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  • AD&D: Giant Tactics

    This post , asking about how to use giants in interesting ways other than just a bags of hit points, generated a bit of thought on XTwitter. My knee jerk reaction is just to use the rules that already exist.… Continue reading

  • AD&D: a simple War of the Gods

    Deities and Demigods is probably the least used of the four original AD&D books. The book is mostly full of stat blocks for gods which the text of the book will tell you is mostly for comparative purposes rather than… Continue reading

  • Jeffro Catches Up

    Jeffro is back and in fine form on Substack. He’s got a beaut of a post here. And, as typical he’s right. Everyone go read it now. It’s more important to read that one, than this one. Jeffro discusses M.A.R.… Continue reading

  • The Death of Christopher Marlowe in AD&D

    Marlowe The playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe died at age 29 on May 30, 1593, ostensibly in an argument over who should pay the bill of a bar tab or food bill. To say the least the story is suspicious.… Continue reading

  • Gang Busters and the White House Correspondent’s Dinner Attack

    This one isn’t political. I’m taking a look here as an example of how game mechanics might represent real life circumstances. What seems to have happened is a man attempted to attack the White House Correspondents Dinner with the aim… Continue reading

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger Wasn’t Strong Enough to be Conan

    I’ve previously written about Conan as represented in AD&D here. And, I’ve recently talked about strength in AD&D here. This post is to discuss a contradiction I’ve made. And to make a controversial assertion. Arnold Swarzennegger was not strong enough… Continue reading

  • Sexual Dimorphism Between the Races of AD&D

    This is a follow-up to my post of earlier today regarding strength differences in AD&D males and female humans. This one looks at the strength limitations imposed on the different character races in AD&D. There is a famous table on… Continue reading

  • AD&D Sexual Dimorphism and Character Strength Limits

    It should come as no surprise that women are physically different from men. But, these days denying reality is a big hobby for a lot of people and organizations. Here, I look at the male and female strength limits for… Continue reading

  • Castles in the Wilderness aren’t Free in AD&D

    In my last post, I took a look at the odds of encountering a deserted castle in AD&D. For completeness, let’s take a look at the odds of encountering an occupied castle. A cursory look at the castle inhabitants table… Continue reading

  • The Castles in the Wilderness are Free in AD&D

    “The elites (ahem, Barons) don’t want you to know this, but the castles in the wilderness are free. You can make them your home. I have 458 castles.” In AD&D it’s well understood that many of the classes allow for… Continue reading