We had our first Glantri reunion session, and it was largely successful! After 10 years of war and political shenanigans, the Company of Crossed Swords (our PC party) got back together to take another crack at the Chateau d’Ambreville (our tentpole megadungeon). Many dice were rolled, a devil and a lich were parlayed with, and […]| The Mule Abides
In order to keep track of time in-game, my Glantri campaign’s timeline was synced up with real time. As our first session was held on May 28, 2008, the party’s first adventure transpired on May 28 in the Glantrian year 208. Logically, the upshot of this is that a reunion session that takes place a […]| The Mule Abides
He fell silent. For several moments they all did, and the quiet had the feel of a deliberate thing. Then Eddie said, “All right, we’re back together again. What the hell do we do next?”…| The Mule Abides
It's time. A detailed and opinionated appraisal of the best, or possible second best, version of Dungeons & Dragons ever made. I mean of course Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition.| Mythlands: The Setting to End All Settings
My OSR Blog about fantasy world building and rules analysis for D&D. Also home of the B/X inspired 5e-clone "Into the Unknown."| mythlands-erce.blogspot.com
Wow! So, it’s been… (checks notes) …12 years since I last posted here? That’s as many as four threes. And that’s terrible. During that time I was heavily invested in w…| The Mule Abides
My OSR Blog about fantasy world building and rules analysis for D&D. Also home of the B/X inspired 5e-clone "Into the Unknown."| mythlands-erce.blogspot.com
Somewhere on reddit recently, I saw someone casually mention the different types of fantasy implied by The Hobbit vs Lord of the Rings. And it set my mind spinning on isolating and bringing forth the world of The Hobbit's Wilderland.| Mythlands: The Setting to End All Settings
Somewhere in the Dragon Magazine issues I've been perusing lately, Moldvay comments that the part of the Basic set he is most proud of is B60 "Dungeon Mastering as a Fine Art", where he gets to impart his own experiences as a DM to newbie DMs. I leave the entire passage transcribed here below without further comment:| Mythlands: The Setting to End All Settings
One simple houserule I use during character creation is to simply treat any 1 rolled as a 2.| Mythlands: The Setting to End All Settings
