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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Hundreds of OSR Blogs in an Easy-to-Read Format!

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The inestimable Ramanan S of Save vs Total Party Kill fame and originator of the Rammies , the only RPG award that has ever truly mattered,...
Friday, October 12, 2018

OSR Guide for the Perplexed Questionnaire

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You might see this questionnaire popping up a lot. I have enjoyed reading what other people had to say and thought I would add my two cent...
Friday, September 21, 2018

Let's Read Polyhedron: Issue 6

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You can check out previous posts in this series HERE . Ok, let's see if Polyhedron can bounce back from a weak issue 5. So I ...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

Classic-Era Waterdeep Products to Use (and Avoid) with Dragon Heist

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The D&D community is abuzz with excitement about the new Waterdeep module, Dragon Heist. Aside from maybe Curse of Strahd, there seems t...
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Monday, September 10, 2018

With Friends Like These...

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Gygax's The Village of Hommlet is widely regarded as one of the greatest intro adventures for D&D and for good reason. It is the...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

Review: The Blasphemous Roster

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So today I am reviewing The Blasphemous Roster by Michael Raston with Ben L and Trent B . The layout is by Luke Gearing . So, Raston...
Sunday, July 1, 2018

Let's Read Polyhedron: Issue #5

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If you would like to read other entries in this series, click HERE . Issue #5 follows the pattern of the other early Polyhedrons, with...
Saturday, August 26, 2017

Let's Read Polyhedron: Issue 4

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If you would like to read the other posts in this series, click here . Wow, it is has been forever since I blogged. It is what it is. ...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Classic Fourthcore Adventures Now Available On DriveThru!

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I posted a while back about how the Fourthcore crew had written the best 3rd party 5e adventure in existence. This is still the case. ...
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Friday, December 2, 2016

Secret Santicore 2015

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So the entries from last year's Secret Santicore are trickling out. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like there will be a compilation...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

A 5e Must-Buy: Fortress of the Ur-Mage

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"The Ur-Mage opens the doors of his Fortress once each decade, allowing the heroes and demigods of the realm to enter." With...
Saturday, January 23, 2016

Review: Tales From The Game Tavern #2

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A while back I posted about how we are living in the golden age of the RPG zine, and the passing of time has only reinforced this view. It ...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Let's Read Polyhedron: Issue 3, Winter 1981-1982

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If you would like to read previous installments of this series, just click the "Polyhedron" topic link down the right side of the ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Review: The Secret of Cykranosh by Wayne Rossi

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I first encountered Wayne Rossi on Google+ and immediately began following him based on a mutual adoration for the Judges Guild Ready Ref...
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Let's Read Polyhedron: Issue 2, Autumn 1981

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Issue 1 read-though HERE .  Issue 2 has a great cover by Stephen D. Sullivan, with a dude being polymorphed into a tree. Harsh. The ...
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Monday, September 21, 2015

On-The-Fly Rulings In OD&D

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For some players and DMs, the absence of rules is a problem. OD&D is seen as lacking "options". If something is not explai...
Sunday, August 30, 2015

Let's Read Polyhedron: Issue 1, Summer 1981

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Inspired by The Other Side 's series reading White Dwarf, and Grognardia 's old Imagine mag posts, I wanted to do a "Let's...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

4e "Themes" For 5e, Part One: Rambling

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I enjoy 5e. I think part of why I enjoy it is that they actually succeeded in realizing their design goals. The game fits different play...
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Friday, August 21, 2015

Prep Is For Ninnies: Froth's Sandbox Toolkit

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I don't always run OD&D sandboxes, but when I do, I use my sandbox toolkit. Today I invite you to peer behind the DM screen. The M...
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