If you don't get the joke please leave a comment guessing why the bugbear is getting so grabby with the shaman. Then go here for an explanation. ...
Thứ Tư, 29 tháng 9, 2010
Arduin Grimoire, part 6
Okay, let's get back on track with this Arduin Grimoire thing. Today I'll be looking at some magical spell type things, starting withPRISMATIC...
Simple-Minded Theory on the Psychology of Game Design
1) Any mechanic introduced in the name of Realism is actually an unconscious attempt by the designer to deal with unspoken needs, desires,...
Thứ Ba, 28 tháng 9, 2010
Thứ Hai, 27 tháng 9, 2010
Shatner Successor Clue #3
Although originally trading on a badass persona, our mystery subject cut back on action roles following a diagnosis of a non-Hodgkins lymphoma.All...
Chủ Nhật, 26 tháng 9, 2010
Thứ Sáu, 24 tháng 9, 2010
Micronauts!
Since they came up in the comments on yesterday's post about old Star Wars action figures, I thought I'd talk about the Micronauts briefly...
Thứ Năm, 23 tháng 9, 2010
go check this out
Brief review of Erol Otus and company's Booty and The Beasts by the delightful Mr. Lizard. Minus half a point for slagging on The...
a long time ago in a tiny plastic galaxy
I've been on a bit of a jag on old Star Wars action figures. Here's the state of play in tiny plastic space dudes as of the 1979 Sear Christmas...
Thứ Tư, 22 tháng 9, 2010
Shatner Successor Clue #2
Someone half my age or younger may only know our mystery subject through TV commercials and a short-lived reality show.Clue #3 on Monda...
Arduin Grimoire, part 5
The nest two sections of the Arduin Grimoire are entitled MAGIC IN ARDUIN and EVEN MORE MAGIC IN ARDUIN. I will try to summarize all...
So this amused me. (slightly NSFW)
TOY LORDS Of CHINATOWN: Episode 1 from SUPER SUCKLORD on Vime...
Thứ Ba, 21 tháng 9, 2010
Arduin Grimoire, part 4
When I started this cover to cover bit I promised myself that I wouldn't drag it out by talking about one page at a time. However as...
Thứ Hai, 20 tháng 9, 2010
Shatner Successor Clue #1
Like William Shatner our mystery subject has starred appeared in movies, TV shows, comics books, an animated series and even on a musical recording...
more Damnation Van goodness
Here's another Syd Mead design, this time for NASA!And here's a Ralph McQuarrie Damnation Van!...
need a wilderness hexmap?
Here are two boards from old fantasy wargames that might make decent campaign maps.The second one is from Demons, from SPI I believ...
Thứ Bảy, 18 tháng 9, 2010
an announcement
After serious consideration I have decided that next Saturday will be the last public observance of Shatnerday here on the ol' Gameblog. The...
Thứ Sáu, 17 tháng 9, 2010
Donnie & Marie present: Star Wars
Kris Kristofferson made a pretty damn good Han Solo back in the da...
Thứ Năm, 16 tháng 9, 2010
Arduin Grimoire, part 3
Next up in our whirlwind tour of Dave Hargrave's Arduin Grimoire is five pages of random dice charts. This probably doesn't comes as...
Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 9, 2010
Arduin Grimoire, part 2
Today I'm going to cover pages one through thirteen of the original Arduin Grimoire. Maybe that sounds like a lot bust most of these...
Thứ Ba, 14 tháng 9, 2010
Arduin Grimoire cover to cover, part 1
Okay, let's do this like Brutus. The Arduin Grimoire is one of the seminal books of the early gonzo D&D period and by the time this...
Thứ Hai, 13 tháng 9, 2010
Cover to cover?
Would folks be interested in a multi-part section-by-section discussion of either the original Arduin Grimoire or Encounter Critical? ...
Chủ Nhật, 12 tháng 9, 2010
She's going as a princess
Today my daughter asked me what I wanted to be for Halloween. She thinks I should go as Strong Bad, but if I were to dress up for trick-or-treating...
Thứ Sáu, 10 tháng 9, 2010
Cinder campaign update
Two weeks ago the party was victorious in the Unknown Dungeon's annual Chaos Parade. Obviously the next logical thing for them to do would...
Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 9, 2010
found googling for old clip art
Someone needs to use this for an encounter. Hell, everyone needs to use this for an encounte...
Thứ Tư, 8 tháng 9, 2010
it's greek to me (no, seriously)
Can some kind soul translate the underlined word below?I must say it's a little unkind of Mr. Hardy to spring this on me 300 pages...
game stores
Over the weekend the whole Rients clan visited Six Flags amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois. I managed to get to a couple of games stores...
Thứ Ba, 7 tháng 9, 2010
The Bestiary of Liff
As a bit of a folow-up to my last post, here are three monsters inspired by The Deeper Meaning of Liff. Bog Hag# Encountered: 1(d3)Alignment:...
Chủ Nhật, 5 tháng 9, 2010
I think I've played with this guy
Hoggeston (HOG-us-tn) n. The action of overshaking a pair of dice in a cup in the mistaken belief that this will effect the eventual outcome...
Thứ Sáu, 3 tháng 9, 2010
Jason of Star Frontiers
Here's a pic of Star Command base and/or the Space Academy, from the post-Star Wars live action kiddie shows Jason of Star Command and...
a not-so-subtle change
Remember those weird dual-pod vehicles flying around Cloud City in Empire Strikes Back? They were giving Han hassle as he tried...
Thứ Năm, 2 tháng 9, 2010
The Gygaxian Building Blocks
This post is nothing more than a quote swiped from a longer post over at theRPGsite, written by my favorite Prussian, Settembrini. ...
Arkham Horror
I played the Cthulhu Mythos themed boardgame Arkham Horror for the first time last night. I ended up leaving before the game was over and here...
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