Saturday, 31 March 2012

The Contents of Hexes

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A few days ago I posted a selection of grabs from google maps, indicating how large a 1-mile hex actually is, and the kind of things that y...
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Thursday, 29 March 2012

In Which I Am A Hypocrite

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Patrick, one of the players in my regular group, has posted an AP of sorts for the session we had on Tuesday. We decided to create a shared ...
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Being an Illustration of the Contents of 1-Mile Hexes Through Examination of Divers Locations in the British Isles

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How much adventure is contained in a 1-mile hex? Usually, more than you would think, although it depends very much on the context. Here are ...
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Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Authenticity and Gamability and Gonzo, Oh My!

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In the comments to yesterday's post , richard asks: I find my tastes changing over time - I used to want authentick flavours, it di...
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Monday, 26 March 2012

Pseudo-Orientalism Grab-Bag

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One of my absolute favourite setting ideas in the OSR blogosphere is one that (to me) got surprisingly little mention on the other blogs - M...
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Sunday, 25 March 2012

Describe and Stat this Monster

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This is an  aye-aye : Let's D&D-ify it. Give it some stats, special abilities, a different name, a background, whatever you lik...
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Saturday, 24 March 2012

The Hickman Revolution and the Frustrated Novelist

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There's a post today on The Mule Abides about "the Hickman Revolution", or, as James Maliszewski put it in the Golden Age of ...
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Thursday, 22 March 2012

HP Lovecraft and the BBC

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Somebody discerning seems to have taken over the BBC news magazine - which is usually an unbearably banal thing airing the most pathetic li...
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Sabaw

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So yesterday I generated  some random races on which to hang a campaign setting . They were the Jackalwere, beaver, sirine, ankheg, wererat,...
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Random Campaign Setting Major Races

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Let's play a game. Take the 2nd edtion AD&D Monstrous Manual (or any bestiary of your choice), and randomly select 2d6 monsters from...
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