Does sweet’um want some num-nums?
I never thought I would come out of a theater having just seen a Star Wars film and say, “wow, that really sucked.” But here I am. As you might imagine from my grognardy ways, I was one of the Read More
To homebrew or not to homebrew, that is the question.
In recent weeks I’ve been toying with the idea of creating a homebrew campaign to replace the WoG campaign I’m currently running. It’s not like it’s a new thing for me; I’ve designed quite a few homebrew campaigns over the Read More
Boot Hill Brawling in AD&D
I think it’s fair to say that folks have been grumbling about the rules for pummeling, grappling, and overbearing since the Dungeon Masters Guide was first published. They are, to put it plainly, awful, inelegant, and difficult to use. They Read More
Reminiscing with my Inner Grognard
There are two uses of the term “grognard” in use in the gaming community today. The first is an old-time wargamer, used to playing either with miniatures (I did Napoleonics in college) or with hex-and-counter wargames. The second is a Read More
Implied Society in AD&D
For years I’ve felt that there are some societal structures hard-coded into the AD&D rules, in particular the class system. While it is certainly possible to bend and twist things around to create a campaign world that bucks these otherwise Read More
Witch Preview #3: Familiar Names
APPENDIX IV: FAMILIAR NAMES Below are a representative sampling of names that can be used for familiars and other otherworldly servitors of witches. 1. Able2. Beelzebub3. Bessie Bald4. Bessie Rule5. Fancy6. Griezzell Greedigutt7. Holt8. Ilemauzar9. Jarnara Sacke10. Mak Hector11. Newes12. Read More
