Listening to the History of the Germans podcast in episodes about the struggle for power between the Papacy and the Hofenstaufen Holy Roman ...

The original version of this post appeared in 2018... I think it might be cool to make Ravenloft a little more Gormenghast: the castle is...

In the Land of Azurth, the wizard Mondegreen is infamous among magical practitioners, not because he was powerful (though he was) nor for...

This post original appeared on 2020 and was one of my most popular posts that year. Recent discussion of what constitutes good "lore&qu...

One of these days, I'm going to completely finish (and maybe publish) this series on the Great Wheel, but until then, here's everyth...

This weekend, while getting over COVID, I was thinking about this idea again...   At the close of World War II, captured German scientis...

The original version of this post appeared in 2015... One of the complaints against the standard D&D Planes is that, while conceptual...

The original version of this post appeared in 2018.   A common reframe in the old school landscape is "Combat as War vs. Combat as S...

Everything Lawful, in one post! The Twin Paradises The Layers of Heaven ( part 1 ) ( part 2 ) ( part 3 ) ( part 4 ) Arcadia The Planes of Pu...

This post originally appeared in 2018 and was a follow-up to this post . HAWKMAN STATISTICS F                 EX   (20) A         ...

This post originally appeared in June of 2015...   Strange is the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the ski...

This post was originally published on May 2, 2013, shortly after the death of Andrew J. Offutt. News of Andrew J. Offutt 's passing on ...

The original version of this post appeared in 2010...   "Sword-swinging fantasy protagonist" has generally been a male gig. The p...

This follow up to  this post  first appeared in 2016. These aren't actual stories from comics (though some are close), but pastiches of ...

I think I've got another entry in my series on the Outer Planes coming soon, perhaps tomorrow. Here's a review of where we've be...

  This Weird Adventures post first appeared in August of 2010. I recalled it due to this cool post . Art by Daniel Kopalek Professor Eno...

This post originally appeared in 2014. it's interesting what remained true and what got tweaked regarding the Land of Azurth from this c...

This a Weird Adventures post, originally present in August of 2012... Cataloging of a deceased adventurer’s belongings revealed a shoebox ...

The Phlegethon is a river of blood, formed from the runoff from infernal slaughterhouses and soul-rendering plants. Where it snakes throu...

I keep thinking I'm going to stat these guys, but I haven't got around to it yet, so I figured it was time to share. I don't ...