PrinceCon 3 Handbook, Or, I Don’t Care What Howard Says In The Old Days, They Handed Out Entire Variant Rules Systems At Cons How Cool Is That? My Arduin articles are evidently quite popular, possibly drawing up to a half-dozen … Continue reading →
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 →
New And Exotic Armors Because a fantasy universe should not be limited to “leather, chain, plate”. This is a selection of (I think) interesting and unusual types of armor, as might be found among different cultures and species. While some … Continue reading →
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 →
Treacherous Traits Four entries in one month! Continuing the Blog Carnival theme of Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot, I now look at Traits which might be useful to conniving backstabbers of various sorts. I like Traits. I introduced a concept I … Continue reading →
The RPG Blog Carnival for November has a theme of “Gunpowder, Treason, and Plots”. This is my second item inspired by the theme; the first is here. You know how it is. You’re skulking through dark passageways to commit an … Continue reading →
Necromican, Level 10 And Up What Do You Mean? Nine’s As High As Spells Go Nope, These Go To Eleven Twelve OK, Boils and Ghouls! The last part of this series covers the seriously munchkin stuff, without the John Kovalic … Continue reading →
Igilvar’s Fang Aura moderate necromancy CL 8th; Weight 1 lb.; Price 12,000 gp Igilvar’s Fang (many imitations of the original have been made, but they are called “Igilvar’s Fang” in honor of the originator), is usually a thin, long-bladed, dagger, … Continue reading →
So, there’s another design diary up on WOTC’s site, and that means another chance for me to write an inchoate, off-the-cuff rant there, and then post it here, and pretend that it’s content. I’m a bit confused as to how … Continue reading →
And It’s Still Yet Another Set Of Replies To A 5e article! Here’s the 5e article. Here’s the reply: On one hand, I want a steady stream of releases. OTOH, I think releasing something you know you’re going to change … Continue reading →