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  • The Dwarfeater

    Inspired by Shire Propagandist. Continue reading

  • AD&D Early Dungeon Encounter Odds

    The illustrious Mr. Wargaming has a nice post where he takes a look at the odds of finding treasure using the DMG Appendix A rules. He has these words of wisdom. Which is exactly correct. By looking at the statistics… Continue reading

  • Strategos, Tony Bath, and AD&D Attack Odds

    In this previous post I explored the odds of hitting in Tony Bath’s Ancient Wargaming and in Dungeons and Dragons. I’ve had a few ideas since them. In the previous analysis, I found some close correlations in the odds. Some… Continue reading

  • Fireball v. Cloudkill

    This video inspired this post. The video purports to be a statistical comparison of the Fireball versus Cloudkill spell. In reality, the video is an explanation of some statistical concepts. It’s well worth watching for the statistics talk, but it… Continue reading

  • Fire Skeleton & Related Spells

    Because AD&D has a distinct lack of white phosphorus. Continue reading

  • Mounted Knights versus Legionaries: who wins?

    There was this. Followed by this. Which led to a lot of discussion and assertions. The first claim is obvious. The Romans. Doesn’t matter what Roman era. A legion is thousands of men. There is no scenario where 15 men,… Continue reading

  • AD&D Longbow: Historically accurate?

    Recently, Tod of Tod’s Workshop came out with a wonderful experiment of the longbow’s effectiveness against armor. See it here. I’m not going to fully examine it, but it did give me some things to look at quickly that I… Continue reading

  • Dragons in the Dungeon: will they fit?

    One common criticism of Dungeons and Dragons is the claim that often monsters, in particular dragons, being found in dungeons where they would not fit. How, it is asked, did that ancient dragon end up eight levels down in the… Continue reading

  • Why RAW is important — Beyond just common sense

    Yesterday, a friend asked me if he was doing something wrong running his game of AD&D. He said it was too deadly, characters keep dying. I couldn’t think of anything that was a problem. Nor, had it seemed to me… Continue reading

  • Call that Cthulhu

    On the old Twitter, it was recently asked what’s the best version of Call of Cthulhu. This led to a cascade of thoughts in me, as well as discussions with others about the game. Before I get into that, I… Continue reading