Veteran Old-Schooler (not really, he hates being called that, cuz he’s never stopped playing 1e) Rick Stump joins the semiogogue podcast for a “meta” discussion
Category: AD&D
Jeffro Johnson on Geek Gab – The “Right Way” to Play D&D
Ok, sorry about the title, but there is a specific, authentic way to play D&D that is very different from how the game is played
An Introduction to My Old School Philosophy
I have been thinking about this a lot lately, and have decided to add an introductory statement to the World of WeirthTM Player’s Guide. I
Design Journal (and Theorycrafting) – Unarmed and Non-Lethal Combat
I’ve watched a couple of videos recently, both dealing with the Unarmed and Non-Lethal Combat rules in D&D, etc. The topic also came up at
The Underground Architect’s Guide to…Dungeon Ecology
A frequent complaint people make about traditional Fantasy Tabletop Role-playing games is levelled at the Dungeon Crawl. They reasonably point out that the “Monster Condo”
AD&D – Religion – Alignment
I read a post this weekend that just blew my mind. Rick Stump just nails the idea of religion in AD&D and how/why the humanoid
The Wandering Damage Table
This was an in-joke for me and my teen-age friends that played D&D. It was a tool that DMs could use when PCs were getting
A View of the Room
Today I’d like to share a guest post from Travis Miller, who blogs at Grumpy Wizard about Old-School Gaming. We decided to take on the
More Megadungeon Preparations
In doing the research for my Megadungeon-themed newsletter (sign up f.r.e.e. here), I have found several articles to be useful. I’ll be sharing some links
Some Thoughts on Encumbrance
Continuing my shameless rip-offs, I had some thoughts on Encumbrance. Warren and Delta have laid some groundwork for this concept, but I’m trying to get