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Saturday, February 8, 2025
On Entering Elfland from The Fields We Know
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How does one find the Twilight Border between Elfland and The Fields We Know? Is it a static, reliable landmark? Or is it something more neb...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Crones and Witches and Hags, Oh MY!
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Crone, Witch, Hag. These three words are often thought as synonyms, mired in misogyny. Yet their folkloric roots are quite different, and th...
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Brief hiatus
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I have not abandoned you dear readers. I began writing a post a week ago on Witches, Crones, and Hags but haven't had a chance to get ba...
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Designing Encounters for the OSR: The Myth of the "Balanced" Encounter
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I have habit of saying that in Dungeons and Dragons 5e, a balanced encounter is one in which the monsters are defeated before anyone in the...
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Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Giants in Folklore and Myth
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There are as many types of Giants as there are cultures from which they spring. In myth they often contend with with the gods, or are invol...
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Sunday, December 22, 2024
On the nature of Wyrms (Lindworms, Wyverns, and Dragons)
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Large serpent-like creatures are a common motif in European heraldry. If the have legs, the number of legs can vary. If they have wings thos...
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Magic as Archetype
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The aged Wizard searching through ancient tomes of great proportion. The Sorcerer's Apprentice, secretly learning his master's secre...
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