Blood of Prokopius

While I was bedridden last week, I spent quite a bit of time with REH and his creation Conan. Since the latest Hollywood version has been de...

The word centaur comes from Greek Κένταυροι , which has an obscure origin. It has been suggested that it is a compound word formed from ke...

Today is the feast day of St. Phanourios. He is a popular saint amongst the Greeks and his popularity stems from his name. Phonetically, the...

Over at Grognardia, James asks a question that I have spent quite some time thinking about: So, today's question is this: assuming you...

...and I've been so dizzy that I have not been able to look at computer screen, let alone post anything. I am on the mend, and will hop...

Today is the feast day of Samuel the Prophet, of I & II Samuel (or as we Orthodox Christians like to call I & II Kings). Rather than...

Okay, I'll hop on the bandwagon. A gauntlet has been thrown down over at Hill Cantons and, like several others in the blogosphere, I...

I was perusing the Carmina Gadelica in search of something that might pass for " three lullabies in an ancient tongue " when I ra...

I am a big fan of heraldry and intend to use it as a visual cue for players while exploring various levels of the Chateau des Faussesflammes...

Today is the feast of St. Maximos the Confessor. Now known as an eminent theologian, he was the chief secretary for the Roman Emperor Heracl...

Yesterday, after making much about how the sample Wandering Monster Tables in Holmes & Cook suggest " a living, breathing environme...

I am not a big fan of Challenge Levels/Ratings or whatever you want to call them. There is an implication that every encounter ought to be b...

One of the concepts in 3.5 that I do like is the prestige class. Conceptually, they are a great way to personalize a campaign world and to ...

I am not ashamed to say that I do not have a whole lot of disposable income for the purposes of purchasing material for the hobbyist in me. ...

David the ancestor of God, foreseeing in the Spirit Your coming unto men in the flesh, O Only-Begotten Son, from afar calls creation togethe...

Yesterday, there was a very interesting turn of events at Jeff's Gameblog . Jeff made (from my perspective) a wonderful journey from spe...

JB at B/X Blackrazor and Jeff at Jeff's Gameblog have inspired in me a pair of questions that could lead to interesting thought experi...

Here is the map I've been fiddling around with. Those of you who are acquainted with the works of Clark Ashton Smith will note that I ha...

I have been fiddling about with making a map for my own version of Averoigne. One decision that must be made at this point is scale — more ...

I don't know how many folks out there caught the premier of Cartoon Network's relaunch of Thundercats. Having fond memories of how w...