As I mentioned on Monday, after a lot of searching, I found my master copy of The Grimoire #1 and #2. The Grimoire: A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy Gaming was my attempt at a gaming fanzine in the … Continue reading →
After a lot of searching, I found my master copy of The Grimoire #1. In late 1977, I decided to produce my own gaming fanzine, The Grimoire: A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy Gaming. As it would have to … Continue reading →
The last two weeks have been very full with tests and doctor’s appointments for my wife (who is still cancer free one year after radiation), computer issues, and relatives visiting. This hasn’t left me much time to blog or follow … Continue reading →
James Mishler has proposed an “alignment map” of RPG style: And I like it. Find out more about what this diagram means in this post on Mishler’s blog: What’s Your Game Style?.
Continue reading →I don’t usually talk about events in my weekend campaign because I’m not very good at writing up interesting accounts. Fiction — even at the session report level — just isn’t something I do well. However, we had a TPK … Continue reading →
As of 6pm this evening, the final vote from my players is in. They’ve been debating since early April whether to continue the current campaign under Swords & Wizardry or convert it to Microlite74. (For background see Microlite74 is "better" … Continue reading →
Earlier this month, I posted than two-thirds of my Swords & Wizardry players preferred Microlite74 to Swords & Wizardry (see Microlite74 is "better" than Swords & Wizardry?). I was at a loss to explain this as the differences between M74 … Continue reading →
I mentioned a playing card combat system in a post last week (There is No One True Way — A Rant) and promised more information, so here we go. Unfortunately, I never saw this system in play. I was told … Continue reading →
There is no one true way to play D&D. Personally, I consider this the soul of “Old School” D&D. You bought the rules (be they Original D&D, AD&D, B/X D&D, or BECMI D&D) and you as GM get to do … Continue reading →
After failing several saving rolls during an attempt to change the RetroRoleplaying blog theme yesterday, I decided that a night’s sleep could not hurt. I was right. When I tried this afternoon, I apparently rolled much better and managed to … Continue reading →