Podcast Episode 27 – Horrors Under Tuluk – A Player’s Journal
Michael / Chgowiz This is a VERY special episode and it’s an experiment! David, player of Eadwig from my Etinerra campaign, submitted a fantastic adventurer’s journal entry that I simply had to share.…
AD&D
Making monsters different – an example of invisibility
Different invisibility/blinking mechanic that I’ve used, instead of just a modifier to hit roll Advanced Dungeons & Dragons presents a great many monsters who can have some really cool effects,…
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…
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…
New Podcast Episode – 19 – Three Lessons from Recent Games
Surprise! I promised no set schedule for this podcast, and yet here I am, a week later, with another episode. I DM’d quite a bit of AD&D last week, so…
Alternative take on negative HP
Artwork by Larry Elmore – larryelmore.com This came to me in one of those random thoughts that I have when waking up. The 1st Edition AD&D Dungeon Master’s Guide says:…
Results of Etinerra AMA, Part 2
Two Fridays ago, I posted an “Ask Me Anything” on various social media about my Etinerra homebrew campaign. I got some really great questions, including from existing/former players. There were…
Results of Etinerra AMA – and more questions!
Last Friday, I posted an “Ask Me Anything” on various social media about my Etinerra homebrew campaign. I got some really great questions, including from existing/former players. There were a…
What’s happening in my games?
It was a fun question on the subreddit r/osr – “What’s happening in your game currently?” … and it reminded me that maybe I am a little crazy. I am…
GaryCon Game Submissions!
It’s coming! I can’t wait! I’ve just submitted my games for consideration, and I really hope that I’ll get a chance to run these. EDITED TO ADD: Games already accepted!…