Today I found out that DnDClassics are offering the old 1st edition AD&D adventure The Temple of Elemental Evil for free for a limited time. Naturally, I went to check out their site and download a copy, but I got … Continue reading →
Sometime during my youth I picked up a copy of Wizard War, by Hugh Cook. I like wizards. Fantasy war is often entertaining. Seemed like a natural choice. Nevertheless, as often happens, it sat on my shelf for a couple … Continue reading →
No, that’s not a typo for Necronomicon. I suspect it was an attempt to cash in on the Lovecraft reference without the risk of Chaosium coming after them, since Chaosium had the exclusive license to produce RPG material involving the … Continue reading →
My brother and I had a subscription to Dragon Magazine through most of the 80’s and 90’s. Among the joys I got from those magazines was a full-color version of the Deck of Many Things. As you can see … Continue reading →
Back in the early 1980’s, there was no Open Gaming License. If anyone wanted to publish a sourcebook for Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, they had to license it with TSR. Well, in theory, anyway. In practice, third-party companies put out … Continue reading →
I have a fondness for obscure books and games. In these posts I’ll talk about some of them. What the Hell Is That? It Came from the Late, Late, Late Show, published way back in 1989, is a roleplaying game … Continue reading →