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After a couple of calls ins from Lieren of Updates From The Middle Of Nowhere , I muse on my ten years of RPG Blogging. Support our Extra-Life fundraiser August 24th at the former Gary Gygax house in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. You can read the companion blog post here .

Hard to believe it's 50 years since Apollo 11 launched. I was almost 5 years old, but have no recollection of this event. British V2 - How the British Almost Won the Space Race

While I strive to be positive and uplifting in my blogging, podcasting, and social media, there some times when a rant is needed. A recent article over on The Guardian focused on the popularity of D&D and the resent D&D In A Castle event. While the article itself was OK, the title sucks! That title is:  " No more nerds : how Dungeons & Dragons finally became cool. "  [Emphasi...

After a couple of VMs I give my 2 cents about Season 3 of Stranger Things , a few words on the Kickstarters I've backed, and an update on the rain, wet basement, and water heater. John Large of Red Dice Diaries : Blog , YouTube , and Anchor Podcast . Joe The Lawyer: Blog - Wondrous Imaginings and Anchor Podcast . Satine Phoenix and Stefan Pokorny launched their Kickstarter for Destination Fantasti...

General Ramblings after some call ins congratulating me on a year of podcasting from: Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor Blog and Podcast. Check out his Patreon. Ivy The Happy Whisk Blog, Podcast, and YouTube and Ivy's Test Kitchen on YouTube. and James Richards. You can check out my Patreon and my publisher page on DriveThruRPG to check out my RPG related PDFs.

Monday, June 24, 2019 marked one year since my first podcast episode. I've survived the rains and flooded basement and got my computer back online. You can read the companion blog post here .

We've had lots of rain in SW Michigan so I bellyache about that but try to put a gaming spin on it. I just released my June PDF, Multi-Use Encounters , as PWYW on DriveThruRPG. Next month's PDF will be Deserts & Desert Encounters . It's something I need for my campaign and my patrons voted to do that and resume regular polls in August.

After some call ins, I give an update on the card game and mention my last three blog posts. CALL INS FROM: Lieren of Updates From The Middle Of Nowhere   Happy Whisk   John Large of Red Dice Diaries Podcast   Blog  about Episode 114 - Thursday Thoughts - Virtual Table Tops John Large about Episode 115 - Saturday Scrawl - Campaigns and Adventures Email list for an email when th...

Call in from Jeremy "Frothsof" Smith of the Thought Easter podcast  and blog checking up on me. I've gone a couple weeks without a new podcast. Shane Ward of the Gilligan's Isle of ADD podcast and 3 Toadstools blog call in about Episode 116 - Tweaking Random Treasure Maps from May 9, 2019. Today is Free RPG Day . Retailer Locator for a list of participating game stores near you. Most of my PD...

How do we make adventures that don't require the adventurers to swoop in and be the heroes? Panzerlion's thread on Twitter .     On Thread Reader . My Reply on Twitter .      My Reply on Thread Reader . The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations     36 Dramatic Situations on DriveThruRPG [ Affiliate Link ] The 36 Plots by Loren J. Miller [This is the...

This is a bit of a newsy episode but touches on some big RPG happenings the past few days and an update on my convention attendance this year and more on the card game. Stephen Colbert       Matt Mercer      Critical Role     More About Red Nose Day     Watch Stephen play D&D      Donate to Red Nose...

If you need a spell to let the BBEG wizard track the party, here's a way to do it that doesn't require a crystal ball or other scrying device. It doesn't require summoning a dangerous creature and risking it attacking you. Send a powerful ally or minion after the party. ICRPG Webcomic Unsounded Sky Burial My Blog Post about types of burial . Reddit discussion . Woodfall Goblin Punch: The Ruined Ci...

How might a culture in need of more labor with limited living space use the dead? See the companion blog post here .

AD&D explains magic as channeling power from the positive & negative material planes. p. 40 DMG I muse a bit about how that might work. Ley Lines

Today's topic is another idea that came to me while mowing the lawn. Call in from Jeremy " frothsof" Smith of the Thought Eater podcast . Thought Eater blog . Read the companion blog post .

#Jasper's Game Day #Jasper's Game Week May is Mental Health Awareness Month For more information about Jasper's Game Day American Association of Suicidology Those Interviewed: Fenway Jones  serves on the Youth Advisory Board of Suicidology, and gave a talk at a recent conference . Aaron Jones, Fenway's father. Lucas Curell, Jasper's Uncle and 30+ year gaming friend of Aaron Jones. Satine Phoe...

Tweaking Random Treasure Maps I have a companion blog article that I will post next.  I don't want to detract from my big announcement about the artist for my card game. Artist Announcement        Card Game FAQ   This Saturday, May 11, 2019 I'll be at Jasper's Game Day at   Ziege Games in Howell, MI. (Unfortunately, the online market has made it unfeasi...

Occasionally, I read a past blog post on the podcast. While out running errands, it occurred to me I had not done so for awhile. But first a call in from Cody M. of the No Save For You podcast.  Today, I will read two articles from January 7 and 8, 2017 about Campaigns and Adventures . These are two terms are used quite often, and like all languages, context in English gives the meaning. Firs...

After a call in from James Shields of the A Grazing Mace podcast , I discuss a bit about Virtual Table Tops (VTTs) and online play by post (PBP) tools. My YouTube series Roll20 For The Absolute Beginner . Cody Lewis of Taking20 has a Roll20 Master Series on YouTube. Fantasy Grounds current program here . Fantasy Grounds Unity Kickstarter . Map Tools Token Tool Mote Blog . Programs Astral  Usi...

I share the brief story of a pre-recorded game back in college.

Logan Howard of the Sword Breaker podcast issued a challenge to the RPG podcasters on Anchor to discuss our three favorite monsters. After I respond to the three favorite monster challenge, I discuss how I handle jerks online, and I give some "practical spoilers" (i.e. nothing to do with the plot) for Avengers Endgame. Logan Howard of the Sword Breaker podcast .  Rich Frazer Cockatrice Nugget...

I've got some call ins from the past couple of weeks I need to catch up on. Play John Payne of the Sycarion podcast.  Ivy The Happy Wisk  Colin Spikepit Greene - Spikepit podcast. My YouTube Channel: Follow Me, And Die! Roll20 For The Absolute Beginner How To AD&D 1e My Patreon

Back in the day we used music from television shows, movies, and classical music to play in the background while we gamed. Star Trek the Original Series, and later movies. Star Wars original trilogy, Indiana Jones, and others by John Williams. Excalibur, the Conan Movies, Alien and Aliens, Predator, Terminator, and more came to mind after I recorded the episode. The them for the planet eater from...

Just a quick update about all the happenings around Follow Me, And Die! and all it's many ventures. My YouTube series: How to AD&D 1e and Roll20 For The Absolute Beginner . My blog article with my RPG idea . Link to sign up to get an email when the card game Kickstarter is launched . My Patreon . My DriveThruRPG Publisher Page . To see all of my PDFs.

While on my almost daily 5 mile walk last Saturday, I was listening to other podcasts and several had taken up the Ray Otus Challenge, so here is my entry for that. See episode 59 of the Plundergrounds podcast for Ray's version of his challenge.