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Countdown to Superman: Superman II (1980)
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[image: Superman II (1980)]
Before there was a "Snyderverse," before there was a "Marvel Cinematic
Universe," there were the Superman movies.
Superman II...
Your Wednesday Watermelon Report
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Whilst I was perusing the produce section at Kroger last week, I came
across a watermelon. Not just any watermelon, though. Private Selection’s
“Black Diam...
Gabriel Knight - Cuts Like a Knife
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Written by Michael
When we wrapped up last time, Gabriel had returned from an intense party
and was suffering from a hangover of sorts. Grace struggled ...
The Ultimate Entrepreneur
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If you think about it, the artist is the ultimate entrepreneur. She is in
business entirely for herself. She has no boss. No mentor. No paycheck. No
medi...
Free GM Resource: Some Good Old-Fashioned Map Porn
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[image: Free GM Resource: Some Good Old-Fashioned Map Porn]
I've been a little *obsessed* with Kingdom Come Deliverance (KCD) this last
couple of weeks. N...
In Memory
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*Mom crosses over.*
*Gretchen Bolingbroke*
1940-2025
Raised two children as a single mother working multiple jobs.
Became a Visual Basic programme...
Let's play some Fuckin' D&D, part III
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Chronicles of Stone & Blood – Part IIAfter clawing their way out of the
ossuary’s grip, the Saintly Bastards returned to Greymire with battered
limbs and q...
MID-YEAR CATCH-UP 2025
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Ah, July first… what does that mean? It’s my son’s 25th birthday, so happy
birthday to him. He and I fixed the fence in June, which was satisfying…
I’m fif...
The Author’s Checklist by Elizabeth K. Kracht
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I was excited to read this book. You know I love a good checklist in book
form (wink, wink). The subtitle promised a guide to developing and editing
your m...
Ken Lizzi’s Cesar the Bravo Live on Kickstarter
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Ken Lizzi’s Cesar the Bravo is live on Kickstarter through July! Welcome to
a world of magic and intrigue! Cesar, a sometimes-condottiero and a bravo
by tr...
Quick E-Book Sale Bits
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Psst. Hey, did you want to check out Wanderers or The Book of Accidents?
You did? WELL THEN HOT SACK OF HOLY SHIT, they are both on sale for your
chosen el...
D20 D&Dables from Kirby's Thor
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This isn't the first time I've stolen D&Dables from Thor. Which makes
sense--it's been published once a month for like 50 years. Today we go back
into th...
The Ringer Returns by Edgar Wallace, 1931
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dustjackets.com
*About the author:* Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a
prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrot...
Getting Back in the (Worm’s) Saddle
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Wow! So, it’s been… (checks notes) …12 years since I last posted here?
That’s as many as four threes. And that’s terrible. During that time I was
heavily i...
Beggars
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One piece of feedback I got on Burgs & Bailiffs Trinity was that I gave
clerics reasons to go on pilgrimages but not so much for other classes. The
upcomin...
Donald Keyhoe in National Geographic-Part Two
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As I was paging through *Donald E. Keyhoe*'s article "Seeing America with
Lindbergh," published in *The National Geographic Magazine* in January 1928,
I ...
Christ is Risen!
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[Hades] received a body and encountered God. It took earth and came face to
face with heaven. It took what it saw and fell by what it could not see.
...
Distances in the 2024 Monster Manual
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As a d20 monster designer, a question I often have is “how D&D is this
distance?” D&D has certain speeds, distances, and ranges that it likes more
than oth...
Happy St. Cuthbert's Day!
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Today is the saint's day of the original cuddy, St. Cuthbert of the Cudgel!
Although the real world Cuthbert seems not to have used a cudgel at all; in
t...
Wizard Tricks (OSE)
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"Do not mistake me for some conjurer of cheap tricks!" - Gandalf the Gray"A
trick is something a hooker does for money... or candy." - Gob Bluth"What
can m...
How do fairies fly? + Do fairies have wings?
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Perhaps some of the most common questions on the internet involve fairy
flight, such as do fairies have wings? can fairies fly? how do fairies fly?
et...
The Player Agenda in Hide & Seek
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I think one of the hardest things to impart to a reader of any ttrpg is
what playing the game should feel like, but yet nothing more useful you can
say....
Almost Vancian
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One of the typical elements of old school games, especially clones or
evolutions of the original D&D, are magic rules where wizards memorize
spells and w...
And Now For Something Completely Different
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I'm participating in another blogging challenge this month, the 31 Day
Character Creation Challenge - I opted to make a classic *Traveller*
character each ...
Articulations
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Creating house rules, custom rules specific to a local group or campaign,
has been common throughout the history of D&D. What makes an effective
house rule...
Zombie Survival Escape USA
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Prepare yourself for a thrilling adventure as you navigate through a city
overrun by the undead in Zombie Survival Escape USA. In this heart-pounding
game,...
Con Schedules 2024
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There may be tumbleweeds blowing through my web site, but I’ve been very
busy. Book 3 of the Hanuvar series has long since been turned over, and the
final ...
Last move - to self-hosting!
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As my vote regarding Substack in the “marketplace of ideas”, I’m moving to
self-hosting.
I’m now at (and hopefully staying for a long time at)
Blog: ht...
Gwenevere (2023)
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Poster by Sarah McIntyreBanished from Camelot, Queen Gwenevere (Laura
Frances Martin) must travel across wild country to the abbey where she is
to live out...
Magazine Of Horror #05
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New to Archive.org, the pre-Halloween Magazine Of Horror #05 (September
1964), with Whitehead’s “Cassius” and also Prout’s “The House of …
Continue reading →
It's 2021 and the Dream is Dead
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So reads the cover caption of Mayfair's *Underground*, published in 1993.
Taking place in 2021, *Underground* is unusual in terms of genre; perhaps
“dys...
Map of a Pirate’s Lair
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I’ve been a little light on inspiration recently – so I asked a friend for
a challenge. He proposed a map on a theme of a Pirate Treasure Map, with
the f...
Strange, Dangerous, and Inhuman: The Fey and Fairie
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When I was a boy I loved fairy tales. Jack and the Beanstalk, Puss in
Boots, Rumpelstiltskin - I devoured all of it. My fascination that there
was a strang...
Dungeons & Dragonmead Fall Schedule
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*As you know, I run public classic Dungeons & Dragons games at **The Loaded
Die**/Metro Detroit Game Night's Board Game Nigh at **Dragonmead**, in
Warren...
Ravensburg Reboot: Streamlined City Map
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I mentioned in my last post how I was tweaking and reworking parts of my
Ravensburg setting. Today I streamlined the city map. The old map had lots
of redu...
ITotD on Summer Break
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[image: Sunflowers]PixabayMy attempts at building a time machine having
failed thus far, I find myself with too few hours in the day. So ITotD will
be on a...
Feeding fans starving 4 Action around da World!
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Despite what I said a few weeks ago, I never really retired, just
semi-retired. I regularly check this site and love that it still gets
traffic. So keep it...
How can We Destroy this Campaign World?
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d12
1. You must trick a bard into strumming the *Chords of Fate* on the *Lute
of Annihilation*
2. Legends tell of thermonuclear weapons beneath megadunge...
Goodbye and Good Luck
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Well some of you may have noticed this blog has been down, restricting
access for some time. For various reasons I've decided to step away from
the OSR...
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
wa...
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...
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...
Four Frightening Games to Play on Halloween
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Happy Halloween, boys and ghouls! It's that terror-rific time of the year
when the air gets colder, the leaves start to change colors, and people
embrace t...
History of Ghost Taxis of Japan
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Translated and Sourced from Shigeru Mizuki’s Mujara, Japanese Ghost
Stories: Spirits, Hauntings, and Paranormal Phenomena, and Other Sources To
learn more ...
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...
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...
Monster/Adventure: Apisastes [S&W] [5e]
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I'm experimenting with dual-stat blocks for monsters. This is a first
draft, so expect changes and feedback is strongly desired.
*Update: Revised stat block...
Community Created Content for Tabletop Games
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Over a year ago, I posted about the coming revolution in card games (and
board games) based upon the ability to print any content on any single
card. I lai...
(SW) Fearsome Critters: Cake Walk
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*Savage Worlds* is the role-playing game that bills itself on being "Fast,
Furious, and Fun." Over the years I've played elvish warriors, pulp
adventurer...
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