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The picture above is a (highly subjective) montage of the seven natural wonders of the world. Obviously it’s open to considerable debate, but that’s not really the idea of the post. What would be the seven ( or different number if you feel so inclined) of the various worlds of D&D? What would...

I'm looking at running this for my monthly face-to-face group when my current Saltmarsh campaign ends in 3ish sessions. I, and they, fancy a bit of old-fashioned dungeon crawling but with a modern take. I've got the book, read it thoroughly and I'm impressed, but I'm also conscious that the...

So, I’m awake in the small hours of Friday morning in the UK, watching the Thursday night NFL game and my tired brain starts dwelling on this old game from Dragon number (a long time ago) and I muse on what D&D names could suit every NFL team? My own team, the New York Giants could stick as...

So, a story about rugby to segue on to D&D... Last Friday, I went to support my 11 year old grandson in his first rugby match for his school. I would have been immensely proud regardless, but it was particularly special as he attends the same school that I did; a school founded in 1549, with an...

I was reading Grognardia earlier and it reviewed White Dwarf 8, from the days when WD was, essentially, a D&D plus bits magazine, and it mentioned the Man Beast class which brought back some memories. I was 15 and had been playing for a couple of years by 1978, and we’d not long read Jekyll and...

So, I was Grognarding-out on Lost Minis Wiki and this THING popped up to torment me. It’s a “small troll” by UK company Minifigs and dates from around 1975/76.....and I remember it with loathing. Not because it’s a bad figure (though it is) and not because whoever heard of small trolls, but...

Just noticed that this adventure is being produced by Necromancer Games. In my view, it’s a Gygax classic and I have very fond memories of running it in 3e, with a large party of players and some excellent role play. A couple years later, I was lucky enough to go on a dig in the Valley of Kings...

In the light of the (rather funny) Grognardia thread, I thought I’d post some random thoughts in defence of Grognardism. Firstly, a health warning; I’m aware that there is probably no clear definition of Grognardism, so how can I defend it? Fair point, but I’m going to try to defend it anyhow...

Has anyone got any good memories of this book, or it’s battles, to share. I know it’s oft criticised but I remember great battles with fondness. I had a Minifigs Norman army as a teen, so the mainstay of the forces of good was easily available, along with the various dwarf, elf, treant, gnome...

I adored this old JG resource. It came out in 1978 and was an early example of sandbox D&D. Basically, a once mighty empire had protected itself by a series of border forts, all built to the same design (a bit like the Saxon Shore forts in the UK), but the empire had collapsed anyway, leaving...

These adventures were, to my mind, things of beauty and warm nostalgia when they celebrated our game’s 25th. The Ravenloft 25th and the Dragonlance one were also part of the Silver Anniversary lineup, though I didn’t get to play or DM them myself, unlike the three above. I even managed to get...

Way back, Dragon mag used to run a series of small articles getting players to share the love for their DMs. Praise, even when not sought, is a great motivator and I always thought it was a great motivator. I remember one about Lance Hawvermale and it motivated me to buy a later module he wrote...

Played two face-to-face games for the first time in ages. Felt great to be back to real gaming. I’ve played since 1976 and have never gone so long without a game (even at peak rugby playing years when sport dominated) and it was so much fun. We are lucky to have The Sword (a regular on these...