GenCon Wrapup – Picture Heavy!
Michael / Chgowiz GenCon 50 is over and it was, in a nutshell, crazy awesome and freakin’ overwhelming. The area was ginormous. The gaming hall was huge as in, it took serious minutes…
D&D
Library D&D – Session 1 – Kobolds! Zillions of Kobolds!
I hosted my first session of 5th Edition D&D at a local library this past Wednesday. The game takes place in my (mostly) OSR campaign world – Etinerra. The game…
Library D&D – or teaching an old dog new tricks
The big move is complete and the new place is shaping up really nicely. ThePrincessWife and I call this our Dream Home because it really is. I mean, look at…
Chgowiz goes to GenCon!
Going to GenCon’s 50th anniversary shindig will be amazing! I am running games out of my Entinerra/Dark Ages campaign, and I hope you’ll come join them and say hi! Here’s…
My AD&D-lite Morale/Reaction rules
I love wargames and the little bits and pieces that the old school D&D games took from the wargame heritage. One of those is morale. The fact that hirelings can…
I Survived Tim Fucking Kask’s Dungeon – Part 2
Last post, I introduced the GaryCon IX game that Tim Kask was running. It was a mix of folks familiar with old school style of play, and a couple of…
I Survived Tim Fucking Kask’s Dungeon – Part 1
I’m not one who is much for hero worship, unless they’re an astronaut, deep sea explorer or they’ve written something that has inspired my life. I do, however, enjoy playing…
I made 70 people scream at GaryCon
… and I didn’t have to take off any clothes to make it happen! But this did just happen this weekend at GaryCon IX and I have to share it.…
If you like Pedion modular terrain, you’ll love what they’re doing now…
Pedion modular terrain, that really awesome accessory that I raved about last year, is back with more! They’ve just funded their second Kickstarter for urban terrain, and this stuff looks…
How I make Heraldry
There are a thousand and one websites on heraldry and it’s peculiar Norman and English vocabulary, but when I’m looking for something to put on miniatures or I have a…