Dungeon 23 (Wk 10) – What is a diagonal 10′ section?
Michael / Chgowiz I think I’ve mentioned this before, but it is hard to draw on the diagonal! Using the 1st edition DMG Appendix A: Random Dungeon Generation, there are a number of…
Dungeon Master’s Handbook – Episode 49 – Decoding AD&D and Encoding GM preparation
I recently took up a project to convert my GM preparation tools to a web-based table generator system called Hex-Describe. What started as just taking spreadsheet tables to text tables…
Dungeon23 (Wk 8 and 9) – Still here, still creating a megadungeon!
I’m changing the format of my weekly catchups. I don’t think the day-by-day will always work, especially if I’m doing basic things or or just plugging away. I want build…
Player contributed lore to an AD&D campaign
One of the neat/cool things about Ben Robbin’s West Marches game was that players would share info w/each other. To me, that was a really cool thing that I wanted…
An example of using ChatGPT to create hex map descriptions
(Skip down to the jump break if you want to get to the actual ChatGPT chat/response bit.) Update below as well (11am CST 2/8/23) AIs (or, more correctly I think,…
Dungeon 23 – Players Journals from Session 2 – Burning Beds and Getting into Trouble!
Entry #2 Here I am again. Ur, standing in the doorway of the pool room, contemplating a swim. But before I could do anything, Loverboy and Bora and the Richman’s…
Dungeon23 (Wk 7) – Back to the Source, Finishing Level 3
Day 43 Another great set of OD&D specific generators for old school play, and done against the 1974 rules! OD&D Referee Tools Quick and dirty, but extremely useful, especially to…
A Country Where D&D isn’t No. 1 – Germany’s FRPG History
Asking questions is the only way I can learn about things, and this morning, I got a nice little history brief of D&D/fantasy gaming in Germany in the 70s/80s. I’ve…
Dungeon 23 – Delving the Black Maw Session 2 – After-Play Report
Second session of the Black Maw in the books. A room was lit on fire. A strange pool avoided. Pranks are being played on the PCs. And they fell victim…
Dungeon23 (Wk 6) – Finishing Level 2, Changing Up My Approach
Day 36 Back from a long weekend and I was drained today. I was thankful I had finished level 2 mapping the week prior and only had to key rooms,…