My GaryCon XII / 2020 games approved and scheduled!
Michael / Chgowiz 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…
Michael / Chgowiz
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…
Happy Holidays from the ChicagoWiz Christmas Manor!
This has been a rough year around our house, with Death visiting us far too often and too close. Still, I am blessed with the family and friends I have,…
Episode 23 – Attracting Old School Game Players, Keeping Old School Elders
Link to episode: https://anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/episodes/Episode-23—Attracting-Old-School-Game-Players–Keeping-Old-School-Elders-e9ogku Taking a cue from how Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor Podcast makes episodes in his car, I do some philosophizing about attracting players to old school…
WIP – “Rescue of Hommlet” – Rules and Scenario
In preparation for my first real foray into Greyhawk at GaryCon 2020, I’ve been reading the T1 “Village of Hommlet” module, as well as researching rules! My intent is to…
Sixty Opinions That Nobody Should Care About
So it started with a Tweet… I think a lot of Internet stories start like that… but this one started with a fashion tweet that led me to an idea…
Podcast Episode 22 – Demystifying AD&D Combat Surprise and Initiative
I’m challenging conventional wisdom that AD&D by-the-book combat is too difficult! In this episode, I review surprise and initiative and those dreaded words/phrases: “segments” and “weapon speed”. Let’s learn and…