Humpday Blog-O-Rama 5.29.19

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.

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INTRO

http://rosswatson.blogspot.com/2012/08/rpg-settingsystem-review-birthright.html

https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/H1narr3rx

http://heropresstwo.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-brazilian-car-advert-thats-been.html



MAPS

http://chaudronchromatique.blogspot.com/2019/05/keyed-version-of-he-map-from-lacustres.html

http://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2019/05/wandering-hommlet.html

http://9and30kingdoms.blogspot.com/2019/05/pamphlet-village-redwinter-hamlet-pdf.html
http://9and30kingdoms.blogspot.com/2019/04/green-bard-of-twisted-wood-pdf.html

http://sorcerersskull.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-secrets-of-harveylands.html

https://mapoftheweek.blogspot.com/2019/05/mammoth-cave.html



REVIEWS

http://fantasy-faction.com/2019/monarchies-of-mau-role-playing-core-rulebook-review
BUY IT HERE!

http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2019/05/review-castles-crusades-codex-classicum.html

https://rollingboxcars.com/2019/05/21/the-art-of-legacy-life-among-the-ruins/

http://rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2019/05/gloranthan-friends-and-foes.html



RETROSPECTIVES

http://sorcerersskull.blogspot.com/2019/05/wednesday-comics-charlton-action-heroes.html

https://waynesbooks.games/2019/05/26/wildspace-a-successor-to-spelljammer/

RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2019/05/these-wood-elfs-are-d100-table.html

http://graphiteprime.blogspot.com/2019/05/clerics-and-ascension.html

http://rememberdismove.blogspot.com/2019/05/marcher-lord-pcs.html

https://sfrpgtools.com/



COLBERT

http://dungeonsofklang.blogspot.com/2019/05/stephen-cobert-started-with-holmes-basic.html



DAVE HARGRAVE DAY

https://originaldungeons-and-dragons.blogspot.com/2019/05/dave-hargrave-day_25.html



MISCELLANY

https://forrestaguirre.blogspot.com/2019/05/snail-mail-rpging.html

https://www.dungeonsolvers.com/2019/05/24/using-an-unreliable-narrator-in-an-rpg/

http://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2019/05/osric-now-has-wiki.html
https://osricwiki.presgas.name/doku.php?id=osric:index#introduction_and_purpose

GAMING WITH KIDS

https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/gaming-with-kids/


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Thought Eater Podcast: Top Three Tuesdays: Fave Superheroes, TSR Box Set Cover Art, and PCs

I am back on the Thought Eater podcast with some more top three lists suggested by listeners this week! The show includes call-ins from a variety of OSR Anchorites including Jeff Collyer, Tim Shorts, JE Shields, and Ray Otus. Topics include my fave PCs, superheroes, and TSR box set cover art.

I thought I would go ahead post my fave cover images from the TSR box sets. It might spoil the anticipation, but certainly help with the visualization.

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Thought Eater Podcast: Night Below Session Recap 5.26.19

Sundays on the Thought Eater podcast, I recap the events of my Saturday Night Below campaign. Last night's session was filled with humor and improvisation. And mutton pie. Extremely fatty mutton pie.

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Free and Pay-What-You-Want 5e DMs Guild Highlights: Week Ending 5.25.19

Every week, talented creators upload 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.


Waterdeep Factbook from Mike Knudsen

This is a truly helpful Waterdeep gazetteer, complete with random tables, maps and more. If you are running anything in or around the City of Splendors, snag this immediately. 


The Artist Commune of Skullport: An Undermountain Encounter from Green Bird RPGs

I've mentioned other releases from these folks before (here and here). They make some really inventive add-ons for the Dungeon of the Mad Mage adventure. Their artwork is also always top-notch. 


100 Non-Combat Random Encounters from Dungeons and Djinn

If you have followed these posts or my podcast for a while, you are aware of my fondness for random tables. The "non-combat" series of tables from Dungeons and Djinn are perfect for quick inspiration and bringing an area of your campaign to life without straining the ol' noggin. 


Planeswalking and You: The Primary Colours of Mana from JankyAss Games

These ten core archetypes are based around the mechanics and concepts from the Magic the Gathering game. I know next to nothing about Magic and still liked it.


Zebediah's Fishing Techniques and Equipment from Scott Borland

This is one of those odd and unique supplements that you just wouldn't see without the DMs Guild. High production values, strange bait lists ("Pick me up some mindflayer tadpoles at the store, will ya?"), inventive gear...this is entirely better than I imagined it would be. Wonderfully creative.


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Thought Eater Podcast: Five Minute Friday: Unknown Clones: More Gor....err...GORE

Hi all. Five Minute Friday on the ol' podcast today features some call-ins from John Payne of This Old Sword and Lieren from Updates from the Middle of Nowhere regarding my "Unknown Clones" series. Have a great weekend!

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Humpday Blog-O-Rama 5.22.19

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 (NEW BLOGS)

https://loglex.blogspot.com/
https://lizardsandwizards.blogspot.com
https://slaytanicgaming.blogspot.com
https://www.aelf.work/

MAPS

http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-tower-of-zenopus-in-ghosts-of.html

https://thevintagedm.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-village-of-langerklif-village-3-done.html

https://mirrorsquid.czepeku.com/
https://www.patreon.com/czepeku/overview

https://mapoftheweek.blogspot.com/2019/05/goldfield.html



JAPANESE D&D

https://www.geeknative.com/65761/the-1994-japanese-version-of-dungeons-dragons-looks-amazing/

https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/appendix-j/rules-cyclopedia/



REVIEWS AND NEW RELEASES

http://rpgknights.com/warhammer-fantasy-role-play-4th-edition-review/

https://cavegirlgames.blogspot.com/2019/05/hello-mission-control-this-is-agent.html

BUY IT HERE
FREE PLAYER PACK HERE

https://diyanddragons.blogspot.com/2019/05/crawl-thulhu.html

ISSUE 1
ISSUE 2

http://throneofsalt.blogspot.com/2019/05/lets-look-at-godkillers-ynn-and-more.html

http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2019/05/review-pwwo-maximum-mayhem-adventures.html



NEW 5E

https://www.tribality.com/2019/05/17/new-dd-storyline-baldurs-gate-descent-into-avernus/

https://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2019/05/dnd-essentials-kit-announced.html

https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/05/20/dungeons-and-dragons-eberron-hardcover-2019/



RANDOM TABLES AND GENERATORS

https://campaignwiki.org/face

https://lizardsandwizards.blogspot.com/2019/05/potions-descriptions.html

http://themansegaming.blogspot.com/2019/05/12-spaceship-special-featuers-that-are.html

RETROSPECTIVES

https://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-best-of-omni-science-fiction-part-1.html
https://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-best-of-omni-science-fiction-part-2.html

http://jasonzavoda-hallofthemountainking.blogspot.com/2019/05/gygaxs-letter-from-alarumsandexcursions.html

https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/43244/roleplaying-games/reactions-to-odd-hex-clearing-procedures

https://oldschoolroleplaying.com/the-underdark-in-dungeons-and-dragons/

https://mythlands-erce.blogspot.com/2019/05/homage-to-keep-on-borderlands-4k.html

http://blackmoormystara.blogspot.com/2019/05/dave-arneson-article-at-minnpost-website.html
https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2019/05/david-arneson-the-co-creator-of-dungeons-dragons-developed-the-game-in-minnesota/

IF THIS CAMPAIGN ENDED TOMORROW...

https://wizardswithlaserrifles.blogspot.com/2019/05/if-this-campaign-ended-tomorrow.html



OUTRO

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