How Frank Should You Be?
Quick question for my fellow Old School DMs… When you are DMing a group that might not be as in tune with the OSR as you are, how explicit are you about some of the conventions that are now accepted Read More
Joseph Campbell: The Power of Myth
Next week sees the release of the whole “Joseph Campbell: The Power of Myth” series from PBS. Bill Moyers interviewed the dean of modern mythology, Joseph Campbell, back in the late 1980’s before his death, and those interviews form the Read More
The Megadungeon in its Natural Habitat
In response to my previous post about the possibilities of the avaricious taking advantage of the existence of a traditional megadungeon, someone wrote: …stuff comes OUT of wild dungeons, right? To, you know, feed on stuff, like merchants stupid enough Read More
The Megadungeon Industry
Y’all know me. Know how I earn a livin’. I’ll catch this bird for you, but it ain’t gonna be easy. Bad fish. Not like going down the pond chasin’ bluegills and tommycods. This shark, swallow you whole. Little shakin’, Read More
Gamma World and Star Frontiers Minis – Who Wants ‘Em?
In the course of buying stuff on eBay, I happen to have collected some miniatures that I am dead certain I will never in a million years use: TSR 5502 Gamma World/Star Frontiers Pure Strain Humans (3 figures/pack, 2 packs) Read More
Game of Thrones coming to HBO next year
Apparently the first book of George R.R. Martin series “A Song of Ice and Fire” is getting turned into a mini-series for HBO called “Game of Thrones” (which is the title of the first book, so perhaps this HBO series Read More
