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Before the avalanche of .pdf publishing, people wrote zines, APAs and maintained fansites online. James Wallace, who eventually wrote Warhammer FRP, published a zine, as did excellent writers like S. John Ross, of GURPS fame. Their stuff was free and it was great. There is a long, rich history...

Those vidcasts on YouTube are great. Very well done!

I like your 80/20 system. I use something similar. The only thing I've never liked about story awards and role-playing awards, however, is that they can feel a bit arbitrary. At least if the xp is the result of combat, it's pretty clear whether a character was successful, and therefore...

There are so many wonderful images at that sight. They really inspire me to run something, anything.

I published Iridia 51 as a digest, but I'm not sure if that's the direction I want to go after all. In the meanwhile, I've taken the material from Iridia 51 and reformatted it in the familiar single-sheet. Below are the descriptions of each issue. Please visit...

Dragon Magazine Years ago, a DM's screen was bundled with an issue of Dragon mag. It's a great screen! Below is a link to the view behind it.... http://www.iridiazine.net/images2/myscreen.JPG

I think that would be a damn fun game! I like to play GURPS, Basic D&D and Star Frontiers. I still write about those games in my zine. I just enjoy the hell out of 'em.

The Speaker in Dreams module set up a potential power vacuum and lots of civil unrest. Even though the module stated that the characters shouldn't kill the charmed Baron, it was hard not to. Our party wasted the Baron and refused to hand over control of the town until his sister could...

Tasha's Hideous Laughing Venom I was working on something for my zine, a magical poison with an unexpected tertiary effect. Here's what I've come up with so far: Tasha’s Hideous Laughing Venom This injury poison is created by enchanting the venom of a large scorpion. A single dose can coat the...

Thanks, James. Whenever I find a typo, formatting error or some other mistake, I update the compendium so that it's always up to date. Enjoy!

Pretty much, J. I feel the same way.

I think there will always be folks who prefer to kick it 1e style. As 4e moves further away from 1e's style and mechanic, the desire to preserve and promote the past may gain strength. Heck, I know that's how it works with me and my zine.

Apologies for the double post.

October 2007; Iridia Compendium For your convenience, all 50 issues have been combined into a single .pdf. That's 100 pages of gaming goodness! The direct link to the compendium is: http://www.iridiazine.net/pdf/compendium1.pdf Please visit Iridia online at www.IridiaZine.net. Questions and...

Car Wars Compendium We got a ton of use out of this book. Between the autoduels and out-of-car action, we played some great campaigns. Middle Earth Role-Playing was also pretty great.

Well done, Matt. I always enjoy the read.

A new issue of Iridia is ready for download. Print copies are already in the mail. September 17, 2007; Iridia No.47; D&D 3.5 In the last issue you were introduced to a patrol of watchmen. But where do those hard-working men and women go at the end of a shift? The Market Street Station is a...

I like your story of getting bogged down at the moat house. I wonder how many PCs have died there? I haven't played 1e in a while, but I have been reading my books lately. I just love the language Gary used and all the funky bits in between. Why can't dwarves be wizards? I dunno, but it's kind...

Those look pretty great. Thanks for the heads up!

Our group played in a very similar manner, although we often used a blank sheet of paper for tracking. Each character was represented by a letter, the bad guys by numbers, and arrows and dotted lines showed direction of movement. It ended up looking like a football play. Looking back, it's...