From the monthly archives: December 2019

Overland Travel Encounter Tables

By On 30 December 02019 · Leave a Comment · In AD&D, Grimdark Greyhawk, OSR - Old School Rules

I’ve created a set of encounter tables for Overland Travel, based on some thoughts from Dael Kingsmill’s video on overland travel. She took some inspiration, in turn, from a couple of other posts.

I read them too, and got some ideas. The NewbieDM shares an interesting method:

“Page 106 of the 5e […]

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Cultists, Zealots and Prophets

By On 18 December 02019 · Leave a Comment · In AD&D, Grimdark Greyhawk, OSR - Old School Rules

Torches flickered, high above his head, against the cold stone walls of the large round chamber. Was there a green tinge to the flames?  Now purple? Movement in the center of the chamber, someone in a dark, hooded robe extending their arms over a rough-carved stone altar. Flanked by two tall candelabra topped with dark […]

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d30 Expired Potions Table

By On 16 December 02019 · Leave a Comment · In AD&D, Astonishing Sworsdmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea, Grimdark Greyhawk, OSR - Old School Rules

Roll on this table if your PCs find potions that have been sitting around for a while, and are possibly past their expiration date.

1. Expired – Smells very smoky, like an old scotch. Drinker’s clothing bursts into flame, Save vs Poison or 4d6 damage, 2d6 if Saved
2. Expired – Smells like wet […]

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Dice Drop Village Mapping

By On 12 December 02019 · Leave a Comment · In AD&D, OSR - Old School Rules

NOTE: This style of Dice Drop mapping idea is all over the place on the interwebs. I am not sure of finding the inventor, so if you know please advise and I will link/credit.

This is a system for creating a map and a guide to a Hamlet or Village in your OSR campaign setting. […]

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