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In my Sunday AD&D game, the party takes on the rest of the ettins they found in episode 178. I mentioned the Quantum Ogre click the link to read about it. Basically, blocking player agency or railroading to get the outcome the GM wants.

In last night's session of the Stars Without Number campaign, A Plague of Angels, we had more of the combat that started the session before. I got to roll for shots by allied & friendly NPC ships VS. enemy ships and I rolled a ridiculous amount of 18, 19, & 20, plus decent damage. CALLERS: Goblin's Henchman   Podcast YouTube Blog Jason Connerly of Nerds RPG Variety Cast Karl Rodriguez...

Yesterday was the restart my AD&D game after a two year hiatus. 8 players/characters, 3 of them new players/characters. We got the three new characters into the party and they investigated stories of a two headed giant and found one. They had a plan, but one spell choice changed that plan. But they managed to snag victory from the jaws of defeat. Links Mentioned: AD&D [ Affiliate Link ] Ca...

Last night I got back to gaming with the original gang from Roll20, playing in the Wednesday night game, and Sunday, I re-start my Roll20 AD&D campaign with the same gang. Plus some other general updates.  Links Mentioned: AD&D [ Affiliate Link ] Stars Without Number [ Affiliate Link ] CampaignWiki.org   The Orcs of Thar [ Affiliate Link ] Blog post on the Vexillologist My Twitch...

I am starting a regular Twitch stream on how to do things in Roll20. I will be making things that I can later add to my Roll20 YouTube Series, Roll20 for the Absolute Beginner . The first session will be tonight, Friday, April 3, 2020 at 7:00 PM EDT (-4 UTC). You can read the companion blog post here . [EDIT: 5 April, 2020 - New YouTube video announcing Friday night Twitch stream How to Roll20.]

I discuss what I've learned building the deck for my card game and ordering a play test deck from two POD services GameCrafter and DriveThruCards . Calls in from Jason Connerly of Nerds RPG Variety Cast . Tools Mentioned: Affinity Publisher Gimp Inkscape Technical Terms Mentioned: CMYK RGB My Kickstarter Profile .               Sign...

Nostalgia of an old TV show with a bit before and after watching the pilot TV Movie, Powderkeg . Call ins from Jason Connerly of Nerds RPG Variety Cast   and TJ Drennons of the Occult Orifice Outrage and Malodorous Miasma podcasst and I support his Patreon to make musical interludes for podcasts.

Today I talk about using Twitch to Live Stream Creative Efforts. We have a call in from Jason Connerly of Nerds RPG Variety Cast .

You may have heard of professional GMs, well now there's professional RPG technology trainers. I need a catchier name for it. Listen as I discuss being paid to train someone to use Roll20. Here is my YouTube series, Roll20 For the Absolute Beginner . Calls Ins From: Shandy Andy of Unguarded Treasure (B52) & Jason Connerly of Nerds RPG Variety Cast . You can read the companion blog post here .

D&D was published towards the end of January, 1975 making this the 45th anniversary of D&D. Read what Jon Peterson has to say about the 40th Anniversary and the 45th Anniversary . Check out my series of blog posts from 2014 for the 40th Anniversary Blogging Challenge . I also made a video series about those same topics here. 2020 the 43rd anniversary of Holmes Blue Box , which TSR still ha...

I will briefly review my 2019 and discuss 2020 and the future of my RPG & gaming creativity via blog, podcast, and game publications. For an in-depth review of 2019, see my blog post 2019 - Year In Review .  Call Ins: Jason Connerly of Nerds RPG Variety Cast John Large of Red Dice Diaries Podcast , Blog , and YouTube Channel . Evil Jeff of the Minions and Musings podcast .

I talk about what I did last month at the UCon gaming convention in Ann Arbot/Ypsilanti, MI. You can read the companion blog post here .

My granddaughter talks about playing "Dragon." Call in from Tyler Mazza of the A 20 Sided Life podcast. 

How layout contributes to the utility of an RPG. CALL INS: Call ins from Jason Connerley of Nerds RPG Variety Cast , and Colin Green of the Spikepit podcast.

Musings about miniatures battles. Call ins from Jason Connerley of Nerds RPG Variety Cast , Shandy Andy of Unguarded Treasure (B52) .

Discussion of the contents of this new PDF and its thoughtful presentation of historical RPG methods. Call ins from Jason Connerley of Nerds RPG Variety Cast , Shandy Andy of Unguarded Treasure (B52) , and Pete Jones of Dragons Are Real . Hexcrawl Basics   Old School Essentials In Praise of the 6 Mile Hex How to Hexcrawl All musical transitions by TJ Drennon .

I discuss a few things about the Wendy's RPG that's been the focus of many conversations. Jason of of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast calls in about the past two episodes about Bullet Journals and campaign documentation websites . Wendy's Feast of Legends Critical Role Tweet and Link to Twitch Stream . The Dice Are Screaming Episode #125 Wendy's RPG and You . My post on Reddit .

I discuss my renewed efforts to use a Bullet Journal to organize all the things I do under Follow Me, And Die! BUJO Website: https://bulletjournal.com BUJO YouTube Channel Companion Blog Post

Discussion of various websites for presenting campaign information online. Jason of of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast calls in about my last episode:  Episode 161 - Appreciating Dave Arneson Campaign Wiki  (free) - Using for my current campaign using Delving Deeper called Delvers' Deep . Obsidian Portal  (free option) - I played around with it a few years ago. Epic Words  (FREE OPTION...

Blackmoor Week - Read An RPG Book in Public Week - AAA (Anchorites Appreciate Arneson Month) [ UPDATE: September 29, 2019 - Outro music by TJ Drennon swapped for a new outro by TJ created specifically for AAA.] There is a a lot of appreciation going on right now for Dave Arneson the creator of the first RPG. Read an RPG Book In Public Week : Sunday, September 29 - Saturday, October 5th, 2019. Hava...

A quick publishing update. Call Ins: Jason Connerly of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor . TJ Drennon Patreon I published my latest PDF, Mountain and Hill Encounters on DriveThruRPG. Library Tables has made enough sales to become a best Electrum Seller! The October PDF will be: Random Dungeon, City, & Travel Generation The poll is up for patrons to vote on what PDF I do for...

Newfound Appreciation Of The 2d6 Table TJ Drennon's Podcasts: Malorosous Miasma Meltdown Occult Orifice Outrage TJ Drennon Patreon AnyDice My Blog Post Newfound Appreciation of the 2d6 Table [ UPDATE: A comment posted that the reaction table is on page 12 of book 3 of OD&D , but it is labelled: Random Actions by Monsters. It has three tiers with instructions to modify based on various factors....

Today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day . The original Talk Like A Pirate Day website . Lots of call ins today about the different recent episodes. Call ins from Spencer (Free Thrall) of Keep Off The Borderlands , Jason of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast , and Shandy Andy of Unguarded Treasure . My YouTube video for 2017 Talk Like A Pirate Day .

I tackle the topic that has so many in a tizzie, the Consent in Gaming free PDF by Monte Cook Games. Call ins from Jason of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast  and John Large of Red Dice Diaries blog, podcast, and YouTube.. Quoted tweet from Twitter by Dr. Megan Connell . Other tools suggested by the authors: TTRPG Safety Toolkit X-Card The Same Page Tool Gender Pronoun Name Tags Table Manners: Blog Pos...