A blog about the World of Greyhawk, tabletop RPGs, wargames, and pop culture
I don’t normally do these sorts of “this day in history” posts, but I’ve been on a history kick lately, and today is a real biggie with connections to both science fiction and military (wargaming) history. Today marks the 50th Read More
Most D&D-based campaigns are set in a setting more or less analogous to Medieval Europe. We tend to think of such times are backward in the extreme, driven by media images such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail. However, Read More
Tonight we had a small contingent for gaming– myself and three players– so we struck on the idea of doing a game of Ogre miniatures rather than an understaffed D&D game. Since it’s now my new favorite game, I was Read More
From the Greeks and Romans through the 19th century, health and wellness was thought to revolve around four “humors”. When the humors were in balance, the individual was healthy. When they were out of balance, the body became ill. Thus, Read More
Press Release 02 APRIL 2011 WICHITA, KANSAS Black Blade Publishing is proud to announce that it has reached an agreement in principle with Joseph Bloch to publish his Castle of the Mad Archmage™ for old school fantasy campaign gaming. While Read More
I know that these have been floating around the web for a while, now, but I hadn’t actually taken the 20 minutes to sit down and watch them until last night. It was worth it. Absolutely fascinating stuff, including a Read More
TGN – Tabletop Gaming News
