Or actually, it will not be, my Microlite74 Wilderlands campaign is suspended for two weeks for the holidays. I hope my players and this blog’s readers have a very Merry Christmas. This blog hasn’t been very active the last couple … Continue reading →
A thread on RPGnet asks who your “dream team” of designers for D&D 5e would be. Here’s mine. Gary GygaxDavid ArnesonDavid HargraveBob BledsawPaul JaquaysFrank MentzerAaron AllstonDavid (Zeb) CookLenard LakofkaMonte CookJohn SapienzaLewis Pulsipher Unfortunately, this team is impossible as the first … Continue reading →
Blacky the Blackball, author of the RC-clone Dark Dungeons has released Darker Dungeons. Where Dark Dungeons was intended to be a clone, Darker Dungeons is sort of a “house-ruled” version. It’s the game as it is played at Blacky’s table. … Continue reading →
Sully over at A Pack of Gnolls is looking for players for what sounds like a fun sandbox-style campaign: This will be a player-driven, hex-crawl, sandbox type of game. While the standard fantasy races described in Microlite74 Extended will all … Continue reading →
A couple of readers have asked if I could post the maps from ST1: Up the Garden Path (see previous posts on this rare D&D module published by TSR UK in 1986 here and here). The maps appear to be … Continue reading →
If you’ve read many forums or blogs where D&D is discussed over that past 8-10 years, you have probably heard many players complaining about wizards ruining encounters with spells like sleep or fire ball that take out large numbers of … Continue reading →
I’ve been asked to describe the ST1: Up the Garden Path adventure as “most people will never see it as only one person can win the copy.” That’s a fair request, but the adventure is very hard to describe. Quick … Continue reading →
Some older editions of D&D require a caster to have specific spell components on hand to be able to cast a spell. This is both a method of limiting the power of magic and providing a slightly more “magical” feel … Continue reading →
It’s been a very long time — over a year — since we had a fund raiser for the RetroRoleplaying Cancer Fund (which helps pay down the huge bills associated with my wife’s cancer treatments from 2007-2008). I’ve been asked … Continue reading →
Microlite74 Version 3.0 is finally here. I’d like to thank everyone who has commented on or helped to proofread the various drafts that have been published over the last couple of months. Version 3.0 is far better for all the … Continue reading →