Adventuring in the Jakallan Underworld at Gary Con The Metamorphosis: Alpha game ended with Alpha, the AI in charge of the station, doing in the entire party because we had decided that the alien menace was, well, too menacing. I was able to get Jim Ward to sign my character sheet, which was very gracious… Continue reading The Garden of Weeping Snows at Gary Con
Okay, so I went to Gary Con this past weekend. My trip there was somewhat eventful: I had a tire go flat on my way there, which meant that I missed the morning round of events on Saturday. However, I was back by Noon to the Lodge at Geneva Ridge, and decided to take a… Continue reading I was caught metagaming by James Ward!
“He’s almost dead!” (i.e. a PC is somewhere between 0 and -something hit points)“Quick, bind his wounds!” (i.e. what you do when you have no cleric in the party) One of the things I’ve done in Aldwyr has been to allow for “binding wounds” – this involves post-combat action to bind up physical wounds so… Continue reading Binding Wounds
For just over a year, I’ve been running an OD&D game on a weekly basis. We’ve moved from one game store to another, gone from just one player to a group of six to nine players, and their characters have advanced to nearly fifth level. We’ve had several characters die, some in some very dramatic… Continue reading Now It Can Be Told…
Life’s been something of a roller-coaster. On the plus side: Madison Traditional Gaming has gotten rather successful. We will be celebrating our one year anniversary in September, with a special Meetup. There might even be door prizes! My Tuesday Night OD&D game is going well; I have six regular players and that seems to be… Continue reading Pluses and Minuses
There have been a miscellany of events taking place, in-game and out-of-game, that are worth mentioning: My Tuesday night Original D&D group expanded ever-so-briefly after WisCon 34 to a total of EIGHT players: Gene, Dave, Nix, Noelle, Clint, Tristan, and a cameo appearance by my friends Chris and Penny who had come from the UK for the convention and… Continue reading A Miscellany of Events
I remember having dinner with Dave in Florida, a few years ago. I was there for an academic conference, and he had taken me to a decent restaurant in Orlando. We discussed various projects he was involved in, and reminisced about adventures with the Thursday Night Group. He had mentioned just how much he enjoyed… Continue reading In Memoriam
The Starter Edition of Classic Traveller is now available FREE. Go get it and you will have Classic Traveller goodness to keep you adventuring for a long, long time. One small amount of advice: there are three (3) downloads – the main rules, the charts, and the adventures. You have to get them from the “My… Continue reading Starter Edition of Classic Traveller FREE
Animals in any ecological system interact with each other, forming food chains, obeying instincts, defending territory, and generally living out their lives. When men enter such an ecological system, they will encounter the animals of the system, prompting natural reactions, such as attack or flight….Although the precise nature of animals may change, and they may… Continue reading Traveller Tuesday: 1977 Edition Animal Encounters
Just a bit of a heads-up: I am beginning to sell a number of older gaming items in order to help finance my travels around the country this summer. The current items listed are: AD&D 1st Ed. Unearthed Arcana AD&D 1st Ed. Dungeoneer’s Survival Guide AD&D 1st Ed. Wilderness Survival Guide AD&D 1st Ed. Oriental Adventures Later auctions… Continue reading Selling Stuff on Ebay
