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As the post title indicates, I am sunsetting this space. I am not actively updating this blog. Links will rot and return to free electrons floating in the ether.

  Good news! I just discovered that Richard LeBlanc has re-uploaded Revised & Expanded Petty Gods to Lulu. It's only available as a case-wrapped hardback and is currently priced at $21.76 (which is the "at cost" price, which is what Lulu charges creators to print such a project). Of course, shipping and handling are extra.  As one of the named co-editors and one of the writers with the most credits in the tome, I am extremely happy to see this available for purchase once again.

This is in response to Patrick Stuart's dungeon poem post way back in February. What can I say? I'm slow. Better ones by better writers are posted here . Map by Dyson Logos. Original located  here . Ablution: A Dungeon Poem 1. Three darknesses sulk in sorrow telling tales that end in silence: one lies, one whispers, one speaks in tongues— the delicacy of livers draws them near. 2. An old man withers, scrawls notes on walls in words he does not know; here, bones go to die. 3. Taste each barrel & beware the order or despair; colors run, sounds unwind, flesh & bone in stone entwine. 4. What you build will fail: the only out is through yet within the pit the ghasts await your warm embrace. 5. Shallows lap upon rocks like dogs at sup & hunger to grind flesh between pebbled teeth; feed them & learn answers to questions witches dare not ask. 6. A tease, a taunt, a shimmering— a treasure for the taking if takers be so bold to dare the darkened waters & what the wat...

Ever heard of Flammable Hospital ? It's an underground  Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG rules mod/setting booklet about shenanigans at a hospital that is constantly on fire.

A project I had a hand in was released yesterday. Evyln Moreau has released the Mudwarren Zine , a final compilation of a community project started on two of Karl Stjernberg 's Google+ threads. Out of the goodness of her heart, Evlyn pulled it all together and released it yesterday as a free PDF and as an at-cost print version at Lulu.com . Download links at her blog!

THIS LIST IS NO LONGER UPDATED AS OF 2022-10-18 I have a soft spot in my heart for Lasers & Feelings . I use it in my Digital Narratives class to introduce narrative design to my cRPG-loving students who have never played an analog RPG before, and they grasp it right away. I didn't think anyone had compiled a list of all available Lasers & Feelings mods that are out there, so I decided to do it myself. I have since learned that there is another list over at writingalchemy.net that started in January 2018 that is organized by theme.  This list, however, is straight-up alphabetical because I am lazy. These are English-language only because that's the only language I speak & read, too.  So, here we go: The Original Lasers & Feelings fan-made character sheet another fan-made character sheet fan-made  Lasers & Feelings supplemental fan-made character portraits for con games the song that inspired the game The Hacks & Mods Aces Ahoy Ac...

Heydare! It's been awhile. I've been over on G+ mostly, neglecting this blog. But here's something I stumbled across: Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan PC Game Manuals  at the Computer Game Museum : Game Manual Ref Card  (contains errata for game manual) Clue Book You could run a whole game of T&T right from these, as they seem to be based on the 1979 5th edition rules. Be sure to download the clue book for maps, encounters, magic items, and a bestiary!

Wizards of the Coast updated the backend software on their site again and a lot of links now 404. I had bookmarked many pages of  Jason B. Thompson's walkthrough maps that now error out. I spent some time plumbing the depths of Google to come up with direct links to the highest quality images still on WotC's servers, including the new maps for Fifth Edition adventures. Here is the list: Warriors of Waterdeep ( PDF here ) A New Map of Hot Springs Island Call of Cthulhu: The Haunting (low resolution only)  ( upscaled via AI -- see comments below) D&D  5e - Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen 5e - Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden 5e - Temple of Moloch (Extra Life 2019: Infernal Machine Rebuild) 5e - Nine Hells (Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus)  5e - Daione Gloine Player's Handout 5e - Six Faces of Death adventure 5e - Six Faces of Death numbered map 5e - Port Nyanzaru: Carousing Capital of Faerûn as Explored in Tomb of Annihilation 5e - T...

Want quick and free access to a light version of AD&D 2e rules and a few free gazetteers of the Forgotten Realms? Gotcha covered! Just download the following game manuals available on the websites for the enhanced editions of Beamdog's Baldur's Gate series of AD&D PC Games: Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition Adventurer's Guide  - Contains all the rules you need to play https://cdn.baldursgate.com/files/AdventurersGuide.pdf Sword Coast Survival Guide - Gazetteer of the Sword Coast https://cdn.baldursgate.com/files/SwordCoastSurvivalGuide.pdf Baldur's Gate II Enhanced Edition Amn Survival Guide - Gazeteer of Amn https://store.beamdog.com/files/bg2ee/bg2eemanual1.pdf Mastering Melee & Magic -  Contains all the rules you need to play https://store.beamdog.com/files/bg2ee/bg2eemanual2.pdf Icewind Dale Enhanced Edition Feature Guide - The actual game manual; skip it if you don't need an overview of the cRPG https://cdn.icewinddale.com/file...

Remember Barbarian Prince ? Sure you do! 

Have you seen  +Scott Malthouse 's solo RPG game Quill ? In essence, it is a letter writing game, where you take on the role of a character trying to convince a distant NPC to undertake some action, and you score points based on attribute rolls and how many specific words supplied in each scenario you include in the letter.  Here's how Scott puts it in the intro to the game: In a typical game of Quill the aim is to impress your recipient into responding favourably to  your letter. You will accomplish this through deft use of language and presentation, rolling dice to determine whether or not you succeed in using the right words, the best descriptors and the most beautiful penmanship. Once you have completed your letter – one which you will actually physically write yourself – you will count up your total score and discover how your letter has been received. It's a neat little game that is both a creative writing exercise and a clever way to create plot seeds or a...

Note on 2025-12-30:  If links don't work, sorry. I am no longer maintaining this site and links are broken. Note on 2021-09-25: Google Drive changed the way files are shared. I updated the link to the shared folder, but if you have problems accessing it, drop a line in the comments and I will see what I can do. So I'm on a Ghostbusters kick right now. First, you can find scanned PDF copies of the original West End Games Ghostbusters RPG here: http://nerdyshow.com/gbrpg/download_index/ Modules for the first edition of the game AND a shitty scan of the second edition of the game (called Ghostbusters International ) along with some more supplements can be found here: http://nerdyshow.com/gbrpg/additionalrulebooks/ For alternate scans of the above rulebooks here, along with better scans of the Ghost Toasties and Hot Rods of the Gods modules, check out this link: http://ghostbustersinc.wordpress.com/media/ghostbusters-the-roleplaying-game/ Also, you can buy Ghost di...

I'm happy to announce that Expanded Petty Gods has been released! With contributions from Jennell Jaquays, Jim Ward, M.A.R Barker, Erol Otus, and a slew of old school blogggers, writers, and illustrators, this is a nearly 400 page beast of a monster manual for your old school flavored games. As the blurb says: EXPANDED PETTY GODS COMPENDIUM provides Old School referees with a slew of new, weird minor deities and godlings, for use in rounding out their campaigns. This book includes over 325 petty gods, plus over 115 minions, knights & servitors. It also includes information for a dozen cults, over 60 divine items, and over 55 new spells, along with a host of other petty-god-related gaming material! This product is a work of the generosity of the Old-school Role-playing Community. All contributors to this work volunteered their time and effort without pay. This book is being sold at cost, and no profit will be made from it. And I'm one of the credited ed...

The Prisoners of the Mudshot Depths: An Adventure for Delving Deeper or other Original Edition-type rules The text of the following post is considered Open Game Content : map by  Dave's Mapper  using tiles by  Dyson Logos  and edited by  verhaden Prisoners of the Mudshot Depths An Unsuitable Adventure for Low-Level Characters totally unplaytested and probably will result in a TPK BACKGROUND PCs start in Area 1. Each PC has been captured and is being held for ransom. They wear no armor, but are dressed in rough homespun cloth. They are bound, gagged, and blindfolded. They do not know each other.

Found the picture through a Google search. Generated the encounters using Wizardawn's excellent Dungeon Builder using the options for Swords & Wizardry. Didn't even read it, but just mashed them together below. Enjoy. image source; click image to embiggen Heart of the Missing Shroom Wizard's Lair An Adventure For 5 Level 7 Characters 1 - The area smells pungent and has a strong downdraft. There is small brass carving knife, 7 bloody bandages, corncob pipe, glass magnifying lens, soiled purple rag, torn blue veil...scattered around the room. There is a brazier by the northern wall. There is a brass chandelier on the southwest end of the ceiling. There is a walnut barrel by the eastern wall. BADGER, GIANT  [HD: 3  | AC: 4 [15]  | ATK: 2 claws (1d3), bite (1d6)  | SV: 14  | SPC: None  | MV: 6  | AL: Neutrality  | THAC: 16 | LV/XP: 3/60  ] ...