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Greater and Lesser Gnolls

On March 20, 2024 By adempzIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Ah, gnolls. I love these hyena-faced beastmenfolk (folk just sounds too cozy here for some creatures that are going to eat your face). They seem to be underutilized in 5e despite the expansion bestiaries including loads of variants. There's even an undead one! The poor gnoll withering is the weakest of the bunch, coming in …

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(Not Quite) Miniatures Monday: LJN Toys

On February 5, 2024 By adempzIn Uncategorized1 Comment

LJN made official D&D toys in the ’80s, fully catalogued here (bask in the warm glow of that Web 1.0 website). They were interesting, to say the least. There were separate lines including posable action figures and PVC bendable figures. Some people say the action figures were from the cartoon, but I don’t think they …

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Letting Go, Looking Ahead

On January 3, 2024January 2, 2024 By adempzIn Conventions, Music, UncategorizedLeave a comment

“I want to tell you a little story, Because it makes me warm inside. It’s about some friends growing up, And all the things they tried.” Letting Go: I was planning to write a companion post to last week’s review of 2023, but I have one more thing to close the books on. I played …

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2023 Review

On December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 By adempzIn Uncategorized2 Comments

And another year draws to a close. I’ve lost track of what actually happened this year versus the previous year, so this seems like a good opportunity to go back and sort it all out. What I Ran: My Oracle of War campaign started in 2020 when the local game store Vault of Midnight took …

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