Blood of Prokopius

Today is the feast of St. Cyril of Alexandria. I have been writing this blog long enough that I am having to go back and check if I have alr...

One of the things that drives me batty about 5e has nothing to do with either the system or the mechanics. I really despise the presentation...

As I mentioned in my last Saintly Saturday post , my Gamer ADD-addled brain is busy editing the 5e SRD to reflect my own old-school proclivi...

Today is the Feast of St. Cornelius the Abbot of Komel, Vologda. Born into a boyar family in the 15th century, his brother Lukian served at ...

My life has been extremely busy of late and on top of that, my overtaxed brain has been busy screaming, "squirrel!" Thus, I have s...

Today is the Feast of St. Dionysius the Archimandrite of St. Sergius Monastery. Born in 1570, St. Dionysius was the head of the Staritsky Do...

Today is the Feast of St. Maximian, Patriarch of Constantinople. He was born in Rome of wealthy parents and used his inheritance to provide ...

Today is the feast of the Holy Martyrs Anthony, John and Eustathius of Lithuania. During the reign of Prince Olgerd, these brothers became O...

Thirdday, 7 Februa O God, help me! Penael is dead. Fourthday, 8 Februa It always surprises me at how cathartic a funeral is, especiall...

I have slowly been working on my own version of The Temple of Elemental Evil for use with SWCL. Rather than releasing it all at once, I have...

Be illumined, illumined, O New Jerusalem; for the glory of the Lord has arisen over you. Dance now for joy, O Zion, and exult. And you b...

I had a few people reach out to me to see if I am okay, especially since I was quiet on Easter. Firstly, I am fine, just insanely busy....

Today is the Feast of St. Quadratus of Nicomedia. He was from a rich family and spared no expense helping fellow Christians imprisoned for t...

The last subclass that I have to muse about in my Holmes & Cook thought experiment is the monk. Holmes categorizes the monk as a subclas...

My last post on a Holmesian Druid got some very interesting responses that I have been meaning to respond to, but I have been laid up in be...

Since I am in the frame of mind to do so, I have been meditating upon how to fulfill the promise of this paragraph from Holmes: There are ...

Today is the feast of the Martyrs Eutropius and Cleonicus who were betrayed to the Governor Asclepiodotus of Amasia (northern Turkey) during...

Today is the Feast of St. Cumine the White, abbot of Iona. Not much is known of this monastic saint. He was the seventh abbot of Iona, the m...

Recently, I have gotten a couple of compliments for stuff I’ve done in the hobby. Firstly, one of my friends sent me an email thanking me fo...

This year, in the Orthodox Church, an unusual occurrence happens. We get to celebrate The Great Martyr St. Theodore the Recruit (sometimes r...