DimeNovels
"The 2 May 1991 issue of The Washington Times reports that Randy Bird of Portland, Oregon is attempting to revive the "dime novel" paperback. He plans to publish 12 novellas each month, including pulp-type science fictio[...]Read on >>
Race du Jour: Caitlin
Legends tell of a long forgotten empire which worshipped the great Cat Goddess Bast. Under her guidance no feline could be harmed in any way, and they roamed free through the winding twisting alleyways of the city. It so[...]Read on >>
One jump ahead
It’s taken a few weeks, but my online campaign is finally going somewhere. I’m also starting to get the hang of GMing online. One of the keys to a good game, and many other things, is momenum. The trick with [...]Read on >>
Doom & Tea Parties: Small, Focused Games
January 31, 2010 from How to Start a Revolution in 21 Days or Less
Filed under: Labyrinth Lord, Old School, RPG, RPG Hub
I think Trollsmyth has mentioned that the solo game didn't start out that way. Originally we had four players, then lost two, then the third, added another who only lasted one session, and so on, until the group finally[...] Filed under: Labyrinth Lord, Old School, RPG, RPG Hub
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I am RPG Geek of the Week (literal, rather than metaphorical)
As some of you know I've been much enamored of rpggeek-- the companion site to boardgamegeek.com. Both of them can be reached through the geekdo address. I've been posting and helping with item entry on the rpg side of t[...]Read on >>
Hymn Collection For The Week Of 1/25/10
Well, the first month of 2010 is just about over. I chose another theme for the blog, please tell me if it provokes eye-gouging madness within you, so I can switch back. Despite feeling sick as a dog, I did not want to m[...]Read on >>
The Devil Rides Out (and into my Horror Campaigns)
A friend of mine send me a link to this long article on Dennis Wheatley's occult fiction novels. I haven't read these in ages, but the ones I read had quite a bit of influence on every horror campaign I've ran -- probabl[...]Read on >>
The Minotaur, Medusa, and Other ‘Things That Should Not Be’
Just added to my online wishlist… Cthulhu Invictus. I saw it on Friday whilst paying a visit to my local. My attention was immediately drawn to the book thanks to the eye-catching cover art (seriously… I thi[...]Read on >>
Random treasure tables built from wish lists
I’ve never really liked the idea of wish lists, and much less the idea of treasure being included in the Player’s Handbook. Unfortunately, that’s now the way it is, and as a DM you’ve got to adjust to the fact [...]Read on >>
WOTC Gamma World 4e?!?
Well THIS came outta nowhere. It seems that Wizards is gonna release a boxed Gamma World set built upon the 4th edition D&D ruleset in October 2010. They will also be releasing updated adventures based on Legion of G[...]Read on >>
News From Around The OSR Blogosphere
If you haven’t visited Tony Dowler’s Year of the Dungeon blog, now’s a good time to check it out. Tony’s having a drawing for an original of one of his dungeon masterpieces, which, no doubt, would look very nice,[...]Read on >>
Roleplaying Nirvana
Over the years I’ve played with many different groups, used numerous systems, and gamed with more players than I can remember. With very few exceptions I’ve enjoyed my gaming experiences, although in all honesty Iâ[...]Read on >>
A Rough Outline of the Regions Around the Iridium Plateau
Verdant Land of Skla Klesh Highlands Plutonium Craterlands Glass Deathlands Western Badlands Iridium Plateau Red Sands Plains of Burnin[...]Read on >>
Earthdawn poster
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DVD Of The Week: Midnight Chronicles (2008)
There is a major flaw in Midnight Chronicles that isn't addressed in the movie (and is only hinted at in passing in the trailer)... this is not a complete story, but part of a series.Sadly there is no indication of when,[...]Read on >>
Conception 2010 Con Report
Conception Eleven - Gaming Heaven - has come and gone. Due to family issues - my brother returning home from fighting in Afghanistan - I was only able to attend for one day. I nevertheless managed to pack in some solid g[...]Read on >>
On Nerd Sunday
On Nerd Sunday no one cares about the OSR or what direction Hasbro/WotC are taking the D&D brand. No one cares about debating the true meaning of a sandbox style campaign. We just find a game we like and play the hel[...]Read on >>
From Tabletop to the TV, Part Three — Masterplan Addendum
So after yesterday’s post, I decided to share my experience and blog on the Masterplan Facebook page. I was replied to with the following question: “Intrigued as to why you don’t use your custom token [...]Read on >>
The Tome Ep 125: Third Party EXTRAVAGANZA
This episode is a collection of mini-reviews of a slew of 3rd party products (products usable for D&D but not by Wizards of the Coast). Chris Heard from Icosohedraphelia gives us reviews of the Chessex Dice Boot, Son[...]Read on >>
The Best Laid Schemes*
Improvement of one’s game s is often accomplished through some up front mental and social interaction, in advance of the game play. It bears repeating, however, that the purpose of it all is to have fun. It’s[...]Read on >>
February Plans
The month of February gets its name from Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa performed at this time of year. The Romans also considered it an ill-fortuned month which is why[...]Read on >>
Books for February and later
So February is usually the darkest, coldest, most dreary month on the calendar. So it's a perfect time for some new books. Good for me some of my favorite authors (an some I consider friends) have [...]Read on >>
DJs and Dragons: Music in Your Game
I love to use music in my D&D sessions. I really feel it helps establish an atmosphere and sets the tone for the game. This isn't something we did in the 1908s or 1990s, but it's an aspect of the game I really enjoy.[...]Read on >>
News in Review for Jan 25 to Jan 31 2010
This has been one amazing week for Neuroglyph Games. The big news, of course, comes with the first release of a Neuroglyph Games product! A Curse at the Old Inn was released last Thursday as a FREE adventure module, and[...]Read on >>
Thoughts on the end of Star Wars: Saga Edition
Some suspected it, but now it's official: Wizards of the Coast is dropping the Star Wars license, and with it, the Star Wars: Saga Edition role-playing game and its counterpart, the Star Wars Miniatures Game. It seemed [...]Read on >>
Divers: Concrete Explanation, Part 1
"...Okay, we've officially gone down far enough now."Here's the actual nuts and bolts of the process of Diving, as I've presently conceived it. Let's start by going over the various terms and concepts. . ."Diver Level" i[...]Read on >>
What is the Hybrid Universe?
In the center of the dark void of the known world great masses of earth float in the sky hundreds of feet above a silvery translucent ocean. The mystic waters are teeming with life from another world and glows of m[...]Read on >>
Variations on Vance
Ever eager to write more words about magic, here's my contribution to Eiglophian Press's and The Mule Abides' Vancian Magic Hoedown.Spells as Pseudo EntitiesI really dig the idea of spells being almost but not quite sent[...]Read on >>
Welcome Motor City Gamewerks!
I was pleased to see that RPG author and friend to this site Jason Marker has his blog, Motor City Gamewerks, up and running. Jason did some great work on the Robotech RPG, and has since moved on to working on Rogue Tra[...]Read on >>
RPG Blog Carnival: Travelling
(Before settling for that topic title, I went through the following thought process: “Need a good title. What’s a good title. Hey, what was that “will travel” line? Have Horse, Will Travel, soR[...]Read on >>
The new Red box for D&D 4e
Well it not just the OSR that is into nostalgia packaging.Mind you this appear and emphasize appears to be a distilled version of 4e. This is the product page is here.Apparently starting in late 2010 they will be starti[...]Read on >>
FATE dice rolling methods
I own a couple of games based on the FATE system (which is, in turn, based on the FUDGE system), and there are a couple of different approaches for rolling dice that appear in them. The classic system is 4dF. A dF is a F[...]Read on >>
Vector Theory #4: Appearance of Nodes
If we work off the assumption that roleplaying games are stories which follow straight lines until they encounter a node, then we need to ask how these nodes arise.Without nodes we might as well be reading a story or wat[...]Read on >>
Baron Xavier’s Legacy: An Opening
Scene 1: In which our characters awaken in a large room. Lying on cold metal tables, they have vague recollections of who they might have been but they have no idea of why they are here.Scene 2: In which our characters a[...]Read on >>
The Generic Villain on Minion Job Requirements
Many of our plans are most easily foiled by the actions of our minions. I get that. It’s Dramatic Necessity. But just because it’s Dramatic Necessity doesn’t mean we shouldn’t at least make i[...]Read on >>
Machiavellian Characters
Something has been made clear to me from the discussions we’ve had here in the past month or so due to my posts on the Lady Blackbird game and now on the post about Vampire: people want to hurt my characters, ̶[...]Read on >>
Star Wars Cloaking Technologies
  Invisibility is one of the most hotly-desired technologies of all time.   OK, people may want magic wishing devices, ever-full purses, and similar items, even more – but no one even pretends that they’re [...]Read on >>
WOTC Blows It Again With Gamma World
How can one company screw up by screwing over their customers so often? This time the product is a failure before it's even released. Apparently Gamma World is going to be released with certain mutation cards coming in [...]Read on >>
L5R – JYSB Campaign Report 2
This episode sees the addition of a new player, the use of fate cards and the establishment of the framing mechanism of the campaign. Picking up from where the first session left off, the original trio of characters pray[...]Read on >>
Divers: Spirits
Some spirits are friendly. This one probably doesn't count.Spirits and shadows have a good deal in common. Both can be found throughout the depths, and will generally be stronger and stronger the deeper you go. Key to th[...]Read on >>
Great Gaming Geeks
General geeky blog, Geekosystem, has been running “Power Grid” rankings of the top living geeks. Their latest is 30 Great Gaming Geeks, including: #19 Richard Garfield (Magic: The Gathering) #17 Satoshi Taji[...]Read on >>
Not about old school or whippersnappers
I know I said I wasn't going to rant on this blog, and I'm not. But just so happen I was working on a post about my experiences with gaming stores and why I think that in order for the rpg industry to thrive, they need t[...]Read on >>
Federation-Apocalypse Session 98 – From Darkness into Death
  The view through hyperspace was reassuring in one way… It looked like the area of destruction was only spreading at lightspeed; given that it was… eight or nine light years to the nearest inhabited syste[...]Read on >>
Eye to Eye, part 2
The beholder flew out of sight. There was a moment of silence. Ian crouched by the door. “I’m going in.” Myntilly nodded. “Left or right?” Ian jerked his head left. “I’ll go righ[...]Read on >>
Get off my Lawn!
In case you missed original post, your stereotypes are wrong.[...]Read on >>
Zamazthu and Ziomar, the Twin Sisters of Burning Blood
Two of the Lords of Change that are more commonly worshiped by the Humans of Algol, they are depicted as slender female youths with wild hair, flashing eyes and clad in torn finery, Zamazthu with bloody loins and Ziomar [...]Read on >>
Gamma World 4e
When I first heard about the upcoming Gamma World 4e release (that is D&D 4e, not to be confused with the 4th edition of Gamma World which was published by TSR in 1992), I was excited but also had a lot of trepidatio[...]Read on >>
The Transmaniacon
In the wastelands of Algol the roar of Fusion Cycles can sometimes be heard...the ominous harbinger of The Transmaniacon, a gang of bikers sorcerers from an alternate Earth who serve the Lords of Change.Clad in filthy, w[...]Read on >>
Giving some control over ones destiny – now with darts!
I was playing through some old school goodness (testing my entry into the "Design a dungeon room contest"), and a player made a momentary err in judgement, their beloved character forced to have their fate depend on a si[...]Read on >>
Wizards drop Star wars!
Wizards Announcement here It’s official, Wizards of the coast have confirmed that they will not renew the star wars license in May. WOTC will no longer sell the books or their miniatures after august. Eh? WhatR[...]Read on >>
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