The true story behind the infamous chits in the Holmes Basic D&D sets
In a recent post (concerning the replacement of B1 with B2 in the original Dungeons and Dragons Basic set) I wrote: “I also was confused as to why my box had irritating chits and others had dice, but I...
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OpenQuest SRD now available from D101 Games
OpenQuest is the "rules light-ish" sibling of Mythras (and both are descendants of RuneQuest and Basic Role-playing). It's a great system, one that I've played in the past and would be happy to do so...
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The Rings of Power starts on September 2nd
We finally have a name for Amazon’s forthcoming Middle-earth series: The Rings of Power. As I mentioned almost a year ago, the series will take place during the Second Age: According to showrunners...
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Reflection on the Old School Renaissance
There’s a very interesting and detailed “historical look” at the Old School Renaissance (OSR) at the blog “Simulacrum: Exploring OSR Design.” It’s quite long and consists of five posts: part 1 (the 1st...
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Giants in the Earth and the pre-TSR Known World
Some interesting notes from the original “Known World” Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting have been made available for all to enjoy. (See this thread at the Piazza forum or find the PDFs here.)...
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Disappointing news regarding the Rings of Power Middle-earth series
Vanity Fair has an articlethat (finally) provides some real information about the forthcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power television series (from Amazon). Overall, I regret to say that...
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To the Mountains of Mirkwood and the Tower of Black Glass
Adventures 7 and 8 of the Spider Cult of Mirkwood campaign The Characters (more information here): Hengil Foros (Dúnedan Warden of Rivendell) Ulvmund Galmund (Barding Warrior of Dale) Hartmut...
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Against the Darkmaster on sale during February
I’ve praised the “inspired-by-MERP” fantasy role-playing game Against the Darkmaster (VsD) before here. If you’re curious about the game, I thought that I would mention that VsD products are 30...
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Crypts and Things on sale
Until midnight (GMT) on Monday the 21st (February 2022), there is a sale at the D101 Games web store. Everything is 25 percent off if you enter the code "shakespear" when reviewing the cart before...
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Greyhawk Adventurers: The Quixotic Quartet
After a two-year hiatus, I finally restarted my “Greyhawk Classics” campaign earlier this month. There are only two players (“MK” and “JC”). Both are friends from my undergraduate days at the...
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More on The Rings of Power series
The Vanity Fair article, “10 Burning Questions About Amazon’s The Rings of Power,” actually came out a couple of weeks ago but it slipped by my notice until now. As its title indicates, it provides...
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Fort Endurance and the Dim Forest (Greyhawk Classics Campaign)
I thought that I would share the summaries of the adventures in my "Greyhawk Classics" campaign. The characters are described in this earlier post. I'll set up an index for the campaign in the near...
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Mythras and Against the Darkmaster News
I thought that I would pass along some news concerning two of my favourite role-playing games and the companies that produce them.@font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;...
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No new Greyhawk setting book? Phew!
Every so often on the inter-tubes I encounter laments about the dearth of 5th edition (D&D) material for settings other than the Forgotten Realms.Fair enough, I guess. But personally, I’m fine with...
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Mythras News: Supes and Polynesia
There’s a new member of the Mythras RPG family: the superhero role-playing game Destined. It’s available now at the Design Mechanism’s new home store, and will become available at Lulu and DrivethruRPG...
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Dungeons and Dragons news: Dark Tower, Honour Among Thieves, Spelljammer, and...
There were a number of announcements today concerning the near future of Dungeons and Dragons (5th edition). Among them: the title of the forthcoming D&D film. It’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor...
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From Fort Endurance to the Village of Hommlet (Greyhawk Classics Campaign)
PART 2: FROM FORT ENDURANCE TO HOMMLET(Coldeven – Flocktime 578 CY)[Part 1 here] 2.1 Rest and recovery at Fort Endurance(Coldeven 8th– 14th) Our intrepid adventurers—Erik (the mountain dwarf...
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Goodman Games to release The Caverns of Thracia
After Goodman Games releases their updated version of Dark Tower(scans of the original plus a 5e or DCC conversion, along with "The Chosen Sons of Set" addition) they will turn their attention to...
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Foreboding (and Hope?) regarding The Rings of Power series
I haven’t been following the various announcements concerning the forthcoming Rings of Power series lately, given my disappointment with the “time compression” that will be used for the series (that...
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Forthcoming Númenor book and some thoughts on the Second Age of Middle-earth
I’ve always found the Second Age of Middle-earth intriguing. One reason is that, unlike the First and Third Ages, it is not a period during which any of Tolkien’s primary stories occur, and hence...
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