HOTT 52 – Battle 4 – Attack on An’Burkag’s Encampment
Michael / Chgowiz I fought my HOTT 52 Week 4 battle over lunch today and had a blast! I tried out the Magician unit for the first time. After the battle report, I’ll…
Episode 26 – Q&A on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Magic
Mr. Goblin’s Henchman of Goblins Henchmen Podcast (https://anchor.fm/ghench) sent a message with two questions about AD&D – Magic Resistance and how spellbooks work in my campaign. I had great fun…
HOTT 52 – It’s all about the lines and remembering the rules correctly!
I took a quick moment to knock out another game of HOTT over Friday night/Saturday morning. It was a quick game, as I’m starting to remember how things flow and…
Podcast Episode 25 – AD&D Combat Demystified – Initiative for Spellcasting, Charging
I’m challenging conventional wisdom that AD&D by-the-book combat is too difficult! In this episode, I visit initiative one more time to talk about melee with a spell-caster, and then I…
HOTT 52 – Relearning the rules for the first two weeks.
I played two games of HOTT (Hordes of the Things) this weekend, to do my first two weeks’ games for the HOTT 52 challenge. I’m now caught up so that…
My GaryCon XII / 2020 games approved and scheduled!
I have four games at GaryCon XII/2020 this year! I’m so glad to be returning to one of my favorite events in the Midwest. If you get a chance, come…
HOTT 52 – Getting Ready
Kaptain Kobold over at the Stronghold blog has been holding forth on the game HOTT (Hordes of the Things) for years now. This year, they decided to play a weekly…
WIP – “Rescue of Hommlet” – Playtest weekend
Having written stolen and mashed up rules to create a Chainmail/Book of War hybrid Frankenstein monster, I wanted to make sure that the thing played well, and I wanted to…
Three Hexes ‘Zine #3 – Modern/Sci Fi Campaigns
Just released on DriveThruRPG – Three Hexes ‘Zine #3! Not all campaigns are fantasy based and Three Hexes isn’t just for fantasy. You can take the idea of starting with…
Podcast Episode 24 – 2019 Year End Reflections and Call-In Q/A
Direct link: https://anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/episodes/Episode-24—2019-Year-End-Reflections-and-Call-In-QA-e9p06m My thoughts on the OSR of the past 2019 and coming 2020. As well, I answer call-ins from listeners and other podcasters! John Alan Large of Red…