It’sss our birthday, Precioussss…
So, I’ve got a trip to Half Price Books, a Mediterranean restaurant, and Avengers II, so, no Arduin update this week. I’m sure both my readers are disappointed.
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Arduin Grimoire, Part XII
Arduin Grimoire, Part XII Alignment, Combat, And Combat About Alignment There was an “alignment chart” earlier in the book, but now we have an essay about it. It’s very clearly based on the original tripartite scheme, and how often do … Continue reading →
Arduin Grimoire, Part XI
Arduin Grimoire, Part XI Rune Weavers’ Magik Also, Magikal Treasures “Hargraves New Magikal Spells (Wondrous Webs Of Power)” “(Continued)” Continued from what, you may ask. From the next page, of course. The ordinary laws of time, space, and page order … Continue reading →
Arduin Grimoire, Part X
Arduin Grimoire, Part X Our Prismatic Walls Go Up To Lavender Also, Magikal Spells Now, we get to one of my very favorite pages in gaming history, possibly second only to the picture of Loviatar in the original Deities and … Continue reading →
Arduin Grimoire, Part IX
Arduin Grimoire, Part IX Charts, Tables, Matrices Without Which, It’s Not An RPG, It’s Just People Making Up Stories Also, I Roll Up Three Magic Weapons, Just Because I Can Now, we proceed to a large collection of charts and … Continue reading →
Failed My Fortitude Save vs. Disease
Yeah, I’ve been managing weekly updates for a while now, but this weekend, not so much. I got something, probably one of the things we’ll get to on pages 78-79 of the Grimoire. IAE, I spent about two hours staring … Continue reading →
Mana-Manna
Mana-Manna Doo-doo-do-do-do… So, pursuant to a comment on my most recent Arduin article, I decided to check the etymology of ‘mana’. For decades, I thought it had the same roots as ‘manna’, as in, the story of Exodus. Well, that’ll … Continue reading →
Arduin Grimoire, Part VIII
Arduin Grimoire, Part VIII Markets And Magic (And Witch Hunters, Which Don’t Start With ‘M’) “Y’know, being a Paladin is cool and all, but I wish there was a class that let me be even more of a douchenozzle to … Continue reading →
Arduin Grimoire, Part VII
Arduin Grimoire, Part VI Classes, Part II Am I Sufficiently Out Of Ideas It’s Time For A “You Got No Class” Joke? Aw, Hell No. I Have Two Volumes Still Ahead Of Me, Better Save The Good Stuff For When … Continue reading →
Arduin Grimoire, Part VI
Arduin Grimoire, Part VI Classes Like Magic Items And Monsters, You Can Never Have Too Many, Right? (Note That I Didn’t Make Some Kind Of ‘You Got No Class’ Joke. Clearly, I’m Aiming Higher Now.) OK! After an excessive series … Continue reading →