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Dave Trampier: A great artist

Posted on 2014 March 28 by njwMarch 28, 2014

Dave Trampier has apparently passed away. Trampier, aka DAT and Tramp, was a very influential artist. He of course did the famous Players’ Handbook cover with the adventurers clambering over the giant idol. Emirikol the Chaotic surely has had a … Continue reading →

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Dollar Store Dungeons, part 10: Dry-erase board

Posted on 2014 March 28 by njwJanuary 17, 2015

The last item in my Dollar Store Dungeons project: a whiteboard. Or, as the package says, a Dry Erase Board: And I suppose it really is a dry-erase board rather than a whiteboard, because the surface is actually a silver … Continue reading →

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Dollar Store Dungeons, part 9: Pencils

Posted on 2014 March 24 by njwMarch 24, 2014

This was the simplest, most practical, most directly usable purchase for Dollar Store Dungeons: a set of mechanical pencils. There’s not much to say about these, really. Just that people often don’t seem to have writing instruments, or enough writing … Continue reading →

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Dollar Store Dungeons, parts 6, 7 and 8: Paint, brushes and dominoes

Posted on 2014 March 20 by njwMay 22, 2020

My next post for the Dollar Store Dungeons project is a three-for-one. Three items that, once I saw them, I knew I’d need to use together. Item #6: Paint The first part of this mini-project is paint. For $1, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged buying and selling, Dollar Store Dungeons, gaming on the cheap, miniatures, tips and tricks, tools | 1 Reply

We should do a podcast

Posted on 2014 March 18 by njwAugust 8, 2014

Tonight’s session of Night’s Black Agents featured a dive bar called the “Fertile Octopus”. ‘Nuff said.

Posted in Gaming | Tagged actual play, podcasts | 2 Replies

Road of Kings: a nifty app

Posted on 2014 March 16 by njwMarch 16, 2014

Through a thread on Story Games, I found out about a nifty game app available for iOS or Android: Road of Kings. It’s a sort of hexcrawl, where you’re out to prove your worth as a barbarian chief by accumulating … Continue reading →

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Con of the North 2014, part 8: Reflections

Posted on 2014 March 14 by njwMarch 14, 2014

As always, Con of the North is one of the best weekends of gaming for me. I don’t know how many people attend it, though I suspect the number is in the 500-1000 range. There are bigger cons in the … Continue reading →

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Con of the North 2014, part 7: Fate of Ringworld

Posted on 2014 March 11 by njwMarch 11, 2014

Sunday’s last game was John’s Fate of Ringworld. There was a pretty brief introduction to the setting — not much needed, because we were all at least mostly familiar with Niven’s Ringworld — then character generation. John had added two … Continue reading →

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Con of the North 2014, part 6: Microscope

Posted on 2014 March 8 by njwMarch 8, 2014

After Artemis, I ended up going to dinner with John and Chad — it’d been a very long time since I’d seen Chad, so the chance to catch up was irresistible. We shared a pizza and chatted about work and … Continue reading →

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Fate of Tekumel

Posted on 2014 March 4 by njwJuly 18, 2014

Just a quick note: John’s new Fate of Tekumel blog is off to a great start! Go check it out if you haven’t yet. … Continue reading →

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