Blue Maps
Besides the retro feel of them, what’s the appeal of the old blue TSR maps? I recently pulled out the …
Tag Archives: TSR
[Star Frontiers] A new world, a new campaign!
Our bi-weekly game of Rogue Trader has ended, somewhat to my chagrin (since I was playing the actual Rogue Trader …
[Random Thursday] A Xenomorph May Be Involved
Star Frontiers remains one of my go-to science fiction RPGs. However, for true space opera gaming, I like there to …
[Star Frontiers] The Expanding Frontier
First of all, this ad: That’s right, folks. Join the Galactic Legions! And pretend that they are a force that …
The Cthonian Crawler
The mighty carrion crawler is a staple badguy from my D&D experiences and also has turned up a lot in …
[Star Frontiers] Bondo, Jiminy Bondo, Dralasite Spy at Large
When I think of sci fi games, my heart always goes out to poor maligned Star Frontiers. While I prefer …
Armour for All Classes in old-school D&D
Just came across this post over at RetroRoleplaying and am definitely considering it for a sword and sorcery style B/X …
Top Secret Wedding
I kid you not, this is exactly what a wedding would be like for 90% of the characters we played …
[Gangbusters] Gunrunner Pete, Mafia Thug
I’ve been playing Mafia Wars and Mob Wars on Facebook and have that roaring 20′s gangster urge. So off to …
Mutant Future, Gamma World, and Me
One of the awesome side-products of the Old School Revival is Mutant Future from Goblinoid Games. I love post-apocalyptic RPGs, …
On changing an established setting
In a discussion about how TSR changed some of the base assumptions of Planescape late during the 2e AD&D era …
[Espionage '88] Rebuilding the Bureaus
Espionage ’88 is my project of working on combining my favourite parts of Top Secret and Top Secret / S.I. …
B1 In Search of the Unknown – My module of choice
Bat in the Attic’s recent post about the Village of Hommlet had me thinking about my own personal favourite module. …
