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Goblinoid Games Offline, a Forum Archive

July 21, 2022

I saw a post to the Labyrinth Lord sub-reddit yesterday that Dan Proctor, the man behind Labyrinth Lord (LL) and …

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Forgotten Gems of the OSR – Magical Theorems & Dark Pacts

July 8, 2022

“Magical Theorems & Dark Pacts” (MTDP) is a rules supplement published in 2013 by Dyson Logos. It was ostensibly written …

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Update and Thoughts on Blogging

July 2, 2022

Just a quick update, and an apology for those of you who had a flurry of blog update notifications today …

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Return to the Known Lands – Session #21 a Tavern and a New Ally

July 2, 2022

Dates: 2/7/21 PCs: Louis (FM 2) Osan (Elf F/MU 2/1) Omes (Half FM 2) Arro (MU 1) Habru (Cleric 2) …

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Forgotten Gems of the OSR – The Holmes Companion

May 27, 2022

Link to Discussion For those not familiar with it, Meepo’s Holmes Companion (HC) is a small supplement for Holmes Basic …

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Musings on Weapon Damage in Old-School D&D

May 23, 2022

Link to Discussion It’s fairly standard now that weapons in D&D do variable damage, but of course the original 1974 …

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Musings on Experience Awards in 0e and White Box Games

May 21, 2022

Link to Discussion In Greyhawk, the first OD&D supplement, there is this famous text (p. 12): The awarding of experience …

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Return to the Known Lands – Sessions #19-#20 of Secret Doors and Evil Priests

January 15, 2022

Dates: 1/24/21 and 1/31/21 PCs: Louis (FM 1) Osan (Elf F/MU 2/1) Omes (Half FM 2) Arro (MU 1) Habru …

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Old-School Gaming Forum Update

December 10, 2021

It’s coming up on the six-year anniversary (January 30, 2016) of my old-school gaming forum. As with all forums, activity …

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Random OD&D Dungeon Solo Play Report #4 – The Adventures of Graf the Warrior

October 16, 2021

In our last session, Graf the Veteran got lucky and left the dungeon with a 6,000gp jewel, more than enough …

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