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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

My Prediction Of Gen Con 2014 Opening Day

Posted by Tim Snider at 8:08 AM

Labels: 5e, Amusing, Gen Con

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JDJarvisJuly 8, 2014 at 10:24 AM
Where's the statue of Lolth and the cardboard castle walls?
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Transfinite: Humanspace Design Notes - Responses to DHBoggs - More Humanspace design notes in the form of addressing some questions by DHBoggs from this post. *DHBoggs wrote: Adventurer – Should NOT be allowe...
Matt's Megadungeon

Actual Dungeon Design - With Issue 2 being the first to feature an actual dungeon level (Level 1 is in layouts/waiting for one more article to complete), I've decided to put to pa...
Castles and Kaiju

BX Companion! - I realize this blog is dead, but I had top post this somewhere. I am the proud owner of the BX Companion. This is a project i have been excited for for ...
Angry Man's Game Blog

Blast from the Past: The Hydragen - *Hydragen* No. Encountered: 1-4 Alignment: Neutral Movement: 120’ (40’) Armor Class: 3 Hit Dice: 14 Attacks: 2-7 bites or mutation Damage: 5-30 per bite, o...
A Mutant's Journal

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Hero's Ruin

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Tombs of Horrors

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GAMMA RITES

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The Doomed Wastelands

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Digital Orc

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The Dump Stat

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Goblinoid Games

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There is a Zombie in my Kitchen

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