Clark Peterson of Necromancer Games has posted an update to his company's forums , where he discusses the current state of the company ...

This is an image of one of the Slave Lords, drawn by Erol Otus, who seems, in retrospect, to have been responsible for many of the earliest ...

The combination of Vladimir the dwarf's death due to poison and my recent dissatisfaction with S&W 's saving throw mechanic ha...

This one is for Timeshadows , who reminded me of a particularly creepy Drow illustration from the pages of Dragon by Erol Otus.

Unlike many old school gamers, I am not ashamed to admit that I like the Drow -- but that's because I remember what they were before Dri...

How did Michael feel about the heavy borrowing from the Elric saga to create the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons world? Ambiguously? W...

Lovecraft is sometimes thought of as having been a lonely man. He made my life far less lonely, not only during the brief half year of our c...

Clark Ashton Smith was a multi-talented individual. In addition to his verse and prose writing, he also drew, painted, and sculpted. A good ...

One of the many terrific bits included in Jeff Rients 's Miscellaneum of Cinder is "A Dozen Saints," a listing of twelve sain...

As I've stated repeatedly here and elsewhere, I don't consider myself a wargamer, although I have played and enjoyed wargames over t...