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Adventure Gamebooks as RPGs, Part 3a: Advanced Fighting Fantasy and the Superhero Problem
Arion Games turned a gamebook engine into a full RPG, but they left behind one hero and that hero was You!
Jun 1
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Christian Lindke
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May 2026
Happy Belated Birthday to the Maestro of More than Horror Films.
Vincent Price was born on May 27th, 1911 and I meant to post this then, but I was submitting my dissertation for review by both my committee and grad…
May 29
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Christian Lindke
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Some New Music I've Been Listening to Lately
My twin daughters just graduated from high school and as one of our gifts to them, I took them to Denver for an overnight trip to see their favorite…
May 28
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Christian Lindke
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Bone and Silver: The Many Worlds of Manly Wade Wellman
Born May 21, 1903 · Died April 5, 1986
May 22
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Christian Lindke
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Thirty-Eight Years On, Willow Still Casts Its Spell on Me
A Geekerati Retro-Review
May 22
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Christian Lindke
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The Man Who Gave Dracula a Defense Attorney
Fred Saberhagen and the Art of the Hidden Story
May 19
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Christian Lindke
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Weekly Geekly for May 15, 2025
Go First Dice,
May 15
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She Dared to Become a Legend: Sheepfarmer's Daughter and the Military Fantasy That Showed What D&D Could Be
I want to stake a claim right at the top of this piece, before I get into the weeds of world-building and military logistics and the peculiar genius of…
May 8
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Christian Lindke
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D&D With a Special Effects Approach: On Magic, Wonder, and What the Rules Should Leave Undefined
A revised and expanded version of an earlier post that was pulled back to the surface by a superhero RPG I've been designing and the design questions…
May 6
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Christian Lindke
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Retro-Review: The Man Behind the Gun (1953) — Water Is Always the Story
Warner Bros.' Strange Western Accidentally Tells the True Story of Southern California
May 4
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Christian Lindke
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A New B/X Character Class: The Swashbuckler
A Combat-Forward Alternative to the BECMI Rake, Inspired by the Swashbuckling Heroes of Classic Adventure Fiction
May 3
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Christian Lindke
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Mayday! Mayday! This is Free Trader Beowulf! Still Adrift in 2026.
Let's Celebrate One of the Best SF Roleplaying Games Ever Designed
May 1
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Christian Lindke
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