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Bronzemurder’s Bravest Sons

Today I’m sharing two links on Dwarf Fortress, a dwarven settlement management game with deep gameplay and nethack-style ASCII graphics. The first is Bronzemurder, the epic tale of a fortress whose...

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The History of the Ioun Stone

I’m particularly proud of this website’s Ioun stone guide, a collected list of over 154 different ioun stones from more than 15 different sources. Most are canon D&D sourcebooks, with some from...

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The Dungeon-Crawler’s Creed

This is my ten foot pole. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My ten foot pole is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My ten foot pole, without me, is...

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World Building 101: That’s No Moon

Mankind has a well-documented fascination with the heavens. The Sun, the moon, the planets and the stars, as well as other celestial objects like comets and events like eclipses, have all been a field...

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Photo: Machu Picchu Temple of the Sun

The Machu Picchu Temple of the Sun, an Inca ruin from the 1400s. Its dry stone construction still stands to this day. Photograph released into the public domain by Fabricio Guzmán.

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French Adventurers Restore Priceless Works of Art

From Wired: The New French Hacker-Artist Underground: UX’s most sensational caper (to be revealed so far, at least) was completed in 2006. A cadre spent months infiltrating the Pantheon, the grand...

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Photo: Alcove, Nimrod Fortress

An alcove in the ruins of Nimrod Fortress, a mediaeval fortress in the middle east built in 1229. The bottom of this room is flooded with water. Photograph courtesy of Uri Kurlianchik.

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Spare a Thought For the Poor Town Guards

Attending a gaming convention is a lot like being a town guard in a fantasy RPG or mediaeval settlement. You spend a lot of the day on your feet, possibly wearing a cumbersome outfit, and at the end...

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I’m A Horrible DM Because I Do Things Like This

I like to give monsters potions, then have them drink the potions at the start of the encounter. The potions count as the encounter’s treasure. Once, in a 3e combat encounter, I gave a ghost a special...

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The Art of Chase Stone

Chase Stone is a digital artist who draws some incredible photorealistic fantasy and sci-fi art. It’s a wonderful source of new ideas for roleplaying game material. You can find more at Chase Stone’s...

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Save on Anything Above a 3

Once, in a D&D 3.5 game, our party consisted of a human paladin, a lawful good dwarven cleric, a chaotic neutral druid and a chaotic neutral rogue. We entered a dungeon and were attacked by eight...

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