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Allegory of Charles I of England and Henrietta of France in a Vanitas Still LifeAnonymous Flemish painter, 1670s.It was interesting to reflect on images and aesthetics that...
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Over on bluesky, Zenopus Archives posts a new favorite Holmes/OD&D house rule: "...that thieves can fire into melee without penalty; i.e. no friendly fire". This is a great...
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Elric & Stormbringer by Piotr Jablonski*Sentient weapons and magic items should be like an annoying NPCWith great power comes a great lists of spurious demands. No matter if...Linked by the ring
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In the Rules Cyclopedia, there is a section on anti-magic that explains what is is in terms of RC Basic D&D game. And in that explanation, is brings up that all creatures on...
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Want to learn more about the world of Nightwick from Miranda? You can follow her blog here and the ongoing development of Nightwick Abbey at her Patreon here.Previously in...
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Last Thursday, I submitted an entry to the 2025 Appx. N Jam! The Appx. N Jam was an itch.io contest requiring submissions to be a four-page RPG adventure based on a made-up...
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🎨 David Mattingly You know a wizard mentor would teleport into your home, drink all your beer, & eat your snacksFor more in the Practical Magic seriesIn most editions of D&D,...
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BERSERK by Kentaro MiuraPrismatic Wasteland posted a bunch of potential blog topics, which I collected into a list of 34 possible posts to keep in my back pocket when I feel...
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Reaper Miniaturessculpt: B. Jackson1. Moldvay's Labyrinth: Someone has made a dungeon crawler based on Moldvay Basic D&D. Apple phone and Android!2. When in doubt, fuck up the...
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Vanitas - Still Life with Books and Manuscripts and a Skull by Evert Collier This is a small collection of posts about my experiences, thoughts, and advice on how to run...Linked by the ring
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Context For How I PrepJumping in on the "How I Prep" series started at Roll to Doubt by describing how I prep for my megadungeon campaign using Miranda Elkin's Nightwick...Linked by the ring
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A campaign big on torches, less on tommy-gunsMy ideal Call of Cthulhu game would consist of the following materials:Copy of Cthulhu Dark, which is a small 3d6 dice pool...Linked by the ring
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Want to learn more about the world of Nightwick from Miranda Elkins? You can follow her blog here and the ongoing development of Nightwick Abbey at her Patreon here.Previously...
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The D&D cleric has been with us since the game's inception, initially to handle one blood-sucking Sir Fang using the combined powers of the Holy Bible and Hammer Horror's Van...
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1. The Moon Realm: One of the minor domains of the OSR is screwing with the moon and Alone in the Labyrinth maintains that tradition with their "exiled stone-age psychonauts...
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I am trying to quickly key the last dungeon level for my Tropics of Cancer campaign so I can start running it for friends and family. I'd like to do this quickly and often...
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Recently, I wanted to create a low-prep, dungeon-focused, easy-to-grok campaign to run online with my friends and family who've been asking to play some D&D. The first post is...Linked by the ring
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artist: Stefan PoagWhat if we design the random encounter table to function as computer RAM- to store short-term information/change without having to dig into the module or...Linked by the ring
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PreambleRecently, I wanted to create a low-prep, dungeon-focused, easy-to-grok campaign to run online with my friends and family who've been asking to play some D&D. This is...
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If these horrid halls of Nightwick Abbey call to you, then please join Miranda Elkins' Patreon! I am so behind on my posting of Session 112 that my contralateral scribe has...
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Gmork, Herald of the Nothing But has a nice wolf-head with green cat eyes so this is how I think of the villains belowIn a previous post, I discussed how I create variation in...
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The shrine as seen by the playersThis past weekend I ran session 27th of Where Hell Comes to Prey, my home campaign set in Miranda Elkin's Nightwick Abbey. This "100-minute...
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A common problem quickly encountered when designing your own dungeon or stocking a map drawn by another is the optimal amount of treasure to add. A cousin to that problem could...Linked by the ring
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Spooky...SUNDAY SERVICE Wow. I’m behind on these because the last time I checked in was around Session 17 and we are now up to Session 26! I won’t recant everything but in the...
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I'm giving a bit shorter report these days for Nightwick in an effort to make them more timely. If these horrid halls of Nightwick Abbey call to you, then please join Miranda...
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A common refrain in old-school games, most often from those new to old-school play, is that 1st level magic-users (MU) suck, don’t feel like masters of the arcane, and are very...
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The "TORCHES (6)" posts are basically my bit of microblogging when I spot something I like but don't really have a deep opinion beyond "Look at this good thing!". Its also a...
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God forbid a girl have one night out away from her father withoutwaking up kidnapped and guarded by a three-headed trollWHAT MAKES A FAIRYTALE?Prismatic Wasteland created a...
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I'm giving a bit shorter report these days for Nightwick in an effort to make them more timely. If these horrid halls of Nightwick Abbey call to you, then please join Miranda...
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Image I made at the beginning of 2024 with the idea of makingand running an OD&D dungeon with a dragon in the middleI don't have a very clever angle to this post other than...