Zatannurday: Zatanna Cosplay at Gen Con 2014
I didn't get a ton of pictures of Zatanna at Gen Con this year. Nor did I find any others online.But what I lack in quantity I made up for in quality! At least I hope so.Again, I didn't get anyone's...
View Article#RPGaDAY Day 24, Most Complicated RPG Owned
#RPGaDAY Day 24, Most Complicated RPG OwnedI honestly don't keep many complicated games around. I play to have fun, not to torture myself with terrible rule sets.RoleMaster is probably the most overly...
View Article#RPGaDAY Day 25, Favourite RPG no one else wants to play
#RPGaDAY Day 25, Favourite RPG no one else wants to playAt home it is Ghosts of Albion. Yeah, I can't even get my own kids to play my game!Outside of that no one seems interested in any of the World...
View ArticleWhat is Missing from D&D 5?
So the D&D 5 lovefest is continuing across the internet and assuming the world (it was Amazon's #1 best seller in all books for a bit). It seems to do everything everyone wants.But is it missing...
View Article#RPGaDAY Day 26, Coolest character sheet
#RPGaDAY Day 26, Coolest character sheetHard call. I love character sheets.The original AD&D sheets were not works of art, but they certainly fueled my imagination like no other.I loved the "new"...
View ArticleWitch Traits
On Page 8 of The Witch I have listed an optional rule of Special Restrictions on witches.I did not list a lot of them, and by the nature of the book they are mostly mechanical but there are some...
View Article#RPGaDAY Day 27, Game You’d like to see a new / improved edition of…
#RPGaDAY Day 27, Game You’d like to see a new / improved edition of…That's easy.C.J. Carella's WitchCraft RPGThere have been two editions so far. 1st Ed was from Myrmidon Press.The more popular 2nd...
View ArticleOwl & Weasel Wednesday #7 August 1975
Owl & Weasel #7 comes to us from August 1975. I guess according to the editorial they were experiencing some uncommon heat then. That is at least a explanation for the cover art.Topics covered...
View Article#RPGaDAY Day 28, Scariest Game you’ve played
#RPGaDAY Day 28, Scariest Game you’ve playedGood question!I have played some great games of Call of Cthulhu and Chill that have been quite fun. I have even played in some seriously scary AD&D...
View ArticleMore From Barrel Rider Games
I won't lie. I love Barrel Rider Games.A full Basic-era class for a $1. Not a bad deal really.Here are a bunch of my recent purchases.In nearly all cases the books are 5 to 6 or so pages with a cover,...
View Article#RPGaDAY Day 29, Most memorable encounter
#RPGaDAY Day 29, Most memorable encounterThat would have to be the very first time I encountered a Lich back in the AD&D1 days. I am thinking it was the summer of 82 or so.The DM read the monster...
View ArticleKickstart Your Weekend: Gor RPG & Interview
So on pretty much to polar opposite end of last weeks Kickstarter I present to you +James Desborough's Chronicles of Gor...
View Article#RPGaDAY Day 30, Rarest RPG Owned
#RPGaDAY Day 30, Rarest RPG OwnedI honestly don't know.I do have a copy of the original White Box rules of D&D, 3rd Printing. But I think they had made a lot of those. I also have a limited...
View ArticleZatannurday: Nerdee Lennox
Nerdee Lennox is a model and cosplayer from right here in Chicago! She loves cosplay and works with Cosplay Deviants.She was at Gen Con and I got a pic of her, but here are some more.You can find her...
View Article#RPGaDAY Day 31st, Favourite RPG of all time
#RPGaDAY Day 31st, Favourite RPG of all timeHere we are. At the end of another blog-fest. It has been a lot of fun and I have really enjoyed reading everyone's posts. I want to thank +Dave Chapman...
View ArticleAmazing Adventures Week!
I love doing posts where I take a deep dive into a particular book or system.This week I want to cover Amazing Adventures by Jason Vey and produced by Troll Lord games.They are currently working on a...
View ArticleAmazing Adventures: Plays Well With Others
The best thing, or at least one of the best things, about Amazing Adventures is the fact that it is based all around Castles & Crusades. So not only is everything for C&C compatible with it,...
View ArticleNew Page: Witch Links
There is one thing people keep coming back to my blog for time and time again.Witches.My email says so. My Google Analytics say so. And posts I am tagged in say so.But there is no way could (or even...
View ArticleOwl & Weasel Wednesday #8 September 1975
Going back 29 years today for Owl & Weasel #8.The front page news if England's first Play By Mail D&D game. Interestingly there is a mention of a "computerised" one in America. D&D is...
View ArticleAmazing Adventures: Universal Monsters
It is no secret. I love horror movies. A large part of that is growing up on a steady diet of Universal Studios' classic Monsters. My dad had a bunch of book about the Golden Age of Cinema. Most I...
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