Twelve years later…
Michael / Chgowiz Twelve years ago, I rediscovered the joy of simple, old school gaming through a rules-light d20 clone called “microlight20”. A gent by the name of Greywulf was very active in…
AD&D
Podcast Episode 36 – Reading Unearthed Arcana – Intro, Comeliness, Races
I’ve decided to pick up the (in)famous supplement to AD&D: Unearthed Arcana! Join me as I begin a series of episodes where I read through the book and see what…
Inspiration Strikes – Handling Poison
Ch-click! The stone surface depressed slightly underneath the halfling’s foot. Just as that fact made itself known to the footpad’s mind, a row of small needles sprang from the floor,…
Podcast Episode 34 – Demystifying AD&D – Pursuit and Evasion
A recent question on the AD&D subreddit (/r/adnd) serves as the topic for this episode – regarding the rules around pursuit and evasion in both the dungeon and wilderness. This…
Streaming, gaming and podcasting
I had an opportunity last night to be interviewed by Hobbs of Hobbs & Friends, a long runing RPG/OSR-friendly podcast. We were talking about Three Hexes, as well as talking…
Griffon’s Keep – a Battle Map for AD&D/Roll20
To keep my games alive, I’ve pivoted to online/virtual tabletop play. To help make the games feel more personal, I purchased a yearly subscription to Zoom. (If you do this,…
COVID and original editions gaming – week 2
I hope you all are surviving as best you can during these hard times. I hope you and your families are safe and well! We are doing well. I started…
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…
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…