Tag: AD&D
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Review: N1 – Against the Cult of the Reptile God
I thought my readers might be interested in more direct reviews of published modules, since I’m running those almost exclusively in my home AD&D game. Since I stopped blogging just…
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Chasing the Dragon: Progress Report!
Well, well, well…look who the cat dragged in! That’s right, your old digital pal, the Mad Cleric. And what exactly have I been doing? Well, I’ll show you before I…
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Are you a responsible gamer?
You and I know the gamer stereotypes that are out there. And you know the one that you’re dangerously close to being! Me? I’m the obsessive gamer type, who…
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I’m not giving up.
Just wanted to pop in and give a quick update on my journey through AD&D, Chasing the Dragon. As a few of you know, family life has gotten complex with…
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Different Genres in D&D
I’m still getting the technical stuff worked out, so you’ll need to turn your speakers up and I lost the last five seconds or so. But we’re making progress in…
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Should you reconsider D&D alignments?
You’ve heard it said–maybe you yourself have said it: “There’s no point to character alignments in D&D or any other roleplaying game. It’s an unnecessary hindrance to players!” Or if…
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Is it possible to lose at Dungeons & Dragons?
There was only so much that could be done about the slime. We did what we could to scrape it off our barbarian and thief. The barbarian himself smashed a…
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Tips for a first-time AD&D DM
So you’re interested in the way things began? You find yourself wondering with nostalgia and curiosity, “What was Advanced Dungeons & Dragons like when it was first released? What did…
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Star Wars Destiny: The Good, the So-So, and the Bad
Let me begin with an apology to my many new readers, who are devotees of AD&D. Never fear, I’ll be back on the AD&D train in Thursday’s blog! That said,…
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Why and how I’m playing First Edition AD&D
You might be wondering why a guy like me would be playing First Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. And yet, here I am in 2017 playing AD&D more than any…
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My first time playing AD&D
Last Friday, I played AD&D for the first time. Well, kind of. You know I’ve been the DM before. But this time, I was a player…you know, controlling a player…
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Should you game online or in person?
All good things come to an end. Campaigns end. Gaming groups disband. Even online gaming groups come to a close. After two and a half years of GMing my online…
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Time to spend those Christmas gift cards!
Christmas Day has come and gone…but I’m a firm believer in the Twelve Days of Christmas. Practically, that means our tree will stay up, the Christmas songs will keep playing,…
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How to beat Gary Gygax
This post will likely be the first of a few post-mortem reflections on T1: The Village of Hommlet, as my local gaming group just completed our tenth and final session…
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How to not ruin your RPG session
You know what ruins an RPG session? When the rulebooks get opened up. You know what ruins it the most? When the GM is the one opening the book. While…