Hobby and more D&D Blogs
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Musical Monday: Stand By Me (Karen Gibson and The Kingdom Choir)
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From Saturday's wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (now the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex).
29 minutes ago
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MIDDLE DUNGEONS LEVEL FOUR 131 THE BELL.
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131 THE BELL. The niche in the corridor holds an old metal bell. If rung,
make a roll on the random encounters table to see which wandering monster
shows u...
29 minutes ago
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Easing Back Into the World
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Here are some lovely photos I took whilst I was away from the world. Enjoy!
Hope you had a good week.
1 hour ago
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B.A.T. II - Fighting the machine
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By Ilmari
Last time I had just finished creating my B.A.T. agent, Andy Panthro, and
released him in the planet called Shedishan, where Koshan trust was try...
1 hour ago
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Macro Monday’s New Band Name Is Skull Angel, Pass It On
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SKULL ANGEL, SUCKERS. Bow down and worship. Or something. This week I’m off
to Phoenix Comic Fest, and I can’t seem to access their schedule on their
site?...
2 hours ago
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Sedona’s Energy Vortexes
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The town of Sedona, Arizona is best known for several so-called energy
vortexes that are supposedly sites of increased energy. They may or may not
promot...
7 hours ago
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Combat in Space Opera
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*Art by Joe Doolin*
Given its association with the *Space Marines* miniatures rules, one might
reasonably expect the *Space Opera* combat system to dispens...
12 hours ago
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Charmed is Back!
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Last week we go the "upfronts" for the various TV networks. What did we
learn?
Well, Batwoman is coming to the Arrow-verse on the CW so that is a cool
thin...
13 hours ago
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Redbrick Water Features
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Don't roll all of these just a few fine or till gaps filled
Every level has one possibly more
*Redbrick Water Features*
Fancy magic potions cannot be kept...
1 day ago
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Wild West Update: Nothing at all Happened (Except a Song)
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That's the perils, sometimes, of running a sandbox-style game. There were
adventure hooks in there, but for the most part the players didn't bite,
and not...
1 day ago
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Podcasting....
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Well, I have been conned into trying out podcasting, so here you go, a
quick little podcast (I like mine under 30 minutes, this clocks in at just
over 10) ...
1 day ago
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Saintly Saturday: St. Cornelius the Abbot of Komel
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Today is the Feast of St. Cornelius the Abbot of Komel, Vologda. Born into
a boyar family in the 15th century, his brother Lukian served at the court
of th...
1 day ago
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Quest for Glory III: The Roads Not Taken
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*Rakeesh rationalizes having a thief for a friend.*
The role of the thief in the *Quest for Glory* series has always been an
ambiguous one. He...
2 days ago
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SNOW DRIVE BRINGS HOME ANOTHER 5 STAR READER REVIEW!
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WE LOVE READER REVIEWS!
A BIG THANK YOU to John Kilgallon for his kind words and nice 5 STAR Amazon
review of Bobby Nash's SNOW DRIVE.
*"Third in the Sno...
2 days ago
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15 Most Important Scenes
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[0:00:00.1] TG: Hello and welcome to the Story Grid Podcast. This is a
show dedicated to helping you become a better writer. I’m your host, Tim
Grahl a...
3 days ago
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Gnome Stew Notables – Alex Roberts
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[image: Gnome Stew Notables – Alex Roberts]
Welcome to the second installment of our Gnome Spotlight: Notables series.
The notables series is a look at ga...
3 days ago
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Novel Lessons 1: The Desert of Souls
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I’d like to think that I learn a little more about writing with every book,
and I thought that it might be useful to my fellow writers if...
3 days ago
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Thank You Mr. Walsh
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One of the best friends I’ve ever had lost his father this month. Death
proved itself a slingshot, pulling me back through the decades to think
about the f...
3 days ago
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RPG Twitter Doesn't Have To Suck
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By the way we're here
3 days ago
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Two More Tome of Tomes
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*Dread Kirowath*
Author: Briod Griwent
Race: Human
Dimensions: 8x10x0.5
Weight: 1 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, parchment
Rarity: Uncommon
Fields...
3 days ago
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[Three Hexes] The World vs Eddie!
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*Campaign: **Generations have toiled and suffered under the merciless rule
of **the evil entity known as "Eddie"**. The hordes of undead that roam the
was...
4 days ago
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RED WIZARD’S MAP OF OMU
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The Red Wizard's Map
4 days ago
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RACIAL CURSES
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Hello, Pixies and Sprites! Its been some time since I’ve readily posted
anything (I have been doing a lot of work on stuff on Dungeon Master’s
Guild), but ...
4 days ago
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A SERIES OF POSTS ON MOTIVATION: SIGNIFICANCE
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Assuming we’re still reasonably comfortable with the “Six Human Needs” I
introduced a few weeks ago—a decent starting point on the subject of what
drives u...
5 days ago
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Did Dave and Gary’s Gift for Finding Fun in Dungeons & Dragons Lead Them Wrong?
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When Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax designed Dungeons & Dragons, they aimed
for fun. In 1978 Gary wrote, “Enjoyment is the real reason for D&D being
created, ...
6 days ago
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Dungeons and Dragons the most important gaming franchise in the world
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Forbes has written an article about the upcoming book *Dungeons & Dragons
Art and Arcana: A Visual History* an illustrated guide to the history and
evoluti...
1 week ago
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1121: Protection Racket
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http://www.GiantITP.com/comics/oots1121.html
1 week ago
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Mechanical audience
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The audience determines how your work is received and evaluated. Similar to
perspective in photography, it is impossible to be neutral in this regard.
You ...
1 week ago
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SALE - Dolemwood Bundle on OBS - $70 Off the Full Line!
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If you have been eyeing the Dolemwood materials from Necrotic Gnome
Productions, there is no time better than now to buy in. Put out by the
same publisher ...
1 week ago
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Persons of Power: The Shadara
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I am digging through old notes and files, and came across this little
tidbit. Seriously, The Shadara is OLD. Not just in-game old, but her
creation came ea...
1 week ago
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Frugal GM will be a bit quiet for the month of May
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[image: Frugal GM will be a bit quiet for the month of May]
Just a quick admin post to let all 12 of my readers know that I'm needing
to take an unscheduled...
1 week ago
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The Fantastic Worlds of Grenadier Supplement
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Terence Gunn is at it again, Kickstarting a supplement to his book on
Grenadier Models. You can follow the link below. It looks like it will be
an archive ...
2 weeks ago
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The Author Blog: Easy Blogging for Busy Authors by Anne R Allen
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There are lots of books, websites, and courses about blogging, but most of
them are about business blogs. An author blog is a completely different
thing. A...
2 weeks ago
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Crepuscular #1: Sanctum of the Snail--NOW ON SALE!
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The first issue of my new adventure-zine for Dungeon Crawl Classics is
finally here! Creupuscular is a zine dedicated to Dungeon Crawl Classics
and includ...
2 weeks ago
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Pricing Part 3
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Back in 2014, I shared some observations about pricing PDFs on OneBookShelf
sites. I am told some publishers found it useful as a guideline for OBS
marketp...
4 weeks ago
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Review: For Coin and Blood
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I remember hearing vaguely about *For Coin & Blood* some time ago, but it
seemed to pass me by before I got a chance to investigate. Then Diogo
Nogueira, a...
5 weeks ago
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Bifrost: individual abilities & other stuff
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I am beginning to post the content of Bifrost, volume 1, in sequence.
Bif1 - Cover, Acks, Intro, Setting Up Game
Bif2 - Game Content, Seq Actions, Choice...
1 month ago
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horrifying goblin spells
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I’ve talked before about never repeating the same combat encounter. Here’s
one way to vary those boring ol’ goblin encounters: GOBLIN MAGIC, a twisted
gift...
1 month ago
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Energizzare incantesimi una variante del sistema vanciano
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Sistema Magico Variante per AD&D 1a edizione (e simili)
Questo articolo รจ una rielaborazione con alcune modifiche dell'articolo "Memorizzare,
Caricare, L...
1 month ago
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BX Combined Rule Book Printed and Bound
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Just put this together this morning.
I had printed the pages long ago, but had never bothered to bind them.
Talking with +Gothridge Manor and +Rob Conley...
1 month ago
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Olde Timey Hommlet Map
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Renowned cartographer R.R. Calbick--whose work has been featured on such
highly acclaimed sites as The Restenford Project--has proven that he and I
have mo...
2 months ago
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Balance, Challenge & Antagonism when Running Dungeons & Dragons
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D&D Cartoon Dungeon Master - pretty friendly*CHALLENGE RATING AND D&D AS A
CONTEST:*
*The concept of Challenge Rating in D&D, a means of balancing encount...
2 months ago
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UNFATHOMABLE PDF OUT TODAY
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CLICK ON THIS DriveThruRPG LINK
It's an old school Underworld setting and adventure location in the form of
a 108 pg PDF, souped up with hyperlinks (inc...
3 months ago
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Mars Monster Gallery and drivel.
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I'm not dead, I just went dark a couple of months ago in order to focus
all my efforts in one direction. BX Mars. I will attempt to keep you
updated a lit...
4 months ago
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The Wine List of The Welcome Wench
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*What follows is a reply to a thread at theRPGsite in which I put forth my
idea of what's important in preparing a game-world that's meant to be
played, as...
5 months ago
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The Warlock's Tower
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*F*or over eighty years, the Warlock lurked in his tower of stone, crafting
all manner of trinket and bauble for the many curious novice and veteran
travel...
7 months ago
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Exploring the Temple of Elemental Evil's Dungeon Level 2 (pt. 3)
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*This is another play report for my ongoing Roll20-based B/X D&D campaign,
and spoilers for dungeon module T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil follow.
Anyone...
9 months ago
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Happy Gygax Day!
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July 27th was Gary Gygax's birthday, and now it's Gary Gygax Day. I think
that's a worthy thing for the RPG community; Gary didn't create RPGs but he
was...
9 months ago
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Projects
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My name is Ty Hulse. As a folklorist I've been reading and studying
folklore for decades.
I've been writing stories based on the most interesting pieces of...
10 months ago
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ROUNDUP: What Writers Want to Know Right Now…
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Multi-published author and head moderator Cat Gerlach asked a bunch of
writers on the forums what their toughest writings were. Here are their
questions an...
11 months ago
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An Experiment In Thuggery
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At GaryCon IX this past March, I had the pleasure of meeting +Paolo Greco.
Paolo and I hadn't really interacted before this, other than a passing
admission...
11 months ago
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Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans
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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is one of my top three favorite
albums of all time. Star Wars is one of my top three favorite movies of all
time. Wha...
1 year ago
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How To Map A Large Canyon
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Vast canyons are awe inspiring. They thwart quests, halt armies, and tell
the tale of vast cataclysms from times past. In this quick tutorial I’ll
outlin...
1 year ago
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Photos: "Legion of the Petal Throne" Game At Gary Con
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I had intended to get this out a lot sooner, but Real Life™ and ADD keeps
getting in the way. Last month at Gary Con, Victor Raymond refereed a game
of "Le...
1 year ago
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Deviant Art
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I've had a DeviantArt account since 2009, but haven't done much with it
until recently. I didn't really take DA that seriously, thinking of it as
mostly fo...
1 year ago
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Time for a New Edition!
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I guess I should explain what I mean by that title.
Today, I will be rebooting *Dungeons Deep & Caverns Old*. I feel like I
have hit a road-block creative...
1 year ago
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Winds of Change are Blowing
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The more things change, the more things stay the same. Hmmm…. That’s an
annoying cliche. How about, when one door closes, another one opens. I
don’t real...
2 years ago
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Dynamic Grappling
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Before I say another word, let me direct the reader to Douglas Cole and
Peter V. Dell'Orto's article on grappling in *The Manor*, issue #8 (
http://www.rpgn...
2 years ago
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Moved
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The Random Wizard Blog has moved to
https://www.kirith.com/random-wizard/
2 years ago
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NecronomiCon 2015 begins…
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The NecronomiCon 2015 should be beginning to buzz about now, as people
arrive on the Thursday evening. Photograph: A Providence …
Continue reading →
2 years ago
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Cruel Attack at a Inari Shrine—Four Statues Broken at Kego Shrine in Tenjin, Fukuoka
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Translated from: http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/photo/show/102187 April
25, 2015 (Updated April 26, 2015) At about 1 AM on the morning of the 25th,
in 2C...
3 years ago
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This is Phase World…It’s Nothing Like Regular Rifts, Honest
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Tonight was character generation for the Phase World Game: Mary, a 10′
bipedal dinosaur (Seljuk) mercenary with a grenade launcher, a power
halberd, a comb...
3 years ago
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0-Level ACKS Alices
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Introductory Complaining If I’m running a low-power game, I like 0-level
play: It sets the tone, establishes more of the character at the table, and
introd...
3 years ago
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The Sympanomancer
Download the PDF here.
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