Presenting the Warrior Monk
Oh-ho! Apparently Dragonne Magazine has not finished yielding its precious secrets just yet. Here we have another article, this time dealing with a European-inspired alternative to the monk class. The...
View ArticleNo, the OSR isn’t dead, and you can’t kill it
Ah, yes. Every couple of years, some genius thinks they’ve solved the problem with role-playing games. It’s the OSR. The current culprit, as far as I can tell, is the Secrets of Blackmoor blog (which...
View ArticleAdventures Great and Glorious Now Available
The time has come! The long-awaited Adventures Great and Glorious book is now available! It includes rules for clearing territory and building strongholds in both wilderness and civilization,...
View ArticleWestern Oerik and “that map”
Long-time readers of this blog, and even longer-time Greyhawk fans, will recall that originally the western portion of the continent known as Oerik was completely unknown to us. All we had was a...
View ArticleLands Beyond the Flanaess
So, inspired by my article yesterday charting the history of canonical efforts to map and define the continent of Oerik, I thought it might be worth seeing what a non-canonical effort might look like....
View ArticleHarrison Bergeron Plays D&D
So Sean K Reynolds and Shanna Germain have stirred up a bit of a pot with the publication of their pdf booklet Consent in Gaming. As the title implies, it’s all about players telling GMs what they (the...
View ArticleGrand Strategy and the Scarlet Brotherhood
One thing I noticed when contemplating the map of Oerik from the folio (and my own version thereof) is that the Scarlet Brotherhood could not have picked a better spot, in a strategic sense, to cut off...
View ArticleFetishizing the Orient
Writing as someone who himself wrote an “Oriental Adventures” type book (The Golden Scroll of Justice, which is based on ancient Chinese folklore, mythology, and history, as well as modern Wuxia...
View ArticleLolth and the Keys
Yes, I am still thinking about this! Before we get started, you’ll probably want to read this earlier post of mine from 2017 on the subject of the platinum egg that is found at the end of D3 Vault of...
View ArticleConnecting the Temple of Elemental Evil with the Vault of the Drow (Part 1)
A few days ago, I posted a speculation that perhaps the contents of Lolth’s platinum egg were actually unknown to her, and that she thought of it as nothing more than a device to draw her enemies into...
View ArticleConnecting the Temple of Elemental Evil with the Vault of the Drow (Part 2)
I think I’m finally closing in on the connection between T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil (ToEE) and D1-3 Descent into the Depths of the Earth/Vault of the Drow. In my previous installment, I went through...
View ArticleConnecting the Temple of Elemental Evil with the Vault of the Drow (Part 3)
In the previous installments of this series (Part 1, Part 2), we established that the Temple of Elemental Evil was built where it was because of the presence of the Elder Elemental God’s “anomaly”. I...
View ArticleConnecting the Temple of Elemental Evil with the Vault of the Drow (Part 4)
This series is coming fast and furious, I know! This is how it works sometimes. I’ve been knocking around these themes on the blog for more than a decade, but now it’s all coming together. I think I’ve...
View ArticleConnecting the Temple of Elemental Evil with the Vault of the Drow (Part 5)
Here’s where we wrap everything up. Apologies – this is a rather long one, but I think it’s worth it. Previous installments: Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4 As laid out in a previous installment, we have the...
View ArticleA Visit to the Mighty Eighth
I had the opportunity today to visit the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, GA. What a wonderful time! It’s a collection of memorabilia, videos, artifacts, uniforms, and models...
View ArticleFirst Level Magic-Users are Useless
That seems to be the attitude of Dungeon Craft, which is a YouTube channel that I normally enjoy. His crafting skills are top notch, and I envy his ability to create terrain and effects and the like....
View ArticleThe Economics of Star Trek
In a forum I frequent, the question of the economic system of Star Trek came up, and as someone who is both a fan of free market capitalism, and also very involved in post-scarcity economic theory, I...
View ArticleNew Castle of the Mad Archmage Expansion
Happy Friday evening all! I am pleased to announce that the latest expansion to the Castle of the Mad Archmage is now available in both print and pdf. Level Four South – The Gardens features 22 new...
View ArticleWizards of the Flanaess (5E)
With the announcement of the latest setting books that are coming from Wizards of the Coast, I find myself at a point where I doubt the World of Greyhawk is going to come out anytime soon for 5th...
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