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More on the Ring
Cool guy Evan Elkins made several improved versions of my map of the Ring. Thanks, Evan! I especially like this one that shows the borders of the interstellar polities and the names of the...
View ArticleVaults of Vyzor #25: Band Geeks
RosterBrutal Pete, dwarf band leaderAdam o' the Dungheap, mercenary bassoonistLogo Tosslespanner, gnome flugel playerThombur No-Face, dwarf instrumentalistGelash Cogsteel, gnome drummerHugo the Slayer,...
View ArticleVaults of Vyzor, session #27
(report by Maxime Golubchik)Expedition Log 10 (as dictated to Dale)Brax Tallstones, Kerf Merklin, Kilic and Magic Meryl took another stab at the Azure Vault today, so me and the girls tagged along. You...
View ArticleVaults of Vyzor, session #28
(report by Cullen)"Laurantha the Unbeautiful to the Sorcerer of the Blue Mask and to my comrades at the Jarrod Memorial Library:O! puissant one! My companions and I have delved deeper into the Azure...
View ArticleVaults of Vyzor #29
(report by Maxime Golubchik)A few pages from Emma Bright Eye's diary.Dear DiaryI CAN WRITE! Oh having fingers feels so nice. I've been stuck as an owl for the last month and man does it feel good to...
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Vaults of Vyzor, session 30
(report by Sam Mameli)Yareh's Journal 12/15/17It's been a long few months. After Emma turned my stone to flesh I immediately had Barnabus soak that flesh with beer from the inside out. Being stone left...
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The Dumbest Sword Ever
So yesterday's expedition included the party raiding the tomb of the Elf Prince, the son of the current campaign villain. They avoided the poison gas trap and laid their grubby little hands on some...
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Let slip the dinos of war.
So here's a fun little chart.Members of the Mercenaries Guild are more professional than common merc rabbles, and add +2 to the roll.This delightful chart is from City State Warfare, a boxed...
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I had to share this.
Yesterday, Peter C.'s PC Ongar the Elementarian died in the banquet hall located on second level of the Citrine Vault as a result of some serious shenanigans. In revenge, he gave the joint a bad yelp...
View ArticleRandom Advancement Preface
[This was written to be added to the Random Advancement compilation, which continues to grow.]Preface: Why?A few people have questioned the need for an alternative advancement scheme for use with any...
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The Value of a Penny
What can a single copper piece buy in your game?Adventure Gaming was the generalist game nerd magazine that Tim Kask started after he left editing The Dragon and woking for TSR. It only lasted 13...
View ArticleThree Weird Books
This is one of those things I had sitting around as a mostly complete draft for a long time. Finally finished it while at O’Hare yesterday waiting for my connecting flight.These tomes were designed...
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Two People Are Annoying Me Today
I'm grumpy today because I didn't get much sleep last night. I was trying to edit a chapter of my dissertation and not a lot was happening in that regard. So this post will probably come off as...
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I'm a player tomorrow!
It's been nearly four years since I was a player in a FLAILSNAILS game. Below are my guy and his associates. Tomorrow we'll see if any of them can survive Aleksandr Revzin's Stonehell campaign.Donnal...
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better living through polearms
A common source of confusion and merriment for AD&D1 players is the ludicrous number of polearms detailed on the weapons list. Every designer has their fetishes and blades on long sticks was one...
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Six Wands that Kinda Suck
So sometimes I like to try to rip off MERP (Middle Earth Role Play) for D&D ideas. Today's idea started by asking the question, "Why do MERP wands suck so bad?" Per the rules, wands can only hold...
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coming this Gen Con
So I have a short adventure that James Raggi of Lamentations of the Flame Princess will be releasing at GenCon (the Lord willing and the creek don't rise, as my grandpa used to say). OSR2 is my...
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Amulet of Spell Immunity
Here's a full write-up for an item mentioned in passing in Supplement IV: God, Demi-Gods & Heroes by Robert Kuntz and James M. Ward.Amulet of Spell ImmunityAn ancient goddess of magic and...
View ArticleWhat does this monster know?
Here's a go at something I've wrestled with forever.Monster's Dungeon Knowledge.tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;} .tg td{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px...
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Lazy DM + Ugly Dice = Astrology!
I've never been good at keeping track of time in the game. I rarely remember to let torches go out, for example. By Uncle Gary's standards ("YOU CAN NOT HAVE A MEANINGFUL CAMPAIGN IF STRICT TIME...
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