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Actual Play: Gigabites Jan. 25

2012-01-27T15:07:00.000-08:00

Again, no takers at the store although I did get into a convo with one of the Type IV players doing the Encounters stuff. They only have a few weeks left so maybe I'll get some interest between it...

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Monday Pointers, Bonus Week Edition, January 23, 2012

2012-01-23T06:47:00.000-08:00

D4:Playing with Lessnard What would it be like to play a game run by a man who played with Gary, Dave, and in Phil Barker's early OD&D Empire of the Petal Throne game? Paul over at Blog of Holding...

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A feat of integration

2012-01-21T16:52:00.000-08:00

In my Basic Fantasy game I'm going to give fighters (and only fighters) feats on the same schedule as fighter bonus feats in Type III. As someone who has played fighters more than all other classes...

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Actual Play: Gigabites Jan. 18

2012-01-20T04:54:00.000-08:00

There was no actual play. This isn't a huge surprise as I only the posting on my blog. I've added one to the local D&D meetup page and I'll make some posters to hang this week. I did, however,...

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Monday Pointers, MLK Day, January 16, 2012

2012-01-16T08:53:00.000-08:00

D4:Slaying Giants Noisms has a great discussion on different philosophies of encounters: the bunch of mooks to kill versus the big thing to gang up on. He has some great points on being in the...

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Come Out And Play

2012-01-14T07:26:00.000-08:00

Starting this coming Wednesday, January 18, 2012, I'll be coming out to Gigabites Cafe in Marietta, Georgia to run a FLAILSNAILS game using Basic Fantasy Roleplaying as my home rules set (or as I...

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Random Thought Table

2011-12-01T10:00:00.000-08:00

Looking at RC Pinnell's extentions to the Against the Giants I was struck by the idea that the Giants modules would be great for a real world campaign set just west of the Urals. If we take generic...

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Holmes Resources?

2011-11-25T08:25:00.001-08:00

I'm hoping my readership can help me here. I'd like to add a page to the site here specifically of supplementary material to The Blue Book of Holmes the Physician. So, I'm looking for any and all...

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A Personal OSR Milestone

2011-11-18T07:30:00.001-08:00

Yesterday I had a notice that there was a package in my complex office for me. Actually, there were two. One from Lulu and one from DriveThruRPG. The contained hard copies...

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Neutral good and wizard I'll buy, but cleric

2011-11-17T04:27:00.001-08:00

I Am A: Neutral Good Human Wizard/Cleric (3rd/3rd Level) Ability Scores: Strength-10 Dexterity-11 Constitution-13 Intelligence-17 Wisdom-12 Charisma-14 Alignment: Neutral Good A...

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I'm not even edgy...

2011-09-09T10:58:00.000-07:00

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One comic book feature I want to see in D&D more

2011-08-31T14:09:00.001-07:00

When you enter a wizard's chamber he's levitating about 2 feet off the floor in Lotus position.

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Monday Pointers, DragonCon 2011 Edition

2011-08-29T09:00:00.000-07:00

D4: The breadth of inspiration Rob Knutz's recollection of where many items in his and Gary's early campaign drew inspiration. If you think that because you're playing a fantasy game means...

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I'm going to Consticon

2011-08-28T19:53:00.001-07:00

Event: The Stone Roses System: Tunnels & Trolls (5.5/7.5 Mash-up) See below if you don't own T&T When: Atlanta, GA:Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 12:00:00...

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Inspired to run EPT

2011-08-24T20:04:00.000-07:00

If you live in greater Atlanta, I will be running Empire of the Petal Throne at the D&D meetup on September 10th after being inspired by Victor's thread at Original D&D...

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Twenty Questions about The World After, Part II

2011-08-24T09:00:00.000-07:00

The first eight questions Is there a magic guild my MU belongs to or that I can join in order to get more spells? Three societies of mages are openly known. The White Order of Vijerra is...

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Did you know Castles and Crusades is on Sale?

2011-08-24T07:38:00.000-07:00

Well, it is. You can get the player's book and the monster and treasure book for a mere $20 in hardback. I was actually an early adopter of C&C. In fact, that is probably what I...

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Twenty Questions about The World After, Part I

2011-08-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

Specifically, they concern the Coyppored region. The questions come from Jeff's Gameblog: What is the deal with my cleric's religion? You cleric is either a member of the Hierarchy or one of...

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Monday Pointers, August 22, 2011

2011-08-22T09:03:00.000-07:00

D4: We are more metal than you, period Just go listen...it's all about the lyrics. D6: Taking a bite out of the dungeon While this class might seem odd or useless I think it's classic...

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Dead Sea Inspiration

2011-08-19T12:40:00.000-07:00

Did you know one of the Dead Sea Scrolls was copper instead of being papyrus or parchment? Oh, it's also a treasure map. Well, it's more a description of over sixty locations all but one of...

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Mash-up Campaign Idea

2011-08-16T09:00:00.000-07:00

A while I wrote about trying to actually build a campaign out of this great description of D&D from Jeff Reints: You play Conan, I play Gandalf. We team up to fight Dracula. Last time...

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Monday Pointers, August 15, 2011

2011-08-15T08:30:00.000-07:00

D4: If this is half-baked I wish I baked half as well as Tim So, Tim over on The Other Side has a great idea on how to run a campaign using, in succession, every version of D&D treating all...

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One Hard Part of DMing

2011-08-14T22:56:00.001-07:00

When your group falls apart it's hard not to take it personally.

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You Should Always Be Rolling

2011-08-08T13:30:00.000-07:00

One of the differences between Empire of the Petal Throne and most versions of D&D is in EPT you have to re-roll your hit points each time your hit dice change. The wording in the LBB...

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Monday Pointers: August 8, 2011

2011-08-08T12:59:00.000-07:00

I've posted non-gaming Monday pointers before but starting today I'm shifting my selection process from mostly interesting gaming stuff I've read lately to stuff that has affected my thinking on...

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