You can hear the companion anniversary podcast episode here. Monday, June 24, 2019 marked one year since I started podcasting. Initially, I was podcasting whenever I had an idea, with often a new episode every day. It wasn’t until September of 2018 that I settled into my three episodes a week on Tuesday, Thursday, and … Continue reading One Year Of Podcasting
Today’s Google Doodle honors Abraham Ortelius who published the first atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, on May 20, 1570. The Wikipedia article on the atlas says, “[T]his was the first time that the entirety of Western European knowledge of the world was brought together in one book.” That line from Wikipedia reminded my of the first fantasy world … Continue reading First Published Atlas Honored in Today’s Google Doodle
Last Saturday I went to Michicon. It starts on Friday, but I was not able to get the day off. Note to self – Alert social secretary to be more on the ball next time. Oh, wait, that’s me…. I had heard of Michicon last year, but this is the first year I attended. It … Continue reading Michicon Follow Up
I used to be the one who ran Metamorphosis Alpha for our group. I don’t have any of my original MA material, it was all lot in the great water leak incident. Thanks to DriveThruRPG and RPGNow, I can get PDFs of such things. Unfortunately, I could not justify $80 for the hardback re-print Kickstarter … Continue reading Metamorphosis Alpha
Back in the mid to late 80’s I bought a quad ruled desk pad from an office supply store. That was back when desk pads and pen and paper were still the mainstay of business. I have only one sheet from that desk pad that holds the map to the town for Griswald, the longest … Continue reading Quad Ruled Desk Pads
I have mentioned elsewhere the Water Damage Incident that destroyed most of my original AD&D manuals and other game things. My character notes and campaign notes survived. Below I will show pictures of what I was left with and then the now end results. Two manuals, my dice bag, my miniatures, and one half of … Continue reading My AD&D Collection – Restored!
I wonder why WotC hasn’t released more of it’s original modules to PDF via D & D Classics? The answer is most likely the bean counters and management at the VP and higher level have revenue targets that must be met and the percentage of expenses to revenue must be low so that profits are … Continue reading Original Modules
The March Madness – Non-D&D OSR Blog Challenge came on my radar as I read other blogs. Just having come off the D&D 40th Anniversary Blog Challenge in February, I was not up to scheduling another month. I will do as many other have done and do one post for all the questions. March Madness 31 day … Continue reading March Madness – Non-D&D OSR Blog Challenge
The first D&D product I ever bought was the blue box basic set with rules up to 3rd level. I never bought the white box set as we had the opinion that it was “old” and not the same thing. This was before the AD&D Player’s Handbook came out, the first of the three main … Continue reading Day 7: First D&D Product you ever bought. Do you still have it?
I try to think of ways to use my real world knowledge to add things to the game. Last November at UCon, +Del Teigeler played in the Delving Deeper game I ran. His character poured his water down a tunnel that sloped gently downwards away from the party, then poured oil on it, which floated, … Continue reading Simple Bombs In Fantasy RPGs Without Gunpowder
