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Jun 13
I think the reason that this Sutherland painting is so powerful is that it's not just a dragon, a wizard, and a warrior depicted. The dragon is looking at the viewer. YOU are the third member of the adventuring party.
Before Elmore.
Before Caldwell.
Before Easley.
Before Parkinson.
There was Dave Sutherland’s dragon.
The original 1977 Holmes Basic Set painting is far brighter than the published box cover.
A wizard.
A fighter.
A dragon on a pile of treasure.
That’s it.
That’s D&D.
Fifty years later, we’re still chasing that moment.
Photo from @ZenopusArchives blog
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May 27
I went to buy this because it looks awesome and discovered that I already own it. Now, I just have to figure out how to reskin it to run in THE FORBIDDEN NORTH.
Madness of the Azure Queen is back in print, for all your BECMI/BX/OSR dungeon-crawling needs! drivethrurpg.com//product/49…
Only on @DriveThruRPG
Cover art by @DeanSpencerArt
No AI involved, just meat.🥓
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This finger ring allows a wizard one snake attack, per turn, for 1pt of damage and death unless a saved (-3 SV Mod, acts in 1 round), upto 5' away. The Magic-User rolls to hit a 2HD creature or as the Mage if better. AD&D D&D Magic Items
May 25
Spiral finger ring, Hellenistic, 200 b.C.- 100 b.C.
Medium: Gold
From the Museum of Cycladic Art
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Opening the heavy double doors, reveals a chamber with 12 tiled mosaics on the floor & walls. There are 6 marble bowls. Not tithing each causes 2 to animate every 3 rounds, and attack as 4HD monsters. AD&D D&D Magic Items Adventure Random Encounter Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
May 26
This mosaic, unearthed at the House of Orpheus in Pompeii, is now housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
In Pompeii, dog mosaics like this were typically placed at the entrances of houses. Before even reaching the atrium, a visitor would see the homeowner’s boundary marked on the floor.
One of the most famous examples of this tradition is the dog mosaic with the inscription 'Cave Canem' at the entrance of the House of the Tragic Poet. This Latin phrase translates to 'Beware of the dog.' This example from the House of Orpheus, however, is an uninscribed version of the same tradition.
There's an interesting detail I'd like to share with you about this mosaic:the House of Orpheus didn't just feature a dog in mosaic form.On November 20, 1874, the remains of a real, chained dog were discovered at the entrance of the house; shortly after, a plaster cast of the animal was made.
During the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, this dog was left tethered in the entryway. Traces of its leather collar and two bronze rings, indicating it was chained, are preserved in the plaster cast.
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May 25
So does anyone have a good AI summary of the new encyclical?
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May 25
Of all the terrible changes made to the liturgical calendar in the 1960’s (and they were legion), perhaps the worst was the dropping of the Pentecost Octave.
Pentecost is traditionally the second most important feast of the year, and now it’s an afterthought to most Catholics, a single day that's soon forgotten in the vast blandness of "Ordinary Time."
And for an era that claimed to want to emphasize the Holy Spirit, they sure had a weird way of showing it.
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May 24
I just invented a new cocktail.
Pour two fingers of rye-heavy bourbon in a rocks glass.
Sit out by the fire pit.
Wait for a rainstorm.
Run under a pine tree, leaving bourbon in the rain.
Wait 15 minutes.
Rainwater Bourbon. It's tolerable.
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With pre-Christian epic poetry like THE ILIAD you have to accept that you're entering a totally alien world. All the rules are different. Not just a different religion but a radically different approach to religion. No concept of sin in the Christian sense. No equivalent to Satan. Very very different social and sexual mores.
And attitudes towards things like honour and glory that will bewilder modern readers.
Very few modern readers will have the courage to enter that alien world. And if you're not prepared to accept the alienness of the culture you might as well not bothering reading such works. And if you read a translation or see an adaptation that treats that world as if it's the world of the 2020s then you're wasting your time.
May 16
I agree with all the people saying to read classical authors - the Greeks and all that.
But if you’re dealing with someone pretty green - it would be better to bring them into 19th century novelists like Tolstoy or Flaubert. It’s closer to our experience than the Odyssey.
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May 12
Corpse Kings is now Officially a GOLD Best Seller on @DriveThruRPG. I couldn't be more proud or grateful.
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May 10
Happy Mother's Day! Here's a 13th c. image of the mother of our Lord clocking the devil 💕
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On this day in 1794 the French Republic guillotined Antoine Lavoisier. He had named oxygen, formulated the law of conservation of mass and founded modern chemistry.
Appeals were rejected with the line "the Republic has no need of scientists."
The next day Lagrange said: "It took only a moment to cause this head to fall, and a hundred years will not suffice to produce its like."
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I’m working on a AD&D retroclone named Bhakashal. I have completed the Bhakashal Spell Book, the Players Manual and Setting Manual are on the way.
Search on lulu.com or drivethrurpg.com for “Bhakashal” to get the Spell Book and support my work.
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Well, after a month and a half of daily correspondence with X support and evidence of being hacked I’m officially giving up on @blackdragoncan. I can’t even find the account here. A decade of posting and building a following, all gone.
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Your chance to experience the weird science fantasy gaming of Barrows & Borderlands is one click away! Not to mention you could join over 200 others in our Game of Games campaign.
Maybe you wanna play the whole system, or simply rip it apart for your own game. Game your way. Not to mention it is Chainmail compatible for all you war gamers with the Radioactive Boogaloo supplement.
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May 1
Has anyone actually tried the Turing Test with one of the AI models?
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Been a while. This week's #FridayFollow is about the fellow #ttrpg #map-makers. 'Sup!!
@ElvenTower
@SpaceCowboyVFX
@yum_dm
@MappingCreativ
@MapEffects
@bengecartogrphy
@ericbabe3
@ChloeTheCartog
@DysonLogos (who told me he's no longer on here, but anyway...)
#art #dnd
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500% funded and that's with a significant funding goal. If you like tactical games, you might want to check this out.
kickstarter.com/projects/mar…
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Apr 27
Your favorite story by H. P. Lovecraft
34%
Mountains of Madness
30%
The Shadow over Innsmouth
20%
The Call of Cthulhu
16%
The Colour out of Space
309 votes • Final results
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