The Kings of the realm have tried to pacify the Borderlands many times. It is a wild region crawling with bandits, orcs, goblins, and other fell and nightmarish creatures. From time to time, orc hordes or hobgoblin armies have marched south from the Borderlands to wage war on the human lands. About 100 years ago, […]
Read More Shadowdark on the Borderlands, Session 1: It’s dangerous out there, kid.Hello Dear Readers! Today, I got an opportunity to get the Scrying Dutchman, Viktor Gorchev, to answer a few questions about gaming, his videos, and some of the projects he is currently working on. Indeed, he just started a Kickstarter for Advanced Modern Necessities. As of this writing, he has 25 days left and he […]
Read More 20 questions with the scrying DutchmanHello Dear Readers! Welcome back to another campaign idea post. The current campaign idea I have is one that I am about to implement. As a father, I want to introduce my kid to gaming. I think a Dungeons & Dads campaign with my close friends would be a good experience all around. I think […]
Read More Dungeons & Dads: Shadowdark on the BorderlandsHello Dear Readers! Today I have a real treat for you. Jon Torres, a/k/a The Basic Expert, agreed to answer 20 questions about his work and gaming. For those of you who do not know who The Basic Expert is, he is a game designer and artist, he also has a popular YouTube Channel dedicated […]
Read More 20 questions with the Basic ExpertHello Dear Readers! As I sit here this fine December afternoon hoping my stomach doesn’t void yet again, I decided I would write a quick blog post explaining some of the house rules for my Lamentations of Elemental Evil campaign. Yes, Dear Readers, I have some kind of stomach bug. I am feeling much better […]
Read More Homebrewing Lamentations of the Flame PrincessHello Dear Readers! I wanted to give you a quick review of Paddy’s Parlor Games’ Cha’alt zine, The Skeevateer! It is a zine that celebrates Cha’alt in all its awesomeness. It contains cool art, interesting homebrew rules, and a couple of adventures for use in your gonzo games. Yes, Readers. I contributed to this awesome […]
Read More The Skeevateer by Paddy’s Parlor GamesHello Dear Readers! The Red Room was gracious enough to answer some questions for you all. I meant to publish this last week, but I got a little sidetracked. In light of The Red Room’s newest release, Wretched Interbellum, I figure now is the time! For purposes of full disclosure, I have worked with Red […]
Read More 20 Questions for the Red RoomHello Dear Readers! The other night I was chatting with one of my online players about the campaign ideas I have. It was –in part—a lamentation (no pun intended) as I suspect I will never get to play half of them. So, I got the idea of looking through my modules, systems, and supplements and […]
Read More Random Campaign Idea: Lamentations of the SpelljammerHello Dear Readers! Today I decided to write up a little Q&A I had with Venger Satanis, author of such indie games like Alpha Blue, Cha’alt, and The Islands of Purple-Haunted Putrescence. For purposes of full disclosure, I want to be clear that I’ve been to VengerCon twice and I am a huge fan of […]
Read More 20 questions with Venger SatanisHello Dear Readers! So, it has been a few days, but I am back from Vengercon 2: Electric Boogaloo. It was a blast! The con was a bit smaller this year and I had some travel issues which resulted in me arriving late to the con Friday afternoon. I was scheduled to run a game […]
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Lord Matteus' Ancient Tomes and Wondrous Items 