Welcome to the Old School Renaissance: the movement dedicated to TSR D&D, derived systems, and compatible content. OSR encourages tonal and mechanical fidelity to D&D from its first decade: less emphasis on linear adventures and meta-plots and greater emphasis on player agency.

Chainmail battle today with some DIY terrain.

The subterranean lake water rippled as the drow rogue began dashing toward the raised exit on the other side. Suddenly a massive cave shark leapt from the deep, grasping him in its jaws and submerging into the depths. At that same moment, an Erinyes maiden descended from the inky heights and demanded that they venture no further, for they were in the domain of Primus. Luckily Shagrim and a lone barbarian, Tallbeard, had discovered the door to the other end of the watery chamber and beckoned the hostage group their way. The handsome tiefling wooed the comely shedevil, convincing her he needed the others alive for scientific experiments. As the romantic antics worked their charm, Bond escaped the death grip of the shark and he and the others moved toward the exit. Azzagh, a chieftain of great pride, refused to comply. The vengeful deviless beheaded him for his insolence. Eventually the group escaped, finding themselves emerging from a dead tree, 650 ft. from Iserem. A war wagon full of guards began hunting them down, but with Tallbeard’s unpredictable magics, Leif’s aim, Chance’s beguiling tunes, Shagrim’s playboy nature, and Bond’s survivability, the group somehow managed to prevail and make headway towards the forests north of the tower.

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I have started seeing reaction videos on my feed. I will be blocking the accounts posting them.

Basically done with the #map. Just some trees 🌴🌴🌴to finish (so many 🌴). I’m particularly proud of “Bowbreaker Reef” 🪸. Needed a sense of accomplishment since #dnd5e campaign was postponed second week in a row. Mostly because I haven’t been sleeping 💤… #art #ttrpg

What could be better than a small deadly crypt filled with sarcophagi, undead, traps, a trapped door that could lead to a TPK, and an encounter involving a mad illusionist to challenge my players...!?

If I win the lottery, I’m not telling anyone… But there will be signs…

And so it begins. The great basing of our age. 10mm sorted for all different Chainmail categories. Here’s a few light foot.

RIP John Blanche. A true master. The world is lessened by his passing.

Ambitious and impressive.

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New on the podcast - I prove I'm still alive and give some thoughts on paid game mastering. On YouTube: youtu.be/_UeGUVk52ZQ Or on your friendly neighborhood podcatcher: creators.spotify.com/pod/pro…

Worlds of Imagination........ 🧙‍♂️❤💯

We are told The Odyssey is a story about monsters and ships and the return home. It is one of the oldest studies of fatherhood, duty, inheritance, and the years a family can never get back. Homer keeps Odysseus offstage for the first four books, so we first see the damage of his absence. Penelope trapped between wifehood and widowhood, Telemachus mocked in his own hall, and the suitors eating the wealth of a house they hope to seize. Their crime reaches beyond bad manners because they violate xenia, the sacred guest-host bond that allowed the Greek world to trust strangers, protect homes, and honor Zeus Xenios. Telemachus’ journey to Nestor and Menelaus becomes his education in manhood, because he learns that his father’s name still carries weight in the memory of kings, even while his own house treats him like a boy. Odysseus’ return from Calypso’s island marks his rejection of immortal comfort for the mortal duties that give his life shape: husband, father, son, king. By the end, Penelope knows him through the marriage bed, Laertes through the scar and orchard memories, and Telemachus through battle beside him. The house is saved, but Homer leaves us with the harder truth: a father’s return can restore order, but it cannot return the years his family spent learning to live without him. Read the full article in today’s newsletter. newsletter.thecultureexplore…

Basic and Expert D&D all in one volume. 🥃

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It’s on Tubi. None have an excuse.