Big Gaming Weekend

I'm quite excited to report that I have three games in three days this weekend. Kicking off a new campaign tonight, it will either be S&W:Core + Skathro's Companion or HackMaster Basic. Either is fine with me, I'm letting the players pick, my notes will work either way since we are starting with Basement of Zenopus.

Tomorrow is Philotomy Jurament's game, he runs OD&D and knows the system inside and out. This will be our fifth or sixth session in his MegaDungeon and we have a new player at the table as well.

Sunday is the third session of a HackMaster Basic game that I have joined over at Midnight Comics in Katy. That game has been a hoot so far. We are still learning HM:B but it feels like D&D to me, even with its funky opposed roll system and countdown initiative.

All in all it looks to be a fun weekend of gaming. Hope I don't drive the wife crazy!

The Old Story Teller

A chartless "All the Dice"

For a few coppers, and old timer will spin you a yarn.

Use d6A if your d20 is Even. Use d6B if it is Odd.

d4 Listen to my tale...

A forgotten secret ...

A dark mystery ...

An ancient prophecy ...

A family legend ...

d6 (A) about ...

A Hero's death ...

A Hero's true love ...

A Hero's great feat ...

A Hero's greatest battle ...

A Hero's legendary weapon ...

A Hero's final resting place ...

d6 (B) about ...

Treasure in a monster's hoard ..

Treasure bestowed by the gods ...

Treasure lost at sea ...

Treasure across the ocean ...

Treasure hidden by time ...

Treasure guarded by great danger ...

d8 Where it occured...

Deep in a forest

On a battlefield

In a Castle

In a dungeon

In a tower

Buried in ruins

Atop a mountain

Inside a cave

d10 Our hero/the treausure's owner ...

was poisoned by a rival...

was slain in battle by an enemy ...

was double crossed by a friend ...

was framed by a family member ...

was murdered by a rival ...

vanished without a trace ...

was devoured by a monster ...

was trapped forever ...

was struck by a curse ...

was blackmailed by a confidant ...

d12 The results of which were ...

A riot in the capital lasting d20 days

a clan war lasting d20 weeks

a manhunt lasting d20 days

a prolonged war lasting d20 years

a family feud lasting d20 generations

a string of murders d20 deaths

a witch hunt resulting in d20 deaths

a quarantine lasting d20 months

the wrath of the gods destroying d20 people

military intervention lasting d20 weeks

a plague of monsters lasting d20 days

appearance of d20 unusual creatures

A drawing of a plastic toy dragon I have made by Schliech. You can find them at Michael's. I added the whiskers...

Dungeon Survivor

Troll

Got the paints out and whipped up this old-school favorite.

Lineage Generator

A new generator has been released in the wild. This one is for Ruins & Ronin, Mike D's S&W: White Box spin-off of asian flavored old school gaming. Of course it will work for just about any fantasy game as well. Find it here http://swordplusone.blogspot.com/2009/07/grims-roll-all-dice-lineage-generator.html

Charge!

An after dinner scribble.

Drawing Again

Lately I've been trying to start drawing again, it's been awhile. I doodle alot but it has been a few years since I made any "finished" art. Swords & Wizardry in particular has inspired me to go back and revisit a lot of the old RPG art that I enjoyed in my youth. I've also been scouring the web for new inspiration at sites like trollboy's . I feel like I'm starting to get my chops back a bit. Here's a few recent sketches that I thought were getting me pointed in the right direction.

Potion Miscibility

I've added a page for Potion Miscibility to my potion generator. If anyone would like to critique it, let me know. I'm not sure it's too harsh or not. The majority of the effects are negative or open to interpretation.

Treasure Map Generator redux

I've been tinkering with my treasure map generator a bit and I plan on scanning a few things and showing how I think it can be used. I was a little disappointed that it did not receive much attention in comparison to the generators that were its predecessors and I beleive that this is due to the fact that it is not as obvious in its usefulness as the generators I created before it. Hopefully I can rekindle some interest in it and that will lead to some people sharing their own creations made with it.

If you have been using, I'd love to hear from you and see what it led you to create.