S is for Silver. That precious metal, foundation of stable currency and useful in various aspects of the adventuring lifestyle. We’ll cover Salt, too, not because it’s the root...

Monsters: right there in the blog title. Ordinary ones. Weirdos. Things that go bump in the night. Today, six fairly mundane animals native to the Plains of Dzeh, of varying...

R is for Reflection. Thoughtful consideration, a look back on what went right and what didn’t. Plus a little digression into Retirement. Yup, we’re looking under the hood at...

Here we are: final entry of the undead! Back to the classics after a weird detour into the land of campaign-specific monsters. It’s high time we explore the vampire. This sort...

More stuff I read and want to share. About as straightforward as can be. Busy month around here; I should link to more, but the time keeps getting away. rootring Prev Random...

For the August RPG Blog Carnival, on the theme of Roll for Initiative… Next Tuesday at 7pm?, hosted by of Dice and Dragons. Thoughts on time, both within the sphere of the game...

Q is for Quandary. Tough decisions and compromises. The lesser of two evils. Trade-offs. You can have a fun game on a railroad, no doubt. I don’t believe you can have an...

Magic items! Make ’em weird and see what happens. Today’s theme: Fire. It’s sweltering summer in this hemisphere, so let’s go with a classic while it’s too hot to think. Flame...

P is for Plains. Another environment to explore, after the sweltering jungle and remote islands, and near and dear to my heart like the Upper Midwest. A little bit of...

Part fifteen, adapting the B/X spell list to Whitehack. Magic-User/Elf, 3rd level. Is it just me, or are we veering into territory where spell effects are powerful and not...