https://m.youtube.com/shorts/6etau2yhq8Y
1982, Crystal Bowie, Space Adventure Cobra
They say influenced Metroid. Arm gun etc.
When was Bionic Commando… having a grapple arm claw seems identical.
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Draw Steel and old D&D
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UTbeWhngiZQ&ra=m
Commentor andrewsnee6452 says - sounds like old school dnd. Look at module b2, or g1 to g3 or D series to see Gygax put in hordes of monsters. Younger OSR crowd ppl retconned that into being “avoid combat”. But true 1980s players would get super magic items to bexome superhero powered up. Power gaming was the most common approach. - - he was DM in 1980s and thinks Drawsteel kinda can play that way, even those okd TSR adventures.
Names for dnd
Garl - from garlic
Gravit - from gravity
Ormhall - from wormhole
These ideas are just random from me based on sounds alone, not meaning per se. BUT, maybe Ormhall is from another plane via a wormhole.
Halfling’s Blackflame super item
The Halfling Blackflame is very interesting. Just the details get the juices flowing… cold damage, can light but not burn a normal torch, does burn unburnable items, unburns ashes back into the original components. Man there is so much a DM can do with that. I’m thinking of ashes in a holy container, that when restored, gives you an ancient map to something major.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7NKLNw_wU48&t=1293s&pp=2AGNCpACAQ%3D%3D&ra=m
Time 22:00ish
NEXT TIME - art and aging the PCs
Print out stuff from the Companion book of BECMI. . The dragon, huge head by tree dude.
Use portraits for my FRIDAY game shadowdark.
OUR CAMPAIGN
Age players from an undead or whatever.
Quest to get potion of longevity (youth) to go back 10 years. Could also use WISH spell for same.
NEXT TIME Beholder - from BECMI
Beholder - hides 120 ft behind blast spore(s)… then leaves and comes back in 24 hours???? Or just fights maybe.
Blast spore - could it be charmed or telekinesised by the behilder as a trick!?!? Looks like beholder. Very dangerous if dont have cure disease, 24 hours insta kill players.
From the Companion set (3rd book, the C in BECMI).
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GZJ8HisJWrA&t=236s
BEHOLDER
Time 12:00 explains the weird 0/2/7 AC thngies. One AC for body, central eye, eyestalk.
Diff HP for each, also . If kill all stalks, body totally fine.
*it turns off magic on magic weapons!!!
*it is a hi lvl party killer, well kinda
*we will say, a beholder has been watching them via crystal ball, once kill dragon, he comes becuz greeedy! Like immediately… had a plan the whole time.
Friday, September 18, 2026
Skyhunters - vultures- ThisoldVideo2
- Is by Archive.org
And this video is EXCELLENT. Never have I learned so much that made me appreciate vultures.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sg8Hkp7LZ7E
Griffin Vultures
- Griffin vultures
- One chick, super mega hi rate of survival of chick
- Chick is taken care of for 6 years
- 60ish year old griffon vultures
- Almost all live in cliffs in one area. Fly 250 miles for food
- AFRICAN VULTURES IN GENERAL
- eat differently, see beak size
- Something like 5 main types, not including subspecies
- AMERICAN VULTURES IN GENERAL
- Only turkey vulture can smell well. Usually one or two.
- Black vultures can follow turkey vultures to find food. Usually a flock.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
I’se contraction in 1901 usa
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F5EukG_umbA
Appalachian sounding banjo somg from 1901
“I wish I’se a mole in the ground”
I’se = I was.
Monday, September 14, 2026
Next time idea for Q1
So waaay later.
Just top off the D2/D3 book with a quick
“You see a vision of a beautiful elf lady, her face fills the sky(?) cavern above. She smiles at you, and your heart feels warm.
Then her smike changes, changes into something else, her mouth stretches to reveal needle. Teeth. Her eyes first become slits that balloon out into multifaceted hexagons(?) like a wasp(?)… the light shifts and you realize her skin is black, her hair is white.
You are frozen. Your blood runs cold. The face sees you, it continues to change… more eyes, the mouth grows mandibles like fangs. The evil is unreal, one might perish to witness it
THEN
A cloud of multicolored light coalescing into the brightness of the sun! The caverns vanish and you find yourself in a bright and sunny glade. A valley, full of life and goodness. The demon has been thwarted(?) .
A GOOD GOD HELPED
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Animes to get
Blood Reign - Curse of the Yoma (Hikage in an evil world)— is a 1989 by Toho, realistic art for Japan mythology looking creatures. A freaky moth lady, a spider elder guy… very creepy. Ninjas, swords.
Wizardry - 1990ish era. Dnd style. Yt has good copy.
Record of Lodoss War — i have dvd.
Legend of Crystania: the Chaos Ring ova record of lodoss war (same Lodoss world, other continent).
Vampire hunter d, orig and the 2nd one. I have dvd.
Maybe some of these https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T2D3ku_W4Qg&t=184s
- YOTODEN time 24:00 has dragons, birdmen tngu that fight and r creepy.
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