Showing posts with label ADnD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ADnD. Show all posts
23 July 2026

My Top-5 Roleplaying Games of All Time

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Over at the “RPG Pub” there is a thread  asking people to post their top-five favourite role-playing games of all time. Here’s my list. Refl...
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28 February 2026

There and Back Again: My Circular Role-playing Journey

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I’ve talked about my personal history with the ‘Old School Renaissance’ or ‘Old School Revival’ (OSR) in the past at this blog (e.g., see th...
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07 December 2025

Fight On! Issue 17 now available

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As noted months ago here , the Old School Renaissance fanzine Fight On!  has experienced its own renaissance. After spending a decade in a m...
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07 May 2025

OSRIC the Third

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The wise sages at Mythmere Games are hard at work on the third version of OSRIC (“Old School Reference and Index Compilation”). You can sup...
26 February 2025

Fight On! Issue 16 now available – dedicated to DA Trampier

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One of the best things to happen in the “old school” gaming community in the past year is the return of the amazing fanzine Fight On!   Issu...
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12 January 2025

My Life in Roleplaying Games: 2024 and 2025

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As we head into 2025, here are some brief reflections on my role-playing activities in the recent past and near future. I've been really...
26 December 2024

Mythras Miscellany

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I thought that I would mention two cool things for Mythras that might be of some interest. The first is the Unearthed Companion for Mythras...
19 December 2024

Fight On! has a new website

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FYI: The original Old School Renaissance fanzine Fight On! has a new website.
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07 October 2024

Sale on issues 1-14 of Fight On!

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As recently announced here , the Old School Renaissance fanzine Fight On! has returned to publication after a long sabbatical. If you are m...
24 September 2024

The Kirkyard of St Cuthbert

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One of the reasons why I haven’t posted much here recently is that I spent a couple of weeks in Scotland in late August, followed in early S...
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16 August 2024

Combat should be interesting

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Combat obviously is an important element in most fantasy role-playing games. At its best, it’s exciting and dramatic. After all, the protago...
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30 July 2024

Fight On! Is Back

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In the early days of this blog, when the “Old School Renaissance” scene was full of vim and vigour, a major player was the fanzine Fight On!...
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10 July 2024

Trampier and Amthor inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame

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There is something called “ The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design Hall of Fame .” It has existed since 1974 and includes many impo...
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17 May 2024

Greyhawk to appear in the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide

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Eight months ago, I wrapped up a campaign set in Gary Gygax’s version of the World of Greyhawk (specifically, the version found in the 198...
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19 March 2024

James M. Ward, RIP

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TSR legend Jim Ward has passed away .  I have many fond memories of poring over the entries in  Deities & Demigods  as a young teenager....
16 March 2024

OSRIC Player's Guide

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There is a new Player’s Handbook  -- er, Player's Guide -- for OSRIC (the “retro-clone” for first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons ...
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16 February 2024

My RPG Foci: Fantasy and Eldritch Horror

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Recently someone over at the RPG Pub asked what genres people preferred in their gaming. Reflecting on this question, I realized that over ...
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29 January 2024

Will Gygax’s Castle Greyhawk finally be published?

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Almost two decades ago, Troll Lord Games ("TLG") began working with Gary Gygax to produce a version of his legendary “Castle Greyh...
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10 January 2024

Jennell Jaquays RIP

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It was announced over at the RPG Pub that the legendary adventure designer Jennell Jaquays has passed away. Perhaps I'm somewhat unusua...