https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/05/where-that-old-school-feeling-is.html?m=0
Bat in the Attic: Where that Old School Feeling is Important
Feeling does come into play when you are trying to SELL products to the Old School markets. Because the experience of the game is very much ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-current-dm-kit-for-swords-wizardry.html
Bat in the Attic: My Current DM Kit for Swords & Wizardry.
Jeff of Jeff's Gameblog showed his best of the best . My Best of the Best is my entire Harn collection which I don't use for playing in Har...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/10/from-attic-regarding-hommlett.html
Bat in the Attic: From the Attic: Regarding Hommlett
In the mid 90s I decided I wanted to run the Slaver modules (A series) using GURPS. The leadin would be the Village of Hommlett. Our old fri...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2025/?m=0
Bat in the Attic: 2025
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2014/08/d-5e-basic-rules-updated.html
Bat in the Attic: D&D 5e Basic Rules Updated!
The Basic Rules have been updated to include two new spells and added some appendices More important there is now a Dungeon Master PDF with...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/02/calendar-and-log-for-majestic.html?m=0
Bat in the Attic: Calendar and Log for the Majestic Wilderlands
I dug out my notes on the calender system I use for the Majestic Wilderlands. It also include a basic log to note what the party is doing wh...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/01/modules-stats-inline-or-at-end.html?showComment=1262740977583
Bat in the Attic: Modules Stats inline or at the end?
My preferences for stats in modules has been to have a battle sheet at the end of the module that I would tear out or photocopy. But the vas...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2017/03/?m=0
Bat in the Attic: March 2017
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2022/02/your-own-custom-rpg-rulebook-mini.html?showComment=1644515719227&m=0
Bat in the Attic: Your own custom RPG rulebook, mini binders
A couple of years back I found a mini binder at my local Staples. There was also various inserts including pouches and dividers you could bu...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2020/02/concerning-judges-guild-further.html?showComment=1582140276692&m=0
Bat in the Attic: Concerning Judges Guild, Further Developments
Today Robert Bledsaw II posted a message on the Judges Guild Game Company group on facebook. Below are the links where you can read it for y...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/10/culture-movitations.html?showComment=1287071953437&m=0
Bat in the Attic: Culture Motivations
Two days I had a post about motivations of a culture. Telecanter and FrDave asked for some specific examples of motivations. Using example...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/08/living-od-or-bx-d-or-ad.html?showComment=1253095531820
Bat in the Attic: Living OD&D (or B/X D&D, or AD&D)
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2017/09/dungeons-fantasy-rpg-for-gurps-has.html?m=1
Bat in the Attic: Dungeons Fantasy RPG for GURPS has arrived at the Attic!
As long time readers of this blog know I been a fan of GURPS for thirty years. Believe it or not there was a time when GURPS was the fourt...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2019/09/journeys-end-for-now-wilderlands-of.html?showComment=1568452843127
Bat in the Attic: Journey's End (for now), the Wilderlands of the Fantastic Reaches has been...
I am pleased to announce the release of Wilderlands of the Fantastic Reaches. This is the fourth of four products covering the eighteen ma...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/04/wotcs-president-tells-all-or-does-he.html
Bat in the Attic: WOTC's President tells all ... or does he?
You be the judge You can read the Enworld interview here . My opinion? A lot of words to say this .
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/04/call-of-lego.html?showComment=1270349949262
Bat in the Attic: Call of Lego?
Recently my youngest got this from the Lego Atlantis line. After I helped him assembled it I went whoa Call of Lego!
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2012/05/arrows-of-indra-map.html
Bat in the Attic: Arrows of Indra Map
The RPGPundit has been working on his own retro-clone RPG called Arrows of Indra and there is a twist. This clone draws on the mythology o...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/02/what-is-goodman-games-up-too-dcc-rpg.html?m=0
Bat in the Attic: What is Goodman Games up too? A DCC RPG?
At the OrgeCave I noticed that Allan playtested a new RPG from Goodman Games in this article . Even with my association with Goodman Games I...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-on-emirikol-chaotics-ride.html
Bat in the Attic: More on Emirikol the Chaotic's Ride,
So now that I know that the the cityscape in the drawing of Emirikol the Chaotic was taken from the Street of Knights in Rhodes; I fired up ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2022/03/multiple-fighter-attacks-revisited-for.html?showComment=1649074854524
Bat in the Attic: Multiple Fighter attacks revisited for Swords & Wizardry
Inspired by the classic edition rule where a fighter gets one attack per level when attacking 1 HD or lower foes (or in ADnD lower than 1 HD...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-osr-handbook.html?showComment=1357232567976&m=0
Bat in the Attic: The OSR Handbook
The Old School Renaissance Handbook has been released by Brent Newhall. It is a concise summary of 16 roleplaying games that are considered...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/04/random-april-fools-jokes.html
Bat in the Attic: Random April Fools Jokes
Table of April Fools Jokes from Bat in the Attic (1d6) Announce the Ultimate Sandbox with no prep needed with detail down to the last NPC ch...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/09/so-you-want-to-draw-really-large.html?showComment=1284039568024
Bat in the Attic: So you want to draw a really large dungeon?
Well you may want some really large graph paper to do it with. There is this at Amazon.com Locally you may try to find a office supply pla...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/08/open-source-apps-for-roleplaying.html?showComment=1282063623954&m=0
Bat in the Attic: Open Source Apps for the Roleplaying Desktop
Everybody have different budgets they can spend on their computers and applications. Invariably most have a gap in the basic software you ca...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2014/08/where-is-glasstaff-5e-adventure.html
Bat in the Attic: Where is Glasstaff? The 5e adventure continues.
This week the search for the Lost Mine of Phandelver was continued. Josh wasn't able to make it but +Daniel McEntee returned. He joined +...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2021/09/concerning-osr-everything-is-all-right.html
Bat in the Attic: Concerning the OSR, Everything is All Right.
Over the summer and recently I seen posts and opinions on the direction of the Old School Renaissance or OSR. Just keep in mind that due to ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/08/more-majestic-wilderlands-reviews.html?showComment=1282129951605&m=0
Bat in the Attic: More Majestic Wilderlands Reviews
The Escapists reviews the Majestic Wilderlands here as well as James Raggi's excellent Lamentations of the Flame Princess .
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/05/endless-stars-gear.html?showComment=1279323786289
Bat in the Attic: Endless Star's Gear
I mentioned several times that I was a long time LARP player. This is me as Endless Star. While NERO Larp didn't have paladins specifically ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2011/02/knowledge-illuminates.html
Bat in the Attic: Knowledge Illuminates
My friend, Tim of Gothridge Manor , has thrown his hat into the publishing ring with the release of Knowledge Illuminates . It is a small on...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2013/04/last-day-of-dwarven-forge-kickstarter.html?showComment=1367335598455&m=0
Bat in the Attic: Last day of the Dwarven Forge Kickstarter
Yes I joined the madness and got in at the 5 set (dungeon gray) level . If you like using props for your miniatures this an excellent deal e...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2020/08/bat-in-attic-kickstarter-meet-editor.html?m=1
Bat in the Attic: Bat in the Attic Kickstarter, Meet the Editor
I was introduced to Douglas Cole of Gaming Ballistic when he joined one of my campaigns as a player. At that point he was already publish...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/08/bat-in-attic-status-report-5.html?showComment=1282410125656
Bat in the Attic: Bat in the Attic Status Report #5
I am still working on Scourge of the Demon. The Adventure portion is done but I am making a mini-supplement for a barony in the Majestic Wil...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/08/from-attic-gaming-and-popcorn.html?showComment=1282238878180
Bat in the Attic: From the Attic: Gaming and Popcorn
Tim over at Gothridge Manor talks about Gaming Snacks . Aside from my unfortunate record with pizza, he says that we gamed before microwavab...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/04/treasure-generator.html?showComment=1272218680118
Bat in the Attic: Treasure Generator
Tim of Gothridge Manor showed me this really nice Treasure Generator from Chaotic Shiny Productions . So head on over there and check out ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/08/more-old-school-skills-claws-of-kalis.html?showComment=1249298305016
Bat in the Attic: More Old School Skills; the Claws of Kalis
A few of the classes that I will be including in my project are heavily tied to the Majestic Wilderlands. One of them is the Claws of Kalis....
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-campaign-launches-in-majestic.html
Bat in the Attic: New Campaign launches in the Majestic Wilderlands
You saw a bit of what I did for campaign prep with the Order of Thoth in this post . I created similar documents for the Elessarians , Viri...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-tolkien-meant-for-roleplaying.html?showComment=1259345031526
Bat in the Attic: What Tolkien meant for roleplaying.
At the height of RPG's popularity in the early 80's one element of Tolkien's Style stood out above all else. The appendixes for the Return o...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2015/10/
Bat in the Attic: October 2015
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2013/01/moldvay-basic-set-combat-notes.html?showComment=1364439082409
Bat in the Attic: Moldvay Basic Set Combat Notes
From the Moldvay Basic Set . On page B24 it gives five things in order to resolve Morale check Movement Missile Combat Casting Spells...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2012/09/from-attic-where-are-all-humans-in.html?showComment=1347655898598&m=0
Bat in the Attic: From the Attic: Where are all the humans in Greyhawk?
Over on Hill Cantons, ckutalik writes an interesting post on the very low population density of the World of Greyhawk. To which I added...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2015/09/a-follow-up-to-my-letter-to-steve-wieck.html
Bat in the Attic: A follow up to my letter to Steve Wieck
I didn't get a direct reply but I got a letter to publishers today from OBS on the issue along with the proposed policy which I will share w...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-identity-of-official-guard-figure.html
Bat in the Attic: The identity of the official guard figure has been found!
For nearly 30 years this figure has represented the guards of the City-State of the Invincible Overlord My group and I call them the Officia...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2022/01/openquest-srd-released.html
Bat in the Attic: Openquest SRD released!
Today the Openquest SRD was released by Newt of D101 Games . Openquest is an D100 RPG based on the open content of the Legends RPG released...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2024/?m=0
Bat in the Attic: 2024
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/07/pillars-of-earth.html?showComment=1280468957049
Bat in the Attic: The Pillars of the Earth
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett has always been one of my favorite historical fiction about the Middle Ages. Set during the Anarchy of K...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-fantasy-sandbox-in-detail-part-xxiii.html
Bat in the Attic: A Fantasy Sandbox in Detail Part XXIII
Part XXII Index Page This is the twenty-third post in a series detailing the 34 steps I recommended for making a Fantasy Sandbox Campaign...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2020/02/hunters-in-death-old-school-hex-crawl.html?m=0
Bat in the Attic: Hunters in Death, an old school hex crawl.
Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor and I have been gaming together since high school along with our friend Dwayne Gillingham. Over the years ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-reality-evil-religions-dont-exist.html?showComment=1256929807422
Bat in the Attic: In reality evil religions don't exist.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2012/03/from-attic-janon-news-report-1.html
Bat in the Attic: From the Attic: Janon News Report #1
Tim of Gothridge Manor co-DMed a couple of campaigns with me in the late nineties. One of the things he did well was supply "color" as the c...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2011/01/want-custom-miniature.html
Bat in the Attic: Want a custom miniature or dice?
One of the enduring images from Star Trek is the use of Food Synthesizers and Replicators. In the past decade the use of 3D printers and o...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2015/03/of-overlords-kings-and-barons-building_24.html?showComment=1427219096836
Bat in the Attic: Of Overlords, Kings and Barons, Building a Feudal Setting Part 4
Continuing a series of posts detailing how I developed the feudal system of the City-State in my Majestic Wilderlands campaign. First a ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2021/04/another-harn-day-city-of-azadmere-and.html?m=1
Bat in the Attic: Another Harn Day: The City of Azadmere and Kingdom of Kaldor Hardcover...
City of Azadmere Columbia Games released their latest Harnquest the dwarven city of Azadmere . If you needed a dwarven city in your campaign...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2012/10/scourge-of-demon-wolf-preview.html
Bat in the Attic: Scourge of the Demon Wolf Preview
Both the Lulu proof copy and the RPGNow proof copy are on their way. If everything goes well Scourge of the Demon Wolf should be out in tw...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2020/02/concerning-judges-guild.html?showComment=1581451141717&m=0
Bat in the Attic: Concerning Judges Guild
I use facebook to keep in contact with various individuals including Robert Bledsaw II, the owner of the Judges Guild IP and the son of one ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2012/03/magic-item-creation.html
Bat in the Attic: Magic Item Creation
I been working on a project I call the Lost Book of Magic. In the three years since I released Majestic Wilderlands I ran several campaigns ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2011/12/arena.html?showComment=1324465683810
Bat in the Attic: The Arena
I am doing some mapping for Tim on Starter Adventures and a miscommunication occurred. He told he wanted a simple arena like the one in Spar...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/10/keep-at-source-and-some-4e-reviews.html?showComment=1286471358799&m=0
Bat in the Attic: The Keep at the Source and some 4e reviews.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/10/so-if-you-are-roped-into-refereeing-d.html?m=0
Bat in the Attic: If you are roped into refereeing D&D 4e.
Combat takes longer. I can't stress this enough. Once you initiate combat you are committed for the next 1/2 hour or hour resolving it if ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/02/?m=0
Bat in the Attic: February 2009
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/05/from-attic-monster-cards.html?m=0
Bat in the Attic: From the Attic: Monster Cards
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/07/gurps-and-twitter.html?showComment=1247589882009
Bat in the Attic: GURPS and Twitter
I use Fantasy Ground with Dwayne and Tim, (Gothridge Manor) to play in a weekly GURPS Fantasy game. Currently Dwayne is DMing. The game is s...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/07/from-attic-iup-gaming-society.html
Bat in the Attic: From the Attic: IUP Gaming Society.
Back in the late 80s I was one of the founders of the IUP Gaming Society. Our bread and butter for fundraising was running Battletech tourna...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/06/something-positive-about-4e-d.html?showComment=1244118242179
Bat in the Attic: Something positive about 4e D&D
Here at Dragonskull Mountain blizack make this comment. One thing I was thinking about was that the encounter-design structure of 4e make...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2017/08/harnworld-master-module-only-5.html
Bat in the Attic: Harnworld Master Module only $5
Columbia Games has been running periodic discounts on the different PDFs for Harn. There is a particularly good deal on the Harnworld Ma...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2012/08/wondering-about-settings.html?showComment=1345581012364
Bat in the Attic: Wondering about settings
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2013/08/manor-4-is-out.html?m=0
Bat in the Attic: Manor #4 is out!
Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor just released Manor #4. This issue has two major section, a short adventure and a mini-monster manual that ha...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2014/11/handling-passive-skills-in-5e-and-other.html?showComment=1415200540725
Bat in the Attic: Handling Passive Skills in 5e and other rulings.
After the game +Joshua Macy and got to talking about 5e rules. In general my approach to go with the book unless it doesn't make sense as ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2013/02/manor-3.html
Bat in the Attic: Manor #3
I been pretty sick all last week with 'whatever hell it is' that my kids got and passed on to me. Looks like it I finally getting over it an...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/09/syrivald-seemed-better-off-when-i-was.html?m=0
Bat in the Attic: Syrivald seemed better off when I was on vacation. Part I
The quote of the evening occurred after a bunch of Claws of Kalis ambushed the party in the keep of the Hill Fort. After letting loose with ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2023/02/?m=1
Bat in the Attic: February 2023
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2013/02/?m=0
Bat in the Attic: February 2013
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/11/silver-standard.html?showComment=1290184771770
Bat in the Attic: The Silver Standard
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/12/?m=0
Bat in the Attic: December 2009
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/12/scale-comparison.html?showComment=1259784596468
Bat in the Attic: Scale Comparison
Sometimes it is hard to figure exactly how big a setting or place is in relation to the real world. Here is the City-State of the Invincible...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/06/sometimes-chores-can-be-fun.html
Bat in the Attic: Sometimes Chores can be fun
I did study of human propelled projectiles yesterday for my upcomming GUR... Nah Thanks to a brilliant idea by my friend Dave, a tedious cho...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2012/11/swords-and-wizardy-reference-updates.html?m=1
Bat in the Attic: Swords and Wizardy Reference Updates
Both Blackmarsh and my Majestic Item Creation Rules have been added to the Swords and Wizardry Reference site. Thanks to John Reyst for h...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2014/12/delving-into-5e-dmg-part-6-rules-rules.html
Bat in the Attic: Delving into the 5e DMG Part 6 - Rules, Rules, Rules
Master of Rules opens with Chapter 8 Running the Game. The author talk about the nuts and bolts of running a tabletop RPG session. Like th...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/05/order-of-trehean.html
Bat in the Attic: Order of the Trehean
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2013/01/dndclassicscom-rumors-are-getting-more.html?showComment=1358497448362
Bat in the Attic: dndclassics.com? The rumors are getting more interesting.
Apparently http://www.dndclassics.com has been registered by One Bookshelf the owners of RGPNow and DriveThru RPGs. If you poke around goog...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2015/01/harn-pottage-iv-is-out.html?m=0
Bat in the Attic: Harn Pottage IV is out!
One of the hidden gems of the Harn fan world is Lythia.com with hundreds of downloads for Harn. All of them free and many of them as good qu...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2017/11/?m=0
Bat in the Attic: November 2017
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/
Bat in the Attic: 2010
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/04/remembering-history.html?showComment=1270646890552
Bat in the Attic: Remembering History
A key ability of a referee is to be able to put themselves in the shoes of the NPCs and look at the world from their point of view. One day ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2011/03/medieval-farming-year.html
Bat in the Attic: Medieval Farming Year
A good source for flavor for your fantasy campaign is knowing the agriculture calender. While most folks know about the spring plowing and ...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2009/06/something-positive-about-4e-d.html?showComment=1244131728706
Bat in the Attic: Something positive about 4e D&D
Here at Dragonskull Mountain blizack make this comment. One thing I was thinking about was that the encounter-design structure of 4e make...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2025/09/
Bat in the Attic: September 2025
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2020/08/bat-in-attic-kickstarter-attributes-in.html
Bat in the Attic: Bat in the Attic Kickstarter, Attributes in the Basic Rules
In this series of posts I will be talking about some of the design choices I made. In addition to explaining what the system is about, it...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2012/05/dnd-next-and-osr.html
Bat in the Attic: DnD Next and the OSR
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/10/fantasy-sandbox-in-detail-part-xviii.html?m=0
Bat in the Attic: A Fantasy Sandbox in Detail Part XVIII
Part XVII This is the eighteenth in a series detailing the 34 steps I recommended for making a Fantasy Sandbox Campaign. Today's post wi...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2010/05/musings-on-sandbox-campaigns-hex-size.html?showComment=1273754632888
Bat in the Attic: Musings on Sandbox Campaigns: Hex Size and Scale
Over on Gothridge Manor I made a comment that I thought the 12 miles per hex that Kingmaker use is a too large for mapping a sandbox setting...
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https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-excellent-review-of-scourge-of-demon.html?showComment=1354400779638
Bat in the Attic: A excellent review of the Scourge of the Demon Wolf
Peter over at Dungeon Fantastic has written an excellent review on the Scouge of the Demon Wolf . It excellent not because he gave it a h...
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Bat in the Attic: 20 questions about my D&D game
I normally ignore these but I like Brendan's set of question about what type of game you run. Ability scores generation method? 3d6 s...
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Bat in the Attic: Traveller stuff that I haven't completed
My day job is being a software developer. I create software to run metal cutting machines. This spills over into my roleplaying particularl...
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Bat in the Attic: "Reply Hazy, Try Again" the future of tabletop RPGs
One of the classic Magic 8 ball answers aptly describes looking at the future of tabletop roleplaying games. Some Long term trends I fee...
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Bat in the Attic: Regalia of the Demon King
These items were a major part of a campaign I ran in the middle 80s around the Viridistan Empire. During a tense fight within the city of Vi...
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Bat in the Attic: % In Liar strikes again
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Bat in the Attic: Of Overlords, Kings and Barons, Building a Feudal Setting Part 4
Continuing a series of posts detailing how I developed the feudal system of the City-State in my Majestic Wilderlands campaign. First a ...
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Bat in the Attic: Playing Swords & Wizardry and a special sneak preview!
I am running three sessions at the Erie Days of Gaming , a convention being held in Erie PA from November 12th to 14th. The first is on Satu...
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Bat in the Attic: Why the Third Imperium is going to kick your low tech a**
Traveller has always been known for it use for slug throwing weapons in preference to energy weapons. At times it doesn't feel very futurist...
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Bat in the Attic: August 2021
A blog on 40 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy.
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