A Monday Miscellany of Links

**A Monday Miscellany of Links**
I post these link collections every once in a while on my blog. Thought they might make for some good article on rec.games.frp.misc
**Free Stuff**
Liminal Horror (itch.io)
https://goblinarchives.itch.io/liminal-horror
Wanderer Bill’s Grenzland Fanzine
https://lkh.sdf-eu.org/wandererbill/grenzland/
BLUELITE: A Holmes Basic Hack (Troy Press)
https://troypress.com/bluelite-a-holmes-basic-hack/
**Random Tables**
d100 – Magical Spears (d4 Caltrops)
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2024/03/d100-magical-spears.html
d100 – So You’ve Been Brought Back From The Dead… (d4 Caltrops)
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2024/03/d100-so-youve-been-brought-back-from.html
**TTRPG Thought and Ideas**
Joy and Devilry in the Films of Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer (Taskerland)
https://tasker.land/2024/03/19/ito-joy-and-devilry-in-the-films-of-terrence-hill-and-bud-spencer/
The Tactile and Generic TTRPG – Boardgamey tablefeel using bits and bobs (The Lizard Man Diaries)
http://lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-tactile-and-generic-ttrpg.html
Toybox Creativity: The Genius of Dragon Ball (Prismatic Wasteland)
https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/toybox-creativity-the-genius-of-dragon-ball
The Benefits and Tradeoffs of Random Generation Tables (Grumpy Wizard)
https://grumpywizard.home.blog/2024/03/07/the-benefits-and-tradeoffs-of-random-generation-tables/
THE KNIGHTS OF THE (OD&D) TABLE: Application to Arthurian Myth (I Cast Light)
https://icastlight.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-knights-of-od-table-application-to.html
Some thoughts on Charisma (Ruprecht’s RPG Blog)
https://ruprechtsrpg.blogspot.com/2019/11/some-thoughts-on-charisma.html
The brilliance of unrealistic hit points (DM David)
https://dmdavid.com/tag/the-brilliance-of-unrealistic-hit-points/
Dungeons and Dragons may improve mental health (James Cook University)
https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2024/april/dungeons-and-dragons-may-improve-mental-health
FKR Simply Defined (Flintlocks and Witchery)
https://flintlocksandwitchery.blogspot.com/2024/04/fkr-simply-defined.html
Your OSR Setting is a Deathworld (Den of the Lizard King)
http://spacecockroach.blogspot.com/2023/09/your-osr-setting-is-deathworld.html
Level Drain and Loss Aversion in D&D (The Psychology of Video Games)
https://www.psychologyofgames.com/2022/06/level-drain-and-loss-aversion-in-dd/
The Truth About Magic-Users (Doomslakers)
http://doomslakers.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-truth-about-magic-users.html
Care and Feed of Hirelings (Back in the Labyrinth)
http://flamingtales.blogspot.com/2010/09/care-and-feeding-of-hirelings.html
Literary Archetypes and Encounter Design (Welcome to the Death Trap)
https://deathtrap-games.blogspot.com/2020/10/literary-archetypes-and-encounter-design.html
**Hobby History**
‘Theatre of the mind’: celebrating 50 years of Dungeons & Dragon (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/23/theatre-of-the-mind-celebrating-50-years-of-dungeons-dragons
WHAT’S IN A NAME? That Which We Call A D&D By Any Other Name Would Delve Just As Deep (I Cast Light)
https://icastlight.blogspot.com/2024/04/whats-in-name-that-which-we-call-d-by.html
**DM Aid**
A forgotten 0D&D Rule for Fighters (Hall of the Grymlorde™)
https://grymlorde.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-forgotten-0d-rule-for-fighters.html
Keep Dungeons Weird! (The Hungry Dungeon Master)
https://thehungrydungeonmaster.wordpress.com/2021/05/07/keep-dungeons-weird/
Asking The Right Questions (Worldbuilding By Bibliomancy) (dungeonfruit)
https://dungeonfruit.blogspot.com/2024/04/asking-right-questions-dungeonbuilding.html
Morale & Guards & Patrols (Elfmaids and Octopi)
http://elfmaidsandoctopi.blogspot.com/2024/04/morale-guards-patrols.html
Way Shrines and Holy Sites as “Civilization” (Welcome to the Death Trap)
https://deathtrap-games.blogspot.com/2022/08/way-shrines-and-holy-sites-as.html
Nymphs in your Area! (Traverse Fantasy)
https://traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2022/09/nymphs-in-your-area.html
The Same Page Tool (Deeper in the Game)
https://bankuei.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/the-same-page-tool/
New Campaign? Finish the Old One with a To-Do List (Alphastream)
https://alphastream.org/index.php/2024/04/10/new-campaign-finish-the-old-one-with-a-to-do-list/
How to Run a D&D Heist for Players that Love to Steal (Cats and Dice)
https://catsanddice.com/how-to-run-a-dnd-heist/
Beginning Of The End (How To Finish A Campaign) (dungeonfruit)
https://dungeonfruit.blogspot.com/2024/03/beginning-of-end-how-to-finish-campaign.html
Tips and Tricks: DIY Dungeon Tiles (TTRPG Kids)
https://www.ttrpgkids.com/2024/03/25/tips-and-tricks-diy-dungeon-tiles/
The Official OSR D&D Skill List (alch3mist nocturn3)
https://alchemistnocturne.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-official-osr-d-skill-list.html
Four Interesting Reward Types in D&D (RJD20)
https://www.rjd20.com/2019/06/four-interesting-reward-types-in-d.html
**Player Aid**
Ye Olde Fantasy: Family Matters (Aboleth Overlords)
https://aboleth-overlords.com/2024/04/16/ye-olde-fantasy-family-matters/
How To Play A Cleric (The Tao of D&D)
https://tao-dnd.blogspot.com/2012/11/how-to-play-cleric.html
**Other Bits and Bobs**
Rocksolid Light web gateway to rec.games.frp.misc and rec.games.frp.dnd
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.games.frp.misc
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.games.frp.dnd
campaignwiki.org newsnet forum (available via web and nntp)
https://campaignwiki.org/news
Dragon’s Lair (Vintage RPG Podcast)
https://www.vintagerpg.com/2024/04/dragons-lair/
Medieval Cappadocian dungeon design! (Eldritch Fields)
http://eldritchfields.blogspot.com/2024/04/medieval-cappadocian-dungeon-design.html
The only living master of a dying martial art (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-15480741
**Bardic Inspiration**
Castle Rat - Dagger Dragger
https://youtu.be/iSp7eCM-PNs?si=2KQdNHueAiPDQMHj
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