Double n-dashes are my enemy right now.
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Iz
I was listening to Canon Puncture the other day and they talked about the new segments they want to do and started thinking back to the player characters in my games, the ones I remember best. Let me tell you about Iz th[...]Read on >>
Summoner Wars Master Set
Inside the box are an updated rulebook that clarifies some old and new rules, plenty of lovely dice and wound markers, a gorgeous playing board (replacing the wrinkly paper mats from the Starter Sets) and, most important[...]Read on >>
The Sinking: Animation
This installment of "The Sinking" from 0one Games is 15 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1 page SRD, 1 page editorial, 1 page ToC, 1 page advertisement and 1 page back cover, leaving 9 pages of content, so let's check out[...]Read on >>
Death in the Spindleflow Marsh
This free little adventure from Headless Hydra Games is 11 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1/2 a page editorial, 2 pages of advertisements and 1 page SRD, leaving 6 1/2 pages of content. [...]Read on >>
[Review] Kobold Quarterly 20
“”Do not throw the arrow which will return against you. - Kurdish Proverb“ - Civilization IV tech quote The kobold mines have produced a new issue of Kobold Quarterly. Issue 20 takes a look at archers,Â[...]Read on >>
Kobold Quarterly #14 for Free!
So, do you read Kobold Quarterly? It’s pretty great and has stuff from Pathfinder, 4e and AGE. Also, non-crunch stuff. Still not sure? Well, it’s your lucky day. Download Kobold Quartlery #14 for FREE up unti[...]Read on >>
Barrowmaze Cover Art Revealed!
Here's the cover art for Barrowmaze.I think Stefan Poag has really captured the essence of the dungeon.The flagstone dungeon, mold, and the burial alcoves set the tone.The scene depicts a zombie battle that apparently is[...]Read on >>
Tuesday Magic Item – Dragonpoint
Our contact was furtive, more so that usual for a dealing in black market magical weapon, which said something. One he was certain that we were unobserved and he had lit a ward candle. “Let me see the money,[...]Read on >>
#1 With a Bullet Point: 9 Armiger Feats
This pdf from Super Genius Games is 3 pages long, 1 page introduction/front, 1 page SRD, leaving 1 page for the 9 new feats of the Armiger. Let's check it out! [...]Read on >>
With which they conquered the Sea!
Pretty cool shot of an old Viking Ship, a craft perfected by the northmen and used to ply the waters of the North Atlantic for the better part of 5 centuries. When you think about all the successful ventures this wanderi[...]Read on >>
R.I.P. Jean Wells
I've just found out that Jean Wells, TSR artist and the original voice of the "Sage Advice" column in The Dragon, passed away on January 25th. You can find more information here. While I never met Jean, I spoke to her on[...]Read on >>
3 abreast in a 10′ Corridor: Photographic Evidence from J E Holmes
Jeff Rients recent post jogged my memories of playing with old school 25mm minis and this plate from Dr Holmes' book "Fantasy Role Playing Games" seems to support it. Citadel and their 1 inch plastic bases have a l[...]Read on >>
Pointcrawling Sigil’s Undercity
In yesterday's post about the megadungeon possibilities missed in Planescape's hub city, Sigil, Michael Moscrip asked very nice and polite like for a setting supplement. Since he's ill-advisedly talked about running a Di[...]Read on >>
Another tease!
As i continue to put the final, finishing touches on Gaslight, i thought i’d offer up another preview- this time, a glimpse of what will be the brand new character sheet for Gaslight. This was created by the wonder[...]Read on >>
Ghosts of Albion: Sold Out!
I just heard from Eden Studios yesterday that the first print run of Ghosts of Albion has completely sold out!Of course I am thrilled to death about this. But then there is sad fact that it is not in stores for new[...]Read on >>
Even before the Vikings settled Greenland . . .
This tree was 300 years old. That is an amazing picture of an old man taken in South Carolina courtesy of Dancing with Trees. [...]Read on >>
Mutant Mathematics
(A very excited Sniderman)-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-TRANSLATION: I'll be playing in a Metamorphosis Alpha game run by James Ward himself at Gary Con in March. Mutant RPG mayhem run by the guy who invented mutant RPG mayhem? Yeah, I[...]Read on >>
Dwarven SEAL Team Neutralizes Terrorist DM Threat: Film At 11
This year at DDXP, I got to try out running games for complete strangers. Little did I know what I had actually signed on for. Find out how six dwarves can make a grown man weep using only some ingenuity and a sackful of[...]Read on >>
I Need Help: An Appeal
January 31, 2012 from The Spirits of Eden
Filed under: D&D 4e, Fluff/Inspiration, Legacy D&D, Other Systems, RPG, RPG Hub
The long and short of it, is that I’m in trouble. I’ve hit bottom, and I don’t know what to do. I’ve exhausted all other options. I want to ask for your generosity and empathy. I’m uncomfort[...] Filed under: D&D 4e, Fluff/Inspiration, Legacy D&D, Other Systems, RPG, RPG Hub
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Link Advice #19
Real Life picture of a Cathay Beastlord Earthdawn: (Almost) Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Actions Black-castle-tent 1, 2 Science-Fiction- and Fantasy writers portraits ...[...]Read on >>
Ink Wash Experiment
I've played around with ink wash in the past with varying results but I've never really been satisfied with the results. Here's a quick ink wash I did this weekend and overall, I found it to be a satisfactory exper[...]Read on >>
Unspent: Complications
Here's a link to a listing of the Unspent posts, if you're a newcomer to this. When everyone got the mysterious warning to "run" (via Ivy's note...), they booked it. The cats were all around th[...]Read on >>
Introducing: Blazing Spear
High time to pull back the curtain, I think.Blazing Spear is the tentative name for an original bronze age weird fantasy setting I and two others have been working on since early 2011. There are numerous influences (from[...]Read on >>
A Gencon 2012 Hotel Near-Miss
Oops. I forgot today was the Gencon 2012 hotel registration day and logged in an hour late. Expecting to get a hotel somewhere in Outer Mongolia, I was pleasantly surprised to get the downtown hotel I desired. I hope thi[...]Read on >>
Twelve Fantasy Tavern Flies / Galactic Races
This is what we scientists call a “Twofer”: satyre said: Twelve (or more) drunken named NPCs found in the local inn or tavern. Kudos for doing this. Lex Icon on said A list of things the big bad corporatio[...]Read on >>
Character Creation Summary: BESM 2nd edition (not the revised edition)
I have been perusing my small collection of RPG books and looking through the interwebs for any inspiration for my article today. I have been thinking recently about the superhero genre and then also about my love of J[...]Read on >>
What’s New with Games that Can’t Be Named
This Wednesday we have a double-top-secret, as in we’ll make you sign a NDA before even giving you the second NDA, session of Games that Can’t be Named. Our location for this week, 333 Court Street, is in ke[...]Read on >>
When the World was Warmer Still
(that title is going to get me in trouble). But the Vikings settled the western fjords of Greenland back about 1000 years ago. They built a number of settlements and small towns, carving a living out for themselves in th[...]Read on >>
[House Rules] My problem with plate mail…
January 31, 2012 from d4, d6, d8, d10, d12 and d20s behind the skeleton in the closet
Filed under: RPG Hub
Look, I just don’t like plate mail – okay! It doesn’t fit in with my understanding sword and sorcery aesthetics. I understand it has its place on the battlefield in history, even in the tales of such loincloth hero[...] Filed under: RPG Hub
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The Developers Talk About Next D&D Part 3 – on Character Generation, Multi-classing, Feats and other Abilities
This past weekend, Wizards of the Coast hosted a Dungeons and Dragons Experience convention in Indiana, as they have for the past few years. This year was special because they announced a new edition of Dungeons and Drag[...]Read on >>
The Developers Talk About Next D&D Part 4 – on Advancement and Gameplay
This past weekend, Wizards of the Coast hosted a Dungeons and Dragons Experience convention in Indiana, as they have for the past few years. This year was special because they announced a new edition of Dungeons and Drag[...]Read on >>
Relic: Eye of Fate
“You hold in your hands a cut ruby as large as your clenched fist. The light shines on its surface, reflecting your face like a beautiful yet fractured mirror. Beams refract through its structure, causing it to see[...]Read on >>
I Need a Game…
I need a game. I’ve been GM’ing pretty exclusively (though Jenny has been taking some turns as GM) for a while now. Years, really. Except for a couple of very short Shadowrun and Dragon Age games, I’ve [...]Read on >>
The News from the Hills
Busy as all get out today, so I have for you today two microposts.The first—second one coming early afternoon--being news from and for the tabletop and Google Plus players in the Hill Cantons campaign. A nice pictorial[...]Read on >>
Dang it. Who blogged about 10′ corridors?
I'm pretty sure someone this weekend blogged about how in the 1st edition DMG section on minis Gygax makes it clear that 3 figures should be able to fit abreast in a 10' corridor. I have been considering using[...]Read on >>
Opportunity Actions: Game Night Blog Carnival – Thunderstone
Welcome to the Game Night Blog Carnival! This is a feature we’re doing once a month with a few other RPG blogs. If you have an RPG blog, and would like to participate, check out the FAQ at the main Game Night pa[...]Read on >>
GeekOut with MST3K vs. Gamera
There are simply more topics that I would like to write about than there is time on this Earth. To that end, I’ve created GeekOut!, a column where I can express my love of something for a month, before moving on to[...]Read on >>
[Pathfinder] The Oracle of Lore
Sadly, Varen, my Jade Regent monk died an ignoble death at the hands (or proboscis) of some giant vermin (my group’s first PC death in the AP). To keep things rolling, my GM (and co-blogger) allowed me to reroll as[...]Read on >>
Roll a Chess Check with a +2?
So let’s say that a PC is about to engage in a friendly or not-so-friendly chess match during a session of [insert old-school-style RPG here] and real play time is not a limiting factor. Neither is what the other p[...]Read on >>
Death Valley set to spew more Death
Not really. But there are some craters there that may have the possible potential to active in the near future (meaning sometime within the next 2 trillion years). Intersting read. I knew there were a few craters in Deat[...]Read on >>
Month in Review: January 2012
The announcement from Wizards of the Coast confirming that they are indeed working on the next iteration of D&D was the biggest news in gaming this month. A lot of people began speculating on what’s to come, but f[...]Read on >>
Merlin’s Miscellany: Part Seven
Animated Gargoyle(From The Curse Of Cornelius Sigan)A powerful sorcerer may have access to arcane spells which allow him to bestow 'life' on solid statuary, with a particular favourite for animation being the common[...]Read on >>
The last day to get the New Year, New Game Indie Bundle
Grab your copy of the New Year, New Game Indie Bundle before it vanishes forever into the ether of the Ethernet. with over $50 worth of amazing indie gaming goodness for $25 this is your last chance to grab tons of new [...]Read on >>
Quick Hits: January 2012
After taking a brief, inadvertent break from blogging recently, I thought I’d jump back in with some quick-hit thoughts on D&D Next, my own D&D campaigns, some non-RPG games I’ve played, the Order o[...]Read on >>
Quick Hits: January 2012
After taking a brief, inadvertent break from blogging recently, I thought I’d jump back in with some quick-hit thoughts on D&D Next, my own D&D campaigns, some non-RPG games I’ve played, the Order o[...]Read on >>
A Gamey Proposal!
One of our fans, Alan reached out to us, wanting us to design a personalized Ascension card that he can use as a "A Gamey Proposal" to his girlfriend, Crystol while they were playing the newest expansion. [...]Read on >>
On the Costal Wizards
You know what's awesome?Lamentations of the Flame PrincessOSRICSwords & WizardryLabyrinth LordAdventurer Conqueror KingWhy? They are thought out - done for love, and amazingly playable. Each one makes you want to gra[...]Read on >>
Interview – Chris Dias (Dias Ex Machina Games)
Chris Dias is the founder and co-writer of Dias Ex Machina Games. First off, let me thank you for taking the time to be interviewed for the ENnies. I truly appreciate you taking the time to talk about the ENnies. Startin[...]Read on >>
Images as RPG Inspiration
A picture is worth a thousand words. We have all heard that phrase many times over. Not only can they be worth a thousand words, pictures can sometimes be just the thing to get you over a hurdle when developing yo[...]Read on >>
