Weather is baked into the DNA of Greyhawk, going all the way back to Dragon Magazine #68 (and subsequently, the Greyhawk Glossography). The Glossography appeared in the 1983 World of Greyhawk boxed set, and includes a full weather generation system. Almost every campaign I’ve run over the last 30+ years used that system, with the … Read more
High Ery. That’s where my Greyhawk ’76 campaign kicked off, albeit off screen. It’s a small town on the Plain of Greyhawk, and the launching off point for the player characters initial adventure in the Cairn Hills. The Prompt Day 6 – Where shall we start? Where did the campaign begin and/or where should a … Read more
My gaming group’s World of Greyhawk campaign has run, on and off, for 30 years. This post looks back at the history leading to my current campaign, Greyhawk ’76. Day 5 – Can you tell us about the campaign’s history? In the real world and within the universe. Visit Nuketown’s RPG Campaign Tour Challenge 2026 … Read more
Day 3 of the RPG Campaign Tour Challenge asks … where the heck are we? The short answer is the Plain of Greyhawk. But where’s that? My Greyhawk ’76 campaign takes place on the world of Oeryth. It’s an Alternative Material Plane version of Oerth, the default world in the classic Greyhawk setting. But the … Read more
On Day 2 of the RPG Campaign Tour Challenge, we get to meet our guide to Greyhawk ’76: Alain the Wanderer, Knight of Murlynd and fantasy/western gunslinger. The prompt: Day 2 – About your Tour GuideIntroduce us to a character who can serve as our guide through your campaign and its setting. Visit Nuketown’s RPG Campaign Tour … Read more
Just as I was itching to get back to writing on Nuketown, along came the perfect series of writing prompts via Barking Alien’s RPG Campaign Tour Challenge! For 28 days in February, the challenge asks folks to share the details of one of their RPG campaigns. I’ll be writing about Greyhawk ’76, my current weekly … Read more
Lair of Secrets is back for Season 5! The podcast, which David Moore and I launched back during the pandemic, is dedicated to all manner of geeky things, with a particular focus on role-playing games. We tend to venture beyond the Dungeons & Dragons mainstream, playing games like Cyberpunk RED, Scum & Villainy, and Fallout … Read more
Another season, another MEPACon. I attended all three days of this autumn’s MEPACon, playing in two events and running three. Not bad for a weekend of gaming while still getting in some sleep (though sleep logistics did prove a little challenging). My first game was Flails Akimbo, a zero-level scenario for MÖRK BORG. I bought … Read more
DarkSpace is a sci-fi hack for ShadowDark that takes the rules-light, fast-playing fantasy game to the future. Already out in PDF, the “hack” is now on Kickstarter to fund a proper 200-page print and PDF version of the rules add-on. It just passed $80,000, which means it’s unlocked all of its stretch goals save for … Read more
Guns. Gas. And only one way to go: Straight! Learn how to play Gaslands Refueled in this introductory session at MEPACON’s Spring 2025 convention (April 4-6, 2025) in Lehigh Valley, PA. All you need to do is get from Point A to Point B without crashing into a wall, sliding into an obstacle, or getting … Read more