Hieronymus Bosch: Hell (Detail)

One Page Dungeon Contest Winner

The winners of the One Page Dungeon Contest have been announded. Congratulations to the winners. Go check out their entries!

Thunderbolt Mountain miniatures

Scott of Huge Ruined Pile turned me on to Thunderbolt Mountain miniatures.

Wizards are horrible freaks

Strike a diabolical bargain in order to cast any spell you know (even exceeding allowed spells per day), but save versus Spell or permanently lose 1 point of Charisma.

Face these consequences if your Charisma falls too low:

Charisma Score	Consequence
3	Everyone treats you with open disgust.
2	Strangers run from you.
1	Strangers try to kill you on sight.
0	Humanity lost. Turn your character sheet over to the Referee, you monster.

1-9 with 2d6

I read a thread about Dave Arneson's First Fantasy Campaign right before I went to bed, and this is the first think that popped into my head when I woke up.

On a d6, assume that a roll of 1-2 = 1, 3-4 = 2, and 5-6 = 3.  Roll 2d6, and multiply. This gives a flat result of 1-9.

EDIT: As pointed out in the comments, this is not flat at all. That's what I get for posting while half asleep. As Dallas M on G+ pointed out, 3 * (1d3 - 1) + (1d3 - 1) + 1 produces the desired results. And his further formulation is even better:

Start with range 1-9.
Roll 1d3: that chooses one of the subranges 1-3, 4-6 or 7-9.
Roll 1d3: that chooses a result in the chosen subrange.

Ray Harryhausen, 1920-2013

Ray Harryhausen just died. He made some great movies.

Carcosa

I've been doing some reading tonight—browning wily-nilly through my RPG bookshelf—and I've determined that the LotFP edition of Carcosa is the best D&D product released since 1974. If you don't own a copy yet, you should buy one. This book deserves a permanent and prominent place on your shelves. It's a unique and inspiring setting, and a beautiful physical book.