Basic Attributes Revised

Read Basic Attributes Revised in Fudgerylog. (This is a Fudge-related article.)

Disbelieve It... or Not

Disbelieve it or not, I am working on my own old school retro-clone role-playing game, although it isn't strictly a retro-clone, but rather one of those "What If" games of the type perfected in Mazes & Minotaurs and Encounter Critical. I probably won't take it to the same extreme of pretending the game was really designed in the 1970s, but the essence of the rules will be based on ye olde fantasy adventure game known by all. I won't divulge the nature of the premise yet, but the news will break here first.

Something of an Update of Sorts

Read Something of an Update of Sorts in Cuparia. Or don't. Freedom of choice.

Pakistan Flood Relief RPG Bundle

DriveThruRPG/RPGNow is offering a Doctors Without Borders Pakistan Flood Relief RPG bundle for donations of $25 until 25 October 2010.

Read the Fudgerylog article.

Apparently, It Doesn't Pay to Tinker Here

I have just lost my preferred template for this Web log in an attempt to adjust the layout, and there doesn't appear to be a way to regain it.

WordPress is far less of a hassle.

On the other hand, maybe I can get used to this.

Attributes via Mitigated Random Generation

The next time I referee Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition, Dungeons & Dragons Basic/Expert Set, Labyrinth Lord, or OSRIC, I will be using the following rules for generating attribute scores for player characters:

Method 1: Roll 4d6 (drop the lowest die) six times and assign to attributes as desired.

Method 2: Roll 4d6 (drop the lowest die) for each attribute in order. Choose one result to reroll and accept whichever is higher.

[Originally posted in Fudgerylog, the official Web log of Fudgery.net.]

Quandary

What is the Quandary mentioned in Fudgerylog?

Site Rechristening

The name has changed, but the site remains the same (including the URL). Barrel of Words is now Sphere of Annihilation for reasons known only to Azathoth.

Places to Go, People to Be, URLs to Update

I am not sure when it happened, but the esteemed role-playing Webzine Places to Go, People to Be has a new URL: http://ptgptb.org.

[Originally posted in Fudgerylog, the official Web log of Fudgery.net.]

Minotaur Issue 8 Is Here (Since Last Month)

This is a late report, but Issue 8 of Minotaur (formerly known as Minotaur Quarterly) is now available as a free download on the Minotaur Quarterly page. Minotaur is a publication that supports Mazes & Minotaurs, the role-playing game of Greek-inspired mythology and heroic adventure (q.v.).

[Originally posted in Fudgerylog, the official Web log of Fudgery.net.]

Miniature Review

Miniature Review is a Web log with news and interviews pertaining to miniatures and miniature war games. Photographs are plentiful. Enjoy.

[Originally posted in Fudgerylog, the official Web log of Fudgery.net.]

One Comment Away from 10,000

Deleted, that is. I have just deleted Fudgerylog's 9,999th spam comment. The mind boggles at how much higher this number would be if I did not have certain words blacklisted (meaning I never even see comments containing these words as they are automatically deleted).

[Originally posted in Fudgerylog, the official Web log of Fudgery.net.]

Dispatch War Rocket AJAX

Dispatch War Rocket AJAX in Fudgerylog.

Why Is It Difficult?

Why Is It Difficult? in Fudgerylog.

Painting Characters in Broad Strokes Part 2

Read the article in Fudgerylog. This is relevant to my unofficial Doctor Who project.

Autumn Revel

On page 10 of issue 66 of Dragon Magazine (October 1982), I noticed this item in the Convention Schedule:

AUTUMN REVEL, Nov. 6-7 —The staff of TSR Hobbies, Inc.,
will get together with gamers for another of TSR’s mini-
conventions at the American Legion Hall, 735 Henry St., Lake
Geneva, Wis. A diverse schedule of gaming events will be of-
fered, along with the traditional auction, and refreshments will
be available on the premises. Doors will be open from 9 a.m. to
midnight on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Admission is $5 for the weekend or $3 for one day, and all game
events are free of charge. For details, write to Autumn Revel,
c/o TSR Hobbies, P.O. Box 756, Lake Geneva WI 53147.

This would have been close to heaven for me, or more likely Valhalla. Ah, to have grown up in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin! I suppose Gary Con (which I have not yet attended) would be the closest experience to what Autumn Revel was like, but gaming in the early 1980s, for lads of my age, had a certain electricity about it. The hobby was widespread and still growing, and for many of us Lake Geneva was the center of the universe. Now, where is my time machine?

[Originally posted in Fudgerylog, the official Web log of Fudgery.net.]

Painting Characters in Broad Strokes Part 1

Read the article in Fudgerylog. This is relevant to my unofficial Doctor Who project.

Sandy Petersen Shows How It Is Done

Scenario-Writing Advice from Sandy Petersen linked in Fudgerylog.

Theme Challenge October 2010

A new feature is introduced in Fudgerylog.

Don Q Son of Zorro Reviewed

Read the review of Don Q Son of Zorro in Cuparia.