Humpday Blog-O-Rama 3.11.20

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.

CLICK HERE for listening options or use the player below!






INTRO

https://anchor.fm/noahms456

https://thac0rpg.blogspot.com/2020/03/happy-birthday-to-blog.html

http://rpgbuyer.com/

https://strangevistas.org/2020/03/05/saying-goodbye-to-some-old-friends-2/



THERE AND BACK AGAIN

http://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2020/03/frodo-lives.html

https://frialigan.se/en/news/#/pressreleases/free-league-signs-deal-to-publish-rpgs-in-tolkiens-middle-earth-2979811

https://rollingboxcars.com/2020/03/04/a-look-at-the-heros-journey-2nd-edition/



MAPS

http://bearded-devil.com/2020/03/03/map-of-the-quill-coast/

https://graemedavis.wordpress.com/2020/03/09/monday-maps-8-a-noble-mansion/

https://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=46042&page=2&p=414338#post414338

REVIEWS AND RETROSPECTIVES

https://www.tribality.com/2020/03/04/dms-guild-review-kakobear/

https://waynesbooks.games/2020/03/04/cyborg-commando-gary-gygaxs-first-game-after-tsr-1987/

https://dumpstatadventures.com/blog/deep-dive-the-beholder

https://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2020/03/far-future-dungeon-delving.html

https://flintlocksandwitchery.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-supercrew.html

https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/quick-and-easy-two-player-board-games/

https://oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/611696561348640768/a-carbuncle-resembles-an-armadillo-with-telepathic

https://osrgrimoire.blogspot.com/2020/03/blackmoor-men-magic.html



RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

https://throneofsalt.blogspot.com/2020/03/d20-magical-precipitations.html

http://rememberdismove.blogspot.com/2020/03/d20-more-magical-precipitations.html

FREE STUFF

https://polyhedralnonsense.wordpress.com/2020/03/05/hostile-traveller-cepheus-engine-character-sheet/

https://polyhedralnonsense.wordpress.com/2020/03/08/hot-zone-player-gm-handouts-traveller-cepheus/

https://thedicequeen.wordpress.com/osrd/

https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/03/ose-encounter-activities-hydra.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/03/ose-encounter-activities-gnoll.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/03/ose-encounter-activities-treant.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/03/ose-encounter-activities-vampire.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/03/ose-encounter-activities-gargoyle.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/03/ose-encounter-activities-crab-giant.html

http://d20pirates.blogspot.com/2020/03/sailing-ships-for-savage-worlds.html

https://www.lythia.com/game_aides/diseases/

MISCELLANY

https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2020/03/03/a-pax-east-2020-roundup/

https://garycon.com/gary-con-and-grand-mitigate-risk/

https://www.geeknative.com/71569/at-least-15-creators-working-on-modiphius-dune-rpg

https://dmmagazine.blogspot.com/2020/03/in-this-day-of-march-we-remember-giant.html

https://www.sageadvice.eu/2020/03/04/today-is-the-dm-day-twelve-years-ago-gary-gygax-left-the-prime-material-plane/

http://therenaissancetroll.blogspot.com/2020/03/its-not-easy-being-green.html

ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE 4E A CHANCE

https://gnomestew.com/system-splicing-dd-4th-ed/

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Free and Pay-What-You-Want 5e DMs Guild Highlights: Week Ending 3.7.20

Every week, talented creators upload Dungeons and Dragons products to the DMs Guild, pricing them as free or pay-what-you-want in order to reach customers. Dozens of new free and PWYW products are added each week alone. It is a lot to sort through. My hope is that highlighting a few of each week's best supplements will help the designers get the attention they deserve.

You can find previous posts in this series HERE.

This was the slowest week on the Guild that I can remember, but I was able to find a few gems.


Eberron Battlemaps - Lightning Rail Version 2 from Thomas Pedersen

What's an Eberron game without a little lightning rail action? Pedersen is back with another pack of battlemaps to fuel your fantasy noir. See their first set HERE.


Way of Gravitational Force from Jordan Vanderkooy

This is the coolest Monk subclass that I have seen in a while. All of the features allow you to mess around with gravitational forces. For example, you can spend ki to make an object or area sort of act like a magnet and pull creatures toward it, or draw projectiles towards yourself instead of a party member. Looks really fun.


Forgotten Races from J.P. Aljets

Getting tired of the same old racial options? Here are five new ancestry options that all feel generic enough to fit into most settings. Also includes new elf and halfling subraces.


Impostor - Character Background Option from Martin Davico

This background idea could make for some humorous roleplay. Basically, you have been given a lot of credit for something you didn't do, or something that you did accidentally. With the right group, this could be really funny to play out.

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Humpday Blog-O-Rama 3.4.20

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.

CLICK HERE for listening options or use the player below.





INTRO

https://xenophonsramblings.blogspot.com/

https://madcartographer.com/



WHEN SPELLJAMMER?

https://www.geeknative.com/71510/the-creepy-cinematic-for-dd-next-official-setting-theros/

https://www.geeknative.com/71515/amazon-now-taking-pre-orders-dds-leaked-mythic-odyssey-of-theros

http://polaroidsandpolarbears.co.uk/tabletop-gaming/dungeons-dragons/clash-of-the-gods-as-dd-invades-theros-in-new-sourcebook/

http://alphastream.org/index.php/2020/02/28/what-a-5e-spelljammer-campaign-setting-might-look-like/

http://therathole.ca/renaissance-gamer-03-02-20/



MAPS

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2020/02/rpg-the-infinidungeon-is-a-scrolling-dungeon-map-that-unfurls-adventure.html

https://www.geeknative.com/71443/soulbound-reveals-the-great-parch-map

https://www.cubicle7games.com/age-of-sigmar-the-great-parch-map-reveal/

https://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=46186

https://dysonlogos.blog/2020/02/27/deck-iv/

OSE

http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2020/02/review-old-school-essentials.html

https://thac0rpg.blogspot.com/2020/03/old-school-essentials-gems-1.html

https://trollandflame.blogspot.com/2020/02/old-school-essentials-online-tools-and.html



REVIEWS AND RETROSPECTIVES

https://dmdavid.com/tag/the-arduin-grimoire-the-coolest-rpg-book-ever-also-the-book-gygax-mocked-as-costing-readers-1-int-and-2-wis/

https://www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-reading-club/a-decade-of-indie-roleplaying-2010/

https://www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-reading-club/a-decade-of-indie-roleplaying-2011/

https://www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-reading-club/a-decade-of-indie-roleplaying-2012/

https://www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-reading-club/a-decade-of-indie-roleplaying-2013/

http://dcctreasures.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-wizardarium-of-calabraxis.html

https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=6551

http://punverse.blogspot.com/2020/02/an-occurrence-at-howling-crater-review.html

https://landofnod.blog/2020/02/24/welcome-to-the-jungle/



RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

http://www.paperspencils.com/d100-additional-reasons-the-wizard-is-more-than-they-seem/

https://dungeonspossums.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-collection-of-1d6-roll-tables.html

http://chthonic-halls.blogspot.com/2020/02/introduction-roll-up-roll-up-welcome-to.html



FREE STUFF

https://dumpstatadventures.com/the-gm-is-always-right/more-tools-for-5e-gunsmiths-kit

https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/03/ose-encounter-activities-fish-giant.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/03/ose-encounter-activities-djinni-efreeti.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/03/ose-encounter-activities-hobgoblins.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-toad-giant.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-driver-ant.html
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/02/ose-encounter-activities-elemental.html



COOL MINIS

http://toomuchlead.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-beast-of-caerbannog-and-final.html

https://samhaine.wordpress.com/2020/03/02/pumpkinheads/



MISCELLANY

https://terriblesorcery.blogspot.com/2020/02/guest-post-revising-weaponarmour-lists.html

https://terriblesorcery.blogspot.com/2020/02/guest-post-revising-weaponarmour-lists_28.html

https://acornafloat.blogspot.com/2020/02/spells-run-through-google-translate.html

https://www.enworld.org/threads/announcing-the-free-rpg-day-2020-publishers.670655/

https://diyanddragons.blogspot.com/2020/03/best-of-blogosphere-janfeb-2020-fun.html

http://cubeofquazar.blogspot.com/

https://trollandflame.blogspot.com/2020/03/owl-con-2020-recap.html

https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2020/03/scrum-con-2020-post-op.html

https://heropresstwo.blogspot.com/2020/02/oh-my-god-who-knew-amazon-had-made.html

https://www.geeknative.com/71454/the-charming-story-of-dd-in-a-nursing-home

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/57989



CAMPAIGN BIBLES

https://theangrygm.com/how-to-run-a-biblical-campaign/

GET IT HERE

http://www.lulu.com/shop/http://www.lulu.com/shop/andy-c/the-incredible-dungeon-masters-assistant/paperback/product-24424971.html

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