Podcast Episode 31 – Playing the Ultima CRPG setting in OD&D
Michael / Chgowiz In this episode, I take a break from AD&D and talk about a different gaming love – how I combined OD&D and the Ultima CRPG setting from the early 80s…
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HOTT 52 – Weeks 7 thru 9 – Hordes, Heroes and Scenarios, Oh My!
The latter half of February has been a hectic one for me! GaryCon prep, podcasting, running several games… and still playing HOTT! I just haven’t had much time to blog…
Podcast Episode 30 – Finishing Up Demystifying AD&D Combat
In this episode, I wrap up my attempt to demystify AD&D combat with a correction, some odds-ends and Weapons vs. AC! Anchor Episode link: https://anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook/episodes/Podcast-Episode-30—Finishing-Up-Simplifying-ADD-Combat-eb80m2 What do you think?! Leave…
Gaming at Little Wars in April!
Little Wars is the annual wargaming convention produced by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society of the Midwest (HMGS-Midwest). It’s a great time and very inexpensive too. $40.00USD for three days…
Simplifying Encumbrance
Ah, encumbrance. How I’ve loved to hate thee, but how I’ve found that thou art needed… This is my simplified encumbrance approach. Many of you will recognize this as the…
Podcast Episode 29 – Realistic AD&D Initiative, Update on Campaigns and Playtests
There have been many attempts to house-rule and update AD&D Initiative/Surprise rules to make it more “realistic.” I visit one of those alternative systems from an email I received, as…
GaryCon Prep Update: Moathouse Tested! Heist On the Way!
Playtesting is now complete on my Rescue of Hommlet scenario. My friends Chris and Alex came over this past weekend to beat each other to a bloody stalemate (or mutual…
Where have the players been in your campaign?
Sit back and consider, for a moment, the contiguous land mass of the Russian nation. It’s huge. Wikipedia says that area is 17,098,246 square kilometers. (6,601,670 sq mi) For comparison,…
Podcast Episode 28 – Lessons Learned and Campaign Happenings
A lot of games over the past couple of weeks, and some lessons learned as a DM! Come listen as I share about running boss battles, using random events in…
GaryCon XII Prep – Moathouse complete! Heist complete! Seeking Playtesters!
The Moathouse for my “Rescue of Hommlet” game is complete! First… picture time! I am ECSTATIC at how it came out! I can’t wait to get this on the table…