A blog about the World of Greyhawk, tabletop RPGs, wargames, and pop culture
I was reminded today of the oft-repeated Old School gaming maxim, “Never say no.” That typically is a piece of advice to the Dungeon Master, who should always allow the players to try whatever batshit crazy stunt they want, no Read More
As you might have read elsewhere on the Internet, today was supposed to be the release date for the film version of The Inhumans, a group of super-powered people in the Marvel universe. What we got instead was the incredibly Read More
…Erik Tenkar and his wonderful wife. Erik has been accused of some terrible things with no justification because of his politics, and his wife has been caught up in some of the crossfire. They’re both wonderful people, and Erik is Read More
One thing that some gamers have long questioned, but so many more have left unquestioned (to the extent that the situation has become the norm in most RPGs) is the fact that character creation comes first in the rules. It’s Read More
…and that’s intentional. I stumbled across a blog post today, which said, in part: Again, this is a difference between the OSR and indie scenes – any fool who starts a blog and claims it to be OSR is automatically Read More
I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since I posted one of these (mainly because I was diverted by doing the Baklunish series which just ended), but here we are, a year later, and I’ve got one last “Greyhawk’s Read More
