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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Tornadoes, craaazy vids

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BFXN3X4e5sE&t=309s Was the multi vortex windfarm killer. Craaazy. This is scariest of the vids of it maybe

Beat one for clarity - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R_ZDVYzIhgc&t=312s

Same, Greenfield Iowa May 2024 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EcWFYUsVchM&t=200s

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Mike wide iowa, April 26, 2024. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ27T04dNno

Thundarr in RPG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQtR4IHkJxI&pp=0gcJCQkLAYcqIYzv

Via BobThemagicOne’s yt.

About The Scientific Barbarian.

Good point, Thundarr fits right in to MCC. Didn’t know it was the same guy doing this pdf, zine,

The No ai artman, great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldNOZktEmEA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1r7lW7MJEs

Gary Gygax interesting Quotes from after year 2000 I think.

I have to say, he was wise but also knew how to handle himself (even online). Impressive.

Via https://1eonline.info/7ua/elf.dark.htm

Originally posted by Dinkeldog
As an addendum to Redleg's question, was the intent that all drow would be evil and no player could ever be one?

Noppers. As noted in my reply to Redleg's post, I didn't think all drow had to be evil--only maybe 99% It then follows that some player might have a drow character, Evil or not, as the DM allowed

Cheers,
Gary

Quote:
Originally Posted by Elfdart
My nickname on the web boards comes from the old English term for back spasms (which I suffered several years ago) being labeled "elf darts" because the ancient Germanic peoples thought sudden pains and spasms were caused by invisible darts from the elves. On the other hand, Tolkien nerds are more of a pain in the a$$.

Interesting origin of the name, and something I had not read before. thanks.

Happy for you that the spasms have ceased. I injured by back when I was working as a mover in my late teens, and had many a chiropractic treatment before a kinesiologist one cured the proble,

Cheers,
Gary

As for Drow, I never envisaged them as a standard PC race.
I guess I erred in not making them more loathesome...although malign subterranean elves that love spiders seem pretty unappealing as is...

Cheers,
Gary

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aeolius
Gary,

Were there any beasties from the 1e days (and prior... I respect anyone who puts a tuatara in their monster lists) that you considered to be "classic", that never seemed to catch on with the masses?
That is something I had not considered.

Upon reflection I have to say no, the "architypical" monsters were pretty well accepted across the board and included by DMs...includine many very clever variations and permutations.

What astonished me was the players' being smitten with the drow, desiring to play a PC of that race. I devised them as a most unlikable, ruthlessly evil subterranean race. To cater to the demand, the Drow were made into realtively more warm and fuzzy sorts. I can only liken that into changing Hannibal Lector into a visiting nurse.

All that said, do you find that some "classic" critters to be generally ignored?

Cheers,
Gary

Monday, May 25, 2026

Isometric vs bl press

Resuce bl press by 8-12 pts for Systolic by…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bAQTHHS2YVk&t=213s

Wall sit-

Hold position 2 minutes

Rest 2 minutes

Repeat that 4 times

3 times a week

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Also planks. Use as many muscles as poss.

Tolkien’s goblins come from two older books

Commenter on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COmJ6224nxI

Mochaelkellyep… Says

Tolkien's said he lifted his goblins in "The Hobbit" directly from George MacDonald's goblins in "The Princess and the Goblin" and it's sequel "The Princess and Curdie". The idea that goblins make no beautiful things comes directly from the first book, in which MacDonald says, "As I have indicated already, the chief defence against [the goblins] was verse, for they hated verse of every kind, and some kinds they could not endure at all. I suspect they could not make any themselves, and that was why they disliked it so much. At all events, those who were most afraid of them were those who could neither make verses themselves, nor remember the verses that other people made for them; while those who were never afraid were those who could make verses for themselves; for although there were certain old rhymes which were very effectual, yet it was well known that a new rhyme, if of the right sort, was even more distasteful to them, and therefore more effectual in putting them to flight." And the soft feet of MacDonald's goblins also gets a nod by Tolkien when he says his goblins "slipped on soft shoes".

Bone Javelin - AD&D 1e, Page121, could it be the origin of the Diablo 2 spell?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HsYKj2W3_8&list=LL&index=1

Bone Javelin Spell, from the Old 1e book, from 1996 (collected spells date back to 1975 though, so how old is this spell?). Wizard Spell Compendium.

Diablo 2's Necormancer (game release year 2000) had Bone Spear. Sounds super similar. I bet this spell was first. From the TSR Spell Compendium (1e?).
Page121 said it'd go through doors depending on door material.
Can hit others if it misses orig target.
Spell Description and Stats - Bone Javelin

Level 7 spell
Roll to hit. Range 10 yrds per lvl of caster.
Lasts 1 rnd per level of caster.
Can pause attacking with it one round to cast other spells, etc.
Twists and turns and finds target. Speed 30 (yards or feet?) per round.
Can target undead, other planar, etc. creatures.
Does 1d4 + 1 pt. per lvl of caster in 1e.

DnD 5e, I'd change to something like 3d6 + 2 pt.s per lvl of caster. Needs something else, like stuns or easier to hit or something to use a level 7 spell on, something major. It has to be WAY better than Cantrips at level 7. So let's compare

at level 17 how much does firebolt or eldrich blast do? This is a level 7 spell after all.

Firebolt is 4d10.
Eldritch blast is what... 4d10 plus dragging them into thorns or AOE. Or maybe dropping them from high (fly) for extra 2d6 dmg.

In the Book of Shangalar the Black (Male Lich) https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Shangalar_the_Black
Ah ha! 1990 this spell came out in Dragon Mag. https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon_magazine_164

BTW. Bones of the Earth were also in this old 1e book. Wizard Spell Compendium.

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Next time Our campaign

BX style ooze- only blunt or fire does good dmg. Even magic swords don’t rly hurt.

ACTUALLY via the real module, green slime(s) on ceiling!

Use some of this. https://2e-d.fandom.com/wiki/Slime_Creature

or maybe the 3.5 SRD: https://www.5esrd.com/gamemastering/hazards/green-slime/ but with like double or triple dmg???
Ultra deadly, 1d4 rounds to resurrection.
Ignores armor AC, only dex matters, basically.
Eats through plate armor in 1d3 rounds.
Remember, he has wish and limited wish.

Paint the scene, description can be:

You enter an area that seems to have less foot traffic based on the dust(?) and pebbles.
While the troll area had tons of bones, this area seems devoid of animal remains.

Drow stuff.

Room 15 of level 3 of G3.

LOOT

-dont give +2 shields +3 shields.

-alter the FIghter stuff to be:

+2 sh sword

+2 mace

+1 shield

-do give the fighter/MU stuff as:

+2 Ring of Protection

+2 short sword (disolves in sun)

+3 Dagger (disolves in sun)

Wand of Viscid globs.

-ignores armor AC (just use Dex AC and magic AC)

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Moldvay Basic print on demand

https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2026/04/moldvay-basic-finally-available-in.html?m=1

I rly want Companion tho

Convert old Thac0 and old AC to Ascending AC

https://www.reddit.com/r/osr/comments/axa603/descending_ac_and_thaco_converter/

Subtract AC from 20, and you get ascending AC (If a monster has AC 4, then it's 16 AC for ascending)

For THAC0: subtract the roll needed to hit from 20 = your attack bonus (If a fighter hits AC 0 on a 19, then it's 20-19= 1; so +1 attack bonus)

Obviously, different games have tweaks to these sums, but overall this rough layout has been mostly accurate with converting on the fly

Loot our campaign / next time our campaign May 2026

Next time: at some pt. the drow (spider drow) will try to parlay b/c know how powerful they are. Guessing spent all resources just now on the big tsunami spell.

sending a spider familiar to spy
1 guy comes with hands raised (?) in peace, whatever they do in Drizzt books
speaks broken common

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Loot gotten: ring of regen from elite drow warrior on lizard vs. tsunami in troll cave.

Loot Future.

Logan's Idea - Item for mage, on an enemy failed save of natural 1, 1/3 of the dice are max dmg.
+2 ring protection?
Ring of Blasting - once per Turn (fight) a cantrip will hit other monsters too, within 5 or maybe 10 feet. (I'll say eldrich blast wont pull more than 1 tho)

https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Apprentice_Ring_of_Blasting_(5e_Equipment)

Many more ideas https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/5e_Magical_Rings
Grey + Black Bracers +1 AC (only magic users can wear, like warlocks and druids)
Obsidian Ring of DEX to 21.
Nekron ring https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Black_Lantern_Ring_(5e_Equipment)
Reduce Necrotic Dmg ring - i say, it'll give you resist to necro spells.