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Mana-Manna

Lizard's Gaming and Geekery Site Posted on March 16, 2015 by LizardMarch 16, 2015

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 →

Posted in Rants | Tagged Arduin, etymology, magic, mana, manna, muppets, RPG | Leave a reply

Arduin Grimoire, Part I

Lizard's Gaming and Geekery Site Posted on January 10, 2015 by LizardNovember 28, 2015

Walking Through The Arduin Triology (And Maybe The Others) Or, Why Didn’t I Think Of This Before? Because I’m Extremely Dim, That’s Why! So, I’ve raved on and on about the Arduin books, how much they meant to me in … Continue reading →

Posted in Arduin, Rants, Reviews And Walkthroughs | Tagged Arduin, Booty And The Beasts, classic, Dungeons & Dragons, Erol Otus, Hargrave, old school, Personal, review, roleplaying, RPG, walkthrough, weird | Leave a reply

Nature Abhors A Vacuum

Lizard's Gaming and Geekery Site Posted on November 9, 2014 by LizardNovember 9, 2014

Nature, Like A Cat, Abhors A Vacuum Which Kind Of Sucks (Pun Intended) Given What I’ve Just Realized So, I’m in the library, doing some light reading of the 1E Manual Of The Planes, when a thought occurs to me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | Tagged 1e, conspiracy theory, DnD, Elemental Planes, Gygax, Planescape, revelation, roleplaying, Science, Vacuum | 2 Replies

Yeah, I’m just gonna leave this right here…

Lizard's Gaming and Geekery Site Posted on June 21, 2014 by LizardJune 21, 2014

Review for “The Book Of eight Restful Retreats”, my first product published through Christina Stiles Presents: http://www.rpgnow.com/product_reviews.php?products_id=131265 share: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on fark share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants, Rules And Variants, Uncategorized | Tagged gaming, magic items, Pathfinder, Personal, review, RPG | Leave a reply

A Musical Interlude…

Lizard's Gaming and Geekery Site Posted on March 17, 2014 by LizardMarch 17, 2014

With apologies to REO Speedwagon, and in tribute to E. Gary Gygax, who believed that the entire room should be against you… I can’t fight this piercer any longer And yet, it clearly will not let me go Its grip … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | Tagged alleged humor, darkmantle, filk, humor, lurker above, music, parody, Personal, piercer, REO Speedwagon, wretched pun | 1 Reply

This Is A Sacred Relic

Lizard's Gaming and Geekery Site Posted on December 31, 2013 by LizardDecember 31, 2013

Playing at the World: Gary Gygax’s 1973 D&D Working Draft. All I can say is, “Holy Frak.” I am going to be poring over this site. These are some of the earliest proto-D&D fragments, the Dead Sea Scrolls of gaming … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants, Rules And Variants | Tagged D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, old school, roleplaying, RPG | Leave a reply

A Personal Update

Lizard's Gaming and Geekery Site Posted on December 28, 2013 by LizardDecember 28, 2013

Most of the people who might want to know about this are on Facebook, but I realize there’s people who aren’t, and who might still be interested, so I’ve written up a summary. About nine months ago, Beth was strongly … Continue reading →

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A Minor Diversion Into Artsy English Major Stuff

Lizard's Gaming and Geekery Site Posted on December 1, 2013 by LizardDecember 1, 2013

I’m doing another editing pass on Rogue Planet, in preparation for the final push to print. One of the interesting things about writing is when you set aside a document for a while, and then return to it, you can … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | Tagged dialog, editing, gibberish, person, philosophy, pulp, Rant, Rogue Planet, theme, tropes, writing | 1 Reply

Monopoly & D&D

Lizard's Gaming and Geekery Site Posted on July 25, 2013 by LizardJuly 25, 2013

OK, this is going to be very brief, because every second of spare time I have is devoted to looking at cute cat gifs on Buzzfeed writing Rogue Planet. I’ve commented, often, that the perception of AD&D as being “rules … Continue reading →

Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Rants | Tagged D&D, old school, Personal, Rant, roleplaying, RPG | 3 Replies

Kickstarter Announcement! Rogue Planet: Adventures On The Star Prison! With Exclamation Points! Lots Of Them!

Lizard's Gaming and Geekery Site Posted on May 28, 2013 by LizardMay 28, 2013

Terrifying… I Mean, Good News, Everyone! Following a lifetime habit of jumping on the bandwagon after the dead horse has left the open barn, I have decided to try to Kickstart a new novel. As both of my fans know, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Kickstarter, Rants, Science Fiction | Tagged book, ERB, fiction, Kickstarter, Lin Carter, novel, Personal, publicity, pulp, Space Opera, sword and planet, writing | 2 Replies

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