Get Ready For Victorian-era Tabletop Action AUTHOR’S NOTE: I am rewriting this nine months removed after a catastrophic computer failure that fragmented one hard drive into 8 separate formatted drives. This turned much content for the Multiverse blog into vaporware. That includes an interview with Rick Loomis, one with Ed Greenwood himself, and several miniature reviews. I apologize to …
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View PostTeri Literco and the Health Benefits of Miniature Wargaming
Teri Literco’s vlogs on miniature wargaming and painting minis have been a boon to those who are just beginning in the hobby or have been interested but haven’t yet taken those first few steps. In a recent new video, Teri talks about the mental health benefits of miniature wargaming. A departure from her usual tutorials, it’s an important subject which …
Midnight Legion Box Set! A Classic Concept Remixed….
Choose your own adventure in the classic, solitaire fashion! Atari. Cassettes. VHS. Safety Dance. Basic Set. By Balloon to the Sahara. Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Mountain of Mirrors. If you are a Generation X-er you likely recognize all of these references. A singular thrill particular to that time were the slim paperbacks that housed a roleplaying game experience within. The …
What’s On Your Shelf? All The BECMI Boxes!
View PostModern gamer, should you buy it local or buy it online?
Once upon a time back in 1986… It is 1986. My dragon magazine is open and inside is a glossy advertisement for this book called Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. It features an ogre with a black and white mohawk getting skewered by a dwarf with an orange crested mohawk. My imagination was on fire! I had to buy this right then …
The GameMaster’s Tool Box, creating your first town part 2!
How to flesh out a town from a skeleton Part 2 Welcome Back Gamemaster! I would like to thank Shane Davis for the new and improved toolbox logo. Thanks alot, it looks much better than what I came up with. Okay, let’s pick up right where we left off. First off though I owe my readers an apology. Just as some …
The GameMaster’s Tool Box, Fleshing out your first published adventure town part 1
How to flesh out a town from a skeleton Part 1 Welcome back! So in the first installment of The Gamemaster’s Tool box, I gave tips on how to take a published module and prepare for running it as a adventure. With this in mind, I am going to begin this installment by choosing a fairly new(ish) product. Tales from …
The Slam Bang Chronicles of Buckshot Chapter 2: The Ozark Flyer
Hayfoot! Stawfoot! Where you be a-marchin’? I’m marching off to General Lee! Hayfoot! Strawfoot! What you marchin’ for now? I’m marching for the glory of Old Dixie! For the Georgia pine and the Bama sunshine and the cause of Liberty! Hayfoot! Strawfoot! When you comin’ home boy? Nobody knows! Won’t you pray for me? Buck sang the …
The GameMaster’s Tool Box, a bi weekly article on world creation, running adventures, and survival behind the screen
The Gamemaster’s Tool Box So you want to be a Gamemaster I am getting ready to help run a Dungeons and Dragons club at my kid’s school soon. As I was prepping for how myself and my buddy Doug wanted to bring kids in, the discussion came up of eventually getting a few of the kids to take up the …