Tag Archives: old school

Gelatinous Cube, Glacial

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Lizard

Gelatinous Cube, Glacial In honor of the Winter Is Coming Blog Carnival, I’ve decided to try to a)post more often (hah!), and, b)post winter/cold/ice related stuff, as my fancy is struck. No promises on either frequency or content; been there, … Continue reading →

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A Spell For All Time: Acidic Mouth

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Lizard

A Spell For All Time: Acidic Mouth Prior Articles In This Series Feral Froth Inaudible Intelligence Inspired by some guy who was ranting on RPG.net about something. Look, I can’t be expected to remember trivial details like “who said it” … Continue reading →

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Hackmaster 5e, Part II

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Lizard

Hackmaster Part II: Khan Strikes The Chamber Of Secrets Back When Last We Left Our Intrepid Hero Protagonist… OK! Welcome to Part II of my Hackmaster 5e character creation walkthrough! Now with more exclamation points! For those of you who … Continue reading →

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Hackmaster 5e

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Lizard

Hackmaster 5e This ain’t your father’s Hackmaster. The original Hackmaster was based on AD&D 1e and 2e, put through a psychedelic blender and cranked up to 11. The only mechanics from that version that really remain in this one were … Continue reading →

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Necromican, Level 8 And 9

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Lizard

Necromican, Level 8 Featuring Benign Boots Wow. I just checked and realized the last post in this series was written almost a year ago. Fortunately, that wasn’t the last time this site was updated, though it seems that way at … Continue reading →

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Cyborg Commando 2.0 MOAR CAPS

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Lizard

CYBORG COMMANDO The Epic Saga Continues CAPS STILL NOT OPTIONAL Welcome back! I know, even for me, this was a long time between updates, but I’ve been: Roll Activity 01-30 Ranting on the D&D Next boards 31-80 Ranting on the … Continue reading →

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Cyborg Commando

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Lizard

CYBORG COMMANDO (All-Caps NOT OPTIONAL) (Not Gary Gygax’s Finest Hour… Or  Week… Or Year…) So, what happens to an iconic creator when, for various reasons, he can no longer work on the products that made him so iconic? Well, he … Continue reading →

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Stellar Warriors Update

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Lizard

Stellar Warriors Update I’ve mentioned, several times, my desire to an over-the-top sci-fi game inspired by late 70s/early 80s tropes in both game design and science fiction (and by “science fiction”, I mean, the pulp space opera, movies, and TV … Continue reading →

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Alma Mater, Sophomore Year

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Lizard

Alma Mater, Sophomore Year The Return of Biff Muntz As you may recall, far longer ago than I’d like, I posted Part I of this review and walkthrough,  in which I began generating a character for the RPG “Alma Mater”, … Continue reading →

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Alma Mater

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Lizard

Alma Mater A Review And Walkthrough Alma Mater is one of the better known obscure role playing games of the early 1980s, and once you’re done parsing that, we can move on. Ready? Good. Published in 1982 by Oracle Games … Continue reading →

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