#AtoZChallenge2023: Doctor Who K9 and Kamelion
Rose Tyler: [referring to K-9] Why does it look so... disco?The Doctor: Oi! Listen, in the year 5000, this was cutting edge!- Doctor Who, School ReunionMost of the Doctor's companions have been human,...
View Article#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 4, Room 14
The tunnel in the back of Room 13 leads down to another cave. This one features the bones of a great beast embedded in the walls.The bones are the fossilized remains of some ancient beast. They were...
View Article#AtoZChallenge2023: Doctor Who Leela
"Empty threats, Rutan. Enjoy your death as I enjoyed killing you."Leela to a Rutan, Horror of Fang RockI mentioned that the role of the Companions in Doctor Who was largely one of screaming, getting...
View Article#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 4, Room 15
This tunnel in the back and to the right of Room 14 leads to long hallway. This goes some 50' and then splits to the left and to the right. The corridor straightens out and opens to a carved out room...
View Article#AtoZChallenge2023: Doctor Who The Master
Chantho : Chan-Professor, please!The Professor : THAT IS NOT MY NAME! "The Professor" was an invention. So perfect a disguise that I forgot who I am.Chantho : Chan-Then who are you-tho?The Master : I...
View Article#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 4, Room 16
Going back down the hallway from Room #15 the party will see a bit of light coming from the wall on the right. There is a secret opening that is easier to find here. Inside this small room is a Grey...
View Article#AtoZChallenge2023: Doctor Who The Two Doctors
Fifth Doctor: I'm the Doctor. Who are you?Tenth Doctor: [amazed at meeting his former self] Yes you are! You are the Doctor!Fifth Doctor: Yes I am... I'm the Doctor.Tenth Doctor: Oh good for you,...
View Article#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 4, Room 17
The hallway leads down to another cave.Photo by Kevin Burnell: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photo-of-a-cave-13049146/This cave is vast with a diffuse eldritch glow. There are regular bats,...
View Article#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 4, Room 17
The hallway leads down to another cave.Photo by Kevin Burnell: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photo-of-a-cave-13049146/This cave is vast with a diffuse eldritch glow. There are regular bats,...
View Article#AtoZChallenge2023: Doctor Who New Who (and the Ninth Doctor)
The Doctor: I'm the Doctor, by the way, what's your name?Rose Tyler Rose.The Doctor: Nice to meet you, Rose, - run for yer life!- The Ninth Doctor, "Rose"Doctor Who premiered in November 1963 and ran...
View Article#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 4, Room 18
Going left in Cave #17 takes the party through a short narrow tunnel (only single file here) it opens to a large, and mostly dark cave. Photo by Christina PetsosInside the cave a small group (2d10+4)...
View Article#AtoZChallenge2023: Doctor Who Occult Themes
The Doctor: This lot have still got one foot in the Dark Ages. If I tell them the truth they’ll panic and think it was witchcraft.Martha: Okay, what was it then?The Doctor: Witchcraft.- The Doctor and...
View ArticleWasted Lands Playtest: Ereshkigal
We are in the midst of the Wasted Lands playtest right now. It is fun to play a game I am at the same time familiar with (it is very similar to NIGHT SHIFT) and yet brand new at the same time. For me,...
View Article#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 4, Room 19
The secret door, really just a hidden one, is to the right from the perspective of heading toward Room 20. There are a few stones to move (combined strength of 20 required, up to three characters) the...
View Article#AtoZChallenge2023: Doctor Who PBS (and Pluto)
"Support for this PBS station comes from Viewers like you."- The Unofficial Start of Every Doctor Who episode in my youth.At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man. Doctor Who fans today have it...
View Article#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 4, Room 20
Moving on to Room #20 these tunnels seem to have a more "finished" or carved feel to them. In this cave are three very large Cave Bears. The eldritch glow of these caves is much stronger here and it...
View Article#AtoZChallenge2023: Doctor Who Quatermass
The Tenth Doctor: You named a unit of measurement after yourself?Malcom: Well, it didn't do Mr. Watt any harm. Furthermore, 100 Malcoms equal a Bernard.The Tenth Doctor: Who's that, your dad?Malcom:...
View ArticleThe Rose Sisters, Witches of the Hill (B5 Horror on the Hill)
I was going through all my notes for my 1979 Campaign centered around the Keep on the Borderlands as a Pathfinder-like adventure path.I have found that there are a lot of people out there who are...
View Article#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 4, Room 21
Going to the right in Room 20 leads to a small tunnel that opens into a huge cave. The cave is bright with eldritch light. But that is not all that is strange about this room.The walls are covered in...
View Article#AtoZChallenge2023: Doctor Who Role-Playing Games
You didn't think I would do this whole A to Z and not mention RPGs?My exposure to Doctor Who was coterminous with my exposure to RPGs and Dungeons & Dragons in particular. When I would go to...
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