Chasing Dawn Gobbles – 20252
Michael / Chgowiz There’s a moment, about an hour before sunrise and standing outside, that I feel a hush and an anticipation. It’s as if nature is gathering itself, opening its eyes and…
Classic Traveller / Battlestar Galactica Season 1 – Lessons Learned
When I set out to run a game based on Battlestar Galactica, Classic Traveller was my first place to go to find a system that I could use to enable…
Classic Traveller / Battlestar Galactica Season 1 ends with a cliffhanger!
The stalwart Fleet Scouts cautiously approached the nervous human woman. She was dressed in homespun materials – leather-like, beaded and knotted. They had lured her out from hiding by singing…
Spring Gardening 2025 – How it’s going
Early May is less than 3 weeks away, and a lot of planting is going to happen! I’ve got my community garden plot and my own backyard container garden for…
New Etinerra AD&D houserule – effects of zero hit points
My game sessions these days run at about 2 to 2 1/2 hours, every other week. That’s just the reality of online/remote gaming and our busy lives. I’m grateful for…
Modifying a Hawk Kwik-Grab Crossbow Stand
I recently purchased a Hawk Kwik-Grab Crossbow stand. I found it hard to hang the crossbow like a regular bow while in a tree and retrieve it as easily as…
Tucker’s Kobolds become the Ewok Kobolds
There may have been a scene recently in my AD&D campaign that looked a little like this… The PCs stumbled onto a map of a treasure location. The note that…
Garden planning for 2025
I’m well into planning for my next vegetable garden. I’ve got a ~500sq ft (~46 sq m) plot at a community garden. Last year was my first year at this…
Post-season scouting (and a bit of turkey…)
So deer season has come and gone, and that means its time to pack away the gear, look at the photos and remember the fun, right? Well, not exactly. It’s…
An example of AD&D combat in my campaign
This post is a fun answer to a challenge from a discussion on “how difficult AD&D combat is” on social media. If you’d like to see the full thread, you…