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Asteroid 1618
Hey all, I just got a query about how to get a copy of my old Encounter Critical adventure thingy Asteroid 1618. Here's a link to a PDF version. Fair warning: it was hastily written, barely edited,...
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A large number of semi-active adventurers have become permanent fixtures in and around Castle Vyzor. Most of the time, these individuals are happy to sponge off the generosity of the Sorcerer of the...
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Ruin All the Places
When I sketch out some ruins from scratch, they don't always feel ruin-y enough for me. We're talking about proper ruins here: wrecked castles, burn-out ghost towns, Scooby Doo haunted mansions, etc....
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Vaults of Vyzor, session #5
Yareh Falsong before visiting the Verdant Vault.RosterSneakerly Trull, half-orc thief - Zak SmithMozzarella, mangy cur purchased by Sneakerly - NPCYareh Falsong, one-armed thief - Sam MameliBarnabus...
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taking inspiration where you can get it
Howdy, all! I'm spending this week on the shore of Lake Namakagon in northern Wisconsin. Today the family and I went out for lunch to the Bierstube, a little bar and grill attached to Garmisch, a...
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Vaults of Vyzor, session #6
RosterPersimion Finch, human fighter (Galen Fogarty)Jonesy, 0-level mercenary (NPC hireling)Brax of the Lortmils, savage human fighter (Brad Black)Little Liam Linkboy, 0-level torchbearer (NPC...
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Broodmother Skyfortress wins Judges' Spotlight Award
So the Ennie nominations are out today and Broodmother Skyfortress (available here and here, PDF here) has received a Judges' Spotlight Award. I'm no expert on the ins and outs of the Ennie...
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One of the smartest dudes in the field of rpg design now has a blog.
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Vaults of Vyzor, session 7
RosterColonel Kaffshyth (Blair Fitzpatrick)Doug the Dwarf (Courtney Campbell)Sigismund von Flegelschnecke, gnome fighter/illusionist (Alexei McDonald)Gary Oldman Badger, badger (Sigismund's pet)Brutal...
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Meet the all-new, all-weird Elf
A problem in old school D&D that has been intuited by nearly everyone but only occasionally spoken out loud is that sometimes you can go up a level and it's a dud. Reaching 2nd level as a fighter...
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Random BX Dwarf Advancement
The normal BX (or whatever) Dwarf-as-Class rules apply at first level. When you level up you get more hit points but attacks, saves, etc. do not advance. Instead, roll twice on this chart:DWARF1-39...
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Random BX Halfling advancement
HALFLINGA first level Halfling works just as Jesus and Tom Moldvay intended. Each time you go up a level roll hit points as normal, but otherwise you only gain the abilities indicated from two rolls...
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Vaults of Vyzor, session #8
ROSTERSigismund von Flegelschnecke, gnome fighter/illusionist (Alexei McDonald)Moar LûtGary Oldman Badger, badger (NPC pet)Yohey the Carpenter, LotFP specialist (Anthony Fournier)Harold the Adequate,...
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here's the cleric
The following chart was designed for the vaguely Christian cleric of typical pseudo-medieval games. You'll probably need to revise this chart heavily if you've got a lot of weird gods in your...
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Howdy, friends!I'm doing an informal research project in the lead up to teaching First Year Composition in the fall. If you do ANY sort of writing OR research as part of your profession, please...
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One Size Fits Most
Catch-all Random AdvancementI normally roll with games that use the canonical seven BX classes, but FLAILSNAILS PCs are a motley lot. This chart is designed for the nice people for whom the existing...
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Here's a single Gdoc file with all the random advancement charts that Zak and I have done, with a bookmarked table of contents so you don't have to hunt for the one you are looking...
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quick Vyzor update
The dotted line represents the unknown depth the last expedition descended via elevator.
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