Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Monster Summoning for Book of Spells

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For the forthcoming Book of Spells , Supplement I for Seven Voyages of Zylarthen, I thought it would be fun to add a little color and det...
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

What do Ability Scores Mean in Old School D&D?

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With a strength of only 6 there was no real chance for him to become a fighter. Over at Treasure Hunters HQ , Scott Anderson has writte...
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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Bob Bledsaw Jr. on Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson and his Father: "These were good men."

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Gary Gygax, 1969 Last month on Save for Half , "DM Jim" Wampler posted an audio recording of Bob Bledsaw Jr.'s recent  No...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Book of Fiends Preview: Additional Gods

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Skadi Hunting in the Mountains by Mary H. Foster (1901) ONCE UPON A TIME there was a catalog of monsters that some people hated and ...
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Friday, June 30, 2017

Gender Based Strength Maximums in Old School D&D

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Only one of these characters has their strength capped at 16. Can you guess which one? Yesterday, I called out Kotaku blogger, Cecilia ...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

More Historical Howlers from Cecilia D'Anastasio

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D&D history as herstory I assume Cecilia D'Anastasio would describe herself as a liberal feminist. Just to be clear, I have no ...
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Thursday, June 15, 2017

FBI Unabomber Investigation Report on Gary Gygax: "[Redacted] considers GYGAX to be eccentric and frightening. He is known to carry a weapon..."

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Gary Gygax in 1999 What follows is a funny and fascinating piece of history. A year ago, C.J. Ciaramella , a criminal justice reporte...
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