David Ellis DickersonJan 17, 20205 min readMY FAVORITE OSR RULES (OR, NOTES FOR A PROBABLE HEARTBREAKER)If I could combine a whole bunch of games to make the ideal OSR experience, here's how I would personally do it. SETTING: THE NIGHTMARES...
David Ellis DickersonJan 16, 20202 min read20 VARIANT SKELETONS AND ZOMBIESD10 VARIANT SKELETONS 1. Skeletons with bombs in their chests, coated with tar: they run and stick themselves to foes, then explode. 2....
David Ellis DickersonJan 6, 20204 min read9 BITS OF POETRY FOR FANTASY RPG PLAYERS TO QUOTEA D&D character I created has the trait, "I like to memorize poetry." And as soon as I chose this, I thought, "Uh-oh. I'd better write...
David Ellis DickersonJan 4, 20204 min readMAGIC ITEM: MIRROR OF SUMMONING POOR JOHN The original "John" (aka John the Cursed, aka Unwilling John, aka John of the Thousand Tasks) must have been a truly terrible person,...
David Ellis DickersonJan 4, 20207 min read12 MAGIC MISSILE VARIATIONS We are all familiar with the bog-standard “magic missile” spell: a handful of comet-shaped bolts of white energy that stream from a...
David Ellis DickersonJan 1, 20203 min read20 RHYMING RIDDLES FOR FANTASY RPGSHere are 20 classic rhyming-type riddles suitable for most fantasy games, in that they do not presume scientific knowledge (such as the...
David Ellis DickersonDec 29, 20196 min readNON-GONZO ARCANA FOR INTO THE ODD (or, D20 OSR MAGIC ITEMS)I love, love, love Into the Odd! But I also really love the slightly more grounded setting of The Nightmares Underneath, and so when I...
