Sponge Bath In A Tea Cup

...harder than it looks Ten Old (pre-1985) RPGs That Everyone Should Play At Least Once And Why1: Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (The Holmes edition)Play it because it is the edition that got roleplaying really started and it is still fun.2: Runequest (Second edition, 1980)Play it because it is very different from D&D … Continue reading Sponge Bath In A Tea Cup →

The Very Late, But Still Damned Scrappy, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Seven Dancing Ferrets

...co-starring her pet duck, Randolph The Gaming Is Afoot! The past few months have seen me hit something of an all high mark in my gaming life. Not since the mid 1980s have I been doing so much roleplaying and boardgaming on a weekly basis. Now, to be sure, I am still … Continue reading The Very Late, But Still Damned Scrappy, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Seven Dancing Ferrets →

Cyborg Hound On The Magic Bus

...soon, very soon The Doclopedia #1,068 Saloons, Bars & Pubs: The D&D Inn “Good day, Mr & Mrs Bronfeld. I'm Evenstar Skyson, from the Royal Department of Inns, Taverns and Pubs. I'm here to do your final inspection so that you may open up your establishment. I've already been around back to inspect the stables … Continue reading Cyborg Hound On The Magic Bus →

Just Keep Walkin’, Ambrose

...yeah, that's a very obscure reference, Dementoids A Remembrance Of Games Gone By As some of my LJ friends have done today, I hereforth tell the tale of my first encounter with Dungeons & Dragons. It was late November of 1976 and my first wife and I had been living in the Eugene/Springfield, Oregon area … Continue reading Just Keep Walkin’, Ambrose →