Role playing game software and accessories
Many of you will remember the name Bruce Heard from his great work on the TSR Mystara product line, the Gazetteer series, the D&D Rules Compendium, and the “Voyage of the Princess Ark” Dragon magazine articles. After spending the past …
Here is a video clip about a long forgotten archery technique that can (with lots of practice) let one shoot 10 arrows within 4.9 seconds. How? The archer holds several arrows in his pulling hand to quickly re-load. He also …
Real Life Rapid Shot Feat: 10 Arrows in 4.9 seconds Read more »
(Plus shipping.) The Overview of Tabletop RPGs Isometric Map Poster was posted on Reddit recently, and it attracted a lot of interest. I posted a code there to get it for under $5 (plus shipping.) I’d like to make that …
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Are you looking for some other treasures to include in your games? Something more interesting than another 15 silver pieces? Something different from another +1 weapon? Try the chart below of 20 unusual treasures with several variations for most. They …
Just an idea… maybe it has been hashed out a number of times and is not viable for many reasons that are not obvious to me. This occurred to me a few days ago after seeing some comments that lamented …
Way to grow the Hobby: Kickstart a Pre-Hobbit Movie Ad Read more »
From Time magazine: A team of researchers led by zoologist Tsunemi Kubodera encountered the squid in July near the Ogasawara islands, several hundred miles off the coast of Japan. Using a bioluminescent lure that mimics the glow of jellyfish, Kubodera’s …
Anyone else remember the venerable magazine “Computer Gaming World”? Well, now there is a complete archive online! It is the work of several years by several volunteers. While doing some research on another project of mine, I stumbled on an …
Gold is an illustration of how obsessive we (gamers) can be, especially in a slightly different reality where there are professional RPG leagues with championships. It is a well-acted, strongly written, authentic and earnest work that deserves the many accolades …
Critical Hit for Gold! “the web series that does double damage” Read more »
If you’ve determined that a given hex has some “Ruins” the following chart will give you some ideas of what those ruins may have in store. You may want to roll/pick multiple options from the last column: Roll The Ruins …
Troll and Flame has had a couple of posts discussing Geomorph Cube Dungeons, which reminded me of my favorite weird dungeon geometry: a Möbius Loop. I believe this came from Dungeon magazine issue #26 (or thereabouts). At some point in …