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I'm calling it the Evans Method
So check out these sweet maps:(click to embiggen)These babies appeared in various D&D kiddie products. The one on the left appears in my D&D cartoon boxed set. I think they are pretty rad. A...
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Vaults of Vyzor session 9
Dale the ValetRosterBrutal Pete, dwarf (Aleksandr Revzin)Young John (0-level hireling)Jarrod, LotFP magic-user (Ian Reilly)Sigismund von Flegelschnecke, gnome fighter/illusionist (Alexei McDonald)Gary...
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Running a demo game somewhere? Luring some nice, normal people into the sordid world of elves and orcs? In my experience, one of the hurdles newbies often face is making sense of the weirdo dice. So...
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What does the party look like?
I don't usually use the jump break thingy when writing a blog post, but I'm going to try it here today. Hopefully it works. Anyway, I'd like you to close your eyes and imagine a typical D&D party....
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The Best Box of Monsters
So here's something cool I dug up a while back and meant to share with all y'all.Back in 1982 or so tabletop fantasy gaming was so big that Grenadier Miniatures, one of the best manufacturers back in...
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Vaults of Vyzor, session #10
RosterBrax of the Tallstones, savage human fighter (Brad Black)Young John, 0-level Likely Lad (NPC hireling)Yareh Falsong, mutant thief (Sam Mameli)Gwalin Rustbritches, dwarf (NPC hireling)Merrill...
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Don't give up. Don't beg for mercy. Bargain!
Over the years almost all the explicit gaming advice I have offered here has been directed to the referees, Dungeon Masters, and Game Masters of the hobby. After all, these deranged individuals need...
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helluva cold open
Events are moving quite fast. Beyator Rangorin has gathered wanderers together, Selisa Rangorin has dropped her blood quest against Omanir Poratir until Pwatok is overthrown. Great Eldritch Magics are...
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lions and tigers and bears
I held off getting a copy of Edward R. G. Mortimer's Heroic Expeditions for years because the cover say it is "A Judges Guild UNIVERSAL fantasy supplement." I'm pretty sure this label started appearing...
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Vaults of Vyzor, session #11
RosterRose Royce, trash elf princess (Kiel Chenier)Porky, giant porcupine petSneakerly Trull, half-orc thief (Zak S.)Mozzarella, doggieIlse Raagenkampf, disreputable chirugeon (Perttu Vedenoja)unnamed...
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screen shots
So I've got this thing called The World's Greatest Screen from Hammerdog Games. This is one of those customizable jobbies where the front and back are pockets that you can slide your own inserts into....
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a spell to remember
Some spells are classics. The no-save versions of Sleep. The expands-to-a-volume incarnations of Fireball. Others are legendary, such as Eliminster's Contingency spell or Tokkrang's Star Bore....
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how to be a half-orc
So this is an attempt to use the Random Advancement system as a method for implementing new races.The Half-OrcIn order to play a half-orc roll up stats and pick one of the human classes: Warrior...
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random advancement half-elves
So this works a little differently than the other random classes, as it does not involve a die new chart. I'll add this and the half-orc to the master file after a few days of feedback.Half-ElfTo play...
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Join the Red Dragon Fighting Society today!
So this is an experiment in extending the random character generation concept to include prestige classes.Red Dragon Fighting Society trainingIf you can find one of Archduke Jackal's rogue dojos and...
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Vaults of Vyzor, session #12
RosterI love how Meryl's tights and hat match.Persimion of the Second Smile, fighter (Galen Fogarty)Magic Meryl, magic-user (Nick Kuntz)Arthur, dungeon terrier (NPC doggie)Poor Brother Rupert, cleric...
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even more player-created content for Vaults of Vyzor
Unfortunately, August Aronsson, who played as Belisarius Grouse, has had a schedule change that precludes his participation in future delves into the Vaults. So he is kindly donating his notes on the...
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