The trouble with Muses is that, ultimately, they're in control , not you. As I continue to work on the second edition of Thousand Suns –...

Last week, I pointed out a "problem" with Gary Gygax's Appendix N , namely, it's just a list without any explanatory appar...

During the nearly eight years this blog was inactive, I wasn't paying nearly as much attention to the wider old school roleplaying scene...

Issue #74 of White Dwarf (February 1986) sports a cover by American conic book artist, Frank Brunner, who's probably best known for his ...

A comment to yesterday's post  reminded me of a longstanding mystery: the influence, if any, of the works of Clark Ashton Smith on those...

Based on feedback, the revival of this series has been very well received, so I'll continue with it for a while longer, perhaps through...

Last week, I took a look at Booty and the Beasts , an unofficial bestiary for use with Dungeons & Dragons and other fantasy roleplaying ...

1979 is an important year in the history of roleplaying. Not only did it mark the completion of Gary Gygax's AD&D system (with the p...

Issue #58 of White Dwarf (October 1984) has a terrific cover by Chris Achilleos, an artist whose work I've long appreciated. Ian Livings...

Issue #56 of White Dwarf (August 1984) features a cover by Chris Achilleos, who's probably most well-known for his contributions to Heav...

Though Jack Vance is probably best known among fans of roleplaying games for his works of fantasy , such as his The Dying Earth   and its se...

My recent retrospectives of both Dragonlance Adventures and Greyhawk Adventures got me thinking about my favorite settings for roleplaying...

I honestly can't recall the first time I saw the adjective "Vancian" used to describe the magic system of Dungeons & Drago...