My thoughts on Sword Dream June 4, 2019

So, some OSR players left the OSR to found their presumably holier-than-thou new version of "adventure gaming". More open-minded, more welcoming to everyone and their dog, more inclusive, simply: so much more better and politically correct than that old scumbag, OSR. So much better. I mean, so, so much better."Sword Dream" is the name of […]

Norbert G. Matausch

"Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds" - Quick OSR Afterlives June 4, 2019

"Next". Credit Harshanand SinghHere's what happens when you die. Firstly, you are judged by a Court of Death (i.e. all the other players):For every notable sin, -1. Sins you have confessed and been absolved of don’t count.For every intentional mutation, -1If you weren’t buried, -1If your soul is damaged in any way, -2If your soul is […]

Spwack

Daughters of Darkness: The Mara Witch for Basic Era Games in Print June 4, 2019

It took me a while (work and a couple of dumb mistakes in editing) but my latest book is now out in print!Daughters of Darkness: The Mara Witch for Basic Era GamesIt looks great and even better when paired with the Witch for Basic Era Games.100% compatible with that book. Also compatible with my Swords […]

Timothy S. Brannan

Thought Eater Podcast: Top Three Tuesdays: Traps, Undead, and Horror Movies June 4, 2019

Back again with more top three lists! Rob C from Down in a Heap wonders what my fave undead are, RFED asks about traps, and then I ramble a bit about my favorite horror movies. I also field calls from Evil Jeff of Minions and Musings and Angus from Kirby's Kids!CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!!!During the […]

Jeremy "frothsof" Smith

I'm Surrounded By Idiots June 4, 2019

Dammit! I told him to hold!This is a wargaming idea I've been musing on for a couple of years that crystallized in my head during a shower today. It would likely work for a variety of scales and periods but my intention is for horse and musket games in Ruritania-style imagi-nations where the characters of the […]

Evan

OSR: The Biggest Aspidistra in the World V2 June 4, 2019

I've updated this old one-page dungeon with new photo-composite art. You can download the PDF here.It's less of a dungeon and more of a social challenge. The real fun is a) getting three uncooperative people out of a tree and b) figuring out exciting new ways to make money from the situation.

Skerples

El Dorado June 4, 2019

The nice thing about working with real world geography is that the maps already exist. That's nice. Of course, translating those to hexes is kind of a pain in the ass (especially for a mapmaker as lazy and incompetent as myself)...but it's doable.Setting up the trade thang though is a little tougher.Working with the fantasy […]

Hex Power Flower – Weather June 3, 2019

This is an interesting take on the Hex Power Flower idea. It was posted on the For Glory #1, The Hexanomicon Kickstarter by Ariel Churi ; which of course must be filled with great stuff if this didn’t make the final cut … ;O) I’ll defo be watching for any future KS! Comments I like the […]

Goblin's Henchman

Miniature painting: the adventure continues June 3, 2019

Last September, after incautiously writing too many blog posts about Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, I took up miniature painting. I posted about it in December, providing images of all the crudely painted figures that I'd completed to date. Five months on, I'm still at it, although my pace has slowed somewhat. This post is an update […]

Joseph Manola

Avatar 10 Years On June 3, 2019

It is hard to believe that Avatar was released in 2009 - in both senses in which that can be true. On the one hand it's difficult to accept that it's not just yesterday. And yet on the other it feels like several eons have passed since it came out.The overwhelming sensation, though, is a […]

noisms

More maps of lairs from the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) Lairs & Encounters book.

Giants, Stone & frost

Two lairs: the stone giants live in a cave that houses a holy geode that they worship; the other is an ancient hall with a tower where frost giants lair.