The 7.5 Hit Point Orcish Standard?
A minor kafuffle went on in the RPG blogging...
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Tag: Old School
Johnny’s Five – Five Things I Learned To Incorporate Into Games Because I Moved
As is often the case, inspiration for my...
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Classical Play: Group Initiative
Back in the days when I was still coloring in my...
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A Lightweight System for Random Encounters: d10+d10
For my Bleakstone hex crawl, I decided I wanted...
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A “Realistic Enough for Fantasy” Calendar
I recently created a calendar for my fantasy...
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Things I Learned while “Inking” 14 GameScience Dice with a Crayon
In preparation for the release of the upcoming...
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Old School Fantasy Hexcrawl Resources
Ever since Troy’s article about running...
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Where did the Monsters Wander?
As a GM, wandering monsters and other random...
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“O” is For Old School: Review of The Dungeon Alphabet
Get your bull’s-eye lantern, a 10 ft pole,...
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HackMaster Basic Review Part 1: Characters
Back before GenCon, I asked you guys what game...
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Mapping for the Rest of Us
If you’re like me, you love the old-school...
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Reader Lesink requested that we review “A Quick Primer for Old...
Read MoreFull Circle
Maybe those old games really weren’t that bad…? A regular on...
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1e spotted alive and well in a livingroom in southeastern PA
Let me tell you about the schenanigans my friend...
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Not just your grandpappy’s RPG
Rust, over on www.youmeetinatavern.com posted a...
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