Gaming on Gor
A few months ago, I posted about television shows that I thought would make good settings for RPGs. I’d like to follow that up with a bit about a series of books that I think would make a really terrific Read More
A few months ago, I posted about television shows that I thought would make good settings for RPGs. I’d like to follow that up with a bit about a series of books that I think would make a really terrific Read More
One of the least-used special abilities of dwarves is their 75% chance to determine new construction. When you read back over the history of the early Castle Greyhawk as run by Gary Gygax, we are told it was constantly in Read More
What would motivate a Christopher Columbus or a Marco Polo in a D&D-type setting? Jeff Rients came up with an absolutely awesome idea (perhaps “came up with” is the wrong term; “articulated for use in D&D” might be a better Read More
A few years ago, a particularly twisted friend of mine (hi, Craig!) gave me a CD of “A Very Scary Solstice” by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. Normally I loathe with the fiery passion of a thousand white-hot suns the Read More
Many thanks to Zach Houghton over at RPG Blog II for naming Castle of the Mad Archmage as the best free RPG product of 2009. I really appreciate the nod, and it’s really great to see that folks are enjoying Read More
What do Peter Jackson, George Lucas, Paul Verhoeven, and the Wachowski brothers have in common? They will all be banging their heads against walls, wishing they had made “Avatar”, or at least lamenting that it steals their thunder. I have Read More