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
Category: AD&D
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
OD&D – Chainmail – The Keep on the Borderlands
Huh. At B/X Blackrazor there is a post with a “secret” about the Keep on the Borderlands. It’s kinda interesting. What’s REALLY interesting is the
The Satanic Panic
I saw some tweets today about how some folks dealt with the Satanic Panic of the 80s and 90s, when concerned parents were afraid their
Sneak Preview – The Sample Dungeon
I am fascinated by the idea of the sample dungeon in the first edition AD&D Dungeon Master’s Guide. The example description of play was exactly
Ability Scores vs DC – Rambling Thoughts
(I’ve been working on this off and on for a few days. Having trouble getting my thoughts together on it…) Having been away from the
World of Weirth on World Anvil – More Peoples
I’ve added some more lore to the World Anvil account, detailing some of the races and creatures of Weirth. The Tanso: The Tanso are a
We’re Just not Playing the Same Game
The game called D&D is over 40 years old now. Many of the people that invented it have passed on, so we can’t ask them