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Dungeon Fantastic

I didn't even know I hit 'em - Situational Awarness rule spinoff - Doug posted a very interesting idea over on Gaming Ballistic. Randomly Aware – Fast Situational Awareness It occasioned a thought or two. What if you need...
11 hours ago
Tenkar's Tavern

Tavern Post #10,001 - Holy Crap! - I didn't notice last night that last night's blog post was post 10k for *The Tavern*. When I started blogging nearly 15 years ago (May 31st will be the ...
15 hours ago
Methods & Madness

Sword&Sorcery I: Introduction - I don't know when I'll finish this book but here is the introduction. Let me know id there is anything missing. I'll add the following chapters as I writ...
22 hours ago
Jeffs Gameblog

Draft Two-Step Status rules - Hey, we're trying to remove a saving throw penalty in here! The basic deal here is that the first status of each pair has *no direct mechanical effect*. G...
23 hours ago
tenfootpole.org

Doctrine of Ghul - By Bruce CordellMonte Cook GamesCypher/5eLevels 4-5 Ghul. The creator of Goth Gulgamel, the fortress halfway up the Spire. Self-proclaimed offspring of Esl...
1 day ago
ars ludi

In Defense of “Boring” Worlds - Caroline has stepped up to the typewriter to talk about the beauty of creating “boring” settings with In This World. Worlds that aren’t incredibly strange ...
1 day ago
Akratic Wizardry

Swords and Wizardry Kickstarter: 3 days left - I’ve been swamped with work lately – hence no posts at all in April (which, I think, is the first time that I’ve missed an entire month since starting th...
1 day ago
GROGNARDIA

50 years in the Dungeon - A very interesting interview with David "Zeb" Cook about his time at TSR Hobbies, in which he talks about the* D&D Expert Set, Oriental Adventures, *and Se...
1 day ago
Dyson's Dodecahedron

Rok’s Pottery Workshop - This month I’m starting on yet another series of maps – based on a Patreon request from Mark Clover, I’m … Continue reading →
1 day ago
Fabled Lands

Blood Sword to Dragon Warriors - part 5 - *The Walls of Spyte* is the last installment in Oliver Whawell's series of rules conversions from Blood Sword to Dragon Warriors rules. The stat blocks a...
2 days ago
B/X BLACKRAZOR

Projects - The blog is going to go silent for a bit. I have several projects I'm working on, and I want to be a bit more focused in my writing. My apologies to the re...
3 days ago
The Alexandrian

Ptolus: Running the Campaign – Patron Exhaustion - DISCUSSING In the Shadow of the Spire – Session 37C: Iltumar’s Folly When everyone gathered back at the Ghostly Minstrel, they met Agnarr’s news regarding ...
4 days ago
Monsters and Manuals

Why the dearth of 'other world' campaigns? - JRR Tolkien was a crucial 'break' between two conceptions of the fantasy genre. Before him, most (though not all) fantastical tales either involved people ...
4 days ago
DMDavid

Never Have Monsters Make Checks—Just Let the Players Roll - Dungeons & Dragons started with slightly different rules for monsters and player characters. In the dungeon, doors that players left open always swung shut...
4 days ago
Sly Flourish

The Heroic Spark - Here's an easy house rule to streamline the integration of a new character into an existing group. When the new character shows up, state: "Looking into th...
6 days ago
Age of Dusk

[Review] Into the Maze of Dreams (OSE); Ai-generated shit tier digital litter - [Adventure]Into the Maze of Dreams (2023)Luiz Eduardo Ricon (Hexplore Publishing)“First Tier Characters” (lvl 1 to 5) Shit Shit Shit. Digital litter. Garba...
6 days ago
The RPGPundit

The Q1 Hasbro Report: How's WotC Really Doing? - The 1st quarter numbers are out for Hasbro, and there seems to be various interpretations going on about the numbers. Why do some people think the numbe...
1 week ago
Jeffro's Space Gaming Blog

Braunstein Play is Fundamental to D&D - Braunstein has been framed as being an intermediary form in the evolution of wargame to roleplaying game. I have demonstrated that Braunstein play is integ...
2 weeks ago
Bat in the Attic

The Release of How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox and the Isle of Pyade - The Release With the successful conclusion and fulfillment of my Kickstarter, I am releasing How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox and The Isle of Pyade to the publ...
3 weeks ago
All Dead Generations

Beyond the Crystal Frontier - A Gazetteer of the World - Fabulation, Tall Tales, & Lies. The gem robbers and drifters of the Crystal Frontier come from every corner of the world, but they are often reluctant to s...
1 month ago
Raging Owlbear

D&D: A Better Way to Fudge Dice - As it happens every 6 months or so, the topic of fudging the dice comes up. I’m probably not going to change your mind on fudging, but I stress that *sh...
2 months ago
Dreams in the Lich House

LOTFP Review: The Curious Conundrum of the Conflagrated Condottiero - This capsule review will have spoilers. Here's some boring facts about the book up front to avoid diving right into the spoilers. *The Curious Conundrum...
3 months ago
Beyond Fomalhaut

[MODULE] The Webs of Past and Present & Cloister of the Frog-God (NOW AVAILABLE!) - Can you have enough frog-themed modules? I am pleased to announce the publication of two adventure modules, *The Webs of Past and Present *and *Cloister of...
3 months ago
RJD20

Will AI be the Future of Dungeons and Dragons? - By RJ on 19 January 2024. Artificial intelligence is all the buzz as of late. In every community, from the sprawling and ever-growing tabletop roleplaying...
3 months ago
Hill Cantons

Sex-Crazed Falling Stars, Free Weather Magic, and Adventures: News of the Hill Cantons - *Grandma Gaya, the Rav-Witch of High Kezmarok*, seeks the stout of limb and humble of mind in the *obtaining of fallen stars* from an upcoming prophesied ...
3 months ago
Delta's D&D Hotspot

Fearful Ends Now on Kickstarter - [image: Fearful Ends book & cards on Kickstarter] The long-time passion project of my Wandering DMs partner Paul Siegel is currently funding on Kickstarter!...
6 months ago
Breeyark!

Grog’s House Rules – Supernumerary Spells and Other Magic-User Rules - Hey, how can the Ref make it more fun to play the BX Magic-User? You can try it the Grog The post Grog’s House Rules – Supernumerary Spells and Other Magi...
7 months ago
Adventures in Gaming v2

The End - In January of 2011 I launched a new blog, this blog, *Adventures in Gaming version 2*. I had had several blogs before this one, most notably of course, *...
9 months ago
Forgotten Realms Adventures inc Loudwater

Sexy Goblins? - Not sure how I feel about this...
11 months ago
Primeval Thule

RURITAIN AND THE ASPTOOTHS - Ruler: *Queen Matilda* (from 2221 AR), formerly *King Ozzar*. The coastal city of Ruritain, one of the first settlements built by the Atlanteans, is unde...
2 years ago
Beyond the Black Gate

Hey, what's going on in here? - It seems the Mad Scientist is working on something secret in his laboratory of horrors... I wonder what it will be? Is it anything to do with Warrior...
2 years ago
Varisia: Runelords of the Shattered Star, Curse of the Crimson Throne

Ep 123 7-15/4/4720 AR Fleeing Jorgenfist, Planning - Back at Heidmarch Manor, the group decides to seek out Runeforge and its anti-Runelord weapons, before assaulting the Temple of the Peacock Spirit. Simon ...
3 years ago
Primeval Thule Plan B

Lomar - LOMAR Home to a proud and warlike people, the city-state of Lomar dominates the southern coast of the Kalayan Sea. Lomar’s warriors guard rich fields an...
3 years ago
FR - Red Hand of Doom

Session 18 The Godslayers; 24/8/1491 XP 134+13=147/160 Lvl 11>12 - Egg Uaah Rhod the Half Orc & Token the Dwarf joined by Bear the Druid. Battle many dragonborn elite guards in the upper halls, killing 14, but a horned devi...
4 years ago
Phandalin 5e D&D Open Campaign

Beginners 5e D&D Game - Phandalin Open Campaign - Welcome... [image: Image result for dragon of icespire peak 5e] *Campaign Notes* PCs are adventurers and explorers recently arrived at the frontier mining ...
4 years ago
Creighton BroadhurstCreighton Broadhurst

I’m Starting a 5e Game: What Should I Know? - I’ve been a Pathfinder 1st Edition player and GM since the game released. I love the rich complexity of the game and the stories it allows you to tell and ...
4 years ago
Wilderlands - Heroes of Modron

Session 2 18-19/12/4450 BCCC - Lost Man's Trail - return to Modron - [image: Image result for werewolf] 4:43pm 2019-5-22 Smon Has entered the room SHARK: How do I increase the size of the text, James? JamesDevil: hi Simon SH...
4 years ago
The Nentir Vale: Fallcrest Saga

Sessions 25 & 26 18-19/10/717 Thunderspire #9 & #10 - End - [image: Image result for Mage of Saruun] #9 Joined by Wilf the elven scout, the party penetrates the Well of Demons, kills the gnoll leader Maldrick Scarm...
5 years ago
The Sophisticated Barbarian

Rocking Thule #2: In Search of the Golden Disc; the Tower of Golden Scales - Whew! Honestly, I tought I'll be able to publish content more often. Even though most of the stuff is ready, translating, editing, occasionally expanding ...
5 years ago
The Southlands Campaigns:Tabletop D&D in the Wilderlands

Map of Altanis -
6 years ago
Karameikos Campaign

Epilogue 1025-1035 AC - With the advice of ex-Queen Yrsa the Young, Baroness Alexandra Vorloi rules Zeamark well. In 1026 AC Alexandra's brother Sir Eusebius Vorloi courts and mar...
6 years ago
Eternity Publishing | Epic & Immortal level Dungeons & Dragons

Dragon’s Dogma – Gorechimera - Dragon's Dogma GoreChimera Boss for 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons (Epic Tier Level 21 Composite Solo Monster).
10 years ago

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Simony: Thoughts on RPGs

Friday 13 January 2023

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