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Into the Dark: May 2015
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Thursday, May 28, 2015. Neuroscience and Gaming: Your Life Is a Hex Crawl. Neuroscientist Steven Novella blogs about a recent study on the brain cells involved in navigation through space. Previous research discovered the existence of place cells, which the brain uses to track locations; the new study discovered grid cells, which the brain uses to direct motion through an environment. Evidently, the brain uses a hex map. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I blog on higher ed and miscellaneous stuff here. Lament...
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Into the Dark: August 2015
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Friday, August 7, 2015. Zak Smith's VICE Article on D&D. Zak Smith, artist, adult film actor, award-winning DIY game designer, and fellow resident of Los Angeles County (Hollywood division), has written a thoughtful article on the persisting appeal and vitality of Dungeons and Dragons in an age of video games and Hollywood blockbusters. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it feels as if some kind of giant open pop-cultural loop (or loops) have finally been closed with the publication of this article.
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Into the Dark: Fighters in the Twilight Empire
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Fighters in the Twilight Empire. The fighter abilities are inspired by the "warrior skills" in Empire of the Petal Throne. And not the Greyhawk. Supplement, since all attacks inflict 1d6 damage regardless of weapon type. The barbarian and cavalier training packages are inspired by the fighter sub-classes of the same names from the 1st edition AD&D Unearthed. Where it is a special ability of elvish troops. Speaking of not-so subtle OD&D references, scouts also have "outdoor s...
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Into the Dark: A New Force in the Field of Tabletop Gaming Awards Has Arrived!
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Thursday, July 30, 2015. A New Force in the Field of Tabletop Gaming Awards Has Arrived! Behold: t he Ramanan Sivaranjan Awards for Excellence in Gaming, 2014 edition. These awards are nourishment for thoughtful old-school gamers of refined taste, such as yourself (I hope! But are like poison for the mindless hordes of adolescent EN World gamers and their ilk. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I blog on higher ed and miscellaneous stuff here. And on gaming stuff here. View my complete profile.
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Into the Dark: Clerics
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Friday, April 17, 2015. Armenian icon, 16th century). Hit Dice: 1d6 per level. Attack Bonus: 1 per 2 levels. Spell Points: 3 per level. Weapon Proficiency: club, dagger, mace, staff. Powers: cast cleric spells; spirit ward. Cleric Experience Level Table. A cleric is a devoted follower of a god or spirit. Some clerics are hermits or wanderers, but most are leaders of religious communities. In order to learn a new spell, a cleric must spend one week in prayer and study per level of the spell, and he must m...
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Raven God Games: One Page Dungeon Entry
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Cartography, Creative Writing and Game Design (and maybe some other topics! Wednesday, April 22, 2015. One Page Dungeon Entry. I just submitted my entry to this year's One Page Dungeon Contest. Titled In the Moon Bog. Despite the name similarity to the Lovecraft tale, it draws no inspiration from that story. Of course, readers may note some HPL influence hidden in there regardless. When I decided to enter the contest, I knew I wanted to do something more than a simple dungeon. In the Moon Bog. The maps w...
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Raven God Games: Update...
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Cartography, Creative Writing and Game Design (and maybe some other topics! Monday, October 17, 2016. I've been away from the blog for quite some time, busy with work, life and projects. Its certainly time for an update. Since December of last year I have been methodically working on a Swords and Wizardry. Compatible game that will soon be announce officially. It's written as a White Box. Game, but could easily be used with any version of S&W,. More details will be released very soon, but by way of a hint.
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Raven God Games: Occupations in Eldritch Tales
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Cartography, Creative Writing and Game Design (and maybe some other topics! Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Occupations in Eldritch Tales. Hello and sorry for my hiatus last week. I came down with a head cold and am only now feeling better. In the last post, I mentioned that I wanted to discuss the optional Occupations. Rules for Eldritch Tales: Lovecraftian White Box Role-Playing. That's it for this week! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Eldritch Tales: Lovecraftian White Box Role-playing. ELDRITCH TAL...
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Raven God Games: Tombstone: A Wild West RPG - WIP
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Cartography, Creative Writing and Game Design (and maybe some other topics! Monday, July 6, 2015. Tombstone: A Wild West RPG - WIP. I have recently been at work on a pair of maps for Corey Ryan Walden's upcoming game Tombstone. A game that uses a 3d6 mechanic for action resolution. I have not yet seen the playtest version, but Corey discusses the game at some length on his blog (click above). Seems to be inspired by the classic Boot Hill RPG. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). ELDRITCH TALES: Lovecrafti...
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Into the Dark: Clerics in the Twilight Empire
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Clerics in the Twilight Empire. As mentioned in the last post. Clerics in Twilight Empire. Are not assumed to be members of militant orders unless they have the Templar training package. As such, their fighting capability and weapon and armor proficiency is the same as that of mages. To compensate for this, clerics gain spells more rapidly than in standard OD&D. In the previous version of cleric training packages. Are now treated as multi-classed cleric/mages (as in their original...
