Friday, 25 January 2013

A Ransom System for AD&D...

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Inspired by my previous post on the subject of ransoms, what follows hereafter is a basic system of ransom for use in 1e AD&D. I'v...
Thursday, 24 January 2013

Medieval warfare had a well-organised 'ransom market'

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The capture of the French king John II at Poitiers in 1356 (Source: Wikipedia)   This interesting article appeared today on the BBC ...
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Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Demonagerie - the strange world of Medieval art

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Fantasy RPGs can tend to draw on the Medieval period for influences, but at the same time miss out slightly on the sheer oddity of that per...
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Saturday, 5 January 2013

Something for your Paladin...

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Over at the excellent Bibliofind blog you can see various interesting examples of heraldry from the Medieval period. These range from t...
Thursday, 20 December 2012

Happy crossbows... I mean, Christmas...!

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Before I sign off the the holiday and disappear into the wilds of Somerset, I thought I'd point you at this interesting clip on Youtube...
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Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Taking breastplates too literally...

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As I've said before, the way women are depicted in many fantasy RPGs is usually pretty poor. I was going to consider how this tend...
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Friday, 14 December 2012

On the Physiology of... the Otyugh - Part Six.

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Moving around As I've previously mused on whether the Otyugh is more like some sort of slug, a question arises as to how it moves aro...