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He looked toward the fjords and thought: "Nor way! Really? The land of the vikings, or maybe even xii kings!" He rushed down to the chart room and pulled out a map of Norway. By looking at the shapes of the mountains and the wiggles of the coastline, he worked out that they must by sailing...

You are expected to make rulings. That includes deciding whether or not you want a particular player to make a roll at all. First ask yourself: if I call for a roll right now, does it make the game more fun? Does it heighten the tension? Does it reward the player's choice of skills? Is the...

When Hoo arrived with her tow-truck, she scanned the hull of the stricken Phase Rider with a sonic hedgehog and listened carefully to the echo. She nodded sagely and spoke frankly to Captain Jeli who rightly feared the worst. "It's gold fever," explained the owlbear. "She's got too much gold in...

74. When the PC's search for stuff and you ask them roll to see what they find, describe in loving detail all the amazing things they failed to find and now never will. Emphasise that they only missed by 1 or 2 on the dice roll. This will encourage them to put more more points into...

The AD&D DMG has a unique charm all of its own. BTW, there were some errata published in one of the print magazines at the time but probably only important now if you actually play AD&D for real.

"We go north." "Okay. After a long time, you reach a place that is covered in ice and very cold. Nothing lives here." "We go south again." "Everywhere is south. Which south do you mean?" "Huh?" "You're at the north pole ..."

failed to spot the giant… tentacle that rose silently from the sea and gently, very gently, pulled the ship away from the whirlpool to safety. Well, safety of a kind. After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch. The tentacle continued its relentless pressure and moved the unprotesting...

Daybreak on the quayside found …… seagulls wheeling above a crowd of disreputable-looking sailors eager to sign on as crew of the Phase Rider and all vouching for each other's trustworthiness and reliability. Captain Jeli, looking truly resplendent in an illusionary costume with a tricorn hat...

They all agreed and headed off for the Land of the Pirate King. The Pirates' Guild headquarters, down by the docks in Lowport, was decorated in nautical stye as might be expected; the roof timbers had been looted from Spanish galleons and the elegant furniture had previously graced the cabins...

Od - “Great! Where are we going?” "We go to our doom," intoned Strider mournfully, "And few among us shall return in this age of the world. There are forces ranged against us that we have little hope of overcoming but we must strive nobly to overcome nonetheless e'en though we perish and are...

The journey back to the tower was uneventful and they evaded the Wrongwraiths by the simple ruse of keeping right. As they marched along, with Sam and Od arm-in-arm, Herewulf took the opportunity to relate their recent adventures to their new companion. Strider flatly refused to believe a word...

They were lost to him…… The DM turned to the two remaining players and asked "Should we play on without them, or take a pizza break until they come out of the bedroom?" "How about a quick game of Eternity Unravelled?" suggested one. "What's on the movie channel?" wondered the other. "I...

neither of them had taken much care to watch on their watch through the night.... ... a lapse that the DM gleefully took advantage of. With Nord up a tree outside the tower, and the others asleep inside the tower, he carefully placed two of his shiniest minis in a hidden cellar underneath the...

"Is that rabbit stew?" asked Snappy. "Don't mind if I do." "Sure," said Herewulf, "Help yourself, we've already had ours." The girls having ridden off into the night taking Sam with them, our four stalwart heroes remained gathered around the fire. Nord threw on another log and used a mage hand...

"Oh, Od," cooed Sam, "you're so eloquent, I'm quite overcome. "Let me give you a big, big hug!" The enthusiastic hug that followed was, of course, a pretext. Sam had already stolen Od's heart and his coin pouch. Whatever would be next? Jeli looked hard at Nord, willing him to give her a hug...

You could chip in and ask the players "Would you like me to throw in some monsters who heard you saying that? *evil cackle* " Then (a) you are gently reminding them not to be too talkative, (b) they get a choice about how much of a challenge the next encounter might be, and (c) because evil cackle.

Jeli…… made her play, blissfully unaware that Nord had just fallen for Garael. In the ensuing conversation about the attractiveness of lady elves and how pirates should woo them, Jeli and Sam were talking about Jeli but Nord, Od and Herewulf were talking about Garael. Nobody actually realised...

Seeing the poor man's plight, the three fellows, who were basically good-hearted and sympathetic, put their heads together and came up with a combined hat size of 21¾. "We know what to do," they announced. "You need to come to an arrangment with the Redbrands, for them to steal your cartloads of...

Pumped and full of vim, it was then when he did something rash, something brave. He.............. ... burst into song and, while singing The Acrobat's Chorus from Wriggletto, leapt into the air, swung from the chandelier, did a triple overhand aerial somersault, sprang off the wall behind one...

When in, entered....... Sam. "I'm Sam," she announced, tossing back her flaxen tresses, "but you can call me Samantha." "Welcome to the party, Sam, I'm Jeleneth, but my friends call me Jeli." "Can I come adventuring with you? It's awfully boring in this village." "Yes, of course you can,"...