Monday, February 17, 2014

Weapons vs. Armor in Old School D&D, Part II

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Two weeks ago I argued that each attempt in old school D&D to simulate variable weapon damage against different armor types was a fa...
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Sunday, February 9, 2014

Did Gary Gygax's Father Play for Chicago Symphony Orchestra?

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The answer is almost certainly No. But that is not the conventional wisdom. Wikipedia states:       (Gary Gygax) was the son of  S wis...
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Monday, February 3, 2014

Weapons vs. Armor in Old School D&D, Part I

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For purposes of this post, by "old school D&D" we mean: 1.   Chainmail, 1971 (not D&D obviously, but it...
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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Zylarthen is 10% Off for D&D's 40th Anniversary

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Late to the party as always, I'm making this offer with only 30 minutes to go for the birthday in Chicago, and of course I've alr...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Zylarthen and OD&D

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I thought I would take a page or so to compare  Seven Voyages of Zylarthen  with its parent, OD&D circa 1974-75. Changes, expansio...
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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Announcing Seven Voyages of Zylarthen!

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Seven Voyages of Zylarthen is finally available, either via download or in four saddle stitched volumes of 48-64 pages each, published by ...
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Monday, January 6, 2014

Twenty Years After

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Well, actually only two. First, let me answer my own question, posed more than twenty-six months ago: Yes. For reasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and ...