We do not have enough city books for Mage the Ascension. Fallen Tower: Las Vegas was fun but it doesn’t have enough partners on my shelf. One of the main benefits you can derive from being in an online fan Read more
The OSR has established itself as a part of the RPG landscape. Regardless what you may think of it, it isn’t going away. After years of fractious arguments, divisions and uninformed hot air, I realized I haven’t made my contribution. Read more
I like to read so it shouldn’t surprise anyone I maintain a home library. The responses I get from people when they discover that fact is something I’ve had to learn how to manage. Most people don’t read much so Read more
As I type this I’m in the final stages of finishing my Web application for letting people peruse my database of books and films recommended in Mage the Ascension books. I condensed all the recommendations into a database so I Read more
There is no mention of Resonance in the 1st Edition rule book for Mage the Ascension. The term developed over time. It appears the first mention is page 9 of Loom of Fate. Although that book has a 4 on Read more
In recent years Appendix N in the AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide has been discussed by RPG fans online. A series of posts by Jeffro Johnson at Castalia House convinced me reading through the list would be a worthwhile project. I Read more
The Hollow Earth started in the first Sons of Ether Tradition book. That book was full of nods to early 20th century pulp fiction. Besides a cool idea for a realm to add to Mage’s cosmology, it was an acknowledgement Read more
An Echo, Resounding was written by Kevin Crawford in 2012 for Labyrinth Lord, a house-ruled clone of B/X Dungeons & Dragons. It attempts the laudable goal of adding domain level play to the B/X rule set. Domain level play was Read more
On March 31st the morbidly clueless Smithsonian Institution offered us 14 “facts” about Dungeons & Dragons as a puff piece promoting Hasbro’s D&D movie. I can’t think of a funnier way to spend time than looking over these “facts”. Let’s Read more
I’ve had trouble working out special Effects for some time. Like when a mage wants to cast an Effect but have it go off later. I had an idea today so I’m going to “put a pin in it” before Read more