Old School “Non-Repro Blue” Maps
There is a cargo-cultish love for “old school blue” maps within the OSR. Personally I can’t stand them because my …
Tag Archives: Advice
Dice Shaming?
I’ve been seeing a lot of “Dice Shaming” posts lately on Reddit and a few blogs. The thing is, dice …
Losing my Dungeon Crawl Classics virginity
So it is 90% settled. Tonight’s game will be short one player (my girlfriend got the shaft from her employers …
The Dreaded Boxed Text
I’m enjoying the new wave of old school adventures, but the reality is that we’ve learned a lot about adventure …
Tucker’s Kobolds, Redux
Many moons ago, I ranted about my hatred for Tucker’s Kobolds, along with an excerpt from the classic Tucker’s Kobolds …
[Friday Map] The Cinder Throne
Last week I was asked “How do you get your maps to look so “clean”? Are these maps scanned from …
Setting the scene and using my maps
Sorry if my prose is a bit terse or below par this post, I’m writing it while on painkillers from …
Dungeon Doodles & a CrossHatching Tutorial
I was scanning pages out of my notebook (most are non-RPG related doodlings, so they won’t make it up here), …
An open letter to my Tuesday group
I’m playing a 3.5 game on Tuesday nights with an awesome new crew I’ve never gamed with before (well, all …
The Call of Cthulhu – High Speed Edition
I really enjoy the Call of Cthulhu. Actually, I’ll say that I love the genre, even if the mechanics aren’t …
Effectively Using Music at the Gaming Table
This article originally appeared here in May of 2009 – however I recently had an in-depth conversation with a few …
RPG Bloggers – Let’s Make A Rukus!
Okay, maybe not a rukus, but there’s been a lot of talk about what community entails and what we are …
Fuck the Kool-Aid
I’m not OSR. I’m not New School. I’m not engaged in game bashing, I am engaged in game loving. I …
Dyson's Dodecahedron 