Obmi   is dead. That supervillainous boss of the third level of the Castle of the Mad Archmage, uncatchable nemesis of Gary Gygax's play...

Go on then, have another. This one is not quite so teeming as the previous, more practical, but such is the nature of the rules page it wa...

Quick thought on something neat for game-masters to do: 1. Go on Ebay. 2. Look for people selling lots of cheap pre-painted plastic fanta...

After a languid summer I'm ready to enter the home stretch and put the final touches on my 52 Pages house rules. Scrap Princess' re...

Frankly, I've never been that satisfied with this presentation of my 52 Pages surprise system.  Just as a recap, this replaces the...

I never have been happy with the d6 surprise roll. I found its interaction with various incarnations of spotting, hearing and stealth skills...

When two groups meet by chance in classic D&D games, there is a chance for each to surprise the other. Breaking it down, what factors mi...

Alexis recently asked an excellent question : how realistic are the "standing orders" players give DMs about the attention and dis...