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Chronicles of Etinerra - September post
A lot has happened in my campaign world since I last wrote about it in ... well hell, it's been almost a year!I have three campaigns currently running in my world:A 1st edition tabletop game that meets...
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Heading to GaryCon X - Events submitted!
The TENTH GaryCon is coming! Holy cow, where did the time go? It's coming and I've submitted three games for consideration. I'm hoping to play as much as I can in March.Fri 2pm to 6pm - A Ford Over...
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WIP - Korg, Orc King miniature
I am heading into Autumn and Winter in another push to complete some Ral Partha figures for Chaos Wars units and games. I also have some fantastic Horror Monsters that Jeff Rients wrote about a couple...
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ChicagoWiz's Goblins
The poor, maligned goblin. First shown as some sort of a strange dwarf-like creature in 1974 D&D... then reintroduced as a small, fierce but weak creature in 1st edition AD&D... and shown to be...
View ArticleThe Agreement to be More Welcoming to Non-White-Male Gamers
I've been thinking about this since news of Ms. Price who felt sexually harassed by Frank Mentzer and twittered about it. Since reading the 50-odd page thread on rpg.net about Mentzer, then about Bill...
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GameHoleCon Recap and Pictures
Back from GameHoleCon - it was a glorious weekend of gaming, surprises, seeing some history and having fun!Friday was spent playing a wacky game by Inner City Games Design called "When Good Villagers...
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Coming soon - The Dungeon Master's Handbook Podcast!
I'm launching a podcast in early December to share the love of old school Dungeons & Dragons campaigns! This old school gamer is coming out of the blogs and into the 21st century to bring you into...
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Tom Meier shutting down Thunderbolt Miniatures on Christmas
Tom Meier, famous miniatures sculptor since his teen years in the 70s, is shutting down his online store - Thunderbolt Miniatures - on Christmas Day."Who is Tom Meier and why should I care?" you might...
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Yes, I am crazy about my campaign! #NotSorry
A good friend of mine looked at me yesterday after our D&D game and asked me "Are you crazy?!?" - this was in response to that I'm thinking of running an online Roll20/discord game in my campaign...
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Ultima RPG on Roll 20 - Looking for Players!
Did you play the first three Ultima games?I'm talking about Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness, Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress and Ultima III: Exodus. These are, to me, the fondest...
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Ambushes! Book of War to the Rescue! (or How Players Make My Campaign Better)
Back in October, the players in my Etinerra campaign ran into an ongoing skirmish-ambush by roughly twenty Goblins. Nasty little buggers, those goblins, as they used cunning "scoot and shoot" tactics...
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Etinerra Lore - The Horrible Source of the Eye Tyrants
Ever heard of Basil Wolverton, the cartoonist? I hadn't until early last week, when Grand DM posted this picture on Twitter.This lovely image is from a comic released in 1952 by Marvel under their...
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Just Three Hexes - Campaign Starters
"It takes just three hexes to start a campaign." The idea of that you don't have to start big to run a campaign has been something that I've been saying since the late aughts when I was blogging fast...
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Sosaria - Ultima RPG - Session #1
So you go to sleep, or lay back in your favorite Laz-E-Boy chair to catch a few zzzs....Then you're having the most intense trippy dream you've ever had in your life. But instead of being all...
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3.. 2.. 1.. Launch! Dungeon Master's Handbook is live!
Here we go! As of today, the Dungeon Master's Handbook podcast is now live and available for you to download and enjoy!Michael "Chgowiz" has recorded four episodes so far, and we're looking to...
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[Three Hexes] Dragon's Reach
Campaign: The Dragon Wars cycle has begun again, with the dragons emerging from their mountainous lairs to rain their hellish breath on the civilized races for the ninth time. People once again flee to...
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Sosaria - Ultima RPG - Session #2 - The Village of Maple
We had another session of the online Ultima RPG on Wednesday, and it saw some combat with the little bobbit (halfling) turning into a stone cold goblin killer. The heroes also found out that the world...
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AD&D December Game and Holiday Feast
I've come to really look forward to the December AD&D game. This is the game where we do a potluck holiday feast.We had a great time! It was a fun afternoon spent with people that I count as dear...
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[Three Hexes] Megasprawl Eight
Campaign:Humanity has moved to the Megasprawls in the 250 years since the Nuke-Out. Life is a tough challenge in the high-tech protected areas, the industrial and military zones. It's a nightmare in...
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[Podcast] Dungeon Master's Handbook Episode 4 - Continuing a Sandbox Campaign
In this episode, Michael talks about the things he ran into as he continued to run his new sandbox campaign over the next few months and years. He covers:Keeping the campaign fresh and dynamicDealing...
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