fantasy
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Arm Wrestling for AD&D 1e
People have strong opinions on how unarmed combat is carried out in AD&D 1e. The method is a little fiddly, the monster manual does not provided the necessary information to carry out the method, nor do any of the AD&D… Continue reading
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Cold Iron for AD&D 1e
From Cold Iron by Rudyard Kipling Uh-oh, this post is going to be a problem. I normally try to avoid house rules for AD&D. What, you say, this blog is full of house rules for AD&D? Well, no, it’s not.… Continue reading
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AD&D 1e Poison, the easy way
One interesting thing about the AD&D 1e equipment list is that three herbs are listed. But, what are they there for? Garlic, obviously, has uses in warding off vampires and as a spell component for the Slow Poison spell. Belladonna… Continue reading
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Jousting for AD&D
Dungeons and Dragons was originally published, it was as an offshoot of miniature war gaming. Specifically, the Chainmail rules for medieval war gaming in miniature. Within the Chainmail rules was hidden a small mini-game presenting a method for conducting jousting… Continue reading
Fluid -- Druid 