Fluid — Druid

Fiction

  • Across the White River

    A few years ago, I wrote a Sword and Sorcery story titled Across the White River. You can find out more about it here if you’d like to read it. In short, it is a tale from a world before… Continue reading

  • Tarzan and Conan: inversions of one another?

    This post isn’t about gaming? Or, is it? Both Tarzan and Conan are present in Appendix N. Which sources one draws from Appendix N will influence one’s game. So there is that. This post inspired what I write here. Tarzan… Continue reading

  • Dragon Jousting Additional Information

    I cover unarmed combat for dragons here. Jousting with dragons here. There is still a bit more information to cover when jousting with dragons. First there is the lance. Given the ratio of neck to body of a dragon, the… Continue reading

  • Jousting with Dragons in AD&D

    I’ve never been a great fan of the Dragonlance setting, modules, or novels. However, that does not mean I’m not a fan of dragons and lances. I’ve posted before about an expanded method that both allows the use of the… Continue reading

  • AD&D Weapon Optimization

    In an earlier post, I discussed the spear versus the dagger efficacy versus the armors available in AD&D. I also present, more generally, the entire list of weapons and how they’d fare versus a 0-level mercenary soldier in AD&D. Here… Continue reading

  • 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

  • Wisdom from an Angry God

    Just a link to an excellent rebuttal to a hack job. https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2021/4/7/wisdom-from-an-angry-god-a-rebuttal-to-peter-bebergals-appendix-n Continue reading

  • The Wells of Ur

    My other published fiction is the story Across the White River in The Wells of Ur anthology from Pilum Press. In which a knight crusader lost in time gains unusual allies and must save an unexpected queen. Continue reading

    The Wells of Ur

  • Death Flex

    I also write a bit of fiction. The latest is the story 31 Blows in the Death Flex Anthology from Pilum Press. In which the headsman of Nuremberg must execute his brother-in-law and pays an unexpected price. Continue reading

    Death Flex