Leicester's Ramble

Months ago during the campaign, the party came upon the remains of a squad of soldiers who had perished in combat with a Chaos raiding party...

Time for the good ol' basic stick. Or staff, if you so desire.  A walking stick, peasant's weapon, or signature accessory of any sel...

Behold, more D66 goodness! This time, the doughty battle axe! Favored by dwarves, barbarians, seafaring raiders, and those folks who just li...

Been a bit since my last post, plus it's time for another D66 list... If magical swords are the bread and butter of enchanted items, the...

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Thesis:  First level PC fighters really shouldn't start out with the ability to afford plate.  Sure, they've got a massive 8-10 HP...

Scott at Of Dice and Dragons is hosting this month's RPG Blog Carnival, with the subject of 'Legendary Weapons.' Initiall...

OK, so I've never quite done things in the right order, or with the cool kids, or whatever. So when  +Jim Magnusson  suggested an A to...

Was compiling my Alphabet Dungeon entries for later use, and realized I'd begun on Day 2: B.  Doh. Never claimed I was smrt. So, a q...

Depleted uranium dice. Bringing a whole new meaning to critical rolls.

Magical items typically take one of three forms - 1) Single-use (potions, scrolls) 2) "Charged" (wands) 3) Permanently enchante...

Two significant and interesting Bronze Age discoveries have recently come to light in Asia: First, archaeologists in Siberia recently dis...

Somewhat inspired by  Timrod's  musings on our favorite hairy-footed demi-humans - From my previous post on ' Lost Tomes ,' th...

and there are a couple baddies to be dealt with... Meet the wing chun kung fu "long pole" form. (OK, technically we use a 9...

http://boingboing.net/2014/05/11/upside-down-coffin-filled-with.html "A Deputy Sheriff from De Leon Springs, FL, responded to a re...

Not sure where the idea for this guy popped up, but I think he fermented after some discussion on the use of a shovel or spade as a weapon. ...

Here's a list of historical weapons wielded by warriors and nobles in the name of one sect of followers of one of our favorite Invisible...

So a few of the blogosphere are rehashing the old trope of  "You've found a +1 sword." Make them a bit more, a bit special... ...

Erik Tenkar is running a multiple-round "OSR Superstar" contest  - Round One: Magic Items Rustled through the notebooks for the...