in the heavenly or infernal realms before they are able to reincarnate...
4 years ago
Sorcery & Super Science!

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.
4 years ago
Melancholies and Mirth

Xenia: The Reaction Roll and Hospitality - [image: Related image] *This is primarily for Swords and Sorcery/Sandals games.* Xenia is the Greek term for hospitality and is the ancient code of conduct...
4 years ago
Henchman Abuse

session recap, 1/5/2020 - CAST ------- 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 ...
4 years ago
Treasure Hunters HQ

RIP Christopher Tolkien - LONDON (AP) – Christopher Tolkien, who played a major role protecting the legacy of his father’s The Lord of the Rings series, has died. He was 95. The Tol...
4 years ago
Neradia

Winter's Daughter Play Report and Review - *"Delve into the **fairy-haunted **forest of **Dolmenwood"* *"The tomb of an ancient hero, lost in the tangled depths of the woods. A ring of standing ston...
4 years ago
To Distant Lands

Graded success for roll-under d20 - This is a sort of half-baked add-on inspired by Call of Cthulhu 7e's graded difficulty system for roll-under d100 resolution. It assumes 3d6-based ability ...
4 years ago
THE LAST DAY DAWNED

A Humoural Theory of the Undead - Sanguine and Melancholic Undead - In the world of Sea Wolves undead are classified according to the science of the Four Humours. An Imperial scholar explains below: Any Imperial Scholar of...
4 years ago
Oubliette Magazine

Squarehex 2019 Review and 2020 Plans - 2019 was a good year for the business. The two highlights for me were getting *The Black Hack Second Edition* rewards sent out to our Kickstarter backers ...
4 years ago
F. Wesley Schneider

morbidfantasy21:Alucard by Christian Angel - morbidfantasy21: *Alucard *by Christian Angel
4 years ago
Fantasy Adventuring Blog

Rift City - no session 29! - It's now the Saturday after we should have had a gaming session. I'm still on a work pattern that means early starts on a Monday and that really limits gam...
5 years ago
Red Box Vancouver's Blog

The Nightmares Underneath 2nd Edition - I don’t use this blog much anymore, but since I don’t have a new website set up yet, I should announce this here: The second edition revision of The Nightm...
5 years ago
Lake Geneva Original RPG Campaign

Merlynd the Magician: A Remembrance of Don Kaye, TSR's Co-Founder Now Available - LINK to Description and Ordering: https://www.tlbgames.com/collections/the-red-book-line/products/merlynd-the-magician
5 years ago
And He Built A Crooked Dungeon

What the hell have you done to Stonehell? - I thought I'd increase the difficulty of running Stonehell slightly by reconfiguring the maps slightly. This is the test layout of the first level of the...
5 years ago
The Grumpy Old Troll

Dark Crystal TV Show - *Edit: I have changed my mind drastically about this show. I plan on writing a follow-up sometime soon, but after watching the rest of episode 1, I watched...
5 years ago
Bardiches & Bathhouses

Markwald - I have no intention of abandoning *Lukomorye* any time soon, but my goal was always expand into other historical-fantasy settings - a Central European-flav...
5 years ago
Dungeons and Drawings

The book is out! - The *Dungeons & Drawings *book is now AVAILABLE! You should go get it! For those of you in London, please come see us at Gosh! this Friday the 15th, whe...
5 years ago
textgolem

containers in yoon suin - d12 ways the treasure (or hostage) is trapped CONTAINERS 1. Snake coiled around, end visible 2. Ice block, object visibly within 3. Heap of sleeping wolv...
5 years ago
hellahexi

why aren’t demons scary? pt. 3 - I know your kind, he said. What’s wrong with you is wrong all the way through you. Demons are almost always boring. Part 2 here. Part 1 here. It really doe...
5 years ago
DYVERS

2019 GREAT BLOG ROLL CALL IS LIVE - After working on the next iteration of the Great Blog Roll Call for the better part of the year I've finally finished it! This year's list has over 450 blo...
5 years ago
Occultesque

One Hundred Thieves' Tools - "He dropped into the garden noiselessly, and I watched from my tower window with rapt curiosity. The thief approached a guard and quietly dragged him off i...
5 years ago
Cruel & Unusual Punishment

Them Bones of Adventuring - XXV: Stealth Revisited - *An ongoing exposition on table procedures for common exploration feats and rules, which began here with part one*. *Introduction* Though for the most tr...
5 years ago
Forgotten Runes

Mystara and Me - [image: GAZ1 TSR9193 The Grand Duchy of Karameikos.jpg] I am very much a Johnny-come-lately to Mystara. During the time the originals were being releas...
5 years ago
THE WHEEL OF SAMSARA

- *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...
5 years ago
sword peddler

TFH&P Release Notification Signup - Dear Friends, This game is very near to completion, and there has been a flattering amount of interest in the game since the kickstarter campaign ended. So...
5 years ago
Tales from the Flaming Faggot

Whence the Labyrinth? - 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...
5 years ago
Thorn's Chronicle

Handmaidens of Petra: Equal Measure - Jasna shifted her gaze, blue eyes narrowing as she met the woman’s cold, emerald eyes. *I see you for what you are,* she thought. Did the woman’s eyes wi...
5 years ago
Professor Pope

Eulogy for Andre Pope - This was the Eulogy I gave for my brother, Andre, who passed away on August 20th, 2019. *Eulogy for Andre Pope* *By Nakia Pope* *24 August 2019* I will s...
5 years ago
D and D Doodle

- I'm posting a little more regularly over on my Twitter account: @owlbearmaps Please come join me!
5 years ago
Legacy of the Bieth

Landsknecht Link Roundup, July/Aug - Ba Chim seal of approval! (Art by Dreadbeasts) I posted this on RPG.net but it bears reposting (and expanding) here: - Not *quite* RPG related, but H...
5 years ago
Popular Enchanting

SuperTroika: Archetypes Delta - Just got back from GenCon. Had fun. Didn't get arrested. INVENTOR-EXPLORER (doc savage, tom strong, forge, the doctor) Possessions -multitool -signature we...
5 years ago
Journey Into the Weird

Elsai Overview - Elsai is a small planet and the only inhabited one orbiting its star. From its spaceport—nothing more than a flattened chunk of rock used by stellar scum—E...
5 years ago
Old School DnD

Dungeoneering Blog - This blog is moved to: Dungeoneering.blogspot.com
5 years ago
Campaign Chronicle

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
Lawful Indifferent

Can't Stop Thinking About Weapons - 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...
5 years ago
The Gallery: Russ Nicholson

This is only for followers ...with thanks! - Thank you for following and here are a few newer [ish] pieces which I do hope you enjoy. They are in no particular order and if some appear to be 'older' i...
5 years ago
Strange Magic

The Hanging Cage - This is a pair of short encounters for use with Basic Dungeons & Dragons although it can be used with other editions and game systems without much extra wo...
5 years ago
Old Wives Tales

Höllenzwang by Franz Hein - Höllenzwang by Franz Hein
5 years ago
Hill Cantons

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
Shards, Sidh, & Sorcery

Pamphlet Up and Other News - I've been spending a lot of time browsing the ttrpg materials on itch.io, and I'm somewhat impressed. Itch.io is a game distribution platform primarily for...
5 years ago
Zombiecowboy's Game Blog

The Forbidden Wilderlands Calendar - One of the big efforts I'm trying to make in my Forbidden Wilderlands campaign is to keep proper track of time. I'm using a modified version of the Wilder...
5 years ago
Dreams of Mythic Fantasy

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...
5 years ago
OGN Articles

RPG Kickstarter You Should Back: (Press Release) The Dungeon - We were so impressed with the Battlemats created by Loke Battlemats, that when we saw they had sent us a press release regarding their upcoming Kickstarter...
5 years ago
d20 Despot

Which Would You Rather Fight? - Today's Monster Monday tackles that age-old question that has plagued mankind for eons - which would you rather fight: a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized...
5 years ago
Dungeon Inspiration

GUIDE: NAMING A TOWN OR CITY - transmutetheblankpage: This post was originally from a FAQ, but since the original link is now defunct, I am re-posting it here. There are many things t...
5 years ago
ABRAXAS

A commentary by Dr. Tommaso Tamihatco on certain excerpts of "A Little Diary that Fell from the Moon," by Fr. Filippo Dell'Amore - Tommaso Tamihatco, Man of Letters, Snakebird Clan * I look down on an earth rotating from Fifth to Sixth. I see Tseen Tsang crack open. From the mouth o...
5 years ago
The Three Hs of Gaming

Collected Gamable Links - Below are links filled with gameable ideas and tools collected throughout the years of Google Plus, now stored here for posterity. *Gaming sites and links*...
5 years ago
Dungeons and Digressions

Human Infravision - 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...
5 years ago
Blessings of the Dice Gods

Removing Support from Zak Smith - [UPDATE February 14th, 2019: Zak has issued a statement responding here. I am not convinced to change my position below, but it introduces some doubt. I m...
5 years ago
PLANET ALGOL

Regarding Zak - https://www.facebook.com/amandapatricianagy/posts/10215845527064252 I hope that Zak engages with some sort of accountability process, takes responsibility ...
5 years ago
Middenmurk

A Sojourn Among Antediluvian Archæotheria - This started with nomenclature, as so many things do. I started writing a response to Scrap Princess's post about Dinosaur naming conventions in the fantas...
5 years ago
AnarchyDice

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...
5 years ago
wmusswtwbf

Review – “Dave Arneson’s True Genius” by Robert J. Kuntz - Rob Kuntz’ brief monograph, Dave Arneson’s True Genius, is: The most important work written about what constitutes an RPG to date Quite likely the most imp...
5 years ago
Mythopoeic Rambling

Frightful Fridays! Opportunistic Griffons - Hello and welcome back to the first post of 2019. I hope the new year has started well for you. I'm making up for lost time with five monsters for you this...
5 years ago
Castle Triskelion

MIDDLE DUNGEONS LEVEL FIVE 158 STAIRS. - 158 STAIRS. These stairs descend thirty feet to Area 79 on Level 6.
5 years ago
Castle Greyhawk

Ch. 5, Page 27 - "This calls for a celebration," Otto said. "Yeah, let's go get stinking drunk back at the Green Dragon," Quij said. "I wouldn't say no to something with a ...
6 years ago
Finch's Folio

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
DNDKids

The giant giant adventure - I wasn't in the mood to run any games today, so instead I decided to exploit the brains of ten kids in order to create a campaign. I quite like what this r...
6 years ago
Beholder Pie

Here Be Dungeons 20: Camp Righteous - Click to make big My final draft design of Camp Righteous and the House of the Crocodile, developed for Wizards of the Coast's "Tomb of Annihilation".
6 years ago
Greyhawk Grognard

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
Medieval Melodies

Dangerous Magic: Alternate Magic Rules - With great power comes horrible consequences Greetings! Will here with something that's *not* a Failed Magic Items article for once. A little while back...
6 years ago
Save Versus All Wands

Save Versus All Wands Contest: What is the Value of the Coin Hoard? - Treasure Type H Announcing the third annual (well, not quite) Save Versus All Wands contest! You can read about and see the results of the first two - *...
6 years ago
1d30

Dragon Scale Armor - Running a 1e campaign now featuring a dragon (a few, actually, but one main dragon). So dragonparts will be on the treasure menu eventually. If the PCs get...
6 years ago
The Dungeon Dozen

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
The Hydra's Grotto

The Ergonomic 3 Mile Hex - 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 ...
6 years ago
War for the City of Peace

Chicken-Egg, Book-Website - I started blogging five years ago with a little website called d20 Dark Ages, where I joined the bandwagon of Old School Renaissance writers, critics, and ...
6 years ago
What Would Conan Do?

Troika: Numinous Edition 24 hour warning - IT'S ALMOST OVER! This is the obligatory 24 hour reminder, and then we can all take a breather. The Troika! Numinous Edition Kickstarter is 24 hours...
6 years ago
The Furthest Lands

Ordinary Starting Item / “I Search the Body” Table (d00) - A table of one hundred starting items for character creation or searching bodies. Each item is worth 1d6 x 10gp to an appropriately interested person, and...
6 years ago
A Paladin In Citadel

The Fantasy Trip Kickstarter: A Good Deal? - After 35 years, Steve Jackson of Steve Jackson Games has finally re-acquired the rights to The Fantasy Trip, the tactical fantasy combat and light rolepl...
6 years ago
Dungeon of Signs

Goodbye and Good Luck - Well some of you may have noticed this blog has been down, restricting access for some time. For various reasons I've decided to step away from the OSR...
6 years ago
Roll for Initiative

Starfinder: Earth and the Cthulhu Mythos - 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...
6 years ago
Dungeon Smashing Empire

the MOONS of KOS - Kos has five moons. 1. the White Huntress Largest of the moons. Unwavering and constant, crowding the horizon. She lightens the seaward prow, bathes t...
6 years ago
Bunions & Barnacles

1d12 Hirelings - 1. Esquival the Freshmaker - Obese baker with dreams of being a knight. Surprisingly tough, but gets winded easy, -4 Svs vs Exhaustion from travel. Treat...
6 years ago
Sword+1

Hirelings for my Barrowmaze campaign - 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. ...
6 years ago
Roll for Surprise

The Fungus that re-visited Blackeswell - Hi Reader! Do you remember a little module by the name of *The Fungus that Came to Blackeswell*, first ambulant around 2013? Yes? Then sadly the mind-bore ...
6 years ago
Built by Gods Long Forgotten

Thouls - Thouls are undead abominations. Patchwork creatures, they possess a strangely refined version of the canibal cravings of ghouls. They will chew off a part ...
6 years ago
The Sophisticated Barbarian

Rocking Thule #1: Ruins of Kal-Ne-Moz - So here is this setting of *Sasquatch Studios*, *Primeval Thule*. It has been released quite a while ago for five popular systems - Pathfinder, 13th Age, S...
6 years ago
Travels in Orbis Immobilis

[6] Volume I, Summer's Night - Part One, Sescut and Cutset, the Mother and Child (e) - The Talkers do not have a religion in the way that civilized beings elsewhere understand it. Instead, each tribe has a pantheon of folk heroes. These are i...
6 years ago
Salt in Wounds

Meet the Iconics - Dibus Morelskein Druid (Circle of Fungus) - Want more? January is the last month to preorder the Salt in Wounds Campaign setting. Place your preorder or learn more about the project here. *After he...
6 years ago
The Goblinburg Notebook

How to Make Goon Master Character in Macchiato Monsters - [image: http://chaudronchromatique.blogspot.ie/2014/10/goblin-enchantress-with-shaman-and.html] *Some time ago,+Samuel Guillon's character managed to convi...
6 years ago
Unvisible Citadel

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
Ars Magisterii

Thule - "Some call it the Winter Isle, others the Dead Island. Most call it Thule." From Insomnium "It seems it was not always thus. Even after the Great Winters, ...
7 years ago
M E T A L vs S K I N

The Prick of Transposition (Magic Item for D&Dish things) - This throwing dagger would appear mundane but for it's lack of wear and dark maroon stain. If it has tasted the blood of it's wielder and is thrown, whoeve...
7 years ago
The Warlock's Home Brew

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
Adventurers Lesbian

pigeonbits:Here’s SWEETROCK, the 24 hour comic I drew this year! - pigeonbits: Here’s SWEETROCK, the 24 hour comic I drew this year!
7 years ago
The City of Iron

Dolmenwood: The Book of Monsters So Far - Since the announcement of the work on the Dolmenwood book of monsters in *Wormskin* issue seven, I've been meaning to write a quick blog post about it. Fi...
7 years ago
dungeonsandcaverns.wordpress.com

Starfinder Roleplaying Game – First Thoughts - Last May, Paizo announced they were working on a new roleplaying game called Starfinder. This science fantasy RPG would be based upon the Pathfinder rules,...
7 years ago
Beyond the Black Gate

Adventure Lookup - 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...
7 years ago
RENFIELD'S CAT

Rules v0.1 - WHAT IS THIS THING? This is an as yet unnamed DnDalike RPG rules system aimed at simplicity and a more tactical, board-game-like combat system. CHARACTER ...
7 years ago
Fists of Cinder and Stone

(Video) Game Review: Crawl - So my gaming group all hang out together and one of us had this new video game, Crawl from Powerhoof We got so distracted we didn't even play out sched...
7 years ago
Semper Initiativus Unum

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...
7 years ago
Dungheaps+Dragons

Folk Heroes: Jan MudappelFor the most part, the Yoomans of the... - *Folk Heroes: Jan Mudappel* For the most part, the Yoomans of the Yooman Place largely worship the Bountiful Mother BOSURA. In addition to Bosuranism, th...
7 years ago
Howling Tower

Cardtography 2: A Simple Dungeon - 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...
7 years ago
The Rusty Dagger

Daily Monster Art- Anhkheg - Again, I don`t think I`ve ever used these in a game.They are pretty gross gribbly beasts. Spitting acid and chomping and such. They kind of make me think...
7 years ago
Ostensible Cat

A little playing around - So, I've been going through some of my older work and giving it the colour treatment. Daisey does most of my colour work but I do like to play around with ...
8 years ago
Over the Misty Mountains

DM Lessons: Mea Culpa - 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...
8 years ago
Rachel Bonuses

Rumors about Froghemoths - Just thought I'd come up with some ideas for everyone's favorite giant three-eyed alien monsters. Roll a dice or whatever to find out which ones are true. ...
8 years ago
Lost in Time

Session report: The Cleansing of Cameth Brin (3) - CONTINUED FROM HERE. Regrouping in Talugdaeri after the debacle with the trolls, our chastened heroes spend some days resting and recuperating. The loss of...
8 years ago
Like Being Read To From Dictionaries

D&D Competition August 27, 2016 at Boise Public Library - I'm running half of the tables of D&D 5e at the Boise Public Library Comic Con. Check it out: Can you win Dungeons & Dragons? Can you hold on to your wit...
8 years ago
Quickly, Quietly, Carefully

Thanks, Evlyn Moreau - UPDATE: Evlyn is back! Cool. I hear Evlyn Moreau is taking a break. That's OK; I hope she feels better soon. But I've really enjoyed her work, and I feel...
8 years ago
The Weirdlands of Xhuul

5E Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh Conversion File Finished. - I finally got this done. Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_fdDsNnLe_LRVRpb2ZTS2xGbzg Enjoy!
8 years ago
Role High

A take on Class - These classes are written with the underlying philosophy that both players and GMs want to see PCs become interesting, unique actors in the world. They are...
8 years ago
The Lands of Ara

My Online LL Group is a Treasure - *Members of my "home" Labyrinth Lord group in fall 2010. * I recently wrote about experiencing DM burnout and consequently placing both my Labryinth Lord...
8 years ago
A Hamsterish Hoard of Dungeons and Dragons

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...
8 years ago
Mentioned in Dispatches

Review: Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls - Part II - Character creation is at the heart of any RPG. It is part if what sets them apart from board and card games. I usually go into a new RPG campaign with ...
8 years ago
DISCOURSE AND DRAGONS

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...
8 years ago
People them with Monsters

Another d66 Item Chart - For TOON or whatever gonzo thing you're into... 11. Sword 12. Laser Gun 13. Can of Fart Spray 14. Net 15. Pet 16. Guitar 21. Candy Bar 22. Fire Extinguisher...
8 years ago
Crawljammer

Three Games for TotalCon 30! - I will be at TotalCon 30 next week, in historic Mansfield, Massachusetts, running three games and playing in a bunch more. Fellow Goodman Games writers Br...
8 years ago
Legacy's RPG Blog

Game Session 3 & 4 - Megan, Jeff, Mitch, Wendy, Rachael, Robert Our adventure picks up with the Howling of the worgs in the distance. Though unarmed, the Worgs charging towards...
8 years ago
Tabletop On the Desktop

2015: The Year D&D Paid - THANK YOU!!! To all my blog readers, compatriots on Google Plus and especially all my customers, you have made 2015 an amazing year for me. My sales at ...
8 years ago
inthecitiesdotcom

Top OSR Products of the Year - 1) “Fire on the Velvet Horizon” by Patrick Stuart. Ostensibly a new addition to the “Monster Manual” genre, this complex, dense, and wonderfully illustrate...
8 years ago
Oaths and Fates

In Search of the Unknown: How the Party Gathers - [image: B1: The party gathers by David Sutherland] B1: The party gathers by David Sutherland In a classic D&D adventure, characters in search of adventur...
9 years ago
Realms of Faerie

Patreon is a go! - Now, now, before you get your hopes up, I'm not coming out of Blogger retirement just yet... But I did want to pop by and say that after ample tweaks and ...
9 years ago
The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope

Stonehell Dungeon: Into the Heart of Hell On Sale Now - *The day many undoubtedly believed would never arrived is finally here! The sequel to the original *Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls* is availa...
9 years ago
The Cartography of Thorfinn Tait

Emirates of Narwan - +Bruce Heard is posting a series of articles on the +World of Calidar's *Emirates of Narwan*. This arid nation in the southeast of the Great Caldera is one...
9 years ago
Detect Magic

How and Why to Make PCs Suffer - This weekend I'll be playtesting a couple games I've been working on. If all goes well, there should be some interesting post material gained from that. An...
9 years ago
Yawning Portal

Making Monsters Memorable - I remember when I first started playing D&D. Like many earlier players of the day, my initiation took place in the Caves of Chaos, Keep on the Borderlands...
9 years ago
almostoldschool – retro RPG blog

Time For A New Adventure? - This is not the post I had originally thought of for post #150 of this blog. Every so often in life, a person realizes that they are just going through the...
9 years ago
Anarchy Dice

House Rules Evolved: Better Battle Tactics - With a new campaign in the works, I am kicking my house rules update into high gear. Combine that with a big change coming up in the next week and I am ge...
9 years ago
Lampblack & Brimstone

Freebooting on the Frontier [2] - *My last entry recounted the first hour of a three-hour session, and this one covers only about the next half-hour of actual play time.* After everyone equ...
9 years ago
DUNGEON ADVENTURES

Deep Dungeons - Hello.............. Life changes and things get hard. I no longer play in a band and I am not dating Amy anymore. I have spent time fixing up my game room a...
9 years ago
GM Games

The Manor, Issue #8 - Where is it going? USA $5.00 USD Canada $5.50 USD Rest of the World $6.00 USD Issue #8 is also available in PDF at RPGNow and Lulu. This issue is fil...
9 years ago
Land of Phantoms

Back on the Rack - It's been a long time. But I'm still here. Still working on stuff. Over the last few months, here's what I've been up to. I took a brief hiatus around the ...
9 years ago
How to Start a Revolution in 21 Days or Less

Twenty Questions for the Sewers of San Draso - 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...
9 years ago
They Stalk the Underworld

ECHOLALIACS - *Number Appearing:* 2-8 *Size:* 10' to peak of cone *Armor:* Rolls of thick, dense hide as plate armor *Resilience:* As 8 human warriors *Intelligence:* S...
9 years ago
The Mule Abides

0-Level ACKS Alices - 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...
9 years ago
Dandy In The Underworld

Illyrians of Note: The Demimonde - Just above the ranks of the criminal underworld but falling just short of respectability, there exists a shadowy, ill-defined "half-world" populated by a ...
9 years ago
The Cryptic Archivist

#12B - California Gaming Part II - LSD&D with Erol Otus #RPGaDAY - Tracing the California Gaming Scene, part II: Erol Otus in NorCal Erol Otus was one of the "second wave" of TSR artists hired in the mid 70s after the "f...
10 years ago
From the Ashes

Art! Valère Bernard - Just found this guy. I can't find much about him, other than he died in the 30s. Some seriously awesome stuff, though - I've just spent the last hour sur...
10 years ago
Giantsbridge

First Impressions: Player’s Handbook, Fifth Edition - I haven't been posting a lot on this blog, mostly because I've haven't been as involved in the tabletop gaming community since my son was born. I've been ...
10 years ago
Dovearrow's Blog About Feminism & Gaming

DnDnG: A Short Documentary - So I know it’s been a long hiatus and it’s probably going to be a long one again after this post. Still, I couldn’t resist posting this video.
10 years ago
Daddy Grognard

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...
10 years ago
Warriors of the Red Planet

Warriors of the Red Planet RPG now available - -Whew-! That was a fair bit of work, but Warriors of the Red Planet RPG is now online ready for purchase. I decided to go with Lulu for now. Remember this ...
10 years ago
Forsaken Ages

An Age Forsaken - The fantasy setting whose development I have been chronicling here is formally called *The Forsaken Age*. It is intended for more or less out-of-the-box us...
10 years ago
Weird Opera

Faces of Pretomournon:The Dwarf with the Eye-patch - Ibbo A strange-looking creature, small and stocky, but broad and strong. Maybe it's a small man, or maybe a large gnome. Maybe it's a member of an unknown...
10 years ago
Dragons in my house

Dungeon World - Dungeon Starters and Adventure Starter list - I have been unable to find an up to date version elsewhere, so I decided to prepare a list of the available Dungeon Starters, Adventure Starters, and adven...
10 years ago
The Badger King's Den

Happy new year! - Boy... I really need to update this more often. Well, another year begins. Last year had some highlights, like attending my first con with PrairieCon in Br...
10 years ago
The Jovial Priest

My FIVE favourite house rules - Two more rules added and then republished to my last 'Three favourite rule' post. 29th August 2013: "Long time no post. Life, work, other priorities. But ...
10 years ago
The Yaqqothl Grimoire

Still alive and more useless crap - I wonder if anyone still reads this blog. Anyway, things have been changing at the speed of light in the last few months so I feel like a little update is ...
11 years ago
Mythellaneous Conjurings

Check It Out... - And speaking of building new worlds...I've been a regular reader of Rob Conley's Bat In the Attic blog for a while now. He's a dedicated gamer with an ext...
11 years ago
Gaming on the Precipice

Megadungeon Bindings! - When I used to game all the time, most of my GMing took place in Waterdeep and Undermountain in the forgotten Realms. In order to keep everything organize...
11 years ago
Straits of Anián

They growl - A man and a dog *Each day the dogs chased the women from the house, and each day they dug clams on the beach. This was all the food they could get; the ...
11 years ago
Lance of the Beast

House Rule: Torches Shall Be Consumed! - I've always considered *timekeeping* pretty annoying in old-school gaming: keeping track of turn-based spells' duration, shifting from rounds to turns or...
11 years ago
Neitherworld Stories

A Single Google Search for All the RPG Inspiration Pictures You Need - One of my new gaming buddies recently asked for advice about finding inspirational pictures for RPGs. He'd been mostly looking at video game concept art (w...
11 years ago
Magician's Manse

Palace of the Wind Sultan, Part 1 - Maps for Wednesday's heist game. 2 more maps coming tomorrow afternoon. *Outside* * Level 1* *Level 2-3*
11 years ago
Vaults of Nagoh

Lets Read Mythus pt 25 - *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...
11 years ago
A Wizard in a bottle

Les Essarts : A draft map of my Dodecaedron World - This map is intended for the publication of the second opus of my Dodecaedron world.
12 years ago
Drama, Dice and Damsons

Hrrmph - Had a very dodgy (i.e. non-existant for the most part) internet connection for the last few days. Forced of necessity to concentrate on stitchery and show...
12 years ago
Stygian Archives

Magic Item: Dog Charm - “Ooww!” moaned Vilas in a rather high pitched voice. He did find himself in a bed with a pretty serving girl just as he had planned for tonight. Yet the ci...
12 years ago
Thunderstone_Campaign

Medals of the Dragon Throne - The troop stood silently in the village square, surrounded by the folk of the village as well as the curious looks of travellers passing through. Battlelo...
12 years ago
Underworld Cleaning Service

Hirelings - Early Edition D&D (Part 1) - Gygax wants you to use Hirelings & Followers! Period. I made a post yesterday about the fact that my players aren't raving fans of using hired muscle in t...
12 years ago
Shatterworld

Of the Gods: Phanes, God of Fauna - Phanes is "The Horned God". He is lord of all natural creatures, including Man. He is the God of Life, and held in highest regard among all other gods thro...
12 years ago
My Girlfriend is a DM

Review: Players’ Option: Heroes of Shadow, Part Two - In part one of our look at Players’ Option: Heroes of Shadow, we discussed the new classes and class builds. In this installment, we’re going to take a loo...
13 years ago
ENCOUNTER

Encounter #4 Out Now! - Issue #4 has finally escaped confinement! Sorry about the delay everyone, but regrettably 'real life' got in the way again (don't ask). As the time blew ou...
13 years ago
Valley of Blue Snails

Pallas Cat - 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...
14 years ago
Witless Wonders

Monsters: Bloodscales - This is the first time I've tried to write a race for D&D, so if you see something that needs tweaking, go ahead and tell me about it. *Bloodscales* *Armo...
15 years ago
Google FeedBurner

-

Show 5 Show All

World / Chronicles of Darkness

VTES ONE

VEKN Newsletter November 2024 - On December 10th, 2024, the VEKN has published its newsletter for November 2024. The newsletter covers a number of topics, namely a large number of tourna...
1 day ago
Stockholm Jyhad

The Stockholm League - December 11, 2024 - Nobody plays with Out of Control, but Greg Loudons art is fantastic, and Ober were pretty out of control this night! Two league games we...
4 days ago
Satyros Phil Brucato

The Verge of Our Future - Eight years ago, I wrote that seeing Trump win was like watching Luke miss the final shot in the Death Star trench and get blown up by Darth Vader because ...
1 month ago
Monica Valentinelli

- Hello excellent and admirable readers! I will be attending GameHole Con 11 to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons! This year, I’m...
3 months ago
Secrets of the Masquerade

- imsobadatnicknames2:
3 months ago
The Techgnostic Psychonaut

[Mage 2: The Dethroned Queen] New Legacy: Dancers of the Masquerade - Out of Character (OOC): Chronicle: Mage 2: The Dethroned Queen Venue: Mage: The Awakening 2nd Edition Chronicle Storyteller: Jerad Sayler Assistant Storytel...
11 months ago
Gaming with Brett S.

Burn what you must - Greetings fellow Methuselahs! I bring exciting news. No longer am I merely evaluating the spoilers posted by others. Now I have my own spoiler to preview. ...
2 years ago
Technocrat Tower

Inserido o Capítulo 15 da Crônica O Legado de Dédalo - [image: Capa do Legado de Dédalo] Veja o texto completo aqui.Preview Na noite do dia anterior, ao chegar em casa Boca Torta escutou a segunda fita cassete ...
2 years ago
Underground Theater

Midwinter 2022! - Patrons of the Underground, We have reserved our game space for the Midwinter Gaming Convention which runs from Thursday, January 13th to Sunday, January 1...
3 years ago
World of Darkness News

Episode 155: What Game Are You Playing? - In which Eddy, Matthew, and Dixie discuss the games they’ve been playing lately and come up with some recommendations! - Eddy is low key high - Is...
3 years ago
Midnight Express

Episode 62 - In the shadow of the Black Chantry [VTES] - Adrian is joined by Hugh Angseesing of Black Chantry Productions to chat about Vampire: the Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition. An overview of the game is p...
4 years ago
Blog - By Night Studios

Blood and Betrayal: Redemption, Cancellation - COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the State of Florida. Out of concern for the health and safety of our fans, employees, and local communities — and in ...
4 years ago
Darker Days Podcast

#141: The Alaskan Triangle, A Secret Frequency - Chris, Crystal and David explore the Alaskan Triangle and the mystery surrounding why people go missing there so frequently Coming up, Chris will be a s...
4 years ago
Walking Away From Arcadia

Storyteller Vault Reviews: Kiths of Arcadia - Welcome to another interview with a Storyteller Vault creator. Today, Victor and Simon are chatting with Charlie Cantrell from Radio Free Arcadia Publish...
4 years ago
V:TES Thoughts

A Christmas Post - Stealth Bleeder Deck - Well, it's been a particularly busy two months, which is why I haven't been able to write anything. However, with the Christmas season and break, I may be ...
4 years ago
The Vampires of San Francisco

Spring 2019 Update - Hello gamefans! Getting straight to the point: yes the lack of updates has been criminal at best. Thank you to everyone who has reached out through various...
5 years ago
Eddy Webb

First Days With My BAHA - A couple months ago I had my surgery for a bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA for short). Here’s my post-op photo. Soon after I got my healing pouch thing rem...
5 years ago
Tales from the Hell Mouth

New Starter Decks - Black Chantry have released some excellent new starter decks that allow you to buy and play straight out of the box with a decent deck. The decks contain ...
5 years ago
Force of Personality

Game from 18/12/02 - What's happening, Metuselahs? I kinda deserve the Inquisition because this game is from aages. However, the update is here. For that evening's showdown, 6...
5 years ago
Tales of Blood. A Vtes Love Story!

Interesting times - I started playing VtES a long time ago. Played almost every week a couple of years. And acted as Prince of Oslo for about five years. I loved this game. Th...
6 years ago
HUNFRAGMENT

Game Night Wednesday - Hi folks! This is really just a quick and dirty style post I wrote in a few minutes. I just arrived back home from playing v:tes. Seems like Wednesday has...
6 years ago
Justin Achilli

Shift on the Fly - Saturday’s session went well. It was a fairly standard rout-the-baddies scenario, with an extra layer of justice on top, as the head baddie had purloined a...
6 years ago
Whisker's VtES

NSOM defined - At the moment there are two ways to oust methuselah from game of VtES. Reduce the player’s pool to zero, by whatever means, or foil his/her withdrawal at...
6 years ago
Parting the Mists

Alternate Seemings: Seasons - Hello fellow former Arcadians! Pushing Simon's house rules for interregnum seemings out the door. These rules extend tentacles into a lot of different part...
6 years ago
VTES European Championship 2017

Attendance of VTES European Championships 2008 to 2017 - This is summary of the attendance of VTES European Championship events in the past 10 years. 2008 (CZE) 2009 (ESP) 2010 (FRA) 2011 (POL) 2012 (HUN) 2013 (S...
7 years ago
#In The Name of the Moon Moon

The Kitsune No-No Place - There is no joy here. Not for you. Get out, foreign barbarian.
7 years ago
worldofdarkness

Scenario Competition Finalists Announced! - The official This World of Darkness scenario competition is nearing the end. 55 writers and designers submitted 63 synopses. Out of these, our distinguishe...
7 years ago
Czech Vtes

Vampire: The Eternal Struggle - The past, the present, the future - It has been 14 months since my last post on this blog. Though I was sure I will drop V:tes for sure, I played through the year 2016. Granted the rated drop...
7 years ago
Kismet's World of Darkness Blog

Detecting Fetches - One of the major PCs in my Changeling game is a budding Jack Ketch (which means he hunts fetches for changelings who want to take their lives back but don’...
8 years ago
VTES Consumed

Amaranth:DB Proxy / Deck tool - Am pleased to announce Amaranth: https://amaranth.vtes.co.nz It started off as a tool to test the redesigned cards — but grew from there into a fully fledg...
8 years ago
Thoughts Betrayed

Redesigning V:TES: card text - In the first article, I've listed the graphical design mistakes that are present in V:TES cards, and given clues and suggestions about how to fix them. I'...
8 years ago
The Pulse of the Night

Session 2 – Shit Happens – 02.01.2016 - This session was pretty heavily focused on Sarp (Pete Robbie), you will have to read the next session to see what the others did. Pete Robbie After the fig...
8 years ago
The Inconnu

Wall pitfalls – an essay in Arrogance - Intro: For a long time I’ve been intrigued with Tzimisce Walls, because I constantly see people using decks that are not optimal, in my opinion. I’ve also ...
8 years ago
Read The Damn Book

Updated D&D 5E Player's Reference Sheets - I know it's been a while, but I finally got around to updating my Player's Reference Sheets. It's only a few small changes. I fixed a couple of typos and...
9 years ago
The Laughing Hyena

Kupala Rising - Kupala Rising: werewolfccg: Combat the Wyrm wherever it dwells and whenever it breedsThe falling of the Shadow Curtain around Russia was initially celebr...
9 years ago
VTESNetwork

Playing the Game - 3. Playing the Game Turns proceed clockwise around the playing area. Each player’s turn is composed of the following five phases, in order: 1. Untap Phase ...
9 years ago
VTES Rants

ACC 2015! - Just got back home from Taiwan and I’ve only had 4 hours of sleep so I’ll just post the new ACC champ: Todd Idashkin using Euro Brujah! Yes, another ACC wi...
9 years ago
DeviantArt: WoD-Club's gallery

The Beast Emerges -
9 years ago
A World of Darkness

Photo -
9 years ago
Juggernaut Of VTES

A long gap and a lot of images. - Some updated card images so I can link them easily. There has been a lot of talk about 'full bleed' style cards and redesigning VTES cards.
10 years ago
March of Madness

(Deck) Blessing of the Malk 94 - I have been bandying about the idea that what you need in terms of ousting power is the ability to reduce your prey's pool by 15 within two turns. If you c...
11 years ago
Reins of Power

The Feminist Reading of the EC - So, I was in the EC of VtES this year. Thank you, Stockholm, it was great! And what great greatness it was! The people were great, the venue was located...
11 years ago
Paxie's Werewolf: The Apocalypse Blog

thewitchesofeastwood: Pending approval from her creator, Miss... - thewitchesofeastwood: Pending approval from her creator, Miss Justice (Jae) ‘Firecracker’ Wheeler, Fianna Philodox.
11 years ago
The Crocodile Temple~ V:TES in Australia & New Zealand ~

Rulings from the Rulings Team 5-09-2013 - The latest set of rulings is out. Please read these VERY carefully as they will be in effect for the AUSNZ CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. Please let everyone in you...
11 years ago
Lord of the Clog

Swedish ECQ 2013 - Tournament Report - First of all - sorry for the late report. Between eye-surgery and taking care of two kids full time I haven’t found that much time and energy to write la...
11 years ago
VtES European Championship 2012

Finnish EC 2012 T-Shirt - One of few new t-shirt design seen at the EC 2012 in Budapest, Hungary was the one from Team Finland. The Polish team also sported a new t-shirt design (ev...
12 years ago
Charlotte By Night

Photos: Tournament on Saturday - VTES Tournament July 16
13 years ago
Malkavian Haven

Spectres - As in vampires there are also ranks withing the Wraiths, Specters are the most feared, they have only pain and fear as their companions and wish to sprea...
13 years ago
Behind The Dark Gift

Abraham Van Helsing - I’m back from the dead, my beloved blood suckers. And today I bring you some information about Van Helsing… There are a lot of vampire legends in the world...
14 years ago
Carnivàle of Shadows

Chapter the Nineteenth: In which three Seasons have transpired & a Tragedy is performed - What has transpired over the last year... Due to irreconcilable differences in the management, the Midnight Circus has split. Some of the members of the Ci...
14 years ago
Blogging in Darkness

Into the Mist: Chapter 1, Scene 1 - So, here’s what happened in the first session of Into the Mists: Mikhail moved in, and went to the hospital to see what life would be like their. The Hospi...
15 years ago
Login required - Crimson Rain

-
Site Updates @ Kismet's World of Darkness

-
v:tes worldwide

-
Chrysalis (a Changeling the Dreaming webcomic) :: Prologue: The Silver Path | Tapas

-

Show 5 Show All

Traveller

Traveller Adventures

PDF Review: On Wine Dark Sea - This has been a neglected blog over the past decade I have had it, however, I can always take time to review gaming supplements. This is one of them, a...
10 hours ago
Stellar Reaches

Collections: On Bread and Circuses - …and a rise of a Roman Peace. From A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry:Collections: On Bread and Circusesby Bret Devereaux [Below, my words are in quoted ...
13 hours ago
Yet Another Traveller Blog

Illustration Process - I've been asked again about my illustration process. I've posted a response on a Traveller Facebook group previously, but here it is again for the ...
1 day ago
Centauri Dreams

An Oddity in the Small Magellanic Cloud - [image: An Oddity in the Small Magellanic Cloud] Let’s make a quick return to the Magellanics after our recent look at WOH G64, a dying star imaged in the...
1 day ago
Traveller

Late December Musings - That time of year again. After working with .NET Core more, which runs on Macs and PCs (and Linux too), I've been thinking of yet again working on a Tra...
2 days ago
Spinward Scout's Way Station

PSI Alternate Rules - Consolidated PSI Article - Here are a number of Psionic Alternate Rules consolidated from articles I posted over the years. Plus something from Traveller: The New Era updated for M...
5 days ago
Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera

Distant Worlds (1932) - An early children's science fiction book about spaceflight. Borrowing from a book-seller description: Friedrick Mader, "the German Jules Verne" acco...
1 week ago
Ancient Faith in the Far Future

Session Report Heirloom Heist! - Holtzmann, week 9 of year SA 929 At this week's session we had three Travellers: Graham Clark, Dietrich Smith and a fellow known only as C-418 or C4. Cl...
1 week ago
Alegis Downport

Kal-Arath and Swyvers Kickstarter Fulfilments - First off, I’d like to thank everyone who kindly commented on my last blog post with the closedown of my Classic Traveller blog posts. If I haven’t got aro...
1 month ago
Amber Zone

The Warrior of the Stars - Amber Zone theme song. From the fictional TV-show Amber Zone set in the Traveller RPG Universe. Made with Suno. Just for fun. Image made wíth Midjourney. L...
7 months ago
The Zhodani Base

Battle of the Stars - The Zhodani fight for freedom, for justice and for all. Against the sinister forces of the Imperium, they stand tall. Please listen to this important messa...
8 months ago
Spaceflight History

Apollo-Soyuz II (1974) - Image credit: NASA.The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) had its origins in talks aimed at developing a common U.S./Soviet docking system for space rescue. ...
1 year ago
The Log of the Grayswandir

126-1117 – Mupikaa - Derek discusses his plans with Saahna
1 year ago
Traveller High Society

I'm Working on an RPG Book - Some of you may know by now that I'm writing an RPG book. I started on it two weeks ago. My plan was to learn how to use Scrivener, which I had bought a co...
2 years ago
Traveller The Game

100dt Sublight Transport, TL10+, AF4, SL (Atmo+2), 4G thrust, 4 weeks dur., DM0, Pass=12/24, 25.638McrImp. - Sublight Transport, Boeing/Mitsubishi Model 7A7; Ser.000672 TL10 100dt Hull, HP=40, Streamlined, 6Mcr. +Radiation Shielding, 2.5Mcr. +AF4 Crystal-Iron Ar...
4 years ago
Contact Light

Hello world! - Welcome to . This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
4 years ago
Tales Of The Wizard Nebula

Discussions and Expanded Setting Info ... - The following has been taken from 3 separate threads of comments between a fan of the setting - a fellow named 'Warren' and myself. I post this here for th...
5 years ago
concept ships

Reusable Lander for Crewed Mars Missions by Lockheed Martin - Concept spaceship art by our good friend Adam Burch. Check out this article featuring Adam's work by Lockheed Martin! Keywords: Lockheed Martin Unveils ...
5 years ago
Traveller Map News

Mid-2019 Update - 2018 was a bit of a slow year for the site, and a busy year for me, so I didn't end up putting up the usual January post this year. Quick recap of what's h...
5 years ago
My Traveller Universe

limited run – old scout ballcap - As described in my earlier post, I currently have 3 Scout caps on offer. I don’t do many at once … MORE +
5 years ago
Play Space

Tinkering with the new Celestron NexYZ phone clamp. Looks like a usability upgrade from the less… - Tinkering with the new Celestron NexYZ phone clamp. Looks like a usability upgrade from the less adjustable one I’ve been using.
5 years ago
Biomassart

Last in line. - Two Type A Free Traders near the gas giant Mairposa IV
5 years ago
Wayhaven Traveller

- *Loose Ends, Part II (Coda) * *048-1109, Narmada, Red Sun City, Arcology Delta Emerald Six Nine* “He’s here?” asked Baron Ian Richards, “And he’s stil...
6 years ago
Transstar News Network

CT Character Experience & Improvement Revisited - Post originally appeared here 28 December, 2014. Reposted for edits and to restore proper authorship. For many players, especially those who came to the h...
6 years ago
SciFi Ideas

Starting Point: Family Trees - [image: 9064569110_31b6418782_b]Daddy's gone. He got infected, I don't know when.
6 years ago
Traveller Illustrated

Web Findings - I’ve just started to play Traveller (MgT, Version 1) with my kids and needed to update my GM library of useful tools. Fillable PDF forms are always worth s...
7 years ago
Gypsy Knights Games News

Now Available! - The Slide, our newest adventure campaign, is now available at DTRPG! *The race is on!* The Slide is a pirate route leading from the Winston Subsector of Cl...
7 years ago
Delta Quadrant

Revisiting an old favorite: 2300AD - What can I say? Finding Cepheus Engine led to rediscovering Mongoose Traveller (1e), which in turn made me check out their iteration of 2300AD. And then I ...
7 years ago
[Insert Space Here]

lightthiscandle: We remember - lightthiscandle: We remember
7 years ago
Behind the Claw

Episode 032 - Classic Traveller deserves its own podcast...and that's why I do this crazy show :) Here's episode 32, with another bunch of ideas for the Traveller refe...
8 years ago
Thornwood-Daarnulud Institute

Everything is a bloody learning experience. - For once I am going to be lazy, even though I know I will regret this action later when I want to reference something I foolishly mention only here in this...
8 years ago
Waystar High Port

The 5th Outrim War: Eanzhshent Geithurebr Epliavlefr - The Republic of Geithur Naval Force - *The Geithurian Republic is an alliance of ten non-Imperial systems in the Lymethius subsector, and a member polity of the Outrim Alliance. With a total ...
9 years ago
MTU: The Festrian Renaissance

T5? - So on the ONE hand, I'm running (well, walking) a game via roll20.net using Classic Traveller, with combat using an adapted Mayday and Snapshot thus far. G...
9 years ago
damnspacebar

Ship Shape - This amazing link was just sent to me by my friend and host of ContactLight.net Ship.ShapeWright.com It randomly constructs a polygon spaceship. You can k...
9 years ago
BITS X-Boat News

UK Games Expo 2015 - *British Isles Traveller Support *are pleased to announce we will be attending UK Games Expo 2015 on May 29th to 31st at Birmingham NEC Hilton Metropole M...
9 years ago
Traveller AAR

Flight of the Penguin, ep 1.2 - Some moments passed. The others looked at Hiram; his head was still down, focused on his datapad. The voice came back, testier this time. "Approaching ...
11 years ago
Alkonost Rising

Preview - Type-52 Submachinegun - The Laana-made Type-52 Submachinegun is a very cheap and simple submachinegun, produced by Liberation Industries (state-owned by the Liberated Worlds gover...
11 years ago
Traveller in the 3rd Dimension

Experimentation...thoughts? - This is a rough draft of (essentially) trading card sized reference cards for the Bastards of Foreven. Currently the prototypes include NPCs, small cra...
11 years ago
Shaun's Solo Traveller

Researchers Attack! - Kamiri - *Narrative* *Trak and Jem hurriedly left Garrison and were jumping to the Kamiri system...* After a week in space and Garrison far back in their minds, Tra...
11 years ago
Dream Ticket

AHL, Animal Encounters, and the Roman March Pace - Azhanti High Lightning (AHL) does not really account for Animal Encounters. I don’t really count the rules for blobs. They are pretty close to a Gelatinous...
13 years ago
Traveller News Service

-
Planet Mongoose | The best way to find out news on Mongoose Publishing

-

Show 5 Show All

Earthdawn / Shadowrun / Equinox

The Data Haven

Diary of a Hero – Week 33 - I need to move. Despite taking precautions, my apartment was broken into again while I was at work. This time, there was no evidence of a break in until I...
1 day ago
FASA Games, Inc.

Book Release News! - In case you’ve missed the news, this month has seen two electronic releases for Earthdawn. Last week we released the…
6 months ago
neo-anarchist.com

Shadowrun Origins: Episode 96: Elven Fire 4 - Shadowrun Origins: Episode 96: Elven Fire 4 The team has been hired by Lone Star to prevent martial law in Seattle! Now they’ve extracted a certain nightcl...
8 months ago
Shadowrun

Holostreets is now live - HolostreetsHolostreets is now live
1 year ago
Shadowrun 5

CasinoTop Featured FanDuel - CasinoTop Located in Canada, CasinoTop is the largest and most comprehensive online casino guide. It not only helps you find the best casinos in Canada, bu...
2 years ago
The Arcology Shadowrun Community Podcast

John Wick Director TAPPED for D&D Series – Tabletop News: Jan 24, 2021 – SCN Live - – Derek Kolstad of John Wick series is developing a D&D television series – Our Shores, a collective of 3+ RPGs from RPGSEA (South East Asia), now on Kicks...
3 years ago
Drek Happens: A Shadowrun Podcast

Episode 6: Death in the Family - The final episode of Season Two is here! The 2nd season is officially complete and Episode 6 ends with a bang. The mission to sabotage Horizon is nearly co...
5 years ago
Panda Gaming Grove

Earthdawn 4E: Anatomy of a Horror 06 - J'osh the Vexing Son - *This is the sixth 4E Anatomy of a Horror, an ongoing series about Earthdawn Fourth Edition. Introduction and Index.* *Everything contained here is the w...
5 years ago
Run for your lives!

prokopetz: “So let me get this straight. We’re here to rescue a princess.” “That’s right.” “At the... - prokopetz: “So let me get this straight. We’re here to rescue a princess.” “That’s right.” “At the request of a princess.” “Right again.” “And you, wh...
5 years ago
I Guess We're The Good Samaritans Now

punkozarts:art for the double sided Haruka standee I finally got... - punkozarts: art for the double sided Haruka standee I finally got sent out to be made! THE FAM IS COMPLETE Y’ALL
5 years ago
Shadowrun inspiration

Hackers Den, by michel voogt - Hackers Den, by michel voogt
6 years ago
GMing Shadowrun

A awesome DnD 5e AL stream! Dragon Heist chapter 1! -
6 years ago
Vagrant Workshop

The Void - There are many ways to reach the Outer Shell, but none of them are available to the public. *“The Galactic Underground—as well as a few other organizatio...
6 years ago
Lava Monkey Games

Live from Barsaive: Episode 30 - Interview with Josh Harrison, Earthdawn Line Editor Highlights Include Gencon is coming up (even though it was already over by the time I posted this) Lots...
6 years ago
Earthdawn Blog

RPG food rations for various races - “Orcs aren’t known for their great cuisine” The following gallery shows food- and trail-rations of various RPG characters and races that were used during R...
6 years ago
Azaael's Shadowrun Haven

New Melek commissions! - So my buddy https://twitter.com/MoogMigMagMoog did this lovely commission of Melek once again! He is so much fun to get commissioned. She even put a bonus ...
6 years ago
(Shadow) Run from the Future

Crimes against humanity, hazmat suits and potato chips: a typical day in the life of a Shadowrunner - Well this happened. Okay, I need a better summary for that last run then that. Right. Anyway, it began when we retrieved MCT’s prototype drone from DeckCo...
6 years ago
The Caffeinated Penguin

On school shootings - “five of these incidents have occurred over the past five-plus years since 2013, claiming the lives of 27 victims (17 at Parkland)” Source: https://www.usa...
6 years ago
Shards of Legend, an Earthdawn Blog

Airships? - It's time to prepare for later adventures, and knowing that Airships and Riverboats are such an iconic part of Barsaive, I decided to make a few, just in c...
7 years ago
Critical Glitch, a Shadowrun Podcast

Episode 049: Shadowrun Anarchy - Our long awaited return (Even if it was just by us) we talk about some of the games we have been playing and our views on Shadowrun Anarchy. The show is ...
8 years ago
So You Want to Run Shadowrun

Pork 5 Ways - Monster Hunting - In Frankfurt, Germany, Mr. Black enjoyed eating at The Singapore-a Chinese restaurant (the ONLY one in Frankfurt!) that served a dish called Pork Five Ways...
9 years ago
Running the Shadows

Off Topic: Shadowrun Returns - I wanted to pop in to say that no, I've not fallen back off the face of the earth. Instead I've been stuck in that enviable, in tiring, position of having ...
9 years ago
Power Walking In The Darkness: The Unofficial Shadowrun Blog

Homebrew Theater: Dual-Wielding Actions - Today’s going to be a bit different from previous weeks, as our Homebrew Theater will be custom actions. No new gear or shotguns shells as we’ve been doing...
10 years ago
Of Rats and Gangs

Cyphar - Han asked me to be his second at a cyber duel. He had pissed off a young woman named Dee and she blew him out of the water after two seconds or so. Han was...
11 years ago
Shadowrun Team Creation

Metavariants - Here is a list of the Metavariants listed in Runner's Companion if anyone wants a rundown of other races to play. Keep in mind the Build Point cost for pic...
11 years ago
Shadowrun TCG Returns!

New Shadowrun deck-building card game - On 14 December 2012, Catalyst Game Labs linked to a mysterious video, hinting at something big for the Shadowrun Universe. And boy, they did not dissappoin...
12 years ago
"The Unnamed" an Earthdawn Blog

Around the Campfire: An Adventurer's Journal / Episode 6 - Currently discussing the events of Episode 6. Finding themselves finally in a position to do something about searching out the object of their quest, the p...
15 years ago
GM Paragon's Shadowrun Blog

Shadowrun: In the Beginning. - Hoi Chummers: I updated the character information below on Oct. 2nd, 2009. My group is about to start a Shadowrun 4th edition game, so I have repurposed my...
15 years ago
Earthdawn

Coda. - The war on the bloodlores was long and arduous lasting nearly two years. The effect of the battles could be seen as far as Iopos and Kratas, a swath of des...
16 years ago
Harebrained Schemes |

-
Shadowrun Universe | Your one-stop for all things Shadowrun

-
Blog

-

Show 5 Show All

Deadlands (and other Western RPGs)

For the Deadlands RPG designed by Pinnacle

New to the game - So, the group I usually run with every Saturday has finished up our Dungeon and Dragons campaign, and will be starting session 0 of Deadlands here in a c...
4 days ago
News – Pinnacle Entertainment Group

New Free Flash Gordon™ One-Sheet PLUS a Festive 50% Off Sale! - This year, give the gift of Savage Worlds starting with an all-new holiday-themed One-Sheet adventure for the Savage World of Flash Gordon™ Roleplaying Gam...
4 days ago
Forbeck.com

Off to Gamehole Con! - Wow, what a wild summer that was. Three books I worked on came out — which I haven’t even mentioned here yet. I hit Origins, Comic-Con, and Gen Con. And I ...
2 months ago
Visionary Comics

CHECK OUT VISIONARY’S COMPLETE LIBRARY AVAILABLE NOW! - Visionary now has a list of our entire library of available trans-media titles published through various publishers and with various clients! 25 Titles Tot...
6 months ago
a weird west inspo blog

literalnobody:They call him Jack and at least some’a them bones... - literalnobody: They call him Jack and at least some’a them bones is his own… 🥰
9 months ago
weird west

- pacountry-madrid:
1 year ago
Weird Weird West

issue 13 cover -
2 years ago
Pine Box Entertainment

Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!
2 years ago
deadlegendslarp

2nd Edition Released!! Now what? - Hey folks, now that the rules are published, what are you to do? Well, first off we did the hard part. We already went and adjusted your XP for any advance...
5 years ago
Weird West Roundup

Shuttin’ down the site - Well, Pards, it’s been fun. But I just can’t keep track of my own author website AND my other reviewer site, which focused primarily on live theatre in the...
6 years ago
Mob Justice

Doomtown Worlds - I’d decided that getting to Manchester for 10am was a bit unlikely, especially on a Sunday since Public Transport tends to be a fair bit worse on Sundays. ...
6 years ago
Fantasy Americana

n this acclaimed collection of short fiction, author J. Malcolm... - n this acclaimed collection of short fiction, author J. Malcolm Stewart brings together four, pulse-pounding tales of suspense, magic and mystery. In thi...
7 years ago
Weird War 2

OPERATIVES CLEARED FOR DUTY -
7 years ago
The Gadgetorium

Welcome to The Gadgetorium - Hello, and welcome to *The Gadgetorium*! This place is home to a *Doomtown: Reloaded* player from Russia, *mplain*, and his friend *pvdel*. Here we analyze...
8 years ago
Weird West - new forum threads

Type - Weird Scientist - Another Type linked from the *Concepts (Types & Foci) Page* - Cypher System. I felt the mad scientists were unique enough for a type, esp in the way they...
8 years ago
Stories applauded for by Greg Gorden on Medium

A Rough Analysis of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - *A Rough Analysis of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind* *NOTE: The analysis that follows is derived from two film versions of Nausicaä of the Valley of ...
8 years ago
The Weird West Emporium

The Gunslingers Grave: A Blood Moon Rises! Werewolves in the Old West! - For the past 2 years at Knott's Scary Farm there's been a Western maze called Gunslingers Grave that mildly dabbled in the Weird West. You followed i...
9 years ago
Dark Times in the Crescent City

A Preview Introduction to the next episode - Detective Frank Mulder stepped away, having a strong urge to get back from the carnage at the Bucket O’ Blood. His friend Phil Boyle, was still in the hand...
9 years ago
DeviantArt: Dead-Lands's gallery

Welcome to the Deadlands group on Deviantart ! -
10 years ago
Tumblrweeds from the Weird West

squidtree: The Owl - squidtree: The Owl
10 years ago
Guns In the Cauldron

The Legend of Pecos Jake - We return to Aces & Eights with our heroes settling into Lazarus and finding their place — while news spreads of their return to the Cauldron and rumors gr...
12 years ago
Deadlands: Where Have All The Angels Gone?

Session 8 - Dwight Lancaster - God so clearly labelled Matheson as a loudmouth and a troublemaker that he actively attracts situations of extreme danger even when his judgement seems r...
13 years ago
I hocked my brains and headed West.

-
Sounds Like Crowes - Home

-
medium.com/feed/@mforbeck/responses

-
Weird West Radio | Listen via Stitcher Radio On Demand

-
Deadlands: The Adventures of Change and Stone — Terrible Warriors

-

Show 5 Show All

GURPS

RogerBW's Blog: Latest posts

The Weekly Challenge 300: What a Beautiful Nest - I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved permutations and array recursion. (Note that this ends today.)
54 minutes ago
Ravens N’ Pennies

Carpe Blogiem: GURPS GM seeking GURPS Player – Inquire Within! - I’m looking for another player for my fantasy campaign Aersalus. So here we go – I’m recruiting again. I’m going to break this down for teams available, ...
6 hours ago
Dungeon Fantastic

Friday Roundup - It's Friday, hurrah! - So you want much more detail when you do dungeon stocking? d4 Caltrops has you covered. - This is one weird-looking Otyugh figure. ...
1 day ago
Don't Forget Your Boots

GURPS Psi-Wars #10: “Fin” - A very dry dry-dock. Too dangerous to keep. Embedded. “We’re not all wanted fugitives!” Sorting legend from truth. A friend on the force. A visit to an ora...
1 week ago
Chain Link and Concrete

After Action Report: 2 November 2024 Bolt Action Engagements - On 02 November 2024 I took part in a charity event for Children's Hospital, by way of Extra Life, hostesd by our local game shop. For 24 hours straight...
1 month ago
Octopus Carnival

Let's Read Hell's Rebels: Adventure 04, Part 3 - This article is part of a series! Click here to see the other entries. We’re firmly in the wrap-up stage now. If you’re here, the PCs have succeeded at ...
1 month ago
Worlds Beyond Earth

On Recyling PC's - For my current game "Trouble on the Way to La'Moran", I needed (wanted) a caravan full of named NPCs with distinctive personalities. I wanted the characte...
2 months ago
Armin's GCA 5 Blog

Package Updates - GURPS Powers 4e.gdf [ADVANTAGES] #MergeTags in “AD:Mindlink” with “mods(Mindlink)” added [MODIFIERS] Cybernetic Only, -50%, group(Mind Probe...
3 months ago
Northport

A pair of Kickstarters I like - First off is Todd Leback/ Third kingdom games Hex a Day Calender, which would probably net me some commissions- but never mind me, there will be a ton of a...
3 months ago
GURB- The Generic Universal Roleplaying Blog

Fictional Firepower: M240 Incinerator Unit (Aliens) - Aliens is an awesome movie, I don't think I'll get to many counters to that statement (and if you do; hey! It's a free country, you can be wrong if you w...
3 months ago
Nature Kills: A Hexcrawl for GURPS Dungeon Fantasy

Game log 11 August 2024: The rain is cold, cold like cold rain - Personae dramatis *Tonfa Guy*, doesn't speak or have a name but has a tonfa *Grignok*, handsome orc druid *Augustus*, human cleric *Nílde*, elf archer (NPC) ...
3 months ago
Dark Paths and Wandered Roads

GURPSing at GenCon 2024 - I am getting excited for August and GenCon! This year will be my 2nd trip and this time around I plan to GM some games as well as play as many as I can....
7 months ago
The World of Lycretia

Session 22 – The First Semester (Part 1) - Summer Vacation is Over! The summer passed relatively uneventfully for our heroes. For Sylas, he spent time trying to avoid thinking about his heritage he ...
10 months ago
Ra's Head

Origami Classical Dragon - The next dragon in the book is Classical Dragon by Kyohei Katsuta. Like the previous HJ Dragon, this one offers a decent balance of difficulty and effect. ...
1 year ago
T Bone's Games Diner

Game design musing: Pricing breadth in skills -
1 year ago
DF Whiterock

GURPS March Harrier GM's Campaign Retrospective - Introduction Now that the GURPS March Harrier campaign is over, here's a quick retrospective of what went right and wrong, and whether I'd like to run ano...
1 year ago
Apotheosis of the Invisible City

So at your local wizarding school ... - Following a thread on the official GURPS forum on altering *GURPS Magic* to fit a setting of a magic school, I present these spells for the edification o...
1 year ago
Mailanka's Musings

Wordpress Update - It's been the first full month of Wordpress. If you haven't transitioned, here's what you might have missed! - A Backer-Only Post on my Pitfighting D...
2 years ago
Sean Punch's Journal

Another week in the life of GURPS - This week is named Hugh. The news: • Another week balanced between writing and project management on things I can't share right now. • My updates to the W...
2 years ago
GURPS Mega Dungeon

8 days to go! - Only eight more days to back Nordlond Bestiary and Enemies Book! They are almost at the goal for production. Take a look at the Rokk Edla! I’d keep your Ha...
3 years ago
PK's Game Recaps and Tidbits

Everything finally moved to MyGURPS wiki! - I've just completed an important transition. Everything on this LiveJournal that isn't a game recap, character sketch, etc. has been moved onto the new ver...
4 years ago
Game Geekery

Overview of 2019 - Happy 2020 (nearly)! Like previous years (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015), I’m taking a look back at the year in Mook, Game Geekery, and GURPS/Steve Jackson Games ...
4 years ago
Dice and Discourse

“Level 1” Adventurers - I’ve always liked low-level play. There is something about starting out with a relatively weak character that grows into power. That feels more satisfying ...
5 years ago
Insidious GURPS Planning

My Players, and Working with them - Every gaming group is different. I do believe there is a spectrum that most people fall on between Thespian Method Actor and Hack N'Slash Munchkin. It's sa...
5 years ago
Above the Flatline

Progress Was Made - Today saw a lot of progress with the hex map. I've created a new map that is based on 5-mile hexes, places dots for each of the 25-mile hexes from the prev...
5 years ago
The Adventures of Temian Fell – Bonus Mini-Episode: A Crippled Hand – The Collaborative Gamer

Creating Halewater VI – The Blacksmith - In my last few posts I’ve been creating the little hamlet of Halewater – a hometown for a hypothetical fantasy PC. I’ve been proceeding on the assumption t...
5 years ago
Let's GURPS

Cheat Sheet - Conditional Injury - If you are interested, check it out. Conditional Injury is a wound based system to replace the hit points in GURPS. I don't necessarily prefer one or the...
5 years ago
Path of Houserules

Aggression and The Last Gasp - I’m working on putting together a new campaign, a fantasy action/political intrigue one called Tales of Heian Twilight. There are going to be some vague ...
6 years ago
Dungeons On Automatic

Lava Golem - *"That's not the normal golem box.""What do you mean?""I mean we don't usually get golems delivered in crates made of shaped obsidian enchanted wit...
6 years ago
n-Body Politics

Transformative Tech: Production - All of that new technology is nice, but you can’t use it if you can’t get your hands on it - and for that, you need to produce everything. This post is me ...
6 years ago
Further Up the Spire

Session: ‘Til Death Do Us Part - An early Valentine’s Day session after expected player count suddenly dropped from six to three. Delilah Kamiens: Bourgeois girl obsessed with alchemy (Pot...
6 years ago
Generic Universal Eggplant

Treasure Index - Treasure Index Here's a post with links to all magic items, special materials, and other similar stuff I've posted before. Ammunition Amnesia Arrow - Monst...
6 years ago
Of Paper Men and Plastic Monsters

EZO: Research Base Chomsky: Sedation Protocols - As I said in my last post, *Exclusion Zone Operations: Research Base Chomsky *(the live action escape scenario I'll be running at Juggers of the Wastelan...
6 years ago
Bloggish Mutterings on Celti

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes - Happy holidays, folks. Been a while since I’ve posted, I know. Less than a year this time, at least! Since you last saw me, there have been… changes — and ...
7 years ago
The Fossilized GURPS Blog

Masks, Personas, and Flesh-Shaping: Playing With Shapeshifting (And a Few Other Advantages) - Happy Halloween, everyone! It’s unthinkable and shameful that we’re nearly through the entirety of October, yet I haven’t written even one post for the bes...
7 years ago
Johnny 3d6

Tinker, Titan, Rebel, Spy - Session 1 - Tinker, Titan, Rebel, Spy - Session 1 After Action Report Preface: I've been excited about Mailanka's ongoing Psi Wars project for sometime now. It's the...
7 years ago
Blogging at Default, Taking Extra Time

The Aquarians - The Second Human Empire are a state of Aquarians and a highly militaristic government led by the mysterious Gemini throne and The Twin Queens. As the name ...
7 years ago
The Phantom's Belch

Marvel Reboot Designer's Notes: The X-Men, Xavier Institute, and Mutants in General - Children of the atom. Mutants in the mainstream and Ultimate Marvel Universe are generally hated and feared, thanks in part to extremely loud bigots...
7 years ago
Just Roll 3d6

Evaluating DFRPG - This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Dungeon Fantasy RPG ReviewThis review has covered the five books in the Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game boxed se...
7 years ago
Hard Maths

Meta: The Return - Me, returning to my blog. The Internet, 1983 (colourised). So it's been a while. The main reason for this was that the players for the game I had been pl...
7 years ago
Sleepless Nights: The Vampirism Power – dice and lives

Sleepless Nights, Session Five: Speak of the Devil - I’ve fallen badly behind on these session reports: I just ran the seventh session of Sleepless Nights last week. I’ll try to catch up. Prussia/Poland, summ...
7 years ago
Panhumanity's edge

宁静的龙 (Níngjìng de lóng) - Session 1 - Microgravity caper - 宁静的龙 The Níngjìng de lóng (Serene Dragon) is a Mudlark-class Utility Space Vehicle (USV) registered in Duncan Silas as an independent tramp freighter. It ...
7 years ago
Southern Style GURPS

Magical Style: The Way of the Rookery - Point-blank, this style is inspired heavily by the Dishonored series of games, and there are many bits that call back to it. The character classes from th...
7 years ago
Orbs and Balrogs

Bretwalda - Daggers of Oxenaforda pt.2 - Ousted - *Location*: Oxenaforda area, Danelaw's territory, Border with Wessex. *Time*: January *Character Cast*: - Brynjar the Stern (Jason) - Eydis, ward of...
7 years ago
hoploloblog

How to make Monster Variants (Template) - This is the blank template you can use to make your own monster variants! Culture word Arts and Recreation word Deoculture/Religion word Food word Govern...
7 years ago
Apocalyptic Analysis

Analysis: Back to GURPS at last...but why? - 2016-12-20 Back to GURPS! But why? First, some background on the lack of GURPS After almost 3 years of near-weekly GURPSing from 2012-2015, we stopped p...
8 years ago
RPG Gulag: Random thoughts about GURPS

GURPS Effect: Salarians - Biological Templates for Council Races: Part II Salarians think fast. Move fast. Speak fast. Broken sentences. Can get annoying quickly. Caution advised w...
8 years ago
Into the Storydark

[GURPs] Converting Morrowind - I am tentatively toying with the idea of using the GURPs system to run a game set in Morrowind. One of the reasons I love that game is it takes the normal ...
8 years ago
Orbital Vagaries

IW 7 - Big in Japan - Context The crew of the CAMEROON extracted two bait hunters and three baits from the clasp of engineered raptors. Anika spent a while on the operating tab...
8 years ago
Set Adrift, On 3d6

Dungeon Fantasy Interlude – Rude, Crude, and maybe a third thing, but probably not: A barbarians guide to arms & armor! - Hello again, friends! You may have noticed a lack of recap this week, which is sadly due to illness. That doesn’t mean I’ve put my GURPS books on the shelf...
8 years ago
The Red Mouser

Setting: Suez 56 – Character templates - I’m currently working on a new setting/scenario taking place during a particular episode of the Cold War: the Suez Crisis of ’56. I intend the game to be f...
8 years ago
Into The Trees and Caves of Olde

The Opposition Makes Ready For The Duel - The beeswax dripped slowly down the side of the candle's cylinder, the inferior workmanship of the candle showed as the candle burned unevenly and the wic...
10 years ago
GURPS Afterburner: Jetman123's Thoughts on GURPS

With Your Pants Down: Why the Fighting While Seated technique isn't cinematic - Jacques-Louis David's *La Mort de Marat* In GURPS, there are several stances characters can be in. They can be standing, kneeling, crouching, sitting, pro...
10 years ago
Fragments of the Last War

Fragments of the Last War 1.3 - *Eifer, Tirane, AC 9 * *Most of the party was away this week, so I converted Nota'Cor and Mal into Savage Worlds characters. I thought the game played smo...
10 years ago
Mad Mountain Geek

Meanwhile, On a different plane of reality. - In a central office of the Academy of Cartography, home of the Map Makers guild. "Dean Nostuff sir, a new correspondence from young Upiyo." "Just put it o...
11 years ago
ThreeDeeSix

Goblins in the forest 1 - *This is the beginning of an adventure I have created for my 6 year old sister, Chloe. She is playing Balerie. My Dad is playing Maldor.* Balerie the fig...
11 years ago
Roll and Shout

Divine Favor prayers: the odds - I use GURPS Powers: Divine Favor in my Circus Sophia campaign. If you are not familiar with it, it allows a character to pray to the gods to grant some sor...
11 years ago

Show 5 Show All

In Nomine

Moe Lane

‘Men of the Sea.’ - Yeah, I was looking for something else but never mind this is fine. Men of the Sea, from To Drive the Dark Away by The Broadside; and if you can find it on...
4 hours ago
Book of the Neglected

Attercap.net - Apparently Attercap.net went down sometime in the past few months. If anyone has copies of their In Nomine characters, I’d … Continue reading →
6 days ago
War of Souls: The Power of Seven

Frankenstein's Cables - This is a (long-delayed) summary of the first In Nomine Fate adventure I ran. We ended up with four players: - Ruth, playing Andromeda (aka Andy Carpen...
7 years ago
INDEX

-
In Nomine: .45 Caliber Angel

-
In Nomine

-
In Nomine Illuminati University

-
In Nomine 2070 -- ... He Made The Stars, Also ...

-
Made in Heaven

-
In Nomine

-
In Nomine Collection

-

Show 5 Show All

Nobilis

"Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine"

#i was gonna do a luthemate joke but. coriander is two roots without variations. pls pretend i did… - jennamoran: Important Coriander Hasp News (gacha mentioned; ignore if you’re vulnerable to gambling) Keep reading #i was gonna do a luthemate joke but....
3 days ago
A User's Guide to the Apocalypse

Jenna Moran is kickstarting a print run of this new tabletop... - Jenna Moran is kickstarting a print run of this new tabletop RPG, called *Glitch*. This is a cross stitch piece I did* that looks like the cover. *Glitch...
4 years ago
Hitherby Dragons

Out of Buffer #7 - Hm. I’m not back yet? Here, have the stream-of-consciousness writings that define what The Frog and the Thorn is about. Wait, no, let’s start with the full...
6 years ago
Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine

- *an example quest card*
10 years ago
Jenna's Fairies RPG

Intermittency - We're now past the first bloc of posts. I am distracted by a new project, working title Dreaming Waters, so this will continue once I feel I can take time ...
15 years ago
Nobilis Play By Post

Imperator: The Angel Sulaya - Sulaya was born when the heavens struck the Earth. The aftermath allowed Heaven to see only its own beauty even when gazing down. Sulaya wishes for the B...
15 years ago
Jenna Moran - Google+

-

Show 5 Show All

Unknown Armies. You Did It.

Zontar of Venus

The Hotspur 433 (1942) UK
Black and WTF

1915 A boy between two mounted lobsters caught off the New...

Cyberpunk 2077 / Cybergeneration

Straight from the Screamsheets – R. Talsorian Games

Cyberpunk Sitdown – Let’s Talk Variety in Enemies/Allies - So, back at PAX Unplugged 2024, James Hutt shared this specific photograph of me below, scribbling on the pad. What was I up to? Well, just had the urge to...
5 hours ago
Neural Archive

SG:U - Street Stories - *Street Stories* is intended to be an occasional series of short adventure seeds for your games of *Sprawl Goons: Upgraded* (or cyberpunk system of your ...
1 month ago
Neon Dystopia

Welcome to the Neon Dystopia Website - Well we did it! We hit the button. The website is now alive, even if...
1 year ago
Datafortress 2020 - Tabletop Wisdom

It's 2020... Long Live Cyberpunk! - So 2020 is here. It is now the game of the Dark Present. Back when I first started playing this game, it seemed so far away, so impossibly the future... ...
4 years ago
Vircades Project

You best not miss... - Guns don't kill people, murderhobos kill people! Specifically, when they engage ED-209 in a firefight for control of the strategically vital playground ...
7 years ago

Pendragon

Blog - David Larkins

Road Movie to Berlin - [image: Art by the phenomenal Loïc Muzy] Art by the phenomenal Loïc Muzy *Berlin: The Wicked City* (developed under the working title of *Secrets of Berl...
5 years ago

Eclipse Phase / Transhuman Space

Adam Jury

Sharing Export Profiles in Affinity Publisher - This article is funded on behalf of my generous Patreon Supporters. Please visit Patreon and support my work. There are varying reward tiers depending on...
5 years ago

Inspiration

AWOL - The Ancient World Online

Women's Classical Committee: Classical Blogs and Sites by Women - [First posted in AWOL 16 February 2017, updated 21 December 2024] Women's Classical Committee: Classical Blogs and Sites by Women [image: WCC-UK |] The ...
14 hours ago
Centauri Dreams

An Oddity in the Small Magellanic Cloud - [image: An Oddity in the Small Magellanic Cloud] Let’s make a quick return to the Magellanics after our recent look at WOH G64, a dying star imaged in the...
1 day ago
Ghost of the Writer

“Murder her for Christmas” is one of the greatest lines ever written. - “Murder her for Christmas” is one of the greatest lines ever written.
1 week ago
Luxor Times

Cairo is ready to unveil its masterpiece - Grand Egyptian Museum: A Dream Decades in the Making, Opening Date Announced As the sun rises over the Giza Plateau, anticipation builds for a monumental u...
2 months ago
The Multicolored Diary

Folktales for Election Time - There are always elections happening somewhere, decisions being made in all kinds of manners. But since the US elections is being followed all around the w...
2 months ago
stefan poag

MAGA House of Horrors - This is a recent thing I did… the final image has a lot of text added and this is obviously for a political campaign… since the campaign has not launched y...
2 months ago
The Curious Rambler

The Curious History of the Mock Turtle and Mock Turtle Soup - Is a mock turtle the thing mock turtle soup is made from? The Victorians ate mock turtle soup, but it wasn't made from mock turtles... Continue reading T...
3 months ago
Red Flag Walks

Autumn 2024 : Online course on Radical Women: from Mary Wollstonecraft to Votes for Women - This 10 week online course will be an introduction to the history of radical women in Britain. It will take place online using Zoom on Sundays at 2pm , ...
3 months ago
A Book of Creatures

- Happy New Year! Let’s make this the year of the dragon!
11 months ago
Sepiachord

‼️ - peace-and-plants: ‼️
1 year ago
Random Story Prompts

The hero wakes up with prominent wristbones in the ruins of a palace. https://t.co/2PEbP39Gpl - The hero wakes up with prominent wristbones in the ruins of a palace. https://t.co/2PEbP39Gpl
1 year ago
MONSTER BRAINS

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
Hyperwave

Brian Bolland, Tank Girl - viaov: Brian Bolland, Tank Girl
3 years ago
Clear Air Turbulence

Cthulhu by JasonEngle - Cthulhu by JasonEngle
5 years ago
G.0.D.

Southern Oregon last week… now the ladies are all down. - Southern Oregon last week… now the ladies are all down.
5 years ago
ODESSEY PRODUCTIONS

Crimson Wing Concept - [image: Crimson Wing] [image: Crimson Wing Gallery] Sixth Generation concept craft.Dual Engines one for space level travel[cryogenic] Other for atmosphe...
5 years ago
The Demon Hunter's Compendium

R.I.P. Rosemary Ellen Guiley: Queen of the Paranormal (1950-2019) - To all of my readers and friends...I am very sorry to say that my dear friend and colleague, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, has passed on from this plane of exis...
5 years ago
Inspiratori

Crystal Green Tara - Crystal Green Tara https://www.etsy.com/NepalArtsNCrafts/listing/677299659/masterpiece-buddhist-crystal-green-tara?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManag...
5 years ago
Diceperado

theamazingdigitalart:Occult Philosophy by Svetoslav Petrov - theamazingdigitalart: *Occult Philosophy* by *Svetoslav Petrov*
6 years ago
Appendix N

The West is Dying: Book 1 Fall of the First World - The West is Dying Book 1 Fall of the First World Written by David C. Smith $2,99 Kindle $19.99 Paperback I read a few of David C. Smith's books back in...
6 years ago
SciFi Ideas

Starting Point: Family Trees - [image: 9064569110_31b6418782_b]Daddy's gone. He got infected, I don't know when.
6 years ago
Bibblings, Barbara Paul

Wayward Moon, Denny DeMartino - Wayward Moon, Denny DeMartino (2001) Review by Ian Sales There’s little point in reviewing the plot of Wayward Moon as it makes little sense and is almost ...
6 years ago
Supernova Condensate

That’s no moon - …or is it? Here are some objects which may or may not be moons, shown to scale. Enjoy! Organised by diameter: Endor – 4900 km Mercury – 4879 km Luna – 3474...
6 years ago
Unusual Historicals

Author Interview: Xina Marie Uhl on WHITER PASTURES - This week, we're pleased to welcome author Xina Marie Uhl with her latest release, *WHITER PASTURES* (Icebound series). Here's the blurb about the novelet...
7 years ago
concept robots

Spider robot LF-6 by Ivan Laliashvili - Spider robot LF-6 by Ivan Laliashvili. Keywords: concept spider mech robot eight legged arachnid motorized concept mechanical design technical illustrati...
7 years ago
The War Wheel! – Blackhawk Comics #56, September 1952 – Steve Lopez's Big Blog o'Fun

Amelia Earhart – It Really Happened #5, October 1946 - In a time when very few people had flown in a plane, much less piloted one, being known as “an aviator” actually meant something. There was a certain dash,...
7 years ago
Rich Longmore

Plumed Owlbear -
7 years ago
Fantastic Maps

How To Map A Large Canyon - Vast canyons are awe inspiring. They thwart quests, halt armies, and tell the tale of vast cataclysms from times past. In this quick tutorial I’ll outlin...
7 years ago
Mike Brown's Planets

Europa is hot! - Europa is hot right now. With the planning for the Europa Clipper mission underway and talk even of a lander, scientists are paying more attention to the l...
7 years ago
The Art of Narrative

songesoleil: Once Upon a Time.1904. Oil on board. 25.5 x 18 cm.... - songesoleil: Once Upon a Time.1904. Oil on board. 25.5 x 18 cm. (10 x 7 in.) Art by Edward Reginald Frampton.(1870/72-1923).
7 years ago
Demonagerie

British Library, Add 17333 detail of f28r. Apocalypse... - British Library, Add 17333 detail of f28r. Apocalypse (Revelation) with commentary by Berengaudus, in parallel Latin and French. c1320-1330
8 years ago
The City by the Brink

Chapter 1.2: Perceptions - Sunday, February 8, 2065 The Old Mint of San Francisco, located at 5th and Mission, is one of the oldest buildings in the city. “The Granite Lady”, as it h...
8 years ago
theSkinnyStiletto

2016 Golden Globe Rundown - We don’t know why, but lately the Golden Globes have started to become theSkinnyStiletto‘s favorite red carpet! Maybe it’s because it’s the first major re...
8 years ago
concept aliens

Sky Monster from The Leviathan - Alien creature from Ruairi Robinson's The Leviathan, illustrated by Jim Murray and designed by Jordu Schell. Keywords: concept flying alien fish like sky...
9 years ago
Coolhand

Art Bell - Midnight in the Desert - Wallpaper and Facebook Graphics. - Art Bell, the famed AM talk radio host "From the HIGH DESERT!" is returning to the air and the interwebs this summer with a new show: "Midnight in the Dese...
9 years ago
Six Degrees of Sir Thomas Urquhart

Adiabatic - *Meaning*: not involving the transfer of heat, or im-pass-able to heat. An adiabatic process is one in which no heat is exchanged. It's related to the First...
10 years ago
The Currents Of Space

AggieCon - Hey y'all, I'm gonna be in College Station, Texas over the weekend, showing my art at AggieCon. My art will be up in the art show, come by and say hi if y...
10 years ago
Road of Knives

The Bodies Cast by the Shadows - [image: 162]
11 years ago
THREADS OF ADVENTURE!

Knight's tomb found under parking lot - 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. Th...
11 years ago
Random Story Prompts (@RandomPrompts) | Twitter

-

Show 5 Show All

Star Wars

Tales From the Sabaac Table

Episode 4: I Wish Me a Holocron - IT’S HERE!!!!!!! https://youtu.be/tYpoW298cSk Advertisements
6 years ago

Star Trek RPGs

Gen-lis Vuhlkansu

i12 TWS: convincing AirPods clones at only $19.99? - jdgoshop: [image: image] Sold for forty euros on Amazon, the i12 TWS are clones extremely close to Apple’s AirPods. Offered five times cheaper than Appl...
4 years ago
Star Trek: To Boldly Go

Known Space - [image: TBG Star Chart]
6 years ago
FAR TREK RPG

Live Long and Prosper - paingu by jason mordeno Sorry to say, the chance to get a physical copy of Far Trek has transported away. No reason to fret because you can freely downlo...
8 years ago
Gen-lis Vuhlkansu

vibrant-oxymoron: I’m trying to recover from severe drug addiction and an eating disorder and I’m... - vibrant-oxymoron: I’m trying to recover from severe drug addiction and an eating disorder and I’m very sick and my mind feels like it is dead. Please sto...
10 years ago

Little Fears

Jason L Blair, Writer & Game Designer

Dream Project: SLY COOPER - I spoke last week about dream projects and my desire to reboot Army of Two. As I said then, that beloved bro-op shooter isn’t the only game series I’d love...
4 days ago

Superhero RPGs

Lead Capes - A Superhero Wargames Blog

Spider-Man Mini Campaign - Building a Narrative - Sorry this keeps getting delayed, but rolling COVID lockdowns are pushing the chance to wargame further and further back. On the plus side, I do get more...
1 day ago
Champions Latest Topics

How would you build team attacks that are bigger than any one person's attack. - basically a large attack that requires an entire team to combine their power into one single, very large attack. seen most often in anime and toku shows...
1 day ago
Steve Kenson

Super-Simple Storytelling System (4S) RPG - (inspired by Alan Bahr) I posted this in a discussion on BlueSky then realized after the fact that I could have made a lil’ blog post out of it, but I’m Ba...
2 weeks ago
Green Ronin Publishing

Fantasy AGE Technofantasy: Sorcery and Science, After the Fall! - Before classic fantasy, there was science fantasy: a genre that borrowed freely from mythology and science fiction, creating strange worlds for heroes as...
4 weeks ago
Blog - Everyday Superhero Training

Escaping The Swamp Of Sadness - In "The Never Ending Story" the Swamp of Sadness bogs you down with despair. You sink if you try to walk or swim out, you sink if you throw a fit, you si...
3 years ago
Comics Madness

Oddities and experiments - Here’s the ninth post in my series about Intruder, an anti-hero or villain protagonist created by me and Scott LeMien. I’m in the middle of applying or exp...
4 years ago
The Bamfsies

2019 BAMFSIES Gamer's Choice Poll for Best Superhero RPG Release is Live (Choose your top 3 - and add in any we left out) - You can find the poll here : https://poll.fm/10482787
4 years ago
The New Scrap Pile

Walking on Sunshine - Torpedo was defending Landshark from Eye Candy's suggestion that he shouldn't be on active duty when he got a call informing him that Morgana had perfect...
5 years ago
Mutants & Masterminds

Mutants & Masterminds Basic Hero’s Handbook: Pre-Order and PDF - The Mutants & Masterminds Basic Hero’s Handbook is now available to pre-order in our Green Ronin Online Store and through participating brick-and-mortar ...
6 years ago
Midnight's Citadel

Make Mine V&V !!! - I’ve have had V&V 3.0 / Might Protectors since its initial early Kickstarter releases, I’ve wanted to Love it … but like my friend Tim Knight of HeroPress...
6 years ago
Spectrum of Madness

Villains & Vigilantes: Search for the Sensei / Revenge of the Yakuza (Real Review) - I first learned about Villains & Vigilantes when I was on a backpacking trip one summer. Our group stopped at this little town somewhere in North Caroli...
7 years ago
Post-war hysteria (Part 1) – Atomic War #1, November 1952 – Steve Lopez's Big Blog o'Fun

Amelia Earhart – It Really Happened #5, October 1946 - In a time when very few people had flown in a plane, much less piloted one, being known as “an aviator” actually meant something. There was a certain dash,...
7 years ago
Blog

Patriotic Superheroes - Patriotic Superheroes ca_lazerdwarf Tue, 07/04/2017 - 10:44
7 years ago
VANGUARD VAULT!

Vanguard: Issue 226: The Return of Cthulhu - After countless millennia, Cthulhu and his pantheon of terrifying madness return to Earth at last. They would soon remake the world in their horrific imag...
7 years ago
Mutants And Masterminds- The GM's Resource

Inevitables - The Fiend Folio of D&D introduced us to a class of creatures called the inevitable. While drastically under-powered compared to their flavor text in the Fi...
7 years ago
Base Raiders: Superpowered Dungeon Crawling

New Superpowers: Glitched Reality now available! - “Did you ever want to save and reload your game but in real life? Here’s how.” A black market dealer to a potential customer in the Underground. Buy Glitch...
8 years ago
DC Paradox Tabletop Campaign

Episode 3: The Kaiju Attacks! - APOLOGIES FOR THE LONG DELAY GM’s Note: This adventure took place more than 2 years ago and alas, I forgot to do the blog post for the epic conclusion! (Ap...
8 years ago
Eidolons!

Benn Pares - © DC Comics / Used without permission *Origin:* Birthright *Real Name:* Benn Pares *First Appearance: *Superboy starring The LSH #213 [DC Comics December, ...
8 years ago
Chris Claremont: Mind Control Central

Ye Olde Avengers Rhyme & Repetition... - *Once again, this blog shifts its focus from Chris Claremont and his mind control shenanigans to reviewing Chris' fellow comics creator Kurt Busiek's most...
9 years ago
Millennium City and Beyond!

Champions Battlegrounds Fatal Attractions pt.1 - 28/01/2015 I am exhuming this blog to save some reports of our gaming sessions in the superhero world of Champions. We did play the first 2 parts of Champi...
9 years ago
Sterling Leonine Glory Unleashed

Writing. - I am busy writing. I have lately been sticking to making my blogs--the few of them I post, as Vlogs. I feel that I come across better as a speaker than a w...
10 years ago
Silver Age Sentinels Characters

The Thing (Marvel) - Name: The Thing AKA: Ben Grimm Description and Character Notes: 150 point build (Secret Wars Thing) While on battleworld can switch forms. Body: 7 Mind: ...
11 years ago
Vigilance Press

Where do we go from here? - Having taken a look at the very beginning, now it's time to ask, as Buffy and the gang once sang, "where do we go from here"? For those not in the know, J...
13 years ago
Occasional Characters

Tentafred - Frederick Feelie is not what he appears to be... actually he IS what he appears to be, a mind-bending monster from beyond space and time. [image: Tentafred]
14 years ago
THE WORLD OF GODLIKE

-

Show 5 Show All

Empire of the Petal Throne

Tekumel Collecting

The Battle of Thráya - I recently succeeded in luring Michael Lung over to the house for a miniatures battle and discussion of Tékumel. If you haven’t heard of Michael, he is on...
2 years ago
chirine's workbench

It's been a decade, now... - This is a tough time of year for me. So, with your indulgence, here's this link to a post I did a decade ago... EDIT: I have no idea why it didn't take. S...
2 years ago
Heroes of the Age

The Tower of the Arch-Mage: Exploring Ngála - Part 2 - *The Wizard of Zao,* *One of my favourite novels...* Often when I visit the local dollar stores I am looking for stuff I can turn into other stuff. Equa...
4 years ago
The Tékumel Club

Reminder: The 40% off Tekumel Club Sale ends Jan 19th! - *Smiley want to say something...* Just a reminder that this sale ends January 19th! A great opportunity to save 40%! Or 50% if already a Tekumel Club m...
4 years ago
The Tékumel Project

Dricheans for Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago? - *Some Yan Koryani* *Painted by Akarsh* I was disappointed when North Star cancelled (or put on hold?) the plastic box of Dricheans, the Bronze Age c...
4 years ago
The Eye of Joyful Sitting Amongst Friends

The G+ Apocalypse - This is where to find me after the fall of the G+ empire. Facebook https://m.facebook.com/brett.slocum Blog Https://joyfulsitting.blogspot.com The Tekumel ...
5 years ago
The Slayers of Ssü

Merry Christmas - I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. Although it has been quiet around here lately, I haven't abandoned the blog yet. Merry Christmas P.S. San...
5 years ago
Pagálnikèlikh gàQadóshumashumámrakoi

Patterns Discerned 3: The Demons of Hrü'ü and Wúru - Twelve demons are somehow affiliated with the Supreme Principle of Change Hrü'ü and His cohort Wúru. However, in general this is a motley grouping, whose a...
6 years ago
Fate of Tékumel

Tékumel Sourcebook Chiaroscuro - I just completed a read-through of *Swords & Glory Volume 1: The Tékumel Sourcebook*. This reading spanned several years, from before my mom's passing ...
6 years ago
Skein Of Destiny - Tekumel News

BLOG - A new Tekumel Blog about, apparently, actual play. - It can be found here. It is, at the time of this writing, quite new, with only two posts. My apologies for the long quiet spell. Life has interuppted, but,...
7 years ago
The Superior Force

It has been a bit - Well, in the interim, I have been prepping for a career change, and this blog has been lying fallow, as most of my game energy has been devoted to learnin...
7 years ago
What do you do in Tékumel? Here's some examples

The Clan of Sky Blue Water - Into the Cistern The last of the temple gongs had just finished ringing in the hour of the Dawn when the explorers gathered under the cistern pavilion. T...
7 years ago
Cooking on Tekumel

8 Nov = 18 Brumaire - Whoa, it’s an anniversary! No, literally; this year it really is. What’s that thing that doesn’t repeat, but just rhymes itself? As an American who can’t t...
8 years ago
Darren King's RPG Blog

Tekumel - Session 17 - The last few sessions were all single-session makeshift adventures, a consequence of having a couple of months with a very spotty gaming schedule. Now ther...
10 years ago
The Glory of High Adventure

Re-Assessment - I didn't get much work done on the campaign this week – I've started a new job late this August and have been training for it. I've been too tired most day...
13 years ago
ix

Transfinite: Humanspace Design Notes - Responses to DHBoggs - More Humanspace design notes in the form of addressing some questions by DHBoggs from this post. *DHBoggs wrote: Adventurer – Should NOT be allowe...
13 years ago
The Shen Blog

-
Tékumel :: The World of the Petal Throne

-

Show 5 Show All

Ars Magica

Games From Folktales

Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker - A lost short story by Bram Stoker was recently rediscovered in an archive. Its from before he wrote Dracula, so his style is there but the story doesn’t co...
2 weeks ago

Everway

The Everwayan

Have Things Changed? - One of the players in my virtual Everway game at U-Con last weekend asked what was different about running Everway virtually, and was it more difficult t...
3 years ago

Gamma World / Mutant Future

A Field Guide To Doomsday

DON'T MESS WITH WREXUS — A NEON LORDS OF THE TOXIC WASTELAND JOINT - In addition to that Umerica *Masters Of The Universe* game, got shanghaied into running *Neon Lords Of The Toxic Wasteland* on Tuesday nights! We'r...
1 month ago
GAMMA WORLD WAR!

GW's Dark Future board game is getting a digital upgrade! - If your particular flavor of Gamma-style games runs to the road warrior side of the genre, then you'll be pleased to hear that Games Workshop's board ga...
8 years ago
Barrier Peaks RPG

Barrier Peaks Cartoon - Click to embiggen…
11 years ago
Gamma World

Starbase 102 - [url=http://hub.webring.org/hub/gammaring?id=16][img]http://img.webring.com/s/wu/um_8104/um_8104_t.png[/img][/url] Keith's Home of Gaming, Science Fiction, ...
26 years ago

Big Eyes, Small Mouth

MangaKast – A PodCast of All Things Manga

Futari de Okashi na Kyuujitsu o / Confessions of a Shy Baker by Itou Masaomi - It’s kind of shocking the extent to which Confessions of a Shy Baker is a direct rip-off of What Did You Eat Yesterday. SPOILER . . . . Instead of Kakei Sh...
1 week ago

Middle-Earth Role-Playing

Sacnoth's Scriptorium

The Duwamish Longhouse - So, for a long time now I've been wanting to visit the Duwamish longhouse the (reconstructed) dining hall / cultural center and museum and gift shop al...
1 week ago
Unfinished Trails

Cycle In Review: Ered Mithrin - With the next deluxe expansion arriving on my doorstep this past weekend (an unusual advantage of not attending Gen Con this year apparently), I wanted to ...
5 years ago
Midgardsmal

Watercolor Mini Series - This series I created is really an exploration of trying new techniques with watercolor and learning more about my family. Looking through pictures from ma...
5 years ago

Glorantha

Timinits & Trolls

Cthulhubane - So this started as a joke on *Bluesky* with *Old Scouse Roleplayer*: if *Dragonbane* = streamlined *RuneQuest* then we ought to have ‘Cthulhubane’ = stre...
1 month ago

Fate

FATE SF

"Anarchy in Amhor" - *Source: https://library.ucf.edu/news/buffalo-soldiers-legacy-honor-value/* Last night, I ran the *John Carter of Mars RPG* for six players as part of o...
5 years ago
Spirit of the Blank

[DFAE] Ace Squadron's Aces - [image: Related image] The ships of Ace Squadron, which consists of "aces," all have the word "Ace" in their names. I'm not sure if this is confusing or j...
5 years ago
Cernunnos Cave

D12 System Dev Diary 4 - Saved by the works of someone better than I. Should be the strap for this post. The longer version is that I kind of forgot that as a Cortex backer I hav...
6 years ago
Spirit of Greyhawk

Cleric Spell "Know Alignment" - Know Alignment (Divination) Reversible Properties *Difficulty:* 2 *Range:* 10' or within the same zone as the cleric. *Duration:* The rest of the scene *Co...
8 years ago
Station53

[Actual Play Report] Fate Core: I Fought The Law - Two sessions in as many months! I am on a roll! The campaign begins its downward spiral towards its Big Apocalyptic Showdown in earnest, the gang officiall...
9 years ago
The Fate Archives

Fate Worlds Volume 2 Worlds in Shadows Review - So, this is my review of the second Fate Worlds book, Worlds in Shadow. Again it needs to be stated that I am listing them from my least to most favorite....
10 years ago
Finding the Fate of the City of Doors

Design Blog 8: Revising an Earlier Idea and Bringing the Boomstick - I think the last post has helped to solidify most of the remaining mechanical bits of what I want to do mechanically with the system. It still needs some p...
11 years ago
The Drowning Woods

-

Show 5 Show All

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay

AWESOME LIES

GLITCH - MISCELLANEOUS. A technical problem with the blog.
6 days ago
Ex Profundis

Dark Mechanicus Mutant Abominations - Deep in the underhive, the thralls of the Dark Mechanicus serve their masters in their search for arcane technology and new subjects for their experiment...
6 years ago

Space: 1889

Frank Chadwick's Space:1889

Germany on Mars in 1889, in The Dream Forge - Anders Blixt in Stockholm Sweden writes a thoughtful and entertaining blog entitled The Dream Forge, covering a wide range of fantasy and science fiction t...
10 years ago

Savage Worlds

A Yelp in the Dark

Musings on the New SWADE - Yup, I'm still pouring over the rules but I have noticed a couple of changes I will be making in my home game. EXPERIENCE I'm just going to leave the old e...
4 years ago
Zadmar's Savage Stuff

Tricube Tales: Now available in print - Last month I wrote a blog post about *Turning a phone PDF into a print-on-demand pocketbook*. I ordered four proofs of Tricube Tales (in standard color, s...
4 years ago
Tales From The Savage Troll

MapTool Savage Worlds Adventure Edition (SWADE) Framework - Much time has passed since I worked on the Savage Worlds framework for MapTool. I am resurrecting the project for two reasons: RPTools recently announced ...
4 years ago
Savage Bloggers Network

Savage Bloggers Network Turned 10 This Year - It was ten years ago in September that the Savage Bloggers Network was born in this thread on the old PEG forums. Happy anniversary, savages!
5 years ago
Dolomite's Savage Blog

Thanksgiving Idea - So I have been reading a meme about Thanksgiving and it got wondering about a one Holiday game. Basically it talks about how it is impossible to get a re...
6 years ago
Sitting Duck's Journal

Savage Brainstorming: Nightbane - *New Hindrance* Caster (minor) Note: Only available to humans with Arcane Background Your powers require that you perform spells and incantations to use the...
7 years ago
Savage Bones

Hölleritter - *Attributes: *Agility d6, Smarts d12, Spirit d12, Strength d12+2, Vigor d12+1 *Skills:* Fighting d8, Intimidation d12, Climbing d10, Knowledge (Things Man ...
9 years ago
Cheyenne's Savage Sheets

Savage Paranoia 2013 - So I'm getting ready to run another filler game with my current crew - and I'm making it a Savage Worlds Paranoia game. And since I'm ME, the first thing I...
11 years ago

Show 5 Show All

Numenera

Transmissions from the Ninth World Podcast

MCG Panel at Dragon Con 2016 - Monte Cook Games hosted a panel at Dragon Con and TF9W host Jim Ryan was there to capture it. Here it is for your listening pleasure! Stay tuned for some u...
8 years ago

Call of Cthulhu (Lovecraft was a Racist)

Reviews from R'lyeh

Quick-Start Saturday: DUNGEON, INC. - Quick-starts are means of trying out a roleplaying game before you buy. Each should provide a Game Master with sufficient background to introduce and exp...
12 hours ago
Propnomicon

Great Cthulhu - Valara Atran brings us this bejewelled Cthulhu artifact.
2 days ago
yog-blogsoth

VENUSIAN MIMIC & NIGHT CLOAK - VENUSIAN MIMIC "A girl arose genie-like from the yawning opening of an enormous shell. Her shapely body was—perhaps—human. Tentacles intertwined nervousl...
2 days ago
Horror Story – Paula Cappa

Pop-up Short Story, December, Dancers, A Ghost Story by William Meikle - Pop-up Short Story for December 19, 2024 Dancers, A Ghost Story by William Meikle Are you into listening to audio short stories? Here is my newest additio...
2 days ago
A Podcast to the Curious – The M.R. James Podcast

Episode 99 – Curfew by Lucy M. Boston - This episode Mike and Will examine Curfew by Lucy M. Boston, a childhood tale of haunted bells, unearthed coffins and post-Jamesian highjinx aplenty. Big t...
3 days ago
Lovecraft eZine

Selene Shade, Zombie Queen! - 📚 Victoria Dalpe is my guest on today's episode! 📚 LAIRD BARRON writes: "Dalpe wields literary black magic yet again. Cool, sardonic, and asking the big,...
2 weeks ago
The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast

Episode 562 – Fat Face - Episode 562 – Fat Face Listen on Patreon Patton Oswalt returns to help us size up the Michael Shea classic FAT FACE! Warning: some language and themes not ...
3 years ago
The Dunwich Review

Dead Lies Dreaming - While this is technically the 10th Laundry Files book, Dead Lies Dreaming is more of a stand-alone story in the Laundry Files universe than a continuation ...
4 years ago
Miskatonic University Podcast

Scenario Seeds From The Pool - What follows was my attempt to bring some thought structure to the Daphne du Maurier short story “The Pool” that I covered in Episode 185. Most of this is ...
5 years ago
william hope hodgson

New HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND edition! - I was previously sworn to secrecy over this but, with the recent announcement this past weekend, I can now inform everyone that a new edition of THE HOUSE ...
6 years ago
HUMAN MOLLUSK

THE MELVINS gig poster - Here's a silkscreen poster I designed for the Melvins.
8 years ago
thisyellowmadness

Publication History - Alphabetical Publication History Timeline Advertisements
8 years ago
voice in the nightland

A quick note to my subscribers - I have completed my final semester and am preparing for graduation! In the mean time, I’ve started my job search. Since my life’s currently in a state of f...
9 years ago
Cthulhu Doodle

Map Monday - Thought I'd start a map of the Miskatonic campus. Please let me know of anything which absolutely must be included (I'm hardly a Lovecraft expert) or why i...
13 years ago

Show 5 Show All

Popular Posts

Index of Coterie Types (Vampire: the Masquerade 5th edition)

As always, I thank my patrons Alan, Keeper, Ferny, and Dave. If you enjoy what I do and want to help keep me doing it, please consider beco...
Myths from Flipped Faerûn, Part II: The Compass Court & assorted members of the House of Nature

Here's more D&D Backwards religion from Flipped Faer ûn. There will be at least one more installment concerning the House of Natur...
Myths from a Flipped Faerûn, Part I: Silvanus's Bloodline

This thread on RPGnet about essentially playing D&D backwards, if I may steal a bit of slang from the In Nomine community/fandom, kind ...
Starfinder Actual Play 1.1: Miscreants Meet, Amid an Incident on Absalom Station

I finally have a gaming group again!! My Owner’s son Dylan paid for me to join him at a Magic: the Gathering Two-Headed Giant tournamen...
I return triumphantly to streaming with ANOTHER game of A Place to Fuck Each Other!

THIS THURSDAY at 8pm EDT/5pm PDT on the Alternative Play (formerly Show Us Your Crits) Plexstorm channel, I will be playing Avery Alder and...
The Hummingbird Thief (Mutants & Masterminds 3e)

Professor Clive Cullen " We can have no significant understanding of any culture unless we also know the silences that were intenti...
Putting it all together: verbs (Fantasy Friday #20)

lilquoylih’ /lĩ˦lkʷõĩlɪ̃˨ʔ/ “it is getting closer” (This word would be used for, i.e., a missile approaching a target, when it is known th...
January Character Creation Challenge, Day Five: Warm Body of the Bedbugs Pack, Salubri antitribu (Vampire: the Masquerade 5e)

And now for a turn to the darker side of things! I have been a World of Darkness fan since 1996 or so, and can’t believe it took me this lo...
January Character Creation Challenge, Day 6: The Fly-Bride (Mutants and Masterminds 3e)

Judith Winstead "Punch a man on the nose, kick an old man downstairs, shoot somebody or any old thing like that, that's my job. Bu...
New Professionally Gamemastered *Mage: the Awakening* 2e TTRPG campaign!

⛓️ BDSM Gnostic magic! 🧙 Fight off an unknowable beast of the Abyss! 💋 Kink community dynamics! 💥 Plumb the mysteries of reality, mean...

Blog Archive

► 2023 (9)
- ► May (2)
- ► February (1)
- ► January (6)

► 2022 (17)
- ► December (1)
- ► November (2)
- ► October (2)
- ► September (4)
- ► August (6)
- ► July (1)
- ► June (1)

► 2021 (17)
- ► December (1)
- ► October (4)
- ► April (1)
- ► March (2)
- ► February (2)
- ► January (7)

▼ 2020 (60)
- ► December (10)
- ► November (8)
- ► October (9)
- ► September (8)
- ► August (5)
- ► July (4)
- ▼ June (6)
- ► May (7)
- ► April (1)
- ► March (2)

► 2019 (4)
- ► January (4)

► 2018 (97)
- ► December (9)
- ► November (14)
- ► October (17)
- ► September (21)
- ► August (13)
- ► July (19)
- ► June (4)

► 2016 (5)
- ► December (1)
- ► July (1)
- ► June (1)
- ► May (1)
- ► April (1)

Labels

11th generation (1) 12 Forces (1) 13th century (1) 17 consonants (1) 2.125:1 consonant:vowel ratio (1) 3 HD (2) 5 Forces (4) 5th edition (1) 7 Forces (1) 8 vowels (1) 9 Forces (1) A Place to Fuck Each Other (2) A Pocketful of Positivist Miracles and Psychical Research (1) aarakocra (1) aasimar (1) Absalom Station (1) ACCiE (1) Aceria Scacchia (1) actual play (1) Adrift (1) Advancing (1) aeon (1) Aesir (1) age (1) alchemist (1) Aloof (1) Alpha Quadrant (12) alternate history (1) amasunzu (1) Amon Assemon (1) anarchists (2) angel (5) angel of Bedbugs (1) angel of Bloodsuckers (1) angel of Insects (1) Aoqina (1) apotheosis (1) appearance (1) Appendix N (1) arbitrary (1) archangel (2) artificer (1) artists' colony (1) asimar (2) Asteroid (1) atheist religion (2) atheist/agnostic/non-religious (1) atmosphere (1) aven (1) Awi (3) Ay'lonit (1) Azeyrenawt (1) Aztechnology (1) Aztecs (1) Aztlan (1) badgers (1) balisse (1) bard (2) Barnwell Tradition of Scientological Witchcraft (1) Barovia (2) Beaumont Cosmological Computing System (1) Beelzebub (1) Beru shen Hap-Ered (2) Bexch Prliz (1) bimbofication (1) bioroids (1) Bishop Sheumack system (15) blood magic (1) Boanerges (7) body mind & spirit (3) body type (1) Bonnano family (1) Borca (1) British pagan (1) browser spirit (3) bunraku (2) Buun et Ati-Bexaacu (1) Caerwent (1) Calafia-Hippolyta Lodge of Evergreen Wisdom (1) Call of Cthulhu (1) Camarilla (1) campaign (4) campaign design (1) Candi (1) cartomancy (7) Cat Lord (1) catfolk (1) Catspaw (1) Celestial Chorus (1) Celestial Obedience (5) Censer (1) Ćesepfu sages (1) Cha 13 (1) Cha 14 (1) Cha 15 (1) Cha 16 (1) character (21) character background (10) character creation (12) character sheet (7) chaste (1) Chauntea (2) Chicago (3) child abuse in RPGs (1) Chiskisk (1) chivalry (1) choice (1) Christianity (1) Christmas (1) cismale (1) cities (5) civil law (1) Clarencian Unit of Monastic Rose Brothers (1) Class E Starport (1) classic World of Darkness (4) clothing (1) Colombo family (1) colonialism (2) Combat Expertise (1) communists (1) Con 15 (2) Con 17 (2) Conciliatory (1) contradiction (1) cooking (2) Cormyr (1) CorpStable (1) Cosmopolitan (1) coterie (1) coterie types (1) cowardly (1) CR 20 (1) CR 3 (3) CR 6 (2) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (1) criminal law (1) crowdsourcing (1) cruel (1) Cube of Death (1) cuisine (1) Cult of Ecstasy (1) culture (9) customs (1) Cusulu (1) Cymri (1) dandy (2) Darkon (1) day (1) Dead Suns Adventure Path (1) Deadlands (4) Debauchery Defier (1) deceitful (1) deconstructing Driz'zt (1) Deity of Delicious Moments (2) Deity of the Union of Land and Sky (1) Deity of What Lies in the Deep Sweet Waters Beneath (1) Dementlieu (1) demon (1) demon of Gratitude (1) Dependent (1) design (1) Design Domingo (17) Destiny (1) Dex 14 (2) Dex 15 (1) Dex 17 (1) dhampirs (1) Diadani Sutaa (1) Diego Duran (1) diell beead (2) diell beewk (1) dimensional travel (3) disabled representation (1) DM Michelle (1) Dokhgham (1) Dominant (1) Doom Patrol (1) Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus (1) Dragon magazine (6) dragonborn (1) drawback (1) dreamshade (1) Dungeon World (1) Dungeons & Dragons (29) Duravar Kreel (1) dwarfs (1) Dylan (1) Eachtighern (1) Eau Pleine subsector (15) Eclipse Phase (1) Ein Soph Aur (1) Eldath (1) Emberwight (1) Emberwright (1) Embryo (1) Emma-O (1) Enchanting Courtesan (1) energetic (2) equipment (1) European Dark Ages (1) Euthanatos (1) even your emotions have an echo in so much space (1) Exalted (1) expert (1) Facebook (1) Failed Violence (1) faith (2) Falkovnia (1) fallen angel (1) family (1) fantastic art history (3) fantasy (1) Fantasy Friday (12) Fantasy Heartbreaker (2) Fantome (1) feat (1) Federation Diplomatic Corps (1) Fellowship of the New Life (1) feminism (1) Ferny (1) festival (3) fey-touched (2) Flipped Faerûn (2) foresevu kelvlin (1) forget ur perfect offering (3) forgiving (2) Forgotten Realms (1) Forlorn (1) Forsetilafom (4) Fragmented (1) Frankish pagan (1) French (1) Galatia (4) Game of Stones: Everything Is Peachy (4) gameshow democracy (1) Gandhi (1) Garden World (1) gays (1) gems (1) gender (1) genderqueer (2) generous (1) gerontocrats (1) ghosts (5) Gigantino (1) Giovanni (1) Gnarls Barkley (1) gods (2) government (2) Grant Morrison (1) Great Work (1) Greve secror (15) grigori (1) grippli (1) grunt (1) GURPS (4) Gwaeron Windstrom (1) habbalot (1) halflings (4) Hanali Celanil (1) Hans Christian Andersen (3) Hardened Violence (1) Harmachis of the Horizon (1) Haroktii Howait (2) Harry Potter (1) hate (Angles) (1) Hatfield (1) Hausu (1) HEART:ACHE II (1) Heavenly Treasure Chest (1) Hell on Earth (3) Hello Kitty (2) Helm (1) heraldry (1) hexcrawl (1) High Technology (1) Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home (1) Holbytlan Empire (4) Holy Grail (1) honest (1) Horizon Group (1) House Xaos (1) Hufflepuff (1) human (4) human sacrifice (2) hydrosphere (1) ideas (2) ifrit (4) Il Meccanichi de La Cosa Nostra (3) Impressive Presence (1) In Nomine (10) index (1) indulgent (2) inquisitor (1) insurrection (1) Int 12 (2) Int 13 (2) investigator (1) ioun stones (1) Ishee (15) Jawbrael (1) Jermaine March (2) Johnny Coy0te (1) Jovian Republic (1) Judith Winstead (1) junkers (3) just (1) K7 V star (1) kaftans (1) kawaii horror (1) Kenkh Oken (1) Khyrdark (1) King Aurelius Ambrosius's court (1) knight (1) knowledge (1) kuriotatos (1) La Nonna con Tredici Macchie (1) lady (1) Lamia (1) Lamordia (1) language (1) Lathander (2) law level (1) lazy (1) Leftism (1) Legend of the Five Rings (2) Leopard (1) Leukibher (1) Liberty Fellowship of Spirit-Listeners (1) life is hard (2) lifepath (4) lim-Fus (2) lineage of myth (1) links (1) Linktree (1) loorged scoxo (2) Lord Licorice (1) Los Angeles (1) Lost Secrets of the Rose Brothers (1) love (family) (1) love can save us (2) Lovecraft was a racist (1) Low Gravity (3) Low Population (2) Low Technology (1) low-grav (2) loyalty (lord) (1) Lurue (1) lustful (2) Mafia (3) Mage: the Ascension (4) magic (2) magic item (1) Mai Merod (1) Maigo no Musha (1) Malar (1) Mama Peche (3) manasupatras (1) Marsember (1) mask (1) Matamor (1) Maustress Papa Sir (1) Maztica (1) mecha (3) medieval Europe (1) Mellis (1) memes (1) memetic warfare (1) mental health (2) mentor spirit (4) merciful (1) mercury sulphur & salt (1) Middens & Morals (17) Mielikki (1) Mimyi Howait (1) mind control (2) minor clan (1) minotaurs (1) mixed-species (1) modest (1) monster (1) Mordent (1) Mormonism (1) mortal (3) Mouse Clan (1) Murdane (1) Mutants and Masterminds (11) my kind of nihilism (2) mystical (1) Mystra (2) Nahua (2) nanarchy (1) Natasha’s World (1) nation (2) Natsiyaasim (3) nature v. nurture (2) nefil (1) Neliblai (1) Neon Nelly (1) Neurally Ambiguous: Gepetto Must Die (4) neutral (2) neutral good (1) New Covenant Revelator (2) New Malta (1) New Motive Power (1) nextlaoliztli (1) Nibiru (2) No (1) Nobanion (1) noble (1) noble's vigilant pillbox (1) Nomia (1) Non-Industrial (1) nonmonogamy (1) Nosilebo (1) Nosleborre (1) Nuovo Portoscuso (1) Oakland (1) occultist (1) Odenki (1) of Animals (1) of Destiny (4) of Faith (1) of Fate (1) of Freedom (1) of Ignorance (1) of Knowledge (1) of Lightning (1) of Revelation (1) Ohtori family (1) oink (1) Oleinik March (2) olethros (1) Omnipresent Inspiration Hypothesis (1) optimism (2) oracles (1) orbits (1) Orcish language (1) orcs (2) Order of Hermes (1) orphan (1) Our Lord’s Militant Mellis Church (1) outline (1) pantheon (1) Paparazkarasi (1) Pathfinder (17) Patreon (2) Pegues (1) Pendragon (6) personal freedom law (1) personality (1) phantoms (1) phonetic substitution (1) phonology (1) picture post (1) PL 10 (1) PL 19 (1) PL 20 (1) PL 8 (1) planet (3) Plexstorm (2) point buy (1) poison oak (1) Poison Oak Mentoring Month (1) politics (2) population (2) Prester (6) proactive hero-types (1) Professor Eschaton (1) Progressive (2) prophecy (1) proud (1) prudent (1) Pueblo Corporate Council (1) Quenya (1) Quetzalcoatl (1) race (2) racism in RPGs (7) Rack Angel (2) raelis (1) random (3) ranger (1) rangers (3) Rashab (1) Ravella (1) Ravenloft (2) real-life RPG (1) reckless (2) Red (1) Redeemer (1) Redemption (2) Refukhu shen Afit-Affi (1) regions (3) religion (12) religion in space (1) Rob Heinsoo (1) Rokugan (1) romance (2) Romulan (1) Sailor Moon (1) Saint (1) Salisbury (1) Sanri Phaivii (1) Sanri Pyefwan (1) Santa Claus (1) Scimecan System (4) self-perfection (5) selfish (1) Selûne (2) Sense Motive as weapon (1) Sense Relationships (1) sensual psychedelic fantasy (3) setting (1) Shadowrun (7) Sharindlar (1) Shiallia (1) Shimzu (1) Shkaan Empire (1) Shoujo Kakumei Utena (1) Show Us Your Crits! (17) Shu Unkh (1) Silvanus (2) Skerrit (1) skill ranks (1) skills (4) social media (1) Society of Ether (1) Southside Devil's Playground (1) speedsters (1) Spiritualism (1) spiritualists (1) splats (1) splintersoul (2) squeal (1) St Thomas (1) star trek (1) Star Trek Adventures (1) Starfinder (1) Starfinder Society (1) Steven Universe (1) Str 11 (2) Str 8 (2) streaming (3) Street Smarts (1) Subscribers (1) subtlety (1) suggest RPGs (1) Sulxonmo (2) superhero (1) supervillain (1) suspicious (1) swimming (1) swine elfs (1) Syndicate (1) Syranita (1) T'yííílgěhsh-nāān'-Òòhthír (1) tabaxi (1) Tapann (1) Tarantella (1) TCI (2) techgnosis (1) Tellarite (1) temperate (1) temperature (1) Tempus (1) Thanksgiving (1) the Bonfire Queen (1) the Charge of the First Ancestor (1) The Grand Campaign (1) the Great Erolamadu (1) The Guild-State of the Rose Brothers (3) The Hag (1) the Hummingbird Thief (2) the Morninglord (1) the nature of the Symphony (1) The Open and Assistive Galactic Rite of Rose Brotherhood (1) the Saxon Shore (1) the Sow Mothers (1) the Tenth Billion (2) the White Worm (1) The World as Seen Through a Velvet Kaleidoscope (1) Three Dragon Ante (6) Tilruur (1) Titanian Commonwealth (1) Titanian hulders (1) TL 14 (1) TL 3 (1) TL 7 (1) tlIngon Hol (1) Tourist Attraction (1) tourney (1) trade law (1) trait (1) transmen (1) trauma (1) Traveller (19) Traveller Tuesdays (15) Tremere (1) trivia (1) trusting (1) Ubtao (1) Umberlee (1) Unaggressive (1) Unknown Armies (3) Unseen Heart of the Flame (4) urban fantasy (1) utopia (1) Vacuum (1) valorous (1) Vampire: the Masquerade (2) Velvet Kaleidoscope (1) vengeful (2) Venta (1) vermin (2) vice (4) vigilante (3) Vileswe (3) Vincenzo Sangiovanni (1) virtue (4) viscount (1) Vrazhan bim Sgolv (1) Vril Man (1) Wakin Leviathanhunter (1) Walhiska (1) Wary (1) Wasted West (3) Waystone0 (1) weapons (1) weapons law (1) werecat (1) Wis 15 (1) Wis 17 (1) Wis 7 (1) Wis 9 (1) wizard (1) worldly (2) worship of the past (1) year (1) Youtube (2) Zǎǎrsàhwááákn'ìì-nāān'-Òòhthír (1) zealot (2) Ζευς Μυιαγρος (1) Λιμος (1) דּוּמָה (1) 𒀭𒈹 (1) 𒌉𒍣𒉺𒇻 (1)

Contact Form

Name

Email *

Message *

Wikis and Things

The Nevèrÿon Lexicon

Subscribe To

Posts

Posts

Comments

Comments

About Me

Wizard Lizard the Magick Educator

View my complete profile

Fora and Messageboards and BBSes, oh my!

Original D&D Discussion

NPC thread - Last reply by dtspurrier1 on Sun, 22 Dec 2024 06:12:01 +0000
3 hours ago
The Piazza

Mystara • Re: Soderfjord, Vestland, Ostland and Antalians cultural differences - I think the three nations are vaguely inspired by Norway, Sweden and Denmark but maybe their differences are more about Northern Europe timeline than spe...
2 months ago
Citizens of the Imperium

Just picked up "Sword of Cepheus"... - I have always love the idea of a Fantasy version of Traveller. Back a long time ago someone did a mock up of a LBB version of Traveller Fantasy and...
3 years ago
general_chat

The Future Of Vfte - Hello all. First off my apologies for not being visible for years. I do pop in occasionally to make sure this place has burnt down in flames and am always ...
5 years ago
apocalypse-world.com/forums/index.php?PHPSESSID=18lkbj41ji83qpggopavs9n1s6&

-
Forums - Onyx Path Forums

-

Travel theme. Powered by Blogger.