Things have been a bit weird of late but for my few but loyal fans , just a reminder. I am still out there in Blog Land and I will have some more posts about games both new and old school.
[New Spell] Quick Camouflage
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Quick Camouflage ‘There WAS a door here,’ lamented the elf.‘The elf is
right, I recall it myself,’ the dwarf said in agreement.Fellhorn the druid
looked be...
Concerning the Future of Traveller
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I have been a fan of Traveller for a long time and have bought various
books over the years from just about every Traveller licensee, as well as
from Ma...
a quick peek at 2024 Monster Manual math
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As a monster designer, I’m interested in seeing where the 2024 Monster
Manual takes monster design. How compatible are 2014 and 2024 monsters?
What are the...
The Bogatyr (AD&D Class)
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*What follows is a re-working of the Cavalier class, as well as my first
attempt at "writing a class" for 1st edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
The clas...
City of Scorn
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City of Scorn is one of the centerpieces in my current Shadowdark Campaign.
I've never spent the time to draw each sector. Each of those black squares
i...
On Manifestos
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The paid media was instructed to not print this.
To the Feds, I’ll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our
country. To save you a leng...
Meet the New Blog
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Harbinger of Doom got its start in Blogger back in November of 2010. Web
design standards have moved on and left it looking a bit long in the tooth.
Theref...
And Now the News Draft Download on Patreon
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It's self-styled Throwback Thursday and *having just released the 34-page
draft booklet of Hill Cantons news to my Patreon backers* I am going to
indulge m...
Angels, Demons and Subtle Bodies
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It’s delightful when D&D-isms sometimes converge with ancient wisdom, even
accidentally. I was watching a video from Jonathan Pageau earlier today
concerni...
My Shoe is Safe
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Yesterday's quiz was a toughie. In it, to recap, commenters were encouraged
to guess at what the following pieces of art, generated by Substack's own
AI ...
Frequently Asked Questions About The Compendium
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So lots of people have questions about the Compendium! Here's a newer
flip-thru video:
Here's the details of its contents.
Apparently many people are ...
Monster Stat Concept: Disposition
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Yesterday, I introduced the concept of monster Motivations as a way to help
understand how to use that monster when designing encounters, or what they
mi...
There Were Dice
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I started my Spelljammer game last weekend. It was my first time DMing
since December 2021. I wasn't as rusty as I thought I was going to be, but
I *was ...
Another week in the life of GURPS
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This week is named Hugh. The news:
• Another week balanced between writing and project management on things I
can't share right now.
• My updates to the W...
This Old Dragon: Issue #115
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[image: Dragon Magazine #115]
I think I have enough time left in this year to do another one of these. My
box of old Dragons, though, is getting a little li...
Grimdark vs. Eucatastrophe
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Noisms has some interesting ideas in this post about his desire for some
depth to his grimdark, and turns to Gene Wolfe and Tolkien for relief.
Now, it ...