On Saving Throws
One of the things that we see in some OSR games is a consolidation of saving throws into a single roll. In fact, this came up in the Tenkar’s Tavern chat Wednesday night, so I thought I might explore the Read More
Random thoughts on the drow and Lolth and stuff
I’ve taken the plunge and started to work on a couple of things I mentioned idly in the past; D4 City of Spiders and Q2 Web of Souls. The first is an expansion of the classic D3 Vault of the Read More
Convention Report: Shore Leave 40
I spent a wonderful weekend at Shore Leave 40, a Star Trek/general sci-fi and fantasy convention held in Hunt Valley, MD. I’ve been going to this convention since the mid-1990’s, and it’s always a fun time. I was fortunate enough Read More
Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp (Spoiler Free)
I saw the MCU’s latest offering tonight, Ant-Man and the Wasp, the sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man. I was in an almost-full Dolby theater, no 3D, no IMAX. (I like Dolby for the recliners and the fact that you get reserved Read More
Revisiting Adventures Great and Glorious
Seven years ago (!) I posted here that I was working on a sorta-supplement/sorta-it’s own game called Adventures Great and Glorious. The idea was to capture a couple of different RPG concepts in one place, and make them fit well Read More
The Rains of Colorless Fire
The catastrophe that ended the ancient Suloise Imperium, known as the Rain of Colorless Fire, has long fascinated Greyhawk aficionados. The official canon texts tell us but little: When the Invoked Devastation came upon the Baklunish, their own magi brought Read More
