Most of the time, old school referees use the rules and not all the rules are written.
Author: Travis Miller
Travis writes, games and blogs.
Grumpy Wizard 2023 Mid-Year News Updates
Podcast and YouTube appearances, Setbacks and progress on projects. What I'm focused on for the last half of 2023.
How Do I Play An Old School 1st Level Cleric?
The cleric is a class that is like licorice. Some players love playing clerics. Some players hate playing clerics. Few are indifferent. The cleric is quite versatile and can be key character in a lot of adventures. They have access to resources the other characters can't touch and as they go up in level, become …
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How Do I Play an Old School First Level Fighter?
A lot of old school gamers love the fighter for the simplicity and joy of battle. What does my character do? He fights! It can be a great fun to play a reckless, ridiculously named, swashbuckling warrior who gets himself killed in a hilariously ignoble fashion. Sometimes you want your fighter to become a famous …
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It Depends
It's re-blog Tuesday! I have a number of old posts worth reading but have been forgotten. They were written years before anyone was paying attention to my blog and are buried in the archive. This one is a short post from 2019 where I state the first two words I think of when answering questions …
Make Good Rulings
In this essay, I'm going to clear up why good rulings are not arbitrary and offer you some suggestions about how to make a good ruling.
When Did “Old School” Dungeons & Dragons Become “New School” Dungeons & Dragons?
What is the point in time and design ethos when "new" D&D becomes fundamentally different from "old" D&D?
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