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Dissociating Character Classes from the Fiction - So here's something that everyone *knows* but relatively few players manage to employ at the table: A character's class is an abstraction. It helps to quan...
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"Helpful" Magical Items - The path to hell is paved in good intentions...Magical items, in general, are helpful by definition. They actively support you in a number of ways and most...2 days ago
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The Implementation of the Fixed World - The last couple of weeks I have been thinking more about the implementation of my setting idea, the Fixed World. What I envisage is a tighter version of ...
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The Suel Migration into Zindia - I've long had an idea in the back of my mind that the Suel might just have played a role in Oerth similar to that which the Aryan tribes played in Indian h...
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What is Generic Fantasy Now? - So, I have to somewhat disagree with this: As far as I am aware it has long been established that the game worlds of any Dungeons & Dragons game is essent...
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Challenging Your Players’ Skill Without Risking Frustration - The Zork II computer game from 1981 includes a locked door that you can open by solving a clever puzzle. The door has the old-fashioned sort of lock that l...5 days ago
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Free RPG Day 2017: Random Encounters - *So I've been checking drivethru on their *EVERY DAY is FREE RPG DAY *promotion and fell in love at least twice. There's some great stuff out there, but I ...
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FBI Unabomber Investigation Report on Gary Gygax: "[Redacted] considers GYGAX to be eccentric and frightening. He is known to carry a weapon..." - Gary Gygax in 1999 What follows is a funny and fascinating piece of history. A year ago, C.J. Ciaramella, a criminal justice reporter at *Reason*, filed a...
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Hey Chgowiz? Why so quiet? Moving! - It's summertime! And with the coming of the warm weather (90 degrees already in Chicago? WTF? I thought climate change was a hoax?!?) comes another auspici...
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Called Shots in D&D - Dungeons and Dragons uses hit points to represent something *other than *body integrity. "Hit points represent a combination of physical and mental durabi...2 weeks ago
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Hydra Cooperative Brings (Mild and Curated) Anarchy to North Texas - Teetering on the edge of a new, start-now, well-paying political job (i.e. demanding AF) I get one last reprieve of gainful unemployment this weekend: Nor...
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Space Hulk - I have recently began creating a series of maps that connect together to form a much larger space station. Right now I am focusing on a few pieces that run...
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Le Sorprese del Grognardo: Ma1 (B4 prequel) - La mappa del vecchio Ylari - La Rete, nel senso di Web, è un po’ come un’autostrada che si percorre e svincola in tante piccole, a volte microscopiche, località dove ritrovarsi. Una me...
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The Spanish Royals - Arneson's pre-Blackmoor Character Sheet - In their continuing documentary research work (Posted Here), the *Secrets of Blackmoor* filmakers have found yet another tantalizing clue to Blackmoor hist...
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On the topic of The Current Climate of OSR Relations - I posted this on a forum where there is a discussion of The Current Climate of OSR Relations. Apparently there have been some contentious posts recently b...1 month ago
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Lake Geneva Original RPG Campaign: Dave Arneson's True Genius Published - Lake Geneva Original RPG Campaign: Dave Arneson's True Genius Published: Hot off the press and already steamrolling ahead! What is Dave Arneson’s True Geni...2 months ago
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A Dungeon a Day Challenge - I found these great composition notebooks. They have graph paper on the top half of each page and lines on the bottom half. These beg to be used for dung...2 months ago
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Hyboria: A few NPC's - *Amzi Sayid*, 23 Turanian Warrior-3/Raider-1 Str- 13, Con-13, Int-13 Hp: 28 Ac: 5/14 (mail) Attack: F4 Save: F4 Special Abilities: ⦁ Warrior: +1 to melee att...
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THE WINE OF THE DROW ELVES - While on topic of Elven food, I came up with something nifty, wine that Drow Elves pay a lot of money to drink. Made by Drow Elves of the Underdark from su...6 months ago
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6 Urban Adventure Seeds - A collection of encounters, adventures seeds, and/or random thoughts. *1.* A renegade Tooth Fairy is harassing the town. Every night it visits a dozen c...
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The One Ring RPG - Battle of the Ringfort - Map of the WilderlandsNormally when we do the One Ring rpg, it's a fairly minis-lite theater of the mind style of game. We have figures for our character...
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