06 January 2022

The true story behind the infamous chits in the Holmes Basic D&D sets

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In a recent post (concerning the replacement of B1 with B2 in the original Dungeons and Dragons Basic set) I wrote: “I also was confused as...
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01 January 2022

My three favourite RPG books from 2021

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I’ve cut back way back on my RPG purchases in recent years. For the most part I try to buy only products that I think I’ll likely actually u...
26 December 2021

Happy Boxing Day

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A cheery holiday message from H.P. Lovecraft: "Glad to hear that you had a pleasant Christmas, & the coming year...
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16 December 2021

Mythic Babylon: 2nd best-selling historical RPG of 2021

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Yesterday I mentioned that the Design Mechanism’s Mythic Babylon was the 20 th best-selling "other fantasy" RPG product at DriveT...
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Mythic Babylon: number 20 in sales, number 1 in my heart

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I’ve mentioned Mythic Babylon before here . It’s a great book: impressively researched yet not overwhelming (or dryly “academic”), and full ...
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09 December 2021

How B2 became part of Basic Dungeons and Dragons

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As I’ve mentioned before, my “gateway drug” into this hobby was the “Holmes” Dungeons and Dragons Basic Set , a gift from my parents over fo...
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15 October 2021

Kiwi Gandalf

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News from Middle-earth: " New Zealand council ends contract with wizard after two decades of service " "The official Wizard o...
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13 October 2021

Terry Amthor RIP

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At this blog I recently praised Terry Amthor’s amazing campaign module, The Court of Ardor . That module is one of my all...
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13 September 2021

MERP resurrected? Against the Darkmaster!

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MERP ( Middle-earth Role-playing ) by ICE (Iron Crown Enterprises) is one of my favourite games of all time. It was the second game I played...
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23 August 2021

Steve Perrin, RIP

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  Influential game designer Steve Perrin passed away recently at the age of seventy-five. In addition to RuneQuest , Perrin authored or con...
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