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OSR, Retro-Clone, and BX ramblings… UPDATING MONTHLY ON THE 20th!

Class: Gnome

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Gnomes are, depending on who you ask, related to Elves or Halflings. They vigorously deny either, by the way. Unless, of course, it is to claim both of the others must be descended from them. But, even this they’ll say … Continue reading →

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Now! Where was I?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Before we get any further along in this venture you should know two things. Most of the regular monthly posts you read in 2011 were all written in the late Spring or early Summer. This one was written after I … Continue reading →

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Magic Part Two

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Last month’s entry was pretty much just a dry list of spells. Boring, right? Well, this month I am going to begin shamelessly raiding [Aeons and Auguries] for little changes that will give the system a little more setting specific … Continue reading →

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Magic Part One

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

For a long time the split between arcane and divine magic in D&D has bugged me. I’ve wanted the option to play an arcane healer since at least second edition. However, that’s not the reason the split bothered me. I … Continue reading →

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My Tesseract

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

I haven’t seen anyone else discuss this – quite frankly – some what mad idea. So, I’m going to give it a go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesseract Some of you are looking at that subject and already yawning. Yeah, well, give me some … Continue reading →

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Weird New World

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

I just picked up the pdfs for Vornheim, and on a whim, Weird New World. I’m wanting to make my next attempt at a Keep on the Borderlands game even more winter and north themed than my last one, so … Continue reading →

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I don’t think we’re in Rivendell anymore…

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

Maybe it’s just me. But, on some level, I’ve thought of D&D elves as Melniboneans for a long time now. Sure, I was exposed to the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings… oh… probably near simultaneously with D&D. But, Tolkein’s … Continue reading →

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