Humpday Blog-O-Rama 2.26.20

Blogs are an integral, vital part of the RPG hobby. They serve as incubators for new games, sounding boards for fresh ideas, and platforms for up-and-coming talent. They keep "forgotten" games alive, foster discussions, and build communities.

Every Wednesday on the Thought Eater podcast and blog, I take a look at what is going on in the vibrant RPG blog scene. Check out previous Humpday Blog-O-Rama posts HERE.

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INTRO (NEW BLOGS!)

https://mazecontrol.blogspot.com/

https://youonlyneed6es.blogspot.com/

https://dapperdungeons.blogspot.com/

https://monstersandmusings.blogspot.com/



MAPS

http://doomslakers.blogspot.com/2020/02/underground-down-below.html

GET IT HERE!!!

https://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=46139

http://falsemachine.blogspot.com/2020/02/dco-remastered-more-maps.html

REVIEWS AND RETROSPECTIVES

http://dreadgazebo.net/mork-borg-review/

https://yaldabaothofficial.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-accursed-den-review-of-mork-borgs.html

http://endzeitgeist.com/the-mutants-of-ixx-osr/

https://rollingboxcars.com/2020/02/19/nordic-horror-never-looked-so-good-a-town-called-malice/

https://thac0rpg.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-review-of-times-that-fry-mens-souls.html

https://osrgrimoire.blogspot.com/2020/02/k1-sunken-city.html

http://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2020/02/friday-fantasy-lorn-song-of-bachelor.html

https://gnomestew.com/fate-of-cthulhu-review/



RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

BUY IT HERE!

http://lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com/2020/02/star-dogs-referees-handbook.html



FREE STUFF

https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-dragon.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-doppelganger.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-cave-locust.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-dervish-d100.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-cyclops-d100.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-pudding-oooze.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-crocodiles-3d30.html

https://thejollygm.blogspot.com/2020/02/coriolis-ship-design-spread-sheet.html

https://thejollygm.blogspot.com/2020/02/alien-rpg-ship-builder-spread-sheet.html

http://d20pirates.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-cabal.html

https://greyhawkonline.com/2020/02/22/owner-of-a-broken-hart/

https://dumpstatadventures.com/a-players-perspective/equipment-packs-the-rogue

https://rollsanity.com/original-b-x-character-record-sheet/

http://direbane.blogspot.com/2020/02/judges-screen-for-advanced-labyrinth.html

https://media.wizards.com/2020/dnd/downloads/UA2020-Subclasses03_0224.pdf

https://talestoastound.wordpress.com/2020/02/25/pendragon-character-creation-booklet/



MISCELLANY

https://hobbygamesrecce.blogspot.com/2020/02/west-end-memoirs-scott-palter.html

https://www.geeknative.com/71292/fantasy-flight-games-to-discontinue-their-rpgs/

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2020/02/rpg-spotlight-ffgs-star-wars-takes-you-to-a-galaxy-far-far-away.html

https://questingbeast.substack.com/p/coming-soon

https://www.sageadvice.eu/2020/02/19/chris-pratt-and-tom-holland-want-to-host-a-dd-session-with-the-avengers/

https://polyhedralnonsense.wordpress.com/2020/01/19/gaming-on-mars-a-mostly-complete-list-of-barsoomian-role-playing-games/

https://oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/190983296987/1980sactionfigures-dwarves-of-the-mountain-king

http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2020/02/identifying-dice-of-1970s.html



PUT A FORK IN IT

https://goodman-games.com/blog/2020/02/18/a-statement-on-judges-guild

http://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2020/02/concerning-judges-guild-further.html

http://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2020/02/concerning-bat-in-attic-games.html

http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2020/02/how-to-destroy-legacy-in-week.html

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Humpday Blog-O-Rama 9.11.19

Blogs are an integral, vital part of the RPG hobby. They serve as incubators for new games, sounding boards for fresh ideas, and platforms for up-and-coming talent. They keep "forgotten" games alive, foster discussions, and build communities.

Every Wednesday on the Thought Eater podcast and blog, I take a look at what is going on in the vibrant RPG blog scene. Check out previous Humpday Blog-O-Rama posts HERE.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!!!

INTRO

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uT5Up2Iyk5-L7BV_oyCStGu1Bklb0VLY

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XbgQGWW57FIxF0rmU0mxBHhpSj0uDO1a 


http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2019/09/blogiversary-double-digits-baby.html

http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2019/09/reapercon-2019.html



MAPS

https://mapoftheweek.blogspot.com/2019/09/monochrome-mapping.html

https://simplednd.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/the-cross-arms-tavern-and-inn/

https://grodog.blogspot.com/2019/09/grodog-in-greyhawk-a-summer-raining-multitudes.html


REVIEWS AND RETROSPECTIVES

http://terriblesorcery.blogspot.com/2019/09/review-spire-of-quetzel.html

https://dcctreasures.blogspot.com/2019/09/grimtooths-trapsylvania.html

https://thac0rpg.blogspot.com/2019/09/saturday-morning-d-cartoon-episode-1.html

http://endzeitgeist.com/porphyra-roleplaying-game-porphyra-rpg/

https://darksunadventures.blogspot.com/2019/09/dark-sun-trading-cards-02.html

https://viridianscroll.blogspot.com/2019/08/strategic-review-101-spring-1975.html
https://viridianscroll.blogspot.com/2019/08/strategic-review-102-summer-1975.html



RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

https://diyanddragons.blogspot.com/2019/09/da12-h-is-for-hallways.html

https://eeriecandle.blogspot.com/2019/09/found-in-forest-clearing.html

https://www.frugalgm.com/2019/09/free-gm-resource-two-minute-tabletops.html



FREE STUFF

http://toadrpg.blogspot.com/2019/09/adventures-in-off-peak-city.html

https://smolderingwizard.com/2019/09/08/labyrinth-lord-player-quickstart/

https://polyhedralnonsense.wordpress.com/2019/09/08/troika-character-cheat-sheets/

http://leicestersramble.blogspot.com/2019/09/its-been-while-since-i-took-one-map-and.html

http://9and30kingdoms.blogspot.com/2019/09/urban-geomorphs-stables-2common-quarter.html

http://www.knightsinthenorth.com/dcc-race-jarrok/

https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/unearthed-arcana/modern-magic

https://traveller-ct.blogspot.com/2019/09/pilots-guide-to-darlee-subsector.html



MISCELLANY

http://www.rustmonsteratemysword.com/2019/09/building-wyrmwood-forest.html

https://www.geeknative.com/68390/comic-the-different-types-of-metagamers

http://www.medievalists.net/2019/09/education-in-the-middle-ages/

http://monstersandmanuals.blogspot.com/2019/09/did-any-appendix-n-authors-know-about-d.html



BLOGGER HALL OF FAME

http://grognardia.blogspot.com/


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CRYPTWORLD!!!

Oh man. Sometimes you see something so awesome that all of the worries and cares of the world just wash away. Such was my response to the news of Goblinoid Games' Friday the 13th release, CRYPTWORLD.

Many have no doubt heard of Goblinoid Games already. Their free retroclone of the B/X rules, Labyrinth Lord, is one of the most beloved and well-supported of all OSR systems, and their titles such as Mutant Future and Starships and Spacemen show these folks have a real knack not only for humor, but for game design. They are skilled at applying familiar, straightforward rules to multiple genres.

I don't know the legal bits behind it, but they also appear to have the rights to Pacesetter, a long defunct game company that was active during the mid 80s. They have re-released some old titles, such as Timemaster (which looks totally awesome by the way).

Anyways when I saw the image for CRYPTWORLD, I immediately Googled it, incensed that I must have missed this amazing artifact in gaming history. Turns out the facts are much, much cooler than that.

You see Pacesetter also made an awesome horror rpg game called Chill. Chill isn't really about gory horror (although recently I had a gaming fantasy of mixing Chill with Kult into an unholy homebrew). It felt more like spooky, classic-movie-monster horror, with a touch of Scooby-Doo. Anyway, it had a lot of cool mechanics like the "Action Table".

So here is the awesome part: while CRYPTWORLD is a new game, it is apparently heavily influenced by Chill. In Chill, PCs are basically investigators for a secret organization called S.A.V.E.. CRYPTWORLD will expand this idea to include several other groups. I am assuming that since they are using the Pacesetter logo on the cover that other Chill fluff and mechanics will be in the game. Will we see the Action Table? God I hope so.

Check out the full details HERE!