This article allows offers an alternate system for determining dragon size and attack damage for 1st edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons....

What did J.R.R. think of Robert E. Howard's iconic barbarian, Conan? L. Sprague de Camp’s “Literary Swordsmen & Sorcerers” (1976) is a...

An in-depth look at the origins of the shadow and the influernce of A. Merritt's novel, Creep, Shadow, Creep!, in Dungeons & Dragons. The...

This article explores the original sources that inspired one of the game's greatest antiheroes. Erol Otus' depiction of a drow priestess...

This article offers some insight to how and why this adventure was developed and created. I like dragons. Red ones, blue ones, exotic...

How long does a ghoul paralysis last in 1st edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons? That depends on what book you look in. Older editions of...

This article looks at and addresses many difficult issues that can arise in a D&D game group between a Dungeon Master and the players....

Wherein I take a look at the Fiend Folio that never was. In 1983, TSR updated their Advanced Dungeons & Dragons hardcover books with new...

This essay takes a look at the role of the Demon Queen of Spiders, Lolth, and the rival god-worshiping drow villains in the classic D&D...

This article offers suggestions and tips for Dungeon Masters who are starting a new campaign for their gaming group. Starting a new...