Rules Annotating AD&D, and Thoughts on Retroclones Some days ago I finally started my declared read-through of the three core OAD&D books and Unearthed Arcana. But secretly, I decided to do more than read. I had gotten this idea in my head that since I'm reading the books anyway, I might as well take notes and
Rules Elves Are Not Humans Some folks on the OSR subreddit have this weird meme about race-and-class-separate – or as I like to call it, "race-as-race." This top comment isn't the first time I've seen race-as-race referred to as "humans in funny masks." The argument basically boils down to: If demihumans can be the same classes
Events OSR June Jam 2022 Tomorrow begins the 2022 OSR June Jam. I learned of it from a helpful Reddit thread. That thread also has an explanation of what a game jam is, if you're unfamiliar. If you remember the 24 Hour RPG from 1KM1KT back in the day (are they still doing that?) or
Campaigns Neverland Old-School Essentials Advanced Fantasy I picked up some OSE books this month to give Advanced Fantasy a go. Never being one to use a stone on a single bird, I also got a copy of Andrew Kolb's esteemed hexcrawl Neverland. The dice were cast. I proposed an open table game in my Discord server
Reflections What to Say To write some sort of introductory post about what roleplaying games mean to me would be a fool's errand. The impact this hobby has had on my life is immeasurable. There is no better way to have fun, no better way to forge friendships, no better way to spend free
