Blood of Prokopius

Musings on Religion & RPGs

Saturday, June 27, 2009

When Games Aren't Enough

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This has been one of the worst weeks of my life. My son Gabriel died inside his mother's womb. The ordeal only begins with the horrifyin...
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Monday, June 15, 2009

In Defense of Clerics II

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In my last post , I made the argument that Clerics belong in D&D, especially considering the historical simulation roots of the game. Ho...
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

In Defense of Clerics

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Since I started to connect with the RPG community on the net, especially those interested in old-school gaming, I have found that the Cleric...
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Appendix N

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I know I'm quite late to this party, and two things are going on here to make me so. First, life continues to happen and there are a cou...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Monster: Kouphasa

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Here is another monster from the Erimia Campaign : Kouphasa The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; They shall put their ha...

Monster: Chiata

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Here is another monster from the Erimia Campaign : Chiata As one who catches at a shadow and pursues the wind, so is anyone who believes in ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Stocking a Dungeon

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When I started my Erimia campaign, I reread Moldvay's Basic D&D and I came across the following advice for stocking a dungeon: To ...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Picking up the Gauntlet: Random Tables for Everything

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Despite the fact that I have played Champions more than any other RPG except for D&D, my favorite superhero RPG of all time is Villains ...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Picking up the Gauntlet: Character Creation

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Over on Grognardia, James has thrown down a gauntlet , of sorts. I'd like to take up that gauntlet and meditate on a few aspects of what...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Yog-Sothoth

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Being a Lovecraft fan, I plan on sprinkling the wilderness of Erimia with quotes like this: Yog-Sothoth knows the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the ...
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Monday, May 4, 2009

Map of the Western & Eastern Caves

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This is a map for the caves from the Southern Ruins for the Erimia campaign. Please note: Glue Flowers and Ant Horrors can both be found i...
Saturday, April 25, 2009

Map of the Southern Ruins

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This is a map of the southern edge of the ruined city that lies between Ipolis and Pyros Mountain in Hex 0705 of the Map of Erimia. Here is...
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Friday, April 24, 2009

Building a Better Monster

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In the world of Erimia , monsters and the forces of Chaos are personifications and physical manifestations of sin. This is in keeping with t...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Map of Gate

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Here is a map and description of Gate for the Erimia Campaign . This small community of those soldiers (mostly Replicants) who guard and mai...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Map of Erimia

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This is a map of Erimia . I have not named many of the landmarks on purpose. For one, the citizens of Ipolis have no need to name anything, ...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Adventuring with Antony the Great

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Thus tightening his hold upon himself, Antony departed to the tombs, which happened to be at a distance from the village; and having bid one...
Saturday, March 7, 2009

The Sting of Death

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Recently, I was flipping through Moldvay's Basic D&D and was stunned at how many creatures were listed in the monster section that, ...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Making B2 Green

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Recently, I ran across three things that have inspired me to recycle: 1) James C. Boney's wonderfully evocative concept for Advanced Ad...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Alignments

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I have always been of two minds about alignment. On one hand, I have found the AD&D system of LG, LN, LE, CG, CN,CE and N to be far too ...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Planar Cosmology of D&D Part III

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The Fall The Greek word for Devil is "diabolos," which means “slanderer” or even more literally, “the one who divides.” The Fall ...
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