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Independent #ironage #ttrpg publisher creating Golden Age style #DnD5e and #OSR adventures and supplements. Standing on the shoulders of giants

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Swing by Drivethrurpg and pick up β€œWitch,” the 5th edition version of the 1986 gonzo PC/NPC class!.
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DM Screens have been a part of the game since 1979. Their use has been controversial since around the same period. Anti-screeners typically argue that screens separate you from your players and sew distrust by hiding dice rolls. Pro-screeners argue that the screen is handy for
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White Dwarf, issue 43, features cool cover art by Jim Burns, a Fiend Factory of mounted adversaries, β€œOriental” weapons, and part 2 of a fully realized AD&D city.
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Castle Greyhawk, from TSR. One of a few joke modules that were made. It received mixed reviews as, the author not only has to create an engaging story, the audience must also appreciate their sense of humour. With the amount of prep modules used to take, many DMs didn’t want to
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Armies of Death, from the Fighting Fantasy game book series by Ian Livingston. β€œAgglax the Shadow Demon is amassing an army of undead warriors to conquer Allansia. Setting off from Fang with over two hundred veteran fighters, YOU journey east to meet the enemy. But the Shadow
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The Dragon Magazine, issue 26, sees the magazine round into form with features on conversions for classic fictional heroes, Chinese undead monsters, the Deck of Fate, how to make a lich, and the first appearance of the Barghest.
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Jeff Easley’s psychedelic portrayal of a dragon and wizard locked in mortal combat. This painting would go on to Grace the cover of the 1989 second edition of the dungeon master’s guide.
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CB1, Conan - Unchained! From TSR, written by David Cook, with art by Jeff Butler. Conan Unchained! is set during Conan's days as a Kozak raider, and a pirate on the Sea of Vilayet. The module includes rules for playing in the Hyborian Age with AD&D rules, and provides character
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Trapped in limbo since the early seventies due to copyright issues, Conan the Barbarian was finally made in 1982. Schwarzenegger wasn’t director Jon Milius’ first choice, partially due to his overly ripped physique. Other Hollywood tough guys like Sylvester Stallone, and Charles
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RIP Hulk Hogan. Thanks for inspiring my imagination.
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Dragonlance, issue 2, from Detective Comics. Riva and Vandar believe they've struck it lucky when they escape a Draconian patrol. until they run into an even greater danger right in Riva's own home. at the hands of her brother. Written by Dan Mishkin, with art by Ron Randall
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The Locathah, from TSR’s 1982 Monster Card Set. Original Blackmoor creatures, these poor guys have been bullied and pushed around by other waterborne creatures for the majority of their existence.
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Red Sonja, issue 13, from Marvel Comics, written by Roy Thomas, and illustrated by John Buscema and Al Milgrom.
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Boris Vallejo’s iconic artwork for Ozzy Osbourne’s β€œThe Ultimate Sin,” from 1986 β€” the year I played my first game of D&D. This was the soundtrack as my elf, Ernie Keebler hacked his way through the Caves of Chaos. RIP Ozzy
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RIP Legend
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White Dwarf, issue 42, features cover art by Brian Cummings, new spells, more inhuman gods, and an AD&D module.
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WG6, Isle of the Ape, written by Gary Gygax, with cover art by Jeff Easley and illustrations by Gary Williams. Intended for the World of Greyhawk campaign setting, in which the events occur in a magical demiplane of the same name created by the mad archmage Zagyg Yragerne. It’s
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Fangs of Fury, for the Fighting Fantasy game book series, written by Luke Sharp, illustrated by Martin McKenna, with cover art by David Gallagher. β€œSix massive stone dragons guard the tiny kingdom of Zamarra. But the fire they breathe has been extinguished. And now Zamarra is
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Dungeon Magazine, issue 29, features cover art by Tom Baxa, a wilderness exploration, a puzzling library, an abandoned inn, a haunted abbey, and a great murder mystery.
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Les Edwards’ 1988 Heroquest coverβ€”oils on hardboard. This painting has it all: orcs, zombies, skeletons, an elf, a dwarf, a magi and a sinewy barbarian. If this didn’t make you want a greatsword, something was wrong with you.
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