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Gaming at Little Wars in April!
Little Wars is the annual wargaming convention produced by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society of the Midwest (HMGS-Midwest). It's a great time and very inexpensive too. $40.00USD for three days...
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Podcast Episode 30 - Finishing Up Simplifying AD&D Combat
In this episode, I wrap up my attempt to simplify AD&D combat with a correction, some odds-ends and Weapons vs. AC!Anchor Episode link:...
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HOTT 52 - Weeks 7 thru 9 - Hordes, Heroes and Scenarios, Oh My!
The latter half of February has been a hectic one for me! GaryCon prep, podcasting, running several games... and still playing HOTT! I just haven't had much time to blog about it.Later on in this post,...
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Podcast Episode 31 - Playing the Ultima CRPG setting in OD&D
In this episode, I take a break from AD&D and talk about a different gaming love - how I combined OD&D and the Ultima CRPG setting from the early 80s into a great homebrew RPG game!Anchor...
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Podcast Episode 32 - Interview With My 1x1 OD&D Player - My Wife!
My first guest on The Dungeon Master's Handbook! I interview my wife who has been the player in our 11 year one on one OD&D campaign. She talks about what makes it work for her and answers...
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COVID and original editions gaming - week 2
I hope you all are surviving as best you can during these hard times. I hope you and your families are safe and well!We are doing well. I started a shelter-in-place earlier than the state of Illinois...
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Griffon's Keep - a Battle Map for AD&D/Roll20
To keep my games alive, I've pivoted to online/virtual tabletop play. To help make the games feel more personal, I purchased a yearly subscription to Zoom. (If you do this, use the coupon code and save...
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I had an opportunity last night to be interviewed by Hobbs of Hobbs & Friends, a long runing RPG/OSR-friendly podcast. We were talking about Three Hexes, as well as talking about how to transition...
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Podcast Episode 34 - Demystifying AD&D - Pursuit and Evasion
A recent question on the AD&D subreddit (/r/adnd) serves as the topic for this episode - regarding the rules around pursuit and evasion in both the dungeon and wilderness. This is also my first...
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Inspiration Strikes - Handling Poison
Ch-click! The stone surface depressed slightly underneath the halfling's foot. Just as that fact made itself known to the footpad's mind, a row of small needles sprang from the floor, piercing the boot...
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Podcast Episode 36 - Reading Unearthed Arcana - Intro, Comeliness, Races
I've decided to pick up the (in)famous supplement to AD&D: Unearthed Arcana! Join me as I begin a series of episodes where I read through the book and see what all the controversy is about. Will I...
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Twelve years later...
Twelve years ago, I rediscovered the joy of simple, old school gaming through a rules-light d20 clone called "microlight20". A gent by the name of Greywulf was very active in this space and he'd...
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Podcast Episode 37 - Reading Unearthed Arcana - The Cavalier
Join me as I continue my a series of episodes where I read through the (in)famous supplement to AD&D: Unearthed Arcana! Will I use UA in my campaign? Let's find out!This episode gets into the...
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Setting Specific Classes, Inspired by the Cavalier
Episode 37 of my Dungeon Master's Handbook podcast covered the Cavalier class of the AD&D book Unearthed Arcana and my thoughts on it. One of the big lessons I got from this class was the...
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Addendum to Priests/esses of Mesha - dialing it back!
It's so easy, isn't it? A tweak here, a bonus there, a saving throw addition and now you have power creep.That's what happened, I think, in the myriad and many options from sources like Dungeon...
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Podcast Episode 38 - Reading Unearthed Arcana - Paladin, Druid, Fighter
Join me as I continue my a series of episodes where I read through the (in)famous supplement to AD&D: Unearthed Arcana! Will I use UA in my campaign? Let's find out!This episode, I cover the...
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Staying busy during these times
The world is crazy right now. COVID, civil injustice and the unrest that follows.My work has kept me busy, and there've been some household changes with the grandkids going back to their parents for...
View ArticlePodcast Episode 39 - The Barbarian
Join me as I continue my a series of episodes where I read through the (in)famous supplement to AD&D: Unearthed Arcana! Will I use UA in my campaign? Let's find out!By Crom, I've finally reached...
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Sometimes, the best move is not to play...
I had to do something really hard this weekend, I had to cancel my monthly tabletop Zoom AD&D game, as well as my bi-weekly online AD&D game. I'm taking a break.It's been happening for the past...
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How to restart? (Again)
Hard to believe it's been nearly 8 months since I last posted, but here we are. COVID year two and still hanging in there. Family is good, nobody has gotten sick, thank the lucky stars.Me? Ehh. I wish...
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