Down in a Heap

Calls from Joe, Jason, and Evil Jeff plus a opening look at the supplement for Thieves’ Guild: City of the Sacred Flame published by Gamelords in 1983

Some therapeutic raking and recounting as I attempt to salute one of the good ones: my oldest friend Bill’s Dad, Irv, who passed away early this morning. Plus a feeble attempt at game talk. 2020 really does suck...

Release the Metal Mummy! A horror themed metal mashup mix tape tribute to Boris Karloff.

Remember mixed tapes? Here’s the first installment of a few favorites.

I have a bundle of calls in the hopper plus an “uneveloping “ from Wayne’s Books: Thieves’ Guild VI

Stream of consciousness nuggets are raked up along with the leaves in my backyard. Topics: My definitions of gritty, low fantasy, high fantasy; some Thieves’ Guild thoughts and other nonsense.

I muse about a side project campaign: probably an urban game with thieves as the centerpiece.

Evil Jeff from the excellent Minions & Musings podcast joins me for the latest B/X D&D deep dive on monsters. We discuss layout, stat blocks (lines), what’s different from AD&D, art, and some that are unique to B/X. Settle in...

After gaming for 30 years, you accumulate a lot of gaming stuff. A trip up to my attic reveals buried “treasures”. Do you have any? Plus calls from Jason, Joe, and Roy.

Have you played RPGs where magic effects end when the caster is knocked out or dies? What are the ramifications? Plus calls from Roy & Jason and health progress report.