There are a number of scattered references to primitive firearms in AD&D 2nd Edition. There are also a large number of nerdy types such as myself who have tried to bring all of this information together in some sort of cohesive and intelligible manner to make sense of it all. This is going to be … Continue reading Revised Firearms Details (Small Arms Edition)
An Applewood Gallows; Chapter 5
The sinister quartet arrived at Oskar’s apartment, and were grateful to be out of the cloud-induced chill that was settling in across Jordrakenschloss. Oskar had left his windows closed, and his cat was eager to escape into the night to engage in feline festivities. After meowling plaintively for a few minutes and getting at least … Continue reading An Applewood Gallows; Chapter 5
New and Improved with Hyperlinks!
After having cranked out pages upon pages of nonsense here it finally dawns on me that I can insert hyperlinks to help people navigate around in this blog to quicken their ability to lose interest and resume Googling funny cat pictures. With that in mind there are some changes tucked away in the deep recesses … Continue reading New and Improved with Hyperlinks!
Continental Excursions: Limbourg
Limbourg is a heavily embattled territory that has no governing authority and has for decades been a battleground for the orcs of Oublier in the south and the armies of Ange Déchu in the north. To the west is the country of Condamner, and they are perhaps an even worse neighbor than the orcs. In … Continue reading Continental Excursions: Limbourg
Continental Excursions: Escaut
Nestled between Vlaanderen to the west and Ange Déchu to the east, and northeast of Mort-Vivant and northwest of Condamner lies the deceptively idyllic country of Escaut. It has a good many things in common with Vlaanderen, but it has its own distinctive flavor and way of doing things. It is ruled by Count Emile … Continue reading Continental Excursions: Escaut
Continental Excursions: Vlaanderen
In the far northwestern corner of the Wenigzustand is the relatively calm and peaceful country of Vlaanderen. It lies northwest of everything, but borders Mort-Vivant to the southeast. Fanolania lies just across the Marruse River along the west and southwest, and to the north is the open Sea of the North. To the east is … Continue reading Continental Excursions: Vlaanderen
An Applewood Gallows; Chapter 4
The outer waiting area of this office was a mirror image to the one next door, but instead of a high little desk with a kobold serving as receptionist, there was a large, low desk with a smiling, middle-aged human female. There were other people waiting here, too, and they seemed to represent a wide … Continue reading An Applewood Gallows; Chapter 4
First Level Mage vs. Gelugon
There are probably not a lot of Dungeons & Dragons players that are familiar with the Gelugon, one of the fearsome denizens of the Outer Planes and inhabitants of the eighth level of Baator, a frozen hellscape called Caina. They are second in power to the mighty Pit Fiends that rule Baator and as such … Continue reading First Level Mage vs. Gelugon
Two Years Old and not a Day Wiser
Today marks the second anniversary of the launch of this blog. Hard to believe it has only been two years. The first story published here, "An Orc for All Seasons", was a story that I had begun multiple times over the years before giving up. It took a lovely muse to encourage me to go … Continue reading Two Years Old and not a Day Wiser
“That’s a Ridiculous Plan.” *Do it*
It is an absolute truth that good players can come up with the most amazing and hilarious ways to solve the problems that they encounter in the game. It is equally true that few Game Masters are able to let go of their ego long enough to let these ideas blossom into the kind of … Continue reading “That’s a Ridiculous Plan.” *Do it*
