A blog about the World of Greyhawk, tabletop RPGs, wargames, and pop culture
Legendary fantasy and science fiction author Jack Vance has passed away at the age of 96. Fans of Dungeons and Dragons and role-playing games in general will surely remember him as the inspiration for so-called “Vancian Magic”, wherein magic spells, Read More
Stop-motion animation and special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen is dead at 92. This is particularly sad for me, as I grew up on Mr. Harryhausen’s stop-motion cinematography when I was growing up. My own personal “Appendix N” would be stuffed Read More
Yesterday, Allan B. Calhamer passed away at the age of 81. Mr. Calhamer is the inventor of one of the groundbreaking titles in the history of wargaming; the game Diplomacy, which was a favorite of presidents as well as being Read More
Ernie Gygax, who should need no introduction to old-school D&D fans, lost his home today to a fire. Apparently no one was injured, but obviously it’s a trying time for him and his roommate. An Ernie Gygax Fire Relief page Read More
It’s unclear at this point whether it was Games Workshop or Amazon that blinked, but someone responded to the enormous pressure and media attention that the recent Space Marine trademark issue brought. Spots the Space Marine is now back up Read More
Larry Elmore’s Snarfquest is coming back (in Knights of the Dinner Table from Kenzer)! Holy moly! What’s next, Wormy* and Jasmine?? If you don’t know what Snarfquest is, you’ve not been reading Dragon Magazine long enough, whippersnapper! _____ * I Read More
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