Blood of Prokopius

Today is the feast of St. Ephrem the Syrian. He was born in Nisibis about the year A.D. 306. In his youth he was a disciple of St. James, Bi...

I have been re-tooling some of my work on my version of the Chateau des Faussesflammes, concentrating primarily on the ruins that are above ...

The name Panagia Paramythea  (roughly translated as  All-Holy Comforter)  refers to a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary found on Mt. Athos ...

I have to say that I am very pleasantly surprised by the news that WotC will be re-releasing the AD&D core books in April . Unfortunatel...

A couple of folks have chimed in with their answers, so here are mine: 1. If you had to pick a single invention in a game you were most ...

Forgive me, but I just cannot find the original quote that inspired this post. Someone, somewhere observed that 1e, with its insistence on h...

Last month, Beedo of Dreams of the Lich House mused about Mythic Geography for FRPG settings. I have been meaning to muse myself on the su...

Today is the feast of the Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raitho, which are a pair of monasteries in the Sinai Peninsula. This feast actuall...

One of the more interesting aspects of OD&D, as interpreted by various corners of the OSR, is its portrayal of the Dungeon as the Mythic...

Since the Big News of the day is the advent of 5e D&D, I thought I’d buck the trend and speak about one of the reasons why Hasbro has be...

The last group of cultists that will populate my version of Averoigne are not inspired by history, but rather by sci-fi and fantasy. Though ...

Today is the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist. A synaxis is a gathering . After major feasts, there is a gathering of the various saints ass...

Though I am quite satisfied with the Oamenbun — an analog for the Cathari of 13th century France — I also need to set up a pagan cult. Sinc...

Among the various wilderness encounter areas that I have for my version of Averoigne are several cultists. I included them on my Random Wild...

Today is the Saturday before Epiphany, which in Orthodox Christian practice has its own assigned hymns, readings and prayers in anticipation...

One of the things that I have been doing to entertain myself this past month is watching the BBC series Primeval. Though there are several ...

Before I go any farther, let me apologize for the dearth of posts around here lately. Though I should know better, lenten seasons (as in the...

Mary, why are you amazed and awed by what was done in you? And she answers, “For in time I have brought forth a timeless Son. But I have no...

Christmas Eve is the Feast day of St. Eugenia the Nun-martyr of Rome. Though born in Rome, St. Eugenia actually grew up in Alexandria becaus...

Today is the Feast of Daniel the Prophet and the Three Holy Youths (also known as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednago). They were part of the gen...