My Favorite Published RPG Adventures of All Time

I came across a group of folks trying to name their favorite published adventures for the role-playing hobby. I had a little trouble coming up with a list of my own. Upon reflection, the majority of my gaming appears to have been home-brewed excitement. Oh, the horror! I’m only going to list actual “adventures,” rather …

Shelby’s Shelfies I – Gamma World, Metamorphosis Alpha, Wizards

This is the first in what I hope will be a long series of posts. I’d like to showcase portions of my gaming collection, along with my relevant thoughts. For something to be in my collection at this late date, what with having become a gamer way back in the 1970s, it should be a …

Artist Retrospectives XVII – Wallace “Wally” Wood

Wally Wood at 22, early in his career. NYC 1949. Born in Minnesota in 1927, the young Wally Wood dreamed of being an artist. He served in WWII, received some training in art, and began looking for opportunities in New York. His first gig was doing backgrounds for Will Eisner’s The Spirit. Wood’s career would …

The Bard, a Lost Character Class from 1st Edition AD&D. Also a great series of books by Keith Taylor.

Watching this year’s Dungeons and Dragons movie got me all riled up about Bards in D&D. One of the most inspirational character classes I’ve ever come across, I think I only got one character up to actual Bard levels. But I never stopped trying. Allow me to elaborate. Depiction of a Welsh bard The foundation …