Lances to Lasers - A gaming blog: December 2010

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GROGNARDIA

Order versus Chaos - As I mentioned previously, one of the highlights of this year's Gamehole Con was attending Marc Miller's panels, where he talked about Game Designers' Wo...
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The Dungeoneering Dad

Frost Giant Friday - "Jotunn" by ReubenYeoArt - "Jotunn" by ReubenYeoArt
16 hours ago
Tenkar's Tavern

Deal of the Day - Woeful Barrows And Other Places for Shadowdark RPG - *Shadowdark* holds a special place in my heart. It's an old-school chassis with an engine built off of *5e*. The ecology of high-quality releases from ...
1 day ago
Monsters and Manuals

The Greatest Book in the History of Books - Do you know about the Japanese kids' book phenomenon, *Kobito Zukan*? Literally translated it means something like 'dwarf encyclopedia' or 'gnome encyclo...
1 day ago
Shouting Into The Void

Handley-Page Hampton (1/144) - This is one of Roman Troyen's (*PlanePrinter *on Patreon) 1/200 scale designs, up-scaled to 1/144 and printed on my elderly Ender 3 in PLA. It's a Han...
5 days ago
roleplay-geek

N Gauge Model Railway - Episode 4 - All aboard for Upper Carrom - [image: Tony's Model Railway] Documenting my journey into model railways. *It's high time that this layout got a name and it seems appropriate to call it ...
5 days ago
BARKING ALIEN

The Quintessential Barking Alien Playlist - I've always been someone who enjoys trying out new RPGs. The very act of experimenting with new systems is fun for me in and of itself, independent of whet...
1 week ago
What a horrible night to have a curse...

Update on Flying Swordsmen 2E - Progress has been slow, but I am making progress on the game draft. I've got the first draft of the character generation guide. It's only two pages, so ...
2 weeks ago
Akratic Wizardry

Trail of Cthulhu 2e and Broken Empires - I try not to back funding projects (on Kickstarter and the like) that often these days. This is because I backed a few in recent years that I now kind of r...
3 weeks ago
Aeons & Augauries

Undead Handmines - Undead Handmines A seasonal trap/encounter for yuor RPG campaigns. * Undead Handmines* A fields of earth, sand, or gravel concealing bound undead that...
3 weeks ago
TEMPLE OF DEMOGORGON

James Raggi and The Albatross? - Yah, its weird to me to be making a post regarding LOTFP stuff two times in a row, but I saw something that got my goat a bit and got me thinking. Lik...
5 weeks ago
Stargazer's World

Wizards of the Coast are dropping the ball again! - I hate to complain. I’m trying to maintain an optimistic attitude and focus on the positive. Also, I hate that my first post on the blog about the 2024 ver...
1 month ago
The Wasted Lands

Keto Friendly Hot Dog / Sausage Buns Recipe - *NOTE: I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS RECIPE - THE DOUGH IS TOO STICKY AND/OR DOES NOT RISE PROPERLY. I'M LEAVING IT HERE FOR REFERENCE BUT IT MAY NOT WORK...
1 month ago
Super Galactic Dreadnought

Still around - I know it's been awhile--OK, a year since my last post. I have fallen out of the blogging habit, with no real motivation to post more regularly. Don't w...
2 months ago
Boisterous Exuberance

Session Report: Vijayanagara, Part Two (Solo - GMT Games) - Read part one here. This article has been long delayed- my family has been hit by quite a number of illnesses over the last few months, which have been a...
3 months ago
Gothridge Manor

Far Away Land 2nd Edition Kickstarter is Amazing - Fay Away Land RPG Ed. 2 is now Kickstarting! It funded quick and has 22 days remaining as of this post. It is a unique setting and RPG that reeks of fun....
3 months ago
The Lost Fort

My Spring Tour 2024 – Part 2: From Turku back to Kiel - Helsinki also offered the chance for a day trip. Turku, the oldest town in Finland, is only about two hours bus ride away, and a nice ride through an inter...
4 months ago
Cyclopeatron

When did the OSR begin? 2008. - I was looking through a box of some of my old gaming stuff, and I ran across a bunch of old OSR zines and DIY supplements from 15+ years ago. I thought, ...
6 months ago
"It's okay; Gary sent us."

Gary Con XVI: Where Dreams Came True - *Prelude* After putting it off and making excuses for so long, it was finally time to make my first ever pilgrimage to Lake Geneva and attend a Gary Con....
7 months ago
A Rust Monster Ate My Sword...

A Bevy of Beyond the Supernatural Sheets - I don't know if anyone out there is still playing *Beyond the Supernatural* ("BtS"), Palladium's fun* little game of proto-super heroes hunting the para...
9 months ago
Troll and Flame

What to relate when the thief asks for lock description - Also provides me with inspiration of how/were to place some device traps. More tricksy boxses https://www.antiquebox.org/category/antique-locks-and-me...
1 year ago
Save Vs. Dragon

Monster Stat Concept: Disposition - Yesterday, I introduced the concept of monster Motivations as a way to help understand how to use that monster when designing encounters, or what they mi...
1 year ago
The Warlock's Home Brew

Moving On... - So, my D&D 5e experiment has blown up the lab in a puff of green smoke leaving my face blackened like Wile E. Coyote after a failed roadrunner Acme trap...
1 year ago
Rather Gamey

Is There Anybody Out There? - Testing . . . testing. Is this thing on? -Ark
1 year ago
Save Vs. Poison

There Were Dice - I started my Spelljammer game last weekend. It was my first time DMing since December 2021. I wasn't as rusty as I thought I was going to be, but I *was ...
1 year ago
Once More Unto the Breach!

Chronicles of the Adventures in the Dune Imperium! - Cover art for Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium core rulebook I have one of the few copies of the Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium core rulebook that were ...
1 year ago
Lair of the Uber Geek

Terrain Workshop Sorted (at least for now) - Well I've managed to clean out the Terrain Workshop. Sadly, the bulk of the "debris" consisted of various shipping boxes that were retained for storag...
2 years ago
I Fly By Night

Cradle of Wyrms - I have decided - Fantasy BloodGames 4 is now to be called BloodGames 4 - Cradle of Wyrms setting. The Cradle of Wyrms is a continent sized bowl of lands ...
2 years ago
Beyond the Black Gate

Hey, what's going on in here? - It seems the Mad Scientist is working on something secret in his laboratory of horrors... I wonder what it will be? Is it anything to do with Warrior...
3 years ago
Sword+1

Ten Dead Rats Character Sheet - I have created a quick & dirty character sheet for Ten Dead Rats, it can be downloaded from my sidebar or here.
3 years ago
A Paladin In Citadel

NEW Appendix N Video Review Series - Daniel, over at The Dungeon Dive, is starting up a Youtube review series of various Appendix N authors, I highly recommend you follow along with his inves...
3 years ago
MUTANTS AND MAGIC

Gamma World: Wasteland Weirdos - This post is basically just an image dump to use for ideas for Gamma World....
4 years ago
Lord of the Green Dragons

Lake Geneva Original RPG Campaign: Merlynd the Magician: A Remembrance of Don Kaye, ... - Lake Geneva Original RPG Campaign: Merlynd the Magician: A Remembrance of Don Kaye, ...: LINK to Description and Ordering: https://www.tlbgames.com/colle...
4 years ago
More Than Dice

Kıvırcık Saçlı Ankara Escort Güzel Partner Fidan - Büyük ustalıkla işini icra eden kadınlar arasındayım ve şanslı beylere hak ettikleri değeri veriyorum. Mükemmel duyguları hissettirmek için yapmam gerek şe...
5 years ago
Asshat Paladins

Actual Play: Firefly "Old War Horses" Session 4 The Three-Body Problem - Session 4: The Three-Body Problem Friday, December 8, 2017 Dramatis Personae: - *Captain Ramsey Zook*, played by K - *General Samuel Zook*, played b...
6 years ago
THE LAND OF NOD

The Migration Has Begun - It was inevitable - whether Sarmaks, swallows or Indo-Europeans, folks have to migrate eventually. Thus, the good old Land of Nod blog is making a move to ...
7 years ago
space1970

PLANET OF DINOSAURS (1978) Behind-The-Scenes Effects Gallery - Animator Jim Aupperle I'm very fond of the 1978 sci-fi film *Planet Of Dinosaurs*. Sure, it's cheap as hell and the script is banal and the performances ...
7 years ago
Gaming All Over The Place

Future History, Part 1 of 3: The 21st Century - *THE 21ST CENTURY:* The 21st Century found the Earth in a conflict between capitalistic globalism, reactionary traditionalism, and an increasingly ineffec...
7 years ago
Acheron Lives!

Lighting Plan Kitchens Kitchen - Kitchen Sink, faucet, lighting: About $320. Time it takes: One month. Return on investment: Depends on what your time is worth. With more to spend and if y...
8 years ago
A Pack of Gnolls

Back in the Saddle! - This Pack of Gnolls has finally begun a new Dungeons and Dragons game! I was gifted a Fifth Edition Player’s Handbook and Monster Manual for Christmas thi...
9 years ago
Rogue Space RPG

Solstice savings! - Hey a fine fellow (Christopher Bernardi) let me know there is a code to get 20% off on Lulu for a limited time! Through June 23, save *20% on Lulu.com'...
10 years ago
The RPG Corner

[Campaign Analysis] Deadlands Reloaded: Lost in the Maze - My *Deadlands* campaign wrapped up yesterday. As is my wont, with the closure of another campaign it's now time to take a look at "[w]hat worked, what di...
11 years ago
The Underdark Gazette is Closing on January 2, 2012!

Closing Today - The Underdark Gazette will go Down, sometime after 11:00 PM, Central Time, this evening. Please, if you would be so kind, update your links to my new blog ...
12 years ago
Grendelwulf Castle

Closed - Nothing to see here. Move along.
13 years ago
ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS

Turn 18: Claws and Disposition - Arto, Jesamin, Sun, Taliat and Tabash dash for the outcrop. The two Shen from Babakú; Sabb'asch and the young female Asab’at fire their wavium rifles. A...
13 years ago
Cardboard Warriors

Alright, short term goals for this month - Well, if I'm hoping if I set up some feasible goals for the next for weeks or so, I should be able to get myself playing more games, and getting this blog ...
14 years ago
The Grande Age of Hyboria

Argossean Test Pieces - Having settled on a uniform for the Aquilonian infantry I decided to have a crack at the Argosseans. As previously stated they would be my "British" parabl...
14 years ago
Pickles and Fish

Finished Talos - Here is the finished Dark Eldar Talos for my friend Ross....
14 years ago
Motor City Gamewerks

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Tales of the Neophyte Travellers

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Friday, December 24, 2010

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