January 2019 – Paul's Gameblog

January 30, 2019October 18, 2019 Paul

Of Calms and Storms

Blogging, Conventions

While literal storms have kept me busy recently clearing snow from my house and stressing over the state of my ice rink, a figurative storm

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Paul

Reese’s Gaming

OSR, Role Playing

I should probably stop posting reactions to Fear of a Black Dragon until I’ve gotten through all the episodes. It seems inevitable after posting some

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Paul

A Game by Any Other Name

Blogging, Role Playing

Continuing my posts inspired by listening to the podcast Fear of a Black Dragon, today I again heard them use the term “trad game” and

January 18, 2019August 21, 2020 Paul

Fear of an Old School Podcast

Blogging

I’ve mentioned the podcast Fear of a Black Dragon several times in my blog now. I’ve noticed they have a really tight format that they

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Paul

But is it Old School?

Horror RPGs, OSR, Role Playing

So I’ve been listening to Fear of a Black Dragon a lot recently, and it’s brought to the forefront of my brain a question that

January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 Paul

Tournament of Horrors

Conventions, D&D, Role Playing

OK, time to talk about the Tomb of Horrors tournament module, and how it compares to the later publicly available module (S1). Let me be

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Paul

Convention Scheduling

Conventions

One of the hardest things to do in gaming is simply to get everyone to show up at the same time. In that light, it’s

January 9, 2019August 21, 2020 Paul

In a Galaxy Far, Far Away

OSR, Role Playing

Having finished the Warhammer Enemy Within actual play recordings, I’ve started listening to the Fear of a Black Dragon podcast on my drive to work.

January 6, 2019August 21, 2020 Paul

Credit Where Credit’s Due

D&D, Role Playing

As D&D historians, one of our favorite topics to constantly rehash is the collaboration and eventual schism between the game’s co-creators Gary Gygax and Dave